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Friday, August 18, 2017

Watercolor Soft Sayings Mask


You may already know that the Soft Sayings kit is one of my favorite things from the Stampin Up Catalog! One of the main things I loved was one of the card overlays. I wanted to use it as a mask. [For those of you like me who hate the idea of using one up that way, remember that you can order a kit refill with more overlays for just $21!]


First I coated it with gloss gel (you could use Mod Podge) to make it a bit more durable. When that dried, I placed the mask over watercolor paper and used a makeup sponge to add Berry Burst and Lemon-Lime Twist inks.

For the card on the left, I removed the mask and spritzed the card front with water--just a little, till the ink started to blend a bit. After it dried, I added a sentiment from Rose Wonder (stamped with the MISTI, so I could re-stamp on the bumpy watercolor paper) in black. Then matted it with Berry Burst cardstock and mounted it on Thick Very Vanilla cardstock. Which reminds me that I need to order more of that!

For the card on the right, I left the mask on the watercolor paper when I spritzed the water. This gave the image clearer lines and made it more defined. When it dried, I mounted it on Gold Glimmer Paper and a Thick Very Vanilla base.

I love both these cards. I can't decide which one I like better! But I'll probably be making more just like this, in different color combinations.


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