How to blend and mask a night sky background: EZ with CZ
Hi friends! Happy Wedesday! Please join me in welcoming special monthly Guest *CZ herself*, Cathy Zielske in the latest of our EZ with CZ blog series! Be sure to watch the video to learn all the details on this pretty card and enjoy!!
Hey everyone, it’s Cathy Z. here and today I’m sharing a fun card that shows how dramatic ink blending combined with masking can be on any card project, especially one that incorporates silhouette style stamp. I’m using one of my favorite Halloween stamps sets, Witch, Please, to create this fun card.
Here is the video showing you how this card card together:
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I added a 3.75 x 5 inch white panel on the inside, with a bit of ink blending on it using the same yellows, to give me room to stamp another greeting and to write a message.
Have you tried masking and blending? If you have any Halloween cards to make—and I hope you do!—give this fun night sky technique a try!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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A big thank you to YOU, our reader — and to CZ for being our guest!
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A Cool Birthday Edge to Edge Shaker Card
Hi everyone! It’s Caly Person here today!
I have a Cool Birthday shaker card to share – no pun intended! Look at those adorable critters and this cool birthday scene!
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Copic Marker colors used:
- Reds: R32, R35, R37
- Blush: R30, R22
- Pinks: R81, R83, R85
- Yellows: Y15, YR23
- Greens: G40, YG07
- Teals: BG10, BG11, BG13
- Blues: BG0000, BG01, BG05
- Warm Grays: W00, W1, W3, W5
- Cool Grays: C00, C1, C4, C6, C8
The background is embossed with clear embossing powder after being stamped with the Reverse All Snowflakes Background stamp. Then, I ink-blended the background for an emboss-resist look. I wrapped the panel with cellophane to turn it into a shaker card, filling it with Dusk Embellishments before sealing it up.
I attached the fun images I colored on top of the shaker and finished with an embossed sentiment. I hope you like it!
~Caly
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