Today, I have a card linking up to several challenges. Firstly, the BIG blog hop from Papertrey Ink for August Blog Hop Challenge! We were given this inspiration photo from Nichole Heady and I wanted to try some masking for a DIY herringbone pattern.
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I CASEd Nicki’s winning card from CASE Study for the current CASE Study #105 challenge. For my sentiment, I didn’t want to cover up the background, and I was too chicken to stamp directly on it, so I cut a small banner with a simple “happy birthday” sentiment, perfect for CAS-ual Friday #67! To give it a little more movement, I decided to offset the sentiment to the side rather than in the middle for Moxie Fab’s Asymmetry Challenge.
Close up of the masking:
I have included a small photo tutorial on how I did the masking for the herringbone pattern. I used some washi tape, cut to the desired width and masked away.
Sorry for the long post for just one card!
Supplies:
Cardstock: PTI (White)
Stamps: PTI (Birthday Basics)
Ink: PTI (Smokey Shadow, Kraft, Fine Linen, Soft Stone) Stampin’ Up (Basic Grey, Creamy Caramel) Clearly Better (Chocolate)
Other: PTI (Rustic Cream Twine) Making Memories (Basic Eyelets)
Jenny M said
OMG…. Adore your card!!! The pattern, colours…everything is just perfect :0)
Jenny x
June K said
Beautiful pattern. Thanks for sharing the “how to.”
Anonymous said
Drop dead gorgeous!
erin said
Wow, beautiful masking and talk about a challenge happy card, woo hoo!!! (I’m all for multi-tasking).
Tracey McNeely said
Absolutely fabulous stamping, stunning!
Nancy said
So creative and unique! Beautiful design!
Carol R said
Excellent card!
Sue Symens said
Awesome! That was time consumming but great results. Great job!
Carol S said
Wow, this is stunning!!!
Amy said
This card is absolutely striking! You did an awesome job. Well worth the time and effort. Thanks for sharing.
Rhonda H said
What a great job. Thanks for the tutorial.
Maureen said
I was wondering how you made this! Out of this world amazing! Thanks for the tutorial!
Deanna Jean said
Wow..this is beyond stunning. Thanks for including the tutorial.
Tonya said
WOW! Great job!
Monica L said
Reminds me of inlaid wood…very beautiful!
Jill Norwood said
Incredible card! Thanks for the tutorial!
Donna said
Amazing creativity! The card looks fabulous.
Leigh Penner said
Oh, this is amazing! Thanks for sharing your process!
StephH said
Wow! Love your herringbone technique. I don’t quite get how you did the colors after the masking – was this direct color to paper?
pamela said
After masking, it was direct color to paper using a sponge. The masking acted as a guide for me, but since the sponge I used was quite big, I used some scrap paper to mask the other areas.
Dana said
This is absolutely stunning! I adore this! Thanks for the tut as well!
Rieca said
Stunning, in fact jaw dropping. I love it!
Rieca
Barbara Martin said
Love this – nothing to say but wow!
Debby Hughes said
This is absolutely jaw dropping! I keep coming back for another look!
madcat2002 said
me too!!
Jeni said
Beautiful card! Love the inking & the colors.
sanketi said
Stunning!
Nancy Penir said
Love this! Beautifully done. Thanks for showing how.
Joyce M. said
This is such an eye catching and stunning card. Thanks for showing your process. I would have been up all night wondering.
Catherine said
Really nice card, a ton of carefully planned detail!
debh said
How unique and creative! And the little tutorial was great! Yet another use for Washi tape. That stuff is unstoppable!
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Kelly Griglione said
Super card, a really great masculine one too!
Lesley said
Spectacular card! Love how you did the masking, what a talent!! Thank you for sharing!
Smiles,
Lesley
Jodi ethington said
Amazing card!!! I love that you in included the tutorial.
Jacquie said
love the masking – thank you for sharing how you did it!
trotskired7 said
This is a beauty!
Terri E.
Meredith MacRitchie said
This is stunning, I love it! So clean and the colours work so perfectly together. Beautiful!
Aleksandra said
Absolutely gorgeous!! A great idea, gorgeous colors and so beautifuly done! I absolutely love it!
Have a nice and blessed day!
Aleksandra
Cristina said
I might faint. This is spectacular. You’ve achieved masking nirvana.
Lynn Put said
Your card really caught my eye, it very striking! Love how you created your pattern and colors you used!
Lisa Addesa said
WOW…simply WOW!! what a work of art…Thanks for sharing your creativity this week at CAS-ual Fridays:)!!
Kari D said
amazing card….just love it. Thanks so much for sharing the deets on how you did it!
Jennifer K said
What a labor of love. That must have taken quite a while to get it all set up. Turned out fabulous!
teresa kline said
stunning!.
Darnell J Knauss said
Don’t be sorry for the long post, Pamela! This was so educational and generous of you to take the time to show us how you made your outstanding card!!
Chupa said
I can not believe how fabulous this card is. WOW!!!! Thanks for joining us at CASE Study this week
Jean Martin said
Gosh!!! This is absolutely amazing!!!! Love the technique! Thanks for sharing this with us at CASE Study Challenge!
Ange said
Great card!!! Thanks for the tutorial too!
juliemakescards said
This is AMAZING and GORGEOUS!!! I absolutely LOVE how you made the pattern!!! Congratulations on your win at Case Study!!!
Debby Hughes said
See, I’m back again! Just wanted to say congrats on the CASE study win – so well deserved
Emily Leiphart said
Wowzers! I had no idea that you created that pattern ’til you showed how you did it. It’s amazing and I totally thought it was patterned paper! Awesome card.
sweetsteph612 said
BEAUTIFUL, Pamela! Absolutely LOVE it! Thanks for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays this week!
Gayatri said
Brilliant card! Thanks for sharing the tutorial! Thanks for playing along with us @ CAS-ual Fridays:)
Aleksandra said
I just had to try this technique.
http://aleksandrasfinesthandmade.blogspot.com/2012/08/birthday-squares.html
Amazing card and brilliant idea!
Have a nice day!
Aleksandra
Terri said
Love this technique. TFS.
Ter
Eng Gyd said
Card designing is really awesome. Masking technique gave a solid look.
Cath said
Hey Pamela! Thanks for linking this up to the Asymmetry Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I’m so glad you joined in on all the fun!