Masking with the Stamp of the Week

Hi everyone! I’m back today to share a card with you that focuses on this month’s featured technique of masking. Masking is a great way to add interest to your cards without adding bulk.

Card by Kelly Rasmussen. For full supplies and instructions click here.

To create the background, I first stamped the Musical Collage image with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Then I cut out a mask of the bird image, placed it over the stamped background and inked over the top with three different blue shades of Distress Ink. After I removed the bird mask, I used a paintbrush to color in the bird image using some Scattered Straw Distress Ink mixed with a little water. And finally I applied a coat of Glossy Accents to give it a gorgeous shine!

The Musical Collage (S5501) background stamp is a new one from the 2011 Catalog and it’s our Stamp of the Week! It is on sale for 25% off this week only right here in the Hero Arts Online Store.

See you tomorrow for another fun masking technique + video!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 4:00 am and is filed under Take Two Tuesdays. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

65 Responses to “Masking with the Stamp of the Week”

Pages of comments: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 [7] Show All

1. 56
   
   
   
   Jenifer Ann said: January 19th, 2011 at 7:59 pm

   Beautiful, beautiful card, Kelly! The shades of blues are gorgeous, and I love how you’ve made the bird shine. Your details tie everything together beautifully.

2. 57
   
   
   
   Carol B said: January 19th, 2011 at 8:14 pm

   What a stunning card!

   Carol B
   ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

3. 58
   
   
   
   Marie / Legojenta said: January 21st, 2011 at 4:44 am

   Gorgeous card! TFS =)

4. 59
   
   
   
   esther aka craftyvox said: January 21st, 2011 at 7:55 am

   Lovely card!

5. 60
   
   
   
   Donna Przybylowski said: January 21st, 2011 at 11:03 am

   Wonderful card Kelly, that shiney bird really pops, great job!!

6. 61
   
   
   
   wendy said: January 22nd, 2011 at 3:42 pm

   Gorgeous card! And I absolutely love that stamp - all the collaging done for you!

7. 62
   
   
   
   Ky said: January 23rd, 2011 at 12:00 am

   Wow, great card. The bird really stands out with the gloss on it.

8. 63
   
   
   
   Alice W. said: January 24th, 2011 at 6:45 pm

   gorgeous colors, Kelly! love the Glossy Accents on the bird, too! beautiful card!

9. 64
   
   
   
   DeniseB said: January 26th, 2011 at 2:32 pm

   Love that background color… scrumptious!

10. 65
    
    
    
    Nona said: January 28th, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    Love the masking you’ve done with the background stamp Kelly

Pages of Comments: « 1 2 3 4 5 6 [7] Show All

Post a Comment