Sweet Stamps Monthly Challenge- Masking

The Sweet Stamps Challenge this Month is Masking.There are so many ways to do masking..... I used the good old fashioned- make a mask and stamp over it.......

  I stamped the floral images using Butterscotch Shades Die Ink (spot) onto Watercolor paper. I decided to live dangerously and take a paint brush- with barely any water on it and fill in the color into the petals and leaves by touching the outline ink and dragging it in. I used Shades Die Ink (spots) to add highlights using colors Rustic and Forest. I stamped the sentiment in Rustic. I stamped the sentiment before watercoloring the petals- in hind sight, I should have added it last as the inks are water soluble. I added a pop of color with some black (dots stamp), and added shimmer using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen- Stardust.
  The Technique I used is from the latest Technique Junkies Newsletter and is called Simply Framed.

There are SO many ways to mask an image or a scene....... Give it a go and join us!   You have an entire month- the challenge runs from 8/15 thru 9/14.

Here are the Sweet Stamps products I used on my card:
Spring Blooms HERE
Thank You Sentiment HERE
Dot Bitty Background HERE
Shades Die Ink (Spots) Butterscotch, Rustic and Forest HERE
Memento Black Tuxedo HERE
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen Stardust HERE
Coordinations Cardstock Scarlet (Classy Reds) HERE

Double Line Tape HERE

I hope you will join in the challenge!  You cannot win if you don't play!!!  And, if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!


 We also have a weekly challenge as well- you have a chance to WIN $20 of items from the store at  Sweet Stamps.


 Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenge or click on the links below.

Challenges:
Make it Monday- Always Anything Goes- and a fabulous place to discover some great papercrafters!
Use it Tuesday- Use Un-Inked Stamps -flowers and dots
ABC Challenges # 40- SIP- Stamps, Ink, Paper

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you at the challenge blog!
Shelly