For the woman who likes to dress up, perhaps be a little mysterious, I created this masquerade card. Don't you love this fashion image from Stamping Bella? It's called Uptown Girl Marcella Goes to the Masquerade.
Masquerade card
A fashion greeting card featuring a masquerade mask.
I stamped it in Versafine Black Onyx ink onto watercolor paper and then colored it with Tim Holtz Distress Markers in a variety of shades with my water brush. I created an ombre effect on the bottom portion of her dress and overlaid diamond Stickles for some sparkle there and in her eye mask.
The bodice of her dress is paper-pieced using a 6″ x 6″ DCWV peach-colored glitter paper from the Glitter Basics stack. I love adding a little bit of pattern to a design this way! Just be sure to edge the paper with a black marker so it blends in with the stamped image.
It's hard to tell in the photo, but I created a soft blue background using lots of water and a couple of blue Distress Markers. A darker shade makes a floor for her to stand on.
As a final touch, I ran some clear Versamark embossing ink around the edge of the paper and then heat-embossed using some really cool pink and gold embossing powder from Stampendous. And then I added my go-to rhinestone in the upper corner to balance things out.
I wanted the focus to be on the image, so I adhered it with foam tape to an off-white cardstock panel, folded at the top. On the inside is the corresponding message, "Dance through the masquerade of life without wearing a mask for being yourself is the most beautiful thing, author unknown."
What an interesting sentiment! Here's to living life without a mask!
Date: Friday, February 27, 2015 GMT Views: 416
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Fri, Feb 27, 2015 @ 1:30 PM
Fabulous, fantastic, and just plain awesome! The image is so cool and your coloring is outstanding! I love the paper pieced bodice, and the mask is over the top. And what a wonderful sentiment on the inside!
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