YNS Challenge #143: Blocks

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Time for a new challenge over at Your Next Stamp. The theme is ‘Blocks’. Anything that is square shape counts; windows, frames, one block, many blocks, however you interpret blocks. Me, I took the theme quite literally and built some overlapping blocks with some blending and basic masking.

 
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Get the Look:

  • All this card requires is a little measuring and masking.

  • PREP WORK: Use a square die to die cut out a 1 1/2” square mask, out of masking paper. I actually cut out a couple so if one got too inky I could replace it with another one.

  • This is a slightly odd size card because I made the measurements work for 5 overlapping 1 1/2” ink blended squares.

  • Cut a piece of card stock that measures 3 1/2” x 6 1/2”.   It is like a short slim line card.

  • Lightly pencil in lines 1/2” from the top, bottom and 2 sides. This sets up a margin which helps position your square mask for ink blending.

  • Mark off the square positions lightly with pencil. This allows you to position the monsters before your ink blend square.

  • Image A: I have noted all the spacing of the squares for reference. Basically there is a 1/2” between each square.

  • Position, stamp and mask monsters.

  • At the top, left corner, 1/2” position, place the square mask. (Make sure to erase any showing pencil lines).

  • Ink blend the square.

  • Remove mask and align for the next square, repeat till all squares are ink blended. There will a nice overlap where the squares meet.

  • Remove monster masks and colour images with your favourite colouring medium.

  • Stamp on a few splats as embellishments.

  • Mount onto a card base that is 3 3/4” x 6 3/4”.

IMAGE A: Spacing for ink blended squares and monster positioning.

IMAGE A: Spacing for ink blended squares and monster positioning.

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Challenge Details:

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