Splitcoaststampers.com - the world's #1 papercrafting community
You're currently viewing Splitcoaststampers as a GUEST. We pride ourselves on being great hosts, but guests have limited access to some of our incredible artwork, our lively forums and other super cool features of the site! You can join our incredible papercrafting community at NO COST. So what are you waiting for?
The masking tape technique ~ I'm hoping you are thinking of the same one ~ is where you take painters tape (easily removable from surfaces) and tear it into strips. Place it on the paper in a design of sorts. Stamp your images, sponge in come color, and remove the tape. You'll have a cool mosaic looking design in a flash.
Of course, there could be another technique called the same thing, so I'll wait to see if my fellow stampers have a different rendition.
Kymbers Stampin & Jovi: I knew these two avatars would show up together on a post - thanks for the drool session.
Jovi - when you say you apply clear ep over the image do you have to? Also want to know if you left the tape on and is the clear ep to 'seal' it. Gotta try this.
The one thing I've noticed if you're doing the technique where you place on the strips of tape, stamp, sponge, brayer (whatever) and then remove the tape, it seems to work better on the glossy paper. The tape removes better.
Tape left on version With the latter, I should have used a StaZon ink or used less layers of tape. The horse's head didn't come out as clear as I would have liked.
Kymbers Stampin & Jovi: I knew these two avatars would show up together on a post - thanks for the drool session.
Jovi - when you say you apply clear ep over the image do you have to? Also want to know if you left the tape on and is the clear ep to 'seal' it. Gotta try this.
Whooo Hoooo Rob and George are soooo HOT!!! Okay back to stamping!
You have to seal it with clear embossing because the ink doesn't absorb into the tape. Trust me (learning from experience), the ink will rub right off, I used Classic Ink Pads. The tape is left on the cardstock, and then you brayer or sponge over it, you can also just rub your ink pad on it!
Masking tape technique
