Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Masterboarding It

You might have noticed masterboards in one of the Stampington and Company magazines. An artist creates a collage sheet and then cuts it up to make a bunch of different cards. It's not my usual style, but when confronted with AMuse's Marvelous Marigolds set, which contains outline and solid flower images, as well as solid leaves, I decided to experiment on a small scale with my own masterboard.

Using a 4.25"x5.5" scrap of card stock (the back of a failed one-layer card), I stamped a bunch of images in shades of yellow and orange Memento ink, cut out pretty strips that had nice balance, and made these two cards.




This first card shows the panel popped up on dimensionals, with bling and pearls added for fun, because, you know, there just wasn't enough on the stamped panel to begin with. *snort* All that happy movement is reminiscent of a busy, loud birthday party.




The second card has the stamped panel glued flat down to the edge of the card vertically to emphasize the verticality of the sentiment. The biggest flower in the darkest color with the biggest pearl is lined up to call attention to the sentiment and reinforce its meaning (one big flower = great friend).

This set is perfect for masterboard treatment...and by balancing all that busyness with a fair measure of empty white space, the cards still feel very clean and graphic. These colors pack a powerful punch of energy, but imagine using cool blues and greens...a completely different vibe would, um, vibrate.

So to speak.

Supplies
stamps: AMuse Marvelous marigolds, Hero Arts friend sentiment (discontinued), Papertrey Birthday Basics
ink: Memento
paper: Papertrey white
accessories: rhinestones and pearls, dimensionals, glue

20 comments:

  1. Beautiful.
    Now I want a big glass of fresh squeezed orange juice.

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  2. So graphic! These cards make my heart sing.

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  3. I love them both!! Truly delightful CAS designs.

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  4. Love your color choices, they really suit my springy mood today! This reminds me of the one-sheet-wonder technique (stamping out an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock, and cutting it into a variety of shapes and sizes to make 8 to 10 different cards). Great way to make alot of cards when you are short on time. It's been awhile since I've done that. Feeling inspired!

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  5. Wow - bright and zingy! These cards are just lovely!

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  6. love the colors, and the flowers, and the cards!!
    thanks,
    marty

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  7. Wow these certainly pack a punch Susan - love the bright citrus colours and the great technique.

    Karen x

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  8. Terrific cards. You've made it look easy, but I imagine getting the balance just so requires a bit of effort.

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  9. Love these cards and thank you for explaining the placement of the sentiment and flowers.

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  10. Love this look. Both cards are very nice. I'm going to try this with an appropriate set if I can find one in my stash, or combine. I did not know that it was called masterbboarding. A new term for me. I am going to pin it.

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  11. Very pretty! Love the bright, cheery colors-especially as we are in the midst of another cold, snowy day here. A pop of color in this sea of white always goes a long way to cheer one up!

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  12. Susan, These are just gorgeous! So bright and happy.

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  13. Oh, these are W-O-W cards, Susan! The colors are so beautiful and I'm headed to my stamping space to see what I can create with similar images.

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  14. Beautiful cards. I really love those flower stamps. After seeing some AMuse stamps I liked on a blog one time I went to their website to hopefully look around at their products, but found that you have to find a consultant so I just closed the page. Sure wish they sold direct to the public. Oh well... lots of other brands of stamps out there.

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  15. I love this card so much!! I can never get my oranges to look like anything other then a blinding disaster. Yours look fresh and juicy and delicious.

    I can't seem to call the technique "masterboarding." It sounds to me like a combination of waterboarding and something else. Nope, not using that term AT ALL.

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  16. You know, I wondered if anyone would notice that. I didn't until I'd already posted that neologism, and then it made me LAUGH OUT LOUD, although I wasn't connecting it with waterboarding, which isn't funny. The other word is, though. Oh IT IS FUNNY.

    But then, I'm really 14 years old and pear-fectly silly, too!

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