Technique of the Week: Reverse Masking

The first thing you’ll want to do is choose a shape for your mask. You can use a punch of any size or a square, circle, rectangle – whatever you like. Here, I’m using my Coluzzle to cut an oval big enough for this rose image from Inkadinkadoo.
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Once you’ve cut your shape, you want to keep the negative image and not the shape itself.

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Line up the mask where you want it to be on your card.

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Start adding color to the card; I used a sponge to add Kiwi Kiss ink, but you can add color however.  (You can also stamp over your mask.*)

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Once the color is finished, remove the mask to reveal the shape on the card.

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Finish your card.

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*I have created another sample using reverse masking that shows stamping over the mask.

I saw the oval and really wanted to make an egg so here’s my second sample of today’s Technique of the Week.

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I hope you’re enjoying these tutorials.  Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Stamping!

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