Welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop for August! Our theme this month is the Masking Technique. There are so many ways to use this technique. I chose Stampin’ Up!’s Masking Paper to create a mask or stencil from the Split Card Textures dies. Using the masking paper in this way allowed me to create a background effect by sponging over the design. Having a low-tack adhesive freed my hands to brush the color on creating a darker effect at the bottom and gradually getting lighter.
I love this color combination. I used colors from last year’s and this year’s color collections. The card base is Orchid Oasis and the first layer is Fresh Freesia. I carried this coordination through to the sponged image using Fresh Freesia on the beautiful textured mask while stamping the flower and sentiment in Orchid Oasis. I think my favorite part is the gradients of purple and blue hues.
Hippest Hippos!
Another way to use the masking paper for a masking technique is to block an image to create a layered look.
The second hippo appears to be catching a piggyback ride from the first hippo. First, I stamped the bottom hippo onto the scalloped rectangle. Then I stamped the same image again onto the Masking Paper and cut it out using the dies. I layered the die cut image over the first hippo, matching up the images as closely as I could before stamping the hippo holding the flower just above the covered image. Masking prevents the 2 images from becoming a big unrecognizable jumble of images. Soooo cute!
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Love what you did this this technique!
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Both of your Cards are Brilliant 💗Your 1st card is so Elegant and the Hippo card makes me so happy
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Don’t you just love those hippos?? So very cute.
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They make me Giddy💗💗💗
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Love the cards!
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Thank you for looking!!
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The Wonderful World card – so pretty!
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Thank you!!
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Love both of your cards!
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Love both your cards Martinette but my favourite has to be the pretty floral card x
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Thank you! I was pleasantly surprised by how well the purple/blue combo worked. I really like it.
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Love both cards and the color combo on the first card.
Thank you for sharing and hopping with us.
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Martinette, I love both your cards! The colors on the first card really make me smile! I love softer colors mixed with a splash of bold! And that background is gorgeous!
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