Christi's Creative Crew: Team Make & Take Reverse Masking Technique

The team Make & Take project for this month was suggested by Inez who spotted a technique from Jackie Bolhuis

This is a reverse mask technique that I have done several times over the years, but it is always good to revisit a good technique, and just because I have done this several times it doesn't mean that the gals on my team are acquainted with it.

The idea is to have a simple one layer card that looks dimensional.

By creating a mask using the largest circle (Jackie used the second largest) in the Layered Circles Dies the same size as your card, you stamp your image inside that circle mask, then do a little sponging to give the circle some background color, it comes out gorgeous.

Another idea that Jackie shared was this way to mask

I think this one is gorgeous using the FOREVER FERN Stamp Set

For both cards I am using the ORNATE THANKS Stamp Set
Ok, I will admit I am NOT a one layer card maker, and I love how these cards came out. However I HAD to give a try at stepping it up

The layers dimensions are:

Card Base: 4-1/4 x 11

1st layer: 5-1/8 x 3-7/8

top layer: 5 x 3-3/4 (all in Basic White)

Another tip for stepping up your one layer card: use Wink of Stella Shimmer Paint Brush to give your flower some glitz.

I challenged my team to use the Masking Technique on another card using a different stamp set.

This is what I came up with using the Wildly Adorable Stamp Set

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