Decorative Masks are what Stampin' Up! calls stencils and they are a cost effective way to add interest to your cards. The newest ones are called Abundant Beauty and they were just released in our newest mini catalog! This set has four layering masks that work together to make a sunflower grouping and three others patterns. In my video, I demonstrate the layering mask to make a lovely flower (is it a sunflower if isn't the normal sunflower color??) card, but I show examples on using the houndstooth, autumn leaves and snowflake designs as well.
Gather your supplies:- Cardstock: Berry Burst 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; Basic White (2) 4" x 5-1/4"; Glorious Gingham 6" x 6" DSP 2-3/8" x 6" and 3/4" x 6"
- Stamp Set: So Sincere
- Ink: Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Pecan Pie, Lemon Lime Twist, and Granny Apple Green
- Ribbon: Ribbon Duo Combo 20"
- Other: Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes
- Adhesive and Tools
I like to put a tiny bit of adhesive under my white panel to hold it in place while stenciling and I use a piece of scrap paper as a backdrop. Because the layering masks have a notch to help you align, I marked both the notch and the opposite corner on my scrap paper. Starting with the flower mask, use the blending brush to add Bubble Bath and then Berry Burst to the outside edges of the flowers. Next add the center of the flower with Pecan Pie, first with layer number 3 and then with the detail layer 4. Lastly, add the leaves (layer 2) and blend with Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green. If you want, add more leaves, or change the position of them. (To clean your masks, just run them under the faucet and pat them dry with a towel.)
Stamp the sentiment in the center of the flower cluster with Berry Burst ink and tie a bow around the bottom portion of the panel before popping this up on the card front. Use the Gingham DSP to decorate the flap of the envelope and the inside white panel - easy peasy! This card is done! Here is my original sample, make in traditional sunflower colors - which one do you prefer?
These sunflowers are big and lovely and you don't have to leave them one-dimensional! You can fussy cut them out and pop them up like I did on this card. I colored the flower petals with Bubble Bath, Magenta Madness and Blackberry Bliss and the center with Smoky Slate and Basic Gray. I also used the new Modern Oval for the sentiment!
The next decorative mask is a collection of fall leaves and acorns. I know you can visualize how to color a background using one, two or even three colors so I didn't show that. What I wanted to try was coloring each one differently to see if I could without masking. I think I was pretty successful! I used my small blending brushes and it was actually quite easy to get this very colorful background. The second sample shows another way to use the mask - tracing one of the shapes before coloring. For this, I used one of my Stampin' Write markers to trace the outline before I used my blending brush. Note - I did have to mask off the other parts of the stencil to avoid getting unwanted additional shapes!
The snowflakes are pretty basic as you can see by the flap of my envelope. But they become pretty spectacular when you mix embossing paste with ink and spread this over the decorative mask! I used Boho Blue and Shimmery White Embossing Paste. Because it has glitter in it, the color looks lighter and didn't really match the card base of Boho Blue I had planned. So I switched to Balmy Blue and was quite pleased with the result. The edge was cut with the Basic Border dies and the sentiments are from the new Christmas Classics stamp set.
The last mask is the houndstooth (or herringbone as I liked to call it in the
video!), I colored a white panel with Pecan Pie as a background for my beautiful pumpkins made from the Pick of the Patch bundle. Did you happen to catch the circle? It has a deckled edge!! And if you guessed that it's brand new, you would be right! And the last card features some maple leaves cut from the Autumn Leaves dies in Pretty Peacock and Cherry Cobbler, then stenciled in the same color. I've seen this color pairing so much in the last few weeks - I knew I had to make a card or two in this combo! Hope you like it.
So there you have it - plenty of inspiration to get and use the new Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks! And quite a few snippets from the new Mini Catalog which was just released today. Happy shopping!
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