Masks

CS198 – Poppin’ By

June 17, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s a new month and for the month of June we are featuring “masks”. There are SO many different ways to mask!

POPPIN’ BY

Here’s a third type of masking that I called Inside Masking. Cut an opening in your mask and lay on top of your cardstock layer, then brush the ink on the inside of the opening.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Black cardstock was added on top.
The 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was reverse masked with Lemon Lolly Ink brushed inside the opening…darker on the edges and lighter towards the center.
The popcorn bucket was stamped twice…once with Daffodil Delight Ink and once with Real Red Ink and cut with the dies. The eyes and feet were colored with Basic Black Marker. The red and white bucket was cut away from the popcorn and then adhered over top of the Daffodil Delight stamped image. It was added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The glasses were cut from Basic Black cardstock and adhered.
Two popcorn kernels were cut from Daffodil Delight cardstock and added next to the bucket.
A 3/4 by 4 Basic Black strip was cut at an angle on the ends.
The greeting was stamped with Memento Black Ink on a 5/8 x 3 piece of Basic White and the ends cut at an angle. They were layered together then popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A trio of white/gold Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems were added to the background.

Inside Masking is a fun way to add a little color and texture to your backgrounds! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Poppin’ By
Inks: Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Memento Black, Real Red
Cardstock: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Real Red
Accessories: Poppin’ By Dies, Spotlight on Nature Dies (for circle), Blending Brushes, Adhesives

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CS197 – Sunrise Sailing

June 10, 2025 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s a new month and for the month of June we are featuring “masks”. There are SO many different ways to mask!

SUNRISE SAILING

Here’s a second type of masking that I called Reverse Masking. Place the mask shape down and then brush the ink around the edges. I also did a third type of masking…torn edge…on this card. It’s similar to my straight edge card from last week but uses a torn edge!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Misty Moonlight cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
I punched a 2″ circle from scrap paper and laid it on top of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Cloud Cover cardstock towards the left side. I used a Blending Brush to add Cloud Cover Ink around the edges…brushing from inside the mask circle to the outside.
The greeting was stamped with Misty Moonlight Ink in the upper right corner.
I tore a piece of copy paper across the top and placed it above the area I wanted to make the waves. I used a Blending Brush to add the Cloud Cover Ink across the bottom, then stamped the long waves image with Cloud Cover Ink over top, tone-on-tone.
The sailboat was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink on Basic White cardstock and the stripes with Cloud Cover Ink. It was cut with the Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The boat hull was colored with Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends.
The cloud was cut from Basic White cardstock with the Die and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

So, that’s a couple more fun masking techniques! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunrise Sailing
Inks: Misty Moonlight, Cloud Cover
Cardstock: Basic White, Cloud Cover, Misty Moonlight
Accessories: Sunrise Sailing Dies, Blending Brushes, Adhesives

CS196 – You are Remarkable

June 3, 2025 By Connie | 2 Comments

It’s a new month and for the month of June we are featuring “masks”. There are a multitude of different ways to mask on cards. I’ll be showing a few different techniques over the next few weeks!

YOU ARE REMARKABLE

First up I chose to do defined edge masking. Super simple. Take two long pieces of cardstock and tape them down leaving an opening on your card front approximately 1-1/4″ wide (or any width you decide).

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Granny Apple Green cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
Add a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic Black cardstock on top of the base card.
On the 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock, temporarily adhere to long pieces of paper to mask and leave a 1-1/4″ gap. Use Daffodil Delight Ink and Granny Apple Green Ink with Blending Brushes to add spots of color in the open area. Remove the side masks. This will give you nice crisp edges along the masked color!
Stamp the leaves and flower with Memento Black Ink over the colored ink.
Stamp the greeting with Memento Black Ink in the lower left corner.
Add a trio of white/gold Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems to the background.

SUPER simple to do this mask technique! I love these colors, too! OK, check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:

Stamps: You are Remarkable
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Memento Black
Cardstock: Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black
Accessories: Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems, Blending Brushes, Adhesives