A while back I was browsing one of the magazine blogs and saw that they had a call out for cards made using masking techniques. This made me pull out my copics together with the airbrush system for them, and get to work coming up with this card. When I was done I put it in my pile of things on my desk and proceeded to completely forget to submit it. I was going through some things on my desk the other day, straightening up when, to my surprise, I found said card. Yes, I thought to myself, that's great, I am loosing my mind. So, since I don't have to wait to hear back from them, I can post for all to see.
I really love to airbrush with copics. They blend so seamlessly. Every time I do this technique I am surprised at how beautiful it looks considering how easy it is to do.
After masking off the area to be airbrushed it was time to decide what colors to use. I finally decided on the following: Y21, Y23, Y17, Y38, YR07 and R08. You want to start with the lightest color at the top and go a little bit further than where you want the color to end then go over that last little bit with the next color. Keep repeating this process until you get to the last color. This is what will give you that great blending of the colors.
When finished the silhouette flower stamp was inked up with memento ink and stamped. The left hand side of the card looked as if it needed something so I used some of my scraps and put a thin piece of matching cardstock along the edge of the airbrushing. To finish off the card I used some really pretty taffeta ribbon and pop dotted the sentiment onto the card.
I am very happy with the way this card turned out. As much as I like the card I truly hope that I won't have a use for it anytime soon. Hope you all enjoy this technique and, if you can, give it a try using your copics.
Have a great Christmas and a safe New Year!!!
Happy Stamping and Scraping,
Ronda
