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MaskingTutorialbyAnnCraig

ChristmasCard

Using

LovelyAsATreeStampSet.

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Step1.CreatetheMask

ForthistutorialIcreatedanovalmask.However

thisworkswithanyshape

square,circularorany

oddshapeyoudesire.

Cutthemaskfrom80gsmpapersuchascomputer

paper,andbesureto

haveacoupleofspares

onhand.

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Step2:StampTheImage

InkupthemulKpletreestampfrom

LovelyAsATree.

EnsurethemaskisadheredwithDoPoandstamptheimage

ontoWhisperWhite

orVeryVanillacard

fromStampinUp!

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Step3:CreateaMaskforHills

Usingthesamelightweightpaper,teara

hillshapetoactasamaskwhenyouare

creaKngthe

backgroundand

foregroundofthe

picture.

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Step4:SpongetheBackground YouarestarKngtocreate

hills/mountainsorclouds.

Youcanalwaysaddmoreinklaterifyouwantsomeareas

darker.

Starttocreatethebackgroundbyloadingyour

spongewithinkfroma

ClassicInkad.Worklightly

andapplyinkbetweenthe

originalmaskshapeandthe

tornedgemask.

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Step5:reviewTheSpongedArea

Removethetornedgemaskandview

theeffect,then

replacethismaska

liPlelowerandatadifferentangle.

Spongeagainandbesurenottototally

covertheareawith

ink.

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Step6:BuildTheBackground

ConKnuetobuildyourbackgroundbymovingthemaskatdifferentangles.

SpongeclosetothetornedgeandensurethatsomewhitecardisshowingthroughatthetopofeachsecKonyousponge.

Trytoobtaindifferenthuesofthe

colourtocreateaddiKonaldepth.

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Step7:CreateAnotherMask

Tocolourtheforegroundyoufirstneedtocreateamaskforthestampedimage.

Dothisbystampingtheimageontoapieceofpaper,thencutalongthegroundlineatthebaseofthetrees.

eepthepaperthathasthestampedimageonitthisisyournewmask.

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Step8:CreatetheForeground

Usingthesamemaskasyoutoreforthehills,layitonmoreacuteanglestocreatethe

foregroundasshown.

TheinkonthissecKonshouldbeappliedmoredensely.Movethemaskatvarious

anglestocreatesorollinghillsinfrontofthetrees.

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Step9:RemovetheMasks

RemovethemaskstodiscoveryourcreaKon.

YouwillneedtoensurethatyouhavespongedaroundtheenKreperimeterofthemask.

ThiswillgiveyoupicturedefiniKonandcreatetheeffectof

lookingthroughawindow.

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Step10:AligntheLargeTree

UsetheStamp-A-MajigtoposiKonthelargetreeasshown.

Dontworryifyouloosesomedetailsofthetreeinthebackgroundtheycanbehighlightedlateron.

Stampthelargetreeusingthesameinkasfortherestofthecard.

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Step11:FinalTouches. Embellishanddecorate

yourcardasdesired. Iusedthe2-wayglue

penandDazzlingDiamondsforsomegliPeronbranchesandaroundtheedgeofthe

card. Treebranchesonthe

largetreewerehighlightedwithaWhiteGelen.

AgreeKngwasstampedattopRight.

Mountontosamecolourcardtheastheink.