2-Step Masking: SSS Follow the Rainbows

How exciting is it that Simon Says Stamp has a Design Call out right now for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Design Team. Admittedly I haven’t had a chance to enter the Wednesday Challenge for a while, but I always love to see the amazing inspiration the design team has created. When I do have the chance to enter the challenge I always find the theme and designers creations a great way to start the creative thought process. I think it would be a lot of fun and great learning experience to be apart of that proces. Here is the design call link if you are interested in entering and/or finding out more information.

Now onto the card. With businesses having to work there way thru all sorts of new rules and restrictions and Canada Post being a little bit swamped, I’m learning patience. I have very patiently be waiting for my April Card Kit from SSS and happily (more like major happy dance) it arrived recently. The umbrella just screams multi-colour panels.

Get the look:

Initially start by stamping out image on heavy cardstock and also onto masking paper.
You’ll need to cut the mask into 2 parts in order to ink blend over theindividual umbrella panels. First cut the umbrella out of the stamped mask and secondly cut a wide frame around the edge of the umbrella. See image 1.
Place masks on image.
Pick out the ink colours you would like to use for the umbrella panels. I laid my ink swatches out just to make sure I liked how they looked together. See image 2.

1. Multiple Masks

Segmented umbrella mask and stamped image mask

2. Picking Colours

Laying out ink swatches to see what works

Remove one umbrella mask panel and lightly blend ink colour overtop. See image 3.
Dry with heat gun. (I found that if I didn’t dry the ink before blending over the stencil layer the stencil image would be very soft).
Blend the same colour over the top with a circle stencil and a little more pressure.
Do this for each umbrella panel, putting previous panel mask, back. Then there is the joy of the big reveal as you pull all the masking up. See image 4.
Proceed to colour in the rest of the image with your media of choice. Cut out the image.
Pick out complimentary pattern paper for the background. (I used Sunny Studio Subtle Grey Tones Paper Pad).
Stamp the image in blue on the pattern paper, along with the sentiment. The blue gives a neat effect to the rain.
Paper piece the cut out image over the stamped image on the pattern paper.
Mount onto a A2 card base. Embellish with Nuvo drops.