Playing with mask paper, Distress Inks and water

This card was made with both the CAS(E) this Sketch #129 and The Card Concept #38 challenges in mind.

I thought I’d die-cut some stamping mask paper, pop it onto watercolour paper, then splash Distress Ink around… but is there a trick for getting mask paper to stick to watercolour paper? LOL I used the smooth side, but no matter how thoroughly I pressed the mask paper down it kept lifting up. Argh!

Anyway, here’s the result. The card base is a warm slate grey in real life, not quite as brown as it appears in some of the photos. I have no idea what brand it is: I just liked the colour when I saw it in open stock at a local scrapbooking store. The Distress Ink colours are Squeezed Lemonade with a tiny bit of Fossilized Amber for the yellows, and Hickory Smoke with a bit of Pumice Stone for the greys. The sentiment is from Altenew’s Many Thanks set and is stamped in Stone Grey StazOn ink on vellum.

10 thoughts on “Playing with mask paper, Distress Inks and water”

Cheryl McAskill says:

2 July 2015 at 00:19

So Pretty! I love the masked leaves! Thank you for sharing!

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1. Sue Fisher says:
  
  2 July 2015 at 00:48
  
  Thank you, Cheryl!
  
  I haven’t quite got the hang of the mask paper yet but it was fun to try. :)
  
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Leigh Penner says:

3 July 2015 at 05:05

Oh, this is gorgeous! Fabulous take on the sketch!

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1. Sue Fisher says:
  
  3 July 2015 at 07:41
  
  Thank you, Leigh! :)
  
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Geri G says:

5 July 2015 at 05:18

First of all, I love how you staged your photo! Secondly, your card is gorgeous! I love the ‘softness’ around the edges of the leaves – perhaps it is where the stencil mask didn’t hold tight! Seriously, a beautiful water color look. Awesome blending too! Thanks for sharing your card with us at the Card Concept Challenge :)

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1. Sue Fisher says:
  
  5 July 2015 at 05:32
  
  Thank you, Geri! :)
  
  I’m still figuring out the staging and photography stuff… read some great tips from Debby Hughes so at least I know what I want to do, but haven’t really got there yet! LOL
  
  The watercolouring was fun and I’ll definitely play with that some more.
  
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Kristie says:

6 July 2015 at 22:38

I love this! Such a pretty design. Very pretty watercoloring!
Thank you for joining us at The Card Concept!

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1. Sue Fisher says:
  
  6 July 2015 at 22:44
  
  Thank you, Kristie! :)
  
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laurie says:

7 July 2015 at 01:03

Your background is so pretty! I love the design. Thanks for joining us at The Card Concept!

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1. Sue Fisher says:
  
  7 July 2015 at 01:28
  
  Thank you, Laurie! :)
  
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