Happy Wednesday! Today we’re doing one of my favorite stamping techniques: Masking!
Masking is really simple and it’s a great way to get an effective layered look. Here you can see the large stamped flowers, each with a smaller flower stamped partially behind the large one. That’s the beauty of masking! Keep reading…I show the step-by-step process below.
How to Mask a Stamped Image—
1. Stamp the large outline flower on cardstock.
2. Stamp it again on scrap paper or a post-it note and cut it out. This is your mask.
3. Place the mask over the large stamped flower. (If you use a post-it note for your mask, you can use the sticky side to secure the mask to your cardstock.)
4. Ink the smaller flower and stamp so that it’s partially on top of the first flower.
5. Lift off the mask and you’ll see the small flower looks like it’s partly behind the larger one.
Now how to make the card!
Waffle Flower Stamped Card with Masking Technique, what you need—
– Stamps: Waffle Flower In every Way stamp set (available on Create and Craft as part of a bundle offer; also on Waffle Flower’s website)
– Black inkpad
– Broken China Distress inkpad
– Craft sheet
– Waterbrush or fine-tip paintbrush
– Cardstock: White, blue, black
– Scrap paper and/or post-it note
– Ribbon, flat-back pearl embellishments
Waffle Flower Stamped Card with Masking Technique, how to make it—
1. Stamp “amazing” with black on white cardstock. Stamp “you’re” above it, and “you did it!” below.
2. Use black ink to stamp the large outline flower twice on the white cardstock, one at the top right and the second at the bottom left.
3. Mask the large flowers and stamp small flowers to peek partially behind the large ones.
4. Squash the inkpad onto the craft mat and add a bit of water. Use the waterbrush or paintbrush to color the flower with watery ink. Let dry, then trim the cardstock and mat on black. Wrap the bottom right corner with ribbon. Glue to blue cardstock, then to the card front. Add a bow tied in blue ribbon, and pearls in the center of the large flowers.
That’s it—easy! Hope you enjoyed this cardmaking tutorial. See you next Wednesday!
