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Masking

Masking is a cardmaking idea that allows you to protect a desired area from change while you are stamping.

"Clowns wear a face that's painted intentionally on them so they appear to be happy or sad. What kind of mask are you wearing today?"

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This technique allows you to add a three dimensional effect to your images as it can appear that the images overlap. All you need is an image that you want to show repeatedly, such as would happen with a bouquet of flowers.

You will need:

A flower stamp or other stamp of choice
Some cardstock
Some ink
A Post-It note
A pair of scissors
A Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (stamp positioner) can help

Step-By-Step!

First, stamp your image onto a Post-It Note (make sure some sticky glue is on the back of your stamped image so you can anchor it easily on your cardstock) and cut it out carefully

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Next, stamp your image onto the cardstock. Make sure this is where you want an entire image to show. The other images you stamp will be partial images.

Carefully place the Post-It note cutout over your stamped image on the cardstock. It must hide all of the stamped image and be aligned with the original image to work well

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Now stamp over the original image that you covered up, and continue to do this until you have the number of images you desire. This is where the use of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig could come in handy, but for this project I just used my own judgement since it was a fairly free-form effect I wanted.

Once you have the number of images stamped out that you desire, carefully peel up the cut out

A handy tip: Once you have completed your cardmaking project, keep your cut out! Attach it to the stamp itself and the next time you want to use this stamp and this technique, some of the preparation will already be done.

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