MASKING & FRAMING

This still falls into the realms of masking, but in this first example, we are masking an area to create a frame.  Because you are stamping directly over the 'mask', this is best using thin copier paper, as the depth of card can cause the edge of the stamp to miss completely.  I started with a piece of paper, reduced proportionally to the base card size, to ensure even borders. 


I also like symmetry so, you will notice I started stamping in the centre with my yellow inked flower, then worked either side to evenly space them.  It is also important to rotate your work, so you are stamping the same part of the stamp at the same angle...otherwise it will just look a random mess.  I managed three flowers  on the long sides and two on the short sides.  I hadn't worked this out before hand, it just happened :)  I continued in the same manner, using differnt stamps and different colours. You can see to the left what the result was once I had removed my paper 'mask'.

Now for this card, I masked off with tape as we did a couple of weeks ago, just leaving a strip in the centre free to work within.  I used the same stamps and the same colours, randomly stamping until I felt it was filled enough.  Don't forget to 'stamp off' the edge, and rotate your stamps to different angles.  For all three of these examples today, all those minature stamps that you forget about, come into their own glory.  So go and dig them out and have a play !!!

This final one isn't actually masked, but a reverse of the first frame, edging and thus framing your card.  I only made one change, and that was a denser leaf stamp instead of the flower stamp in yellow.  Again, I like symmetry (although it isn't a compulsory requirement) and I evenly stamped my images around the card edge, making sure I rotated the card so I was working from the same direction, and stamping off the edge.

Christine