Masking Unleashed Level II

ByPam

Advice before masking:  Have a cup of coffee, clear your brain and your workspace.
It may be a little time consuming, but masking is so rewarding!  Pulling off the masks for a reveal is just like unwrapping a gift.

One of the greatest challenges when masking is getting the color right up to the edge of the other images.  In the image above, the inking on the Crocus and leaves is not coming up to the edges.
Here it is especially tricky because in some places there are three layers of masking to stamp over.
The solid, curved lines also add to the difficulty.

To help alleviate this flaw, the mask should be very carefully cut inside the outer edge so it’s slightly smaller than the image.  I’ve found it’s best if the mask is placed so it’s just slightly inside the edge of the stamped image.  When I pull the mask off and the ink is still wet, I use a Fantastsix to spread the ink over any unlinked areas.

Canterbury Bells Build-a-Flower
Direct from my mail box to the studio table.  This new stamp set must be inked right away!
The colors chosen for this Easter card were inspired by the March 2020 Altenew Challenge altenewblog.com
There is lots of masking so it’s fortunate this flower’s layers match up very easily.  I also get two cards from all of that masking!
I graduated the colors from lighter to darker shades of five Altenew families;  Glacier Caves, Green Fields, Enchanted Gardens, Spring Bouquet and Sea Shore.
The letters are die cut using Caps and Lower Case Bold Alphabet dies.  They are cut out three times and stacked to help them stand out from the flower print.
The wishes sentiment from Mega Greetings 2 is white heat-embossed.

This card was made from the positive cut of the Easter dies from the card above.
The background is stamped in Altenew’s Andromeda ink with small images found in the Canterbury Bells stamp set.
The Wishes sentiment from Mega Greetings 2 is white heat-embossed.

This card is 4 1/4 x 10 1/2.  The configuration seems to work with this larger word.  I backed the card front with craft foam to give it stability.