My first card was made using a technique showcased at Nichole heady's Blog, for the Make it Monday Challenge. There's a great tutorial by Betsy Veldman on this Ghost Masking technique, and I was intrigued enough to try it. I'm not completely happy with it, but it's ok for a first try, and I wish I had some floral PTI images to use for this particular card - the closest I have are the gorgeous Harvest Berries.
The technique involves cutting a frame from vellum, and using both the negative and the cut out frame for masking.
First I stamped the PTI frame in Tuxedo Black straight onto the card stock. Then using the cut out vellum fram, stamped my Harvest Berries around the edges in Distress Inks Faded jeans and Tumbled Glass, overlapping onto the vellum. The Beautiful Bird is a Papermania image, stamped in Celadon Versacolor ink.
I then removed the vellum label to reveal the blank area left. Then, I overlaid the negative, covering the body of the card, but leaving the label shaped area exposed. then, taking my stamps and inks, I recreated the stamping, but stamped the images first on scrap paper, to create a paler 'shadow' effect in the middle of the label. Finally, I added a sentiment from Papermania and a tiny black gem for the bird's eye.
So, onto my second card - after the shadow stamping on scratch paper, I had a lovely pattern built up of the Harvest Berries, and birds, so I recreated this onto another card.
I stamped the Leaves in Faded Jeans along the edge, then the smaller leaves in Tumbled Glass.
The birds were stamped in Versacolor Celadon and Blue Lagoon, and Memento Paris Dusk.
The little frame and sentiment is from Papermania, and finally I added some gems for their eyes and on the label.
My final card is from a set i bought in June last year, and I'm ashamed to say I hadn't used them yet!
It's from a set by Darcie's, and is absolutely adorable.
Simply stamped in Memento London Fog, and coloured with my Staedtler Ergo Soft pencils, I thoroughly enjoyed colouring this couple of love-birds!
I added a couple of gems to the rain-drops, and one to the sentiment for a teeny bit of sparkle!
I am entering all three into Less is More, and the Ghost Masked card into Make it Monday.
Thanks for stopping by,
Pauline
27 comments:
This is such a cute image and those two shiny raindrops just turn it into something special. Lovely!!
Lovely cards, but fave is the last one it is just so cute xxx
Great cards, Pauline. The love birds are just adorable, especially the rhinestone raindrops. The ghost masking technique is great for a less is more card. Love the CAS look.
Those lovebirds are just divine. Love your work!!
All fabulous cards, but those lovebirds are melting my heart! :-)
Pauline, All three are amazing!! Love the both the blue ones but the last one has to be my favorite, so soft and tender the feeling of it :)
This blue bird pictures look so great.It look so simple but it so pretty.Thanx to share with us this best picture.
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Your cards are absolutely beautiful! I really like that ghost-masking technique. The cute blue birds on your last card are coloured so beautifully!
Beautiful cards Pauline but I just adore our last card with the birds under the umbrella
Anne
Great cards for the LIM challenge!
I definitely love the last one best!
Lovely stamping techniques on all your cards, Pauline. But your last card is my favourite, those little birds are soooo cute and beautifully coloured:)
These are all pretty and the technique on the first 2 cards is intriguing. The third card is adorable with the great coloring and bling!
So many wonderful cards on this post. Your birds are all darling. You did a great job on that ghost masking--cool technique to know, right? I think my fave of these cards is the one with the harvest berries and the four birds--I like the layout and the gradations of color.
All are beautiful...and I love the colors yu used...so soft and pretty...great job on the ghost/masking technique...I trashed my mine...back to the drawing board for me...LOL!!
Hi Pauline, Three gorgeous cards, lots of techniques and brilliant inspiration, love them all, Gay xxx
Three beautiful cards, Pauline. Your colouring on the last one is stunning!
Pauline I think your birds turned out great - gotta say I love the last one best though - you got me with those sparkly raindrops! SO Tweet!!!!
That sounds and looks a great technique Pauline...will have to try it too :) Love the blues and of course the Harvest Berries set is gorgeous (so why haven't I got it????).
The last card is my fave...what an adorable image :)
Jenny x
Three gorgeous cards! I really like them all x x
Fab set of cards, loved the technique of the first one and it looks so effective, will have to have a go, thanks for sharing.
Diane
All fabulous cards, but I adore the last one. What a sweet image and you've colored it so beautifully. I love the sentiment, too. :) Ann Y.
Beautiful cards!!! The frame feature is just gorgeous.
Pauline, these cards looks awesome! I love that Harvest Berry set too-such a great way to use them. ;)
Rauline they are bith gorgeous. The ifirst one is my favorite; blue is my faovrite color. Subtle shades, elegant design!
XX
Lovely Pauline, seems you had good fun
Love the last one, beautifully coloured
many thanks
mandi
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