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Technique Tuesday – Masked Rubber Band Technique
At last month’s Technique Tuesday class, I taught the Masked Rubber Bank Technique. The technique uses some basic supplies – clear block, rubber bands, sponges, and a DIY mask for your cardstock.
Here is the card we made:
How did we do the technique? Here are the instructions:
Supplies
- Clear Block
- Various-Sized Rubber Bands
- Coordinating Inks (at least 2)
- Sponge
- Mask
- Glue stick or light adhesive
- Neutral Card Stock
Instructions
- Create a mask, leaving about a 1”-2” opening. I use three small pieces of grid paper, taping a top and bottom with an opening in between.
- Dab a little glue on the back of the card stock. Sneak card stock under opening.
- Put rubber bands over clear block – spread them out for best coverage.
- Ink rubber banded block in darker ink.
- Stamp block on the unmasked card stock.
- Take sponge and lightly ink all over unmasked section in the lightest ink color.
You could sponge first and then stamp with the rubber banded clear block. However, I like how sometimes the ink gets blurry with sponging – it gives a little more depth to the background.
Subscribe to the comments for this postLovely as a Tree One-Layer Card
One of the difficulties when I design a card is my tendency to layer. I love layers of card stock on cards, and I guess I am a bit of a traditionalist. Sometimes, however, it is time to break out of a pattern and try something new. When creating cards for my All About Men Stamp Camp, I wanted to focus on less layers and different styles. Well, this is one I came up with that was a big hit with my stampers.
You fold a base piece of card stock in half and then cut off about 3/4″ -1″ of the front piece. You then layer a 1″ strip of DSP on the back piece. The new Going Places DSP is filled with interesting and masculine designs, which made it a perfect back liner for this card. Stamps I used included the pine tree from Lovely as a Tree and the background from You’ve Got This. Colors were Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow. The card was finished off with a button and thread.
Simple, classy, masculine, and economical!
Quick and Easy Halloween Card
Hello all!
I am posting one of my quick and easy Halloween cards today. The background is from You’ve Got This and the phrase is from Howl-o-ween Treat. I created the edge of the focal point piece with the new Curvy Corner Trio Punch. Attached a spider trail by using a Project Life marker.
Watch for more ideas this weekend. I’m addressing my Halloween cards today as I have a busy week ahead.
