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Meet today's card.

A masculine card with a simple CAS design.

I needed a card for my husband's birthday.  He is a huge music fan and loves attending concerts.  This image from IO works so perfectly for a masculine card and for anyone who loves concert going.

So onto my card.

I began by pulling out my Rectangle Mask from A Colorful Life Designs.  These masks have pretty much found a permanent spot on my desk and are so great for creating cards with a border. It sure saves time and I don't have to fuss around with my Post it Tape.

I placed the mask over my white card front and started sponging on some DOX inks being sure to keep the colour just to the left side.  I used a small sponge dabber to apply the ink and chose colours that complimented each other.  When I was happy with the coverage, I added some details using the Grunge Dots stencil and more DOX inks.

Next, I place the piece inside my Misti and add more details by stamping some Graffiti along the left edge.  I stamped the image by inking with black Memento then clear heat embossed to help make it pop against the colourful background.

I added the sentiment, removed the mask and mounted it onto some orange cardstock then onto a plain white card.  

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

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Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- CREATE A SCENE

CAS on Fridays- EMBOSSED (Heat)

Time Out- UNIQUE

Supplies

Stamps- Rock Silhouette (Impression Obsession); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); 

Happy Birthday (Studio G)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Distress Oxides- Spice Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); orange cs

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Rectangle Mask (A Colorful Life);

Grunge Dots (A Colorful Life); sponge dabber

Celebrate- Inking with Tape

Hello and Welcome.

Today I have the pleasure of hosting the Technique Lovers Challenge at Splitcoast.

I had such fun with this one, it's an oldie but goodie for creating quick, simple backgrounds.

Inking With Tape.

In the past, it was referred to as 'Magical Masking Tape' technique.  With that technique you needed to use masking tape on glossy paper.  Well since many of us don't own any glossy paper and masking tape would tear regular cardstock, I decided to re-name it.

Here is a short picture tutorial to show you how to do this.  I always find seeing it helps me better understand.

Step #1 Gather your supplies

I used Distress Oxide inks for my card because I love how they layer, but you could use any inks for this technique.  It helps the layering look if you dry the inks between the layers.

I also used a painter's tape because it has a low tack and won't tear your regular cardstock.

Step #2- Ink your tape

Take a piece of tape and press it directly onto the ink pad.

Step #3- Press inked tape onto your paper

I started with my lightest colour first.  After pressing the tape onto the ink pad, press and

rub it onto your paper to transfer the ink.  Lift carefully and ink again.

Note: I just used my Misti as a inking surface and I like to mask my cards fronts

using the grid paper inside my Misti but it is not needed to do this technique!

Step #4- Finish adding ink with the tape

Continue to add ink until you are happy with the coverage.

Now you can stamp over your background to create a card.

After I had finished the inking with tape, I stamped the leaves randomly over my card front using my Misti.  I then removed the tape masking the edges and stamped my sentiment and clear heat embossed it to help make it pop.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

I hope you will give it a try.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES
Inkspirational- PLAY
(play with a technique)
Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Birthday Letter It (Ranger); Leaf Prints (TH)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Distress Oxides- Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade,
Candied Apple, Walnut Stain (TH)
Paper- heavy white
Accessories and Tools- Painter's Tape; clear eb powder; heat tool; Misti

One for the Boys

Morning.

Meet today's card.

I haven't made a 'grunge' type card for quite awhile so today was the day.

I enjoy challenging myself to walk away from the flower images that I so love and try to create a masculine card.  This is what I came up with.

I was inspired by a great stencil I just picked up at Scrapfest too and wanted to use it.

I began by stenciling half my card front using Distress ink.  Next, I placed the bike images into my Misti, inked with Archival ink, stamped twice to get a dark black silhouette image and clear heat embossed.  I love the feel of motion these great stamps from Flonz have.

Next, I used the Graffiti stamp and the same colour of Distress ink to stamp around the images.  I thought it all worked well together.  

I stamped the birthday sentiment and now I will have a great card on hand for one of my masculine friends that loves to bike.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- BOY BIRTHDAY

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

The Male Room- MANY LEGS

Watercooler Wed.- MASCULINE ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Have a great week ahead.

Supplies

Stamps- Bike images (Flonz), Graffiti (Kaisercraft), Happy Birthday (Studio G)

Ink- Rusty Hinge Distress (TH), Archival black 

Paper- Strathmore Bristol

Accessories and Tools- Misti, inking tool (TH), clear eb powder, heat tool, 

Gear stencil (Southern Ridge Trading Comp)

My card got this nod:

You Rock!!

Good Morning.  Beautiful sunny morning here and feeling inspired to make a card.  I am playing along with the sketch challenge at Splitcoast this am. and my Distress inks.  

Last week, I tried inking up a chalkboard background stamp from Penny Black with Distress inks and sprayed with water but when I stamped, the words weren't visible and the colours all blended together. I loved the look so that is what I did for this card.  I inked the stamp with Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress inks, sprayed with a generous amount of water and stamped on Tim Holtz watercolour paper.  I inked the stamp again, sprayed with more water, turned the stamp in the opposite direction and stamped on top of the first inking for better coverage.  The colours are so bold and bright.  I stamped the numbers that reminded me of graffiti and the skateboarder in Memento Black ink.

Adding my card to these challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch- #78 (I flipped the orientation)

CASology- SHINE

Simply Create Too- FATHER or MALE

Papertake Weekly- ANYTHING GOES SUMMER

Simon Says-MASCULINE/FATHER'S DAY

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Flonz and ??/ Distress inks/ Memento bl/ pop dots/ watercolour paper