KSCC23 - Masking!!!

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Happy Kitchen Sink Monday!! Boy oh boy, is it a busy day/week in the Sink!! The official March release is set for tomorrow, but as a reader of my blog you get an opporunity to purchase them today for 15% off!!! All you have to do is click on this code: Here, and add the code CONNIE15KSS and you will receive your discount! Oh and the new sets...you can see all four of them by clicking here!! But wait!! Before you go, I have more to share with you!!!!

It is also the first Monday of the month, and Kitchen Sink fans know that means it is time for another crew challenge!! This month hostess is non other then ME!!! I am challenging you to use a little masking on your card. Kitchen Sink stamps really lend themselves to masking, but you do not have to mask the images...try masking a frame, or masking clouds (like I did on one of my cards below)...use your imagination!!!

My first card uses the new Little Lambs set. As you can see, I stamped the smaller lamb, masked it off and then stamped the larger lamb. Both lambs were stamped with the following ink in the following order:

Step 4: Going Grey
Step 3: Going Grey stamped off
Step 3: Going Grey stamped off
Step 1: Going Grey stamped off twice
Step 5: Basic Black

I then masked each of the lambs and stamped the grass, which is from the 3 step Honey Bunny set. I stamped the grass as follows: Step 1: Mellow Moss, Step 2: Old Olive stamped off, Step 3: Old Olive. The image panel was then finished off by masking and sponging the sky/clouds.

For the base, the grass was created with some old olive card stock that was dry embossed with a cuttlebug folder. I then punched a hole in a post-it and sponged the sun, then used the punched out hole to mask the sun as I created more masked clouds. Finally, I added the sentiment inside the sun, and finished with a bit of yellow grosgrain ribbon and yellow gems.



My second card has a bit less masking involved. Here I stamped the purple lilac image first, masked it off and then stamped the pink lilac. The colors recipe I used for each is as follows:

Purple Lilac:
Step 3: Lavender Lace
Step 4: Elegant Eggplant
Step 2: Almost Amethyst
Step 1: Bashful Blue

Pink Lilac:
Stpe 3: Regal Rose
Step 4: Rose Red
Step 2: Pretty in Pink
Step 1: Pretty in Pink

The leaves were then stamped with Mellow moss, Old Olive and then Old Olive again.

The DP on this card is from Basic Grey's Sugar Rush package, and the punch is from Martha Stewart. To finish off the card, wove some pink satin ribbon in the punched portion of the DP, and some tiny pink pearls.

Please head on over to see what the other crew members have created for you!!

Angela • Julie • Lisa • Lynn • Makiko • Maria and

Tammy Hershberger - March Guest Designer

Also, don't forget about the 15% discount by clicking on this link/code CONNIE15KSS
which will again, take you directly to the store! :)

Thanks so much for visiting today! Have a wonderful week!!

Connie

Card 1 Details:
Images: Multi Step Little Lambs, Honey Bunny - KSS
Paper: Whisper White, So Saffron, Old Olive
Inks: Baja Breeze, Going Grey, Basic Black, So Saffron, Mellow Moss, Old Olive
Accessories: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Yellow Gems, Cuttlebug folder

Card 2 Details:
Images: Multi Step Lilacs - KSS
Paper: Going Grey, Almost Amethyst, White, Sugar Rush DP
Inks: See above
Accessories: Pink Pearls, Pink Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Punch

SC214 - Grandfather's Wisdom

I made this card for SC214. Another great sketch, and a great way to show off this new set called Men of Wisdom from Innovative Stamp Creations, which will be available on February 9th!

To create this card, I first stamped the pocket watch and sentiment and the smaller background in Not Quite Navy on some Confetti Cream paper, and sponged the edges. I then layered with some more sponged confetti cream and not quite navy papers. For the card base, I used a Tim Hotlz time works mask and sponged the not quite navy card stock with not quite navy ink. To finish off the card, I added a Tim Holtz gear, spinner and brads.

I have to tell you all that this new stamp sheet from ISC is just amazing and will be perfect for father's day and other masculine cards!!

Card Details:
Images: Men of Wisdom - ISC
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Confetti Cream
Inks: Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Tim Holtz Time Works Mask, Tim Holtz - Gear, Brads and Spinner, Sponges

WT202 - Pattern Pizzazz

Boy that is just a fun word...Pizzazz!! :) Well the challenge today was to jazz up some regular DSP. I chose to sponge and mask over some Parisian Summer DSP with a Tim Holtz flourish mask. I placed the mask over a piece of DSP and then sponged it with some pink pirouette ink, and voila you have just given an already pretty piece of DSP some more pizzazz!


I decided to pair this masked DSP with one of my new Our Daily Bread sets I got last week called Flourished Christian Symbols. I took another piece of the Parisian Summer DSP and embossed the dove with some white embossing powder. I then mimicked the sponged/masked background and sponged a little bit of pink pirouette over the embossed dove to make it stand out more. (I also did the same steps with the sentiment). I then kept with the sponging theme and sponge all of the edges of the card with a little more pink pirouette. I then finished the card off with a little bit of white taffeta ribbon.

Card Details:
Images: Flourished Christian Symbols - Our Daily Bread
Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Parisian Summer DSP
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Versamark
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Sponges, Tim Holtz Flourish Mask, White Taffeta Ribbon