Get this email in your inbox every Monday morning
|
|
|
Welcome to Monday Mojo Magic - the newsletter that I hope brightens your Monday morning and gives you some great crafting ideas to try out.
This week I am showing you a simple, but very effective, masking technique, to create a strip of pattern and colour on your cards.
|
|
|
|
Punky Flowers masked card
|
This card has a masked and stamped strip behind the main focal point. If you have never tried this idea, it is a great way to add colour and interest to a card, and is particularly good for 'less is more' style and flat one layer cards. The hardest part is getting the masking paper straight, but if you struggle with that, why not tear it for a more forgiving rustic look.
|
|
Cut two strips of masking tissue at least a centimeter wider than your card.
|
|
Peel off the plastic protector and apply the masking tissue strips to the top and bottom of your card, leaving a strip exposed. Take your time here to make sure it is lined up accurately. Use a bone folder to smooth the tissue down.
|
|
Use your favourite tools for inking. I used brushes, but also have Cut 'n' Dry foam and ink blending tools - use what you are most comfortable with.
|
|
Choose a mix of 3-4 colours that are quite similar. I wanted a contrast to the green of my flower so chose warm tones of red, orange, pink and yellow.
|
|
Begin with Wild Honey and start applying colour, starting on the masking tissue and brushing or rubbing onto the exposed area of your card.
|
|
Repeat with Spiced Marmalade, overlapping the Wild Honey a little, but leaving space for other colours.
|
|
Continue adding in Victorian Velvet and a little Barn Door. Go back and strengthen other colours if necessary.
|
|
Using the same colours you inked with, stamp a couple of the larger flowers with Wild Honey and Victorian Velvet.
|
|
Add some cog flowers with Spiced Marmalade.
|
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before proceeding to the next step, make sure your fingers are clean!
You really will kick yourself if you get an inky fingerprint on the card at this stage. Not that I'm, ahem, talking from experience or anything ... |
 Remove the masking tissue carefully and put back on the plastic protector to use again. |
|
Stamp the springy stem onto the card with Majestic Blue Versafine and let it dry.
|
|
Pat a blue dye inkpad onto an acrylic block (Nautical Blue Memento or Denim Adirondack both work well) and mist with water.
|
|
Use a wet paintbrush to pick up the colour and paint in the stem.
|
|
Stamp three different sizes of the punky flowerheads onto green cardstock and cut out. Add a metal flower embellishment to the centre of the smallest and layer up with foam pads.
|
|
Finish the card with a simple sentiment stamped in a colour that matches your flower.
|
|
The flowers were stamped onto my own handmade background paper which I make in lots of different ways including misting and printing. I'll be covering backgrounds in future issues.
|
|
This time round, I used a couple of curved masks rather than a straight mask, which gives the illusion of a hill. You can read more about this card on my blog later today.
|
 I originally ran this series in 2013 and this time round, I am using my own tutorials to inspire me to create a new piece of artwork to share with you each week. I love to create and I am also passionate about inspiring and enabling others to create too. I hope that this email gets your mojo working and you feel motivated to get into your crafty space and have a go.  PS - if your creation features Chocolate Baroque stamps, then why not share on our Facebook Group or our wonderful private forum. In both places you will find a wonderful community of like minded Chocolate Baroque fans.
|
|
|
|
Materials used in this project are available at my online store
|
|
|
