This one layer card uses a simple masking technique with sticky notes to make the stamped rectangular band. A greeting is added to the bottom and to the inside of the card.
Choose one of your card bases. It can be either the horizontally folded base or the vertically folded base. Both will work. Place a piece of grid paper on your work surface. Grid paper will help to line up your card base to ensure that the masked area is straight and help to measure the space between the masks.
Masking covers the area you don't want to be stamped. Masking can be used to make a shape and to stamp only a portion of an image. Choose materials that are easy to remove and that will not damage the finished project. For this card, I used a roll of sticky notes. You can use square or rectangular sticky notes as well. Make sure what you use is long enough to cover the width of the card base plus some extra on either side to keep the card base straight and in one place.
Place a length of sticky notes 1" from the bottom of the card base. Place a second length of sticky notes 1.5" from the top of the first mask (or 2.5" from the bottom of the card base). Press along the sticky note to firmly adhere it to the card base. You will stamp between the two masks to make the rectangular band.
Take another length of sticky note and stamp the trio of daisies (in any color of ink).
Cut out each daisy, leaving a bit of space around each petal.
These daisies will also act as a mask. All three daisies are on one stamp, but I only want to stamp one daisy at a time. I don't want the other two daisies to show. Whatever I don't want to stamp, I want to block with these daisy masks.
Stamp the leaves first. Press the section of leaves you want to stamp directly into the ink pad and stamp on your card base. Then starting placing the daisies.
In the photo above, I wanted to stamp the little daisy but not the other two. Because these stamps are photopolymer, I can see right through them to line up the mask perfectly. I hover over where I want the little daisy to go, slide the two larger daisy masks underneath, and press down. Lift up and remove the daisy masks. Only the little daisy is stamped.
Keeping stamping and masking until you have filled the rectangular band to your liking.
Once you are finished, remove all of the masks. Stamp your greeting (you are totally awesome) underneath the side right of your rectangular band. Stamp your second greeting (and I am totally grateful) on the inside of the card. Well done!
Thanks for stopping by!
Beth
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