Masking

First of all I'd like to give you a link to a site for a very cool tutorial using Distress Inks. Kathy at The Daily Marker has done a wonderful job of showing how to do a very simple and beautiful technique using the Distress Ink pads and a Craft Mat. Please take a moment to view her site here.

Today's blog is inspired by Jill Foster at her Inspired By blog. I used the exact same stamp to try the very same technique of masking that she did to do this card front. However, I used different coloring mediums.

I used Distress Inks to color this page above using the following colors: Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Barn Door Red, Worn Lipstick, Faded Jeans and Tumbled Glass.

This page is colored using Copic Markers: C9, BG05, BG09, B93, B97, BV01, BV04, YG25, YG67, RV02, RV06, Y06 and Y38.

Both pages were matted to black paper and pearl brads were used in the centers. It is quite amazing how different the feeling is to each piece using the different ink mediums for color. I love how these turned out. I encourage you to try this masking technique with your stamps.

Thanks Jill for the idea and I look forward to trying it using my Tombow Markers and maybe some chalks. The possibilities are endless . . . . .

Till next time . . . . .

Brenda