For this first card, Jennifer McGuire, one of my favorite crafters to watch, showed how to mask a stamp to leave the stamped image uncolored against the watercolored background. While she demonstrated the true craft product to do that called liquid frisket, she also showed how to use rubber cement. Do you think I can find rubber cement? No. I've been all over town and no one has it. So this morning when I couldn't sleep, I got up and started playing with my inks. I thought "I wonder if I can be careful enough to do the technique without a mask?" Well, you be the judge...
I used one of my favorite background stamps called This is My Favorite. It's a wood mounted stamp from Hero Arts. I don't buy wood mount anymore because of the space they take, but for this one, I broke my own rule and it was a great exception. I use it all the time in Project Life and was happy to break it out for this technique. I used some Vintage Sepia Versafine ink after learning that it works with watercolors (something I previously didn't know) and then my watercolor set, which is a very inexpensive set I picked up a Michaels long before I ever knew I would be taking this class. I have a feeling that a better set will find it's way onto my wish list for my birthday or Christmas, but for now, this (less than $5 with a coupon) set is getting the job done. I finished the card off with a sentiment from Inky Antics' Delivery Benton set also stamped in the Vintage Sepia ink and some Darice sequins that were laying on my craft table. Then I just couldn't help myself, I had to put Wink of Stella on the butterflies (but you can't really tell that here).
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That background (and your whole card) is gorgeous!! I also really enjoyed all the kitty pictures on your side bar :)
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