Double Masking to Create a Spotlight

Hey Friends,

Today's card features a fun technique of masking your card twice to create a fun "spotllight" for your card. Here, I first masked off the center of the panel with masking paper that I had die cut with a circle die from the Layering Circles dies. I then used my blending brushes and Starry Sky Ink and Tahitian Tide Ink to blend my background. When I removed the mask, I had a nice bright white circle with a beautiful blended background. I then took the remaining masking paper that I had cut the circle from and laid that down over the panel ensuring to line up the circles while protecting my blended background and I stamped my Sentiment and my floral images. The colors I used are Starry Sky for the sentiment and Polished Pink for the flowers and the centers and leaves are stamped in Parakeet Party. Then as a final touch, I added some white Baker's Twine that I wrapped twice around and tied into a bow. 

Using the double masking is a fun way to add a spotlight effect to your card. I love how these pretty pink flowers pop here and are spotlighted in this card. Let me know if you give this a try. I'd love to hear. In the meantime, 

Happy Stamping,

Product List

Simply Fabulous Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159133] $18.00	Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263] $9.25	Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159261] $9.25	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $10.25	Stampin' Up! Masking Paper [155480] $7.00
Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] $8.00	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] $8.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $8.00	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] $8.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $12.50
Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $11.00

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