Be Inspired by Masking

It’s time for another Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop – what fun! The Be Inspired Design Team is a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from all over the world who are excited to share our themed projects with you. I’m so honored to be a part of this group of talented stampers!

For today’s Be Inspired Blog Hop, we are creating projects inspired by masking techniques. Masking allows stampers to layer images together on a card or block out areas of a card. While you can use paper or sticky notes to mask an area on a card, Stampin’ Up!’s Masking Papers are a wonderful option – I used them to create a crisp, clean band on my card. If you aren’t starting the hop here, then you probably just popped over from the project shared by my talented friend Janneke Dijkstra-de Jong.

Merry Christmas

My card started with a 1-1/4″ strip of Stampin’ Up!’s Masking Paper that I placed across a piece of Basic White cardstock at an angle. The Masking Paper is thin with temporary stickiness on one side. I used a Blending Brush to apply Soft Sea Foam ink above and below the masked band on my card. Here’s my card:

With the pine branch and coordinating watercolor elements from the Decorated with Happiness stamp set, I created two branches with a mix of Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green. Half way through, I was ready to toss this in the garbage – it was not beautiful. As I kept adding color and layers to enhance the fullness of the branches, though, the pine tree branches came to life. Here’s a look at the Decorated with Happiness Bundle:

I couldn’t be happier with how the whimsical, bare branch came to life along the edges of the masked strip on my card. Here’s a closer look:

I auditioned several sentiments for my card, bu this “Merry Christmas” from the Hope & Peace stamp set was a perfect fit! I stamped it with Poppy Parade and then added a few starbursts in Soft Sea Foam for effect. I also added three Iridescent Pearl Jewels for a little shine. Here’s a look at the Hope & Peace stamp set, which is filled to the brim with gorgeous Christmas sentiments:

I showcase three gorgeous greens on this card that look great together. If you like this mix of Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

I hope you like my project today! I hope you’ll continue the Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop to see more projects by my talented friends – I’m sure you’ll love them. The next stop is my talented friend Emma Goddard. Click on the banner below to continue through the hop:

I hope you’ll hop through the rest of the projects in this lineup. In case you get off-track at any point during the hop, here’s a listing of all the participants in this hop:

• Janneke Dijkstra-de Jong
• Brian King
• Emma Goddard
• Angela Meiritz-Reid

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Here are the products I showcased in today’s post:

Stamps: Decorated with Happiness  Papers: Soft Sea Foam, Basic White  Inks: Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Poppy Parade  Accessories: Masking Paper, Iridescent Pearl Jewels, Blending Brushes

Decorated With Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) – 159704

Price: $23.00

Stampin’ Up! Masking Paper – 155480

Price: $7.00

Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels – 158987

Price: $7.50

Blending Brushes – 153611

Price: $12.50

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146988

Price: $9.25

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 159276

Price: $10.25

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147102

Price: $8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147104

Price: $8.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147089

Price: $8.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147050

Price: $8.00

Decorated With Happiness Bundle (English) – 159711

Price: $51.25

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