Last weekend I attended an on-line stamping event with a couple of my friends. It was sooooo wonderful to hang out with fellow creative people, socialize, share great food, and create a bunch of projects. It was really cool to see how we each created our version of the projects. One of the gals was using limited supplies and it was amazing to see how she was able to make something beautiful and amazing while using the supplies that she had at hand. I however almost never go with that approach. I would say that I’m a supply maximalist 😉 Typically if I have the supplies that the instructors used, then I will follow their model. This way I have a sample that I can refer to that I know that I will like.
This card is one of those – I had all of the supplies that the instructor used for one of her samples. To create this card we first created a mask using a piece of white cardstock and the Deckled Rectangles dies. I put the die on the center of the cardstock and cut out a rectangular opening. I set aside the rectangle and used the negative to create a frame-like mask. I lightly applied Cajun Craze ink to the opening with a Blending Brush. Then I placed one of the designs of the Foursquare Decorative Masks over the frame and applied Cajun Craze ink with a somewhat heavier hand. This created the tone-on-tone masked background that you see on this card. I trimmed the masked layer and stamped the images on that panel. I also used the same stencil from the Foursquare set of stencils to lightly add ink on the cardstock base around the edges. I tried to have a light hand, but the ink ended up being a tidge darker than the sample.
I added a bit of masking to a layer for the inside along with a stamped image. The stamps that I used and the Decorative Masks (the rest of the world calls them stencils) are on the Last Chance list. Tuesday is the last day to purchase any of these great products that are retiring. You can see the Last Chance products that are still available here. There are some great products and I’m especially sad to see the Decorative Masks on the list. I love the creative possibilities of these things! When you shop, please apply Host Code RJ7NNXEH when you check out.
Product List  |  |  | |
 |  |  | |
 |
