Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing another way to mask, which is CAS Mix Up's November challenge.
This time I'm masking a stencil. This can stretch the use of your stencils and you will get a lot more mileage from them. To see what the full stencil looks like, click HERE to see a card I made a few months back.
I used a yellow watercolour spray to add a bit of texture for the background. I wanted to use this flower stencil, but it is large and has five flowers on it. So I masked off three of the flowers and just used two. I sponged the flowers with three shades of distress inks and the stems with one. Then I used my scissors to distress the edges of my main panel. My CAS Mix Up card has stamping, masking, stenciling, sponging, and distressing. :)
There are lots of ways to mask, and I hope you'll make a CAS Masked mixed media card and join our challenge!
Stamps: Chit Chat (Paper Smooches)
Paper: White card base (Neenah); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Distress Inks: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools: Yellow watercolour spray made from Liquid Watercolor Concentrate (Dick Blick), Bloom Group Stencil (cut with my Silhouette Cameo), sponges
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up November Challenge - Masking
Lovely to see these sunny colors in he middle of winter, beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteAnother new and wonderful technique to try! Love the results of this. I'm intrigued by your distressing with scissors since it's done so perfectly! Gorgeous card, Loll!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful use of part of the stencil - love the sunny colours especially on a day like the one we're having today! The spray in the background enhances it a lot. Love the distressed edges - not something I associate with you!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Loll, this is gorgeous! I love these flowers and the spatter! Very autumnal! And I love how you've distressed the edges! It makes it look like a piece of fabric to me!
ReplyDeleteYour masked, watercolored and distress edges of your flower panel is a wonderful example of texture you can achieve with very little effort. TFS Loll. Hugs, Nancy
ReplyDeleteOh beautiful technique, love the way you stenciled this and the frayed edges of your image layer is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI love the arty feel to this and those distressed edges are perfect x
ReplyDeleteLove the summery colours of this one Loll ..... and what a gorgeous stencil too xx
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great looking card with fall colors flowers. And new idea to mask a large or too busy stencil. Love the distressed edges with the scissors -- how did you do it?
ReplyDeleteLove the sunshine colors on these pretty flowers. They look fab on the spattered background. Great job on the masking too! TFS & have a great week. Hugs
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty and delicate effect and loving the edges too x
ReplyDeleteI love how these flowers emerge from the background color of the fog. It's such a beautiful feeling ...
ReplyDeleteHugs,
BożenA
Love your two-toned flowers and your sprayed background adds so much dimension to this card! Very pretty, Loll!
ReplyDeleteLoving those zesty colours Loll! Great idea distressing the edges of the panel like that, it frames those gorgeous flowers beautifully! Have a great day my friend! Hazel xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Loll and what a fun way to mask from what comes to mind normally! Love the happy colors on this one too, it just makes me smile! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteOh Loll, this is such a happy card. Love those colours, and the distressed edge of that panel makes it special. Hugs Jo xx
ReplyDeleteHi Loll,
ReplyDeletewhat wondrful and beautiful colours in your super cards.
That technique sounds really wonderful.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Love those distressed edges. Pretty colours. X
ReplyDeleteWonderfully sunny and so pretty, Loll ... gorgeous colours! Hugs, Anita :)
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