Want a Bargain? Check out the Decorative Masks

No matter how many times I look through the catalogue, I still find products that I hadn’t noticed before.

I want to draw your attention to some newish products that you may not have noticed – the Decorative Masks on page 157. And starting at just $3.75 a set, they are a bargain. There are three to choose from – Happy Patterns, Hearts & Stars and Dots & Stripes.

For my cards, I used the Happy Patterns decorative mask set to make these great backgrounds. I found it helpful to use pieces of painters tape to hold the masks in place over the card stock.

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Happy Patterns Decorative Masks [138313] $7.50

Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks [133777] $3.75

Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks [133775] $3.75

I made this simple rainbow background with the Brights Collection of inks and sponge daubers. From left to right, I used Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo.

To add the greeting, I adhered”happy” from the Hello You Thinlits to a Window Sheet and then stamped “birthday” from the Endless Wishes Photopolymer stamp set onto the Window Sheet with black StazOn ink. I usually prefer to use an ink other than Stazon with photopolymer stamps but for the Window Sheet I needed the Stazon. When using StazOn and Photopolymer stamp sets, it is important to clean you stamps soon after using and to not use the Stazon cleaner.

The black sequin stars and heart are from the Metallic Sequin Assortment and just a little bling to the card.

Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [140273] $20.00	Brights Classic Stampin’ Pads [131182] $66.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $6.50	Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406] $10.00
Hello You Thinlits Dies [137363] $31.00	Window Sheets Base Material [114323] $6.25	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $6.25	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.75

For this card, I applied VersaMark ink to the Whisper White Thick card stock using direct to paper. It helps to have a well inked stamp pad to get the ink evenly over the paper.

After removing the mask, I added silver embossing powder to the top third, gold embossing powder to the middle and black embossing powder to the bottom. You want to apply all three powders before heat embossing. Apply one colour of powder and tap off any excess before applying next colour.

I added a greeting from the One Big Meaning stamp set on a  banner punched with the Triple Banner Punch. 

To finish, I added a Pansy Punch flower made with the White Filter Paper. It’s easiest to punch if you do several layers of filter paper at once. I punched four at once and used 16 punched flowers total. 

One Big Meaning Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138788] $33.00	One Big Meaning Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139420] $23.00	White Filter Paper [129393] $3.75	Pansy Punch [130698] $20.00
Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109131] $6.25	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $6.25	Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109133] $6.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $7.50	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $28.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $8.75