It's MARCH...the beginning of spring and the month of the Holi festival here in India!
We at Paru's Card making Challenges would like to challenge you to use COLOURS this month.We would also like you to use some sort of MASKING!
Masking is a technique by which you cover an area that you want to protect and colour around it.
You will find ideas and tutorials in the resources page above.
March challenge
HOW TO PLAY
Make a card or tag using the theme given. Take a photo of your card or tag along with the masking process.
If you have a blog, write a post about our challenge, including photos of your card or tag and your process.
Please display this storyboard prominently in your blog post.
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Link your blogpost/social media post to the linky below.
Now for some inspiration...
To make this tag, I used post it tape to mask strips on the tag and coloured them with Black soot distress ink from Tim Holtz.
I then stamped the succulent image onto a scrap piece of card stock as well as a piece of Inkadinkado masking paper.
I then cut out the mask and adhered it to the cardstock and stamped the remaining succulent images over the mask.
Here you can see the image with the mask removed.
I then added some red flowers and fussy cut the entire image. I added the image to the tag with some 3D tape to add dimension. I finished the tag by adding a sentiment from the Winnie and Walter 'Big Bold and Happy' stamp set.
For the card below, I used a masking technique that I learnt when I took the
To start, I created a mask by die cutting a piece of acetate (OHP sheet) with my spellbinders nestabilities heart die. I also die cut the love you die from die-versions.
I then placed the word die where I wanted it on the card panel and marked a centre point.
This is where I place the tip of the heart.
I taped the mask in place with post it tape
I used Hero Arts neon colours to colour the hearts.
For the second heart, I overlapped the mask over half of the previous heart...
...and added colour.
I continued in the same way....
...till I addded all the colours that I wanted.
I finished the card by adding the word die cut and placing the panel on a white card base.
I loved the way my projects turned out...I hope that I have inspired you to play along!
We also have a bumper prize this month....CAS-ual Friday stamps is offering a 15% discount on all stamps and dies to all the participants of our March Challenge!!
Isn't that fantastic!!!
Just use the code PCMCMARCH at checkout!
We hope that we have inspired you to bring out your craft stash!
This challenge will run from the 1st of March till the 25th of March
We will announce the winner on the 28th of March.
You can link up your creations below.
To be eligible to win a prize, please follow all the instructions carefully...
you will find them in under 'how to play' in the right sidebar.
Thanks so much for stopping by...
Have a great day!
Paru Mahtani
make a card or tag with colours and a masking technique.
