Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Two-tone Baubles


One Layer Wednesday is being hosted by Karen this week, and the theme is:

create a card using a MASKING TECHNIQUE

This card had a double dose of masking.  I stamped the central bauble, then masked it while I stamped the outer baubles (although the left-hand bauble is pretty much clear of the central one - slight problem with hand-eye coordination there).

Then I used a negative mask so that the central bauble was exposed and everything else covered, and sponged it with Bundled Sage distress ink.  I then did the same to the left-hand bauble.  For the right-hand bauble, I replaced the original mask to cover the central bauble, then arranged the negative mask in place and sponged what was left showing.  The cord is drawn on with the same marker I used to colour the stamp.

The challenge at Dynamic Duos this week is


And the challenge at Simon Says is Anything Goes.

The bauble stamp is Penny Black 2794F and Joy is from Hero Arts LL039 Holiday Word Borders

16 comments:

  1. I love how many times you said 'bauble' - are you in the UK? It's such a funny word lol! But there's nothing funny about how beautiful this is - wow- your baubles look 3D! Which is quite an accomplishment on a 1 layer card! (and thanks for the comment on my masking card; I was just about to take it down, because I'm not happy with it - I'll give it another go!)

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  2. Love the baubles (and saying baubles)! Great job with the masking technique. Thank you for joining us this week at Dynamic Duos!

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  3. Shirley, your baubles are beautiful!! Love the two colors of green ... really subtle and peaceful to the eye. Great layout!

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  4. Wonderful use of masking with both the positive and negative portions. The green color combination is festive and elegant. Loved being treated by this beauty in the Penny Black Flickr Gallery too!

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  5. Beautiful masking, Shirley! I love the depth of color on all of the baubles!

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  6. Gorgeous colours, design & masking ! Love this :), Shirley

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  7. Oh. My. Word. Those baubles are absolutely stunning! I love that word... :) Never heard that word before, but it's rather catching! Thanks so much for joining us at Dynamic Duos this week!

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  8. Those ornaments are gorgeous! I love the way you've stamped and inked them. Just beautiful. ann

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  9. I am totally in awe of the beauty that you have created. So glad to see you at Dynamic Duos!

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  10. Stunning Christmas card! Love those ornaments! Thanks for sharing this with us at Dynamic Duos!

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  11. Honey, you just keep racking up the wins!! And rightly so ... another stunning card!!

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  12. Gorgeous, love this CAS card, great technique work... thanks for joining us at Simon Says Challenge blog

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  13. Absolutely stunning card! I love the design of this! Fabulous! Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

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