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More Artistic Mix Decorative Mask Cards
Today I’m continuing my series on the masks and I sure hope you’re not tired of them. Creating a partial background is one of my favorite ways to use the stencil.
All the cards in today’s post use the Artistic Mix masks.
How do we create this look? Instead of inking the entire mask like I shared with you in my previous posts, I used part of the mask. To give the edges a soft look, I kept the sponging light as I tapered off on the edges. You can see the other cards here, here, here and here.
Dainty Delight & Artistic Mix Mask
- Card base Basic White Thick Cardstock 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
- Moody Mauve layer 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
- White layer 5-1/4″ x 4″
- The only stamp I used was Cottage Rose for the sentiment, a recently retired stamp
- For the background, I sponged two of the stencils with Moody Mauve ink
- The flowers were die cut from the Dainty Delight dies and sponged with Blackberry Bliss and center with Daffodil Delight inks; leaf and stems die cut from Soft Sea Foam cardstock
- Happy Label Punch was used for the sentiment which was stamped with Memento Black ink and mounted with Dimensionals.
- To finish the card, a pastel adhesive sequin was used.
I apologize for how dark this picture came out. I currently have a makeshift crafting area while my house is being built so I don’t have my usual lighting. I’ve been working on finding the right spot to take my pictures and I think I may have found a solution for my future projects.
Color Contour & Peaceful Moments
For the card above, I used the following:
- Color & Contour stamp – flowers stamped in Memento Black; inside flower stamped with Poppy Parade and leaves colored with Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends.
- Beside Me stamp for the sentiment stamped in Memento Black
- Background was sponged with Soft Succulent
- Card base – Soft Succulent
- Gold swirl embellishments
With the last card, I placed the stencil at an angle for another partial background. Stencils are perfect when you want to make a quick card. Not only is it a quick card to make but makes a nice masculine card. The white cardstock was sponged with Night of Navy ink. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black and I used the frame from the Fabulous Frames Dies (retired). A few red rhinestones were added to complete this simple card.
In my next post, I’ll share with you my last card using the masks to compare a brushed versus a watercolor look.
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