Why not add colour with simple masking? This is such a quick technique and if you don’t fancy spending hours colouring an image, keep it simple and monochromatic like I have today! This card features the new Paint-a-flower: White Swan Echinacea, and it is such a lovely trio of flowers. I went with a bright vibrant colour which will cheer anyone up who isn’t well!
You should have arrived here from the fantastic Reiko Tsuchida. You can always start at the beginning of the hop over at the Altenew Card Blog here.

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Start off by stamping the Paint-a-flower: White Swan Echinacea in Permanent Jet Black Crisp dye ink onto a white card base. In addition, also stamping this onto Altenew Masking paper and cut-out along the black outline.Â

Trim a piece of Altenew Masking paper to the same size as your card base and use a rectangle die to cut out from the middle. Adhere the rectangle masking frame onto the card base. In addition, also cover up the stamped image with the matching mask you’ve created.Â
With an Ink blending tool, blend Limoncello ink from the bottom of the open rectangle and fade up the top. Once complete, remove all the masking paper for a crisp stamped monochromatic image.Â

Lastly, heat emboss a sentiment from the stamp set in white embossing powder onto black card and foam mount onto the front of the card.Â
GIVEAWAY PRIZES & next stop
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/28/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/30/2021.
>>>>> Your next stop on the hop is Joy Baldwin  <<<<<<
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Colour with simple masking
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Guest Design work for Altenew I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Altenew to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of with products that I love.  The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.Â
38 thoughts on “Colour with simple masking! (Altenew Paint-A-Flower: White Swan Echinacea Outline Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway)”
I like the color blending on this card to create a one layer card. The yellow is so cheerful.
It’s simple but very wow. Love that ombre effect yellow.
The yellow background really makes the flowers pop!
Love the background blending. This card is simple and well done for a get well card, but I would have colored the middles.
Beautifully created in a simple way but resulting in a big impact. This is a wonderful technique for creating lots of cards at a time.
Simple ,yet very striking! Love it.
I love it!!! Simple yet gorgeous!!!
Fabulous blending and masking.. fab cas card
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Simply lovely!
Beautiful!! I love this technique, I have to remember to use it more often!
Beautiful CAS card!
love your design! So very pretty
Lovely card! Love the simplicity of the card.
Lovely CAS design. This masking technique always makes an impressive card.
So clean and simple, yet so pretty!
Great look for a simple card. Nice project share.
So simple so pretty and elegant. Thanks for sharing
Very pretty! It’s the kind of card you receive and wonder how the blending is done so neatly.
Simply gorgeous!
Nicely done CAS card
Love the simplicity but the card just pops.
Perfect color for your backdrop… this flower is so delicate it really doesn’t need much! Nicely done…
Gorgeous , clean card. I love the subtle ombre yellow background.
I love this card design, Verity! Your masking and inking really make the simplicity of the PAF pop! And thank you for the clear instructions on how to do this….I am going to try masking now because of you!
Aww thank you ?
Love the simple design with the ombre background!
Amazing patience to fussy cut that mask. Love the Yellow ombre. Definitely cheerful. Thank you for the inspiration
Such a simple but beautiful card.
So cute
So pretty with adding color by masking.
So pretty Verity! Love the pretty yellow for the ink masking technique!Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂
I like the simplicity of this card! Lovely, lovely!
Love the simple but elegant look of card. Bright and cheerful background. Another great Paint A Flower stamp set. Thanks for sharing.
Simple, elegant and happy. TY
Looks so simple but I know it must take a little time to cut out the mask. Beautiful effect!
Yellow is my favorite color. It is a lovely bit of ink blending.
Love the CAS look! The yellow background is gorgeous!