Sailing Home Masked Color Blend Cards

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I'm loving the Sailing Home stamp set and all of it's versatility for creating masculine cards!  Today, I'm sharing a couple of masculine cards created with a cool masking technique that I featured on this week's Facebook LIVE!  
 
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Sailing Home masked color blend - two cool
 
Sailing Home Masked Color Blend Cards

I did a CASE (copy and share everything) of one of my old cards today using the brand new Sailing Home stamp set.  You can see that Traveler Masked & Blended Card here.  I thought the nautical images from Sailing Home would be perfect for this style of card!

Sailing Home masked color blend - dreams 1

Background Basics—I started this card with a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Whisper White.  I masked off all but a 1" strip of that layer and sponged on Balmy Blue, Pool Party and Seaside Spray inks to create an eye-catching color blend foundation for my focal point. You can see how I did it on the Facebook LIVE video, but here are the basic steps…

Sailing Home masked technique

Masking & Blending Basics—I cut two Whisper White masks, each measuring about 2-1/2" x 6-1/2". It doesn't matter what size it is, as long as it extends longer than the piece you're masking.  I tacked the masks about 1" apart onto my cardstock layer with a couple of dabs of SNAIL adhesive.  If you have temporary adhesive, use it instead. Since I didn't have any, I just used dabs of SNAIL, then rubbed the sticky areas across my jeans a couple of times to take some of the sticky off.

Hold the masks in place with your fingers for extra security, then sponge on color using Sponge Daubers in a back & forth motion that's parallel to the mask edges.  I added Balmy Blue ink to one end, Pool Party ink to the other end and blended Seaside Spray in the middle.  I continued to add layers of Seaside Spray ink until the blend was smooth. Lift the masks and remove any residual adhesive with an adhesive remover.

Sailing Home masked color blend - dreams 2
Stamped Images—I stamped the large Sailing Home sailboat in Night of Navy ink first, near the bottom, leaving some room for the twine. Then, I stamped the smaller sailboat image above it in Night of Navy ink.  I finished by adding the seagulls and sentiment at the top of the card, also in Night of Navy.  

I colored the sailboats with Light Crumb Cake, Light Balmy Blue and Light Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers. I like giving the boats just a little extra pop of color to help them stand out.

Lovely Layering—Next, I adhered the layer onto a 3-5/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Seaside Spray cardstock.  I tied some of the Night of Navy/Sahara Sand Baker's Twine around both layers, fraying the ends, then popped up the whole thing onto a Night of Navy card base with Dimensionals.

Sailing Home masked color blend - dreams 3

Finishing Touches—I colored three Rhinestone Jewels with Dark Night of Navy and Dark Pool Party Stampin' Blends, then added them floating around the boats for a little sparkle.

Sailing Home masked color blend - true north 1
Two Cool—For the second card, I blended Seaside Spray, Pool Party and Crumb Cake ink for the color panel.  I stamped the Sailing Home lighthouse and sentiment over the top of it in Night of Navy.  Looking at it now, I would have also added some of those seagulls, too.

Sailing Home masked color blend - true north 2

I finished the card in the same way as the first, mounting the stamped layer onto Soft Suede this time. 

This would be a lovely masculine anniversary card or Father's Day card from the wife. Or, change the sentiment for lots of other occasions.

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