Masking Technique with Sea Turtle
September 16, 2024
I'm excited to share with you a beautiful card showing a masking technique. I'll be using two stamp sets, Sea Turtle and You Are Beautiful. Well, I guess it's three. I used Seaside Wishes for the sentiment.
This card is basically stamps and ink. I'll show you how to use them. There is a video in the post.
The base of this card is Pretty Peacock 4 1/4 x 11, score and fold at 5 1/2. In the video I'll make the card with 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored and folded at 4 1/4. This can throw someone off if you change these folds, but it's all essentially the same.
I have a layer of Lost Lagoon that is 3 1/2 x 4 3/4.
The focal layer is Basic White. It measures 3 3/8 x 4 5/8. You'll need another piece of Basic White 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 for the inside of the card.
For the stamping, begin with the turtles. Sea Turtle is a stamp set that is reversible. Stamp the turtles in Pretty Peacock with the detailed side of the stamp. Stamp a turtle on the extra inside piece. It's so much easier to stamp it all at once.
Here's the inside for you.
Clean the stamp and reverse it so that the smooth side is used. Stamp on Lost Lagoon, stamp off on your scrap paper or grid sheet, and then stamp over the peacock turtle. It's easy to match over the first because the stamp is clear photopolymer. As in the case of reversible stamps, it will not be exact. That's fine!
Stampin' Up! does carry Masking Paper #155480. I don't have it so I'll be using Post-It Removeable labeling Tape. It works great! Stamp on the tape. Cut out the image. Cut just a little of the inside of the edge. You'll want to make 2 of them. Since it is removeable, we'll move it a few times.
Cover the turtle image with a post-it tape. Now stamp the large leaf stem from the You Are Beautiful stamp set. Stamp right over the turtle. It's covered. Remove the tape.
Start to the right of the card and cover that turtle. Use the other mask you made to cover the turtle in the middle. Stamp the leaft stem here. Continue moving to the left. When you are past the turtle on the right, remove the mask and cover the turtle on the far left. Stamp until you are finished. Remove the masks. Use a Blending Brush to lightly add Pool Party ink over the whole front of the card. Add color to the right of the inside as well.
Glue the layers together.
Stamp the Love You on a scrap of Basic White in Pretty Peacock ink. The saying comes from the Seaside Wishes stamp set. Cut out the sentiment with the Stylish Shapes dies. The smallest circle will work.
Add a five inch piece of the Pretty Peacock Gold Metallic Ribbon to the back of the circle. Adhere to the front of the card. Finish the card with some Earth Tones Shimmer Gems. For the video, I used the Natural Tones Linen Thread in Garden Green behind the sentiment.
Add the inside to the card.
Here's the video. I am getting back into videos. This did not go perfectly. Forgive please!
Thanks for joining me today. I think this card is really pretty. The masking technique is great. Just remember that you begin with the image that will be in front. In fact, I made a video for you.
It's easier than it looks. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
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