[Video Hop + Giveaways!] Easy Masking w/ Gingerbread Friends

Hi friends, it’s Carly! I’m excited to share a project using the brand new holiday release.

This project is part of our September Video Hop! Check the description in the video for links to the next stop so you can keep hopping along for tons of holiday inspiration.

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Do you have a favorite stamping technique? Simple masking is one of my favorites and it is so easy! It’s one of the first stamping techniques I learned and I still love it for creating clean & simple one layer cards!

If you haven’t tried masking yet, basically it is a technique that allows you to layer images by stamping one and then covering it with a temporary mask before you stamp the next image.

For this sweet Gingerbread Friends card I did a little simple masking so that the gingeys could be standing together. 

Here are my top masking tips…

• make a plan before stamping…which images should look like they are “in front” because they will need to be stamped first. A sketch can help in the planning or even stamping it all first without masking.
• start with post-its…there are lots of options for low-tack, stamp-able masking paper but try it with a Post-It first. Then if you love the technique of masking you can invest in more supplies. 
• stamp masks in permanent ink…using a waterproof/permanent ink for stamping the masks will keep ink from transferring from the masks to your project while you are using them.
• to make the mask…just stamp on the Post-It, fussy cut the image out aiming for the middle of the stamped line and then it’s a little temporary masking sticker! And make masks last longer by putting a piece of clear packing tape on top before cutting out.
• have a black pen handy…a black pen can help “fix” any of the stamped lines that might have been missed because of a mask. I’m not great with fussy cutting so often my masks aren’t perfect but I can fix it with a pen. I like to use Copic Multiliners when I know I’m going to color with alcohol markers
• have a white gel pen handy…it makes a great “eraser” for any little bits you didn’t mean to stamp or any coloring that went outside of the lines.

Stamps used: Gingerbread Friends and Winter Greetings (for the sentiment)

Colors used: OLO 4.1 and 4.3; Copic R14, R35, BG11 and BG34.

I hope you were inspired by this and video. Thanks so much for stopping by!