Continuing with my Halloween theme this week here is a cute card made with the Autumn Harvest stamp set. I love the cute little faces on the pumpkins. It's such a versatile set and I think its a must have for autumn (see my September 23rd post for a different card made with the same stamp set)
The image was stamped on Naturals white cardstock and the Jack-o-lanterns were coloured in using Stampin Pastels (page 154 in the Idea Book and Catalogue)
On this card, as well as my September 23rd card I used a technique called masking. It allows one image look as though it was placed in front of another image. On this card the smaller pumpkin was masked in order to make it look as though the larger pumpkin is slightly behind it.
How to Mask:
1. Stamp smaller pumpkin with black ink on naturals white cardstock. Stamp same image a second time on a post it note (over where the adhesive is)
2. Trim post it note on the lines, leaving no border. Place "mask" over small pumpkin to cover completely.
3. Ink large pumpkin with black ink and stamp onto Naturals White cardstock, slightly over the smaller pumpkin.
It's such a quick and easy technique. The key to making it work is cutting the mask on the lines of the image. Leaving a border will leave a gap between your images and cutting the mask too small will ruin your masked image.
holloween is my second favorite occasion.Christmas being number one. Nicley done
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