Purple Begonia Belle card

 

WOW! 

Check out this fun z fold card doing the masking technique.

 

Notice how I did not add words to my card front.

I always add words- but I couldn't find a spot/placement for them that I was happy with 

so I decided to omit words from the front & just add them to the inside of my card.

 

Isn't this just a gorgeous flower!

I made this card using the July Product of the Month the-

'Begonia Belle' stamp set.

You can buy it for only $5.00 when you purchase a $75.00 or more order.

This stamp set is while supplies last only! 

You can CLICK HERE for more information about this July Product of the Month! 

The flower/leaves are both 2 step stamps.

I made these using 2 flower stamps & 2 leaf stamps.

Both of these 2 flowers were made using the same stamps.

But I just stamped the order of them differently.

I prefer the flower on the left.

Which one do you like better?

  How did I stamp the flower & leaves?

Check out my chart above that I made.

#1. stamp the flower/leaf image full strength

#2. then ink up the other flower/leaf stamp

#3.  stamp it off onto your grid paper 

#4. now stamp it over the top of the full strength flower/leaf image that you stamped first.

 

Next I made a MASK of the flower using a sticky post-it-note.

As I stamped the flower images onto the post-it-note & then fussy cut out around it using scissors.

I put the post-it-note flower image over the top of the stamped flower on my card front

AND THEN I stamped the leaves.

Once you have both leaves stamped you pull off the post-it-note flower.

It now looks like the leaves are behind the flower.

This is called the masking technique. 

Cool huh! 

Isn't this masking technique easy & fun to do!

I love how detailed the flower/leaves are how they just pop!

 

Here are the supplies & measurements.

stamp set:  'Begonia Belle'- July Product of the Month

card stock:

• Gorgeous Grape- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"- score at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4"- z fold for card base
• Gorgeous Grape- 1/2 x 5 1/2"- adhere to white card front (underneath stamped flower) & then trim off using scissors
• Old Olive- 3 3/4 x 5"
• Basic White- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"- stamp flower/leaves at the top of this for card front.  Then adhered the angled DSP to the bottom of this Basic White CS piece.
• Basic White- 3 1/2 x 4 3/4"- for inside of card

designer paper:  Lovely & Beautiful Specialty DSP-

• 3 1/2 x 3"- diagonally cut in half at the 1" mark from both ends 

inks:  Gorgeous Grape & Old Olive

other:  glue dots; Paper Trimmer; scissors

now retired:  Mossy Meadow & Gold Ribbon

Non SU!:  Post-it-Note paper 

 

I hope you have a SPECTACULAR Saturday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

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