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Hey everyone! Miriam here sharing a set of cards using masking and faux masking techniques.
I set out to make a really simple card using my new Welcome Home set, and ended up with four cards featuring the same basic design.
I started by stamping the sign image on masking paper and then fussy cutting it to place over the stamped image on my actual panel. I also added masking tape (I'll link to it below) around the edges of the panel. Then I did some simple blending. Once that was done, I added the sentiments, adhered it to the base and done.
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Then, I thought I would try a different method of masking that I haven't done in a while, using Frisket masking fluid. The image was stamped on watercolor paper using Versafine, then I added the Frisket and waited for it to dry. Once dry, I added some simple watercoloring. After that was fully dry, I carefully rubbed the Frisket off and popped the panel up on the card base with foam tape.
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Not everyone has Frisket, and there's a lot of waiting around for things to dry with the prior technique, so I thought I would try to fake it with watercolors. In this next card, I simply watercolored around the image. Before I started, I wet all the background areas with water and then worked quickly to add the watercolor making sure that the edges stayed wet as I went. You do need to work quickly with this method which is why I stuck with just one color.
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Once it was dry, I felt like it needed a pop, so I carefully traced around the image with a Copic marker to set it off from the background, and then I popped the entire panel up on the card base.
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Finally, I wanted to try and recreate the crisp cleanness of the initial masked image with Copics, but I thought that it would be too tough to do the blending in the middle of the panel, so I opted for a simpler look, blending to a lighter color on the edges of the panel.
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For this one I also went in with that slightly darker shade of color around the edges of the image to make it pop.
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So four different ways to achieve that masked look. Thanks for stopping by and hope you are having a great week!
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Great cards!!
ReplyDeleteThese cards are gorgeous!! I love how you used masking fluid to achieve this look!!
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