A Tropical Thank You--#tgifc348

The TGIF Challenges team gave us a technique challenge this week:  Masking.  I haven't used masking in a while, so it was fun to get back to this simple but fun technique.  I am using a lot of thank you notes lately, so that is what I made using the Timeless Tropical stamp set (#151497).  Haven't used this stamp set in a while, either.

The large blossom was stamped in Saddle Brown StazOn ink onto a piece of Shimmery White card stock and again on a post-it note to create the mask.  The mask was fussy cut close to the edge of the image and laid over the big blossom.  Then the two smaller blossoms were stamped in Saddle Brown over a small portion of the mask.  The images were watercolored with Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo and Daffodil Delight inks.  After those images were dry, the background was watercolored with Pool Party ink.  The greeting was also stamped in Saddle Brown on a scrap of shimmery White card stock and die cut using the small label die from the Harvest Dies set (#156504).  

The watercolor piece was layered over a Basic White Thick card stock base which was covered with a piece of Cork specialty paper (#156393).   Pool Party sheer ribbon (#152462) and Coastal Cabana rhinestones from the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels pack (#150457) complete the card.

Find some variations on this simple masking technique over at the TGIF Challenges Blog here.

Wishing you joy in the New Year!

--Sara Nell