Cards For All Seasons IG Hop Week 21 - Masquerade

Hello again friends; I'm back to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We are now on Week 21 and our theme is 'masquerade'. Such a fun theme this week and open to lots of interpretation if you don't want to use actual masks.  You could have an image wearing a mask or even just use masking on your creation. There are going to be so many awesome creations along the hop this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I went very literal and used masks on my card (which is 5 3/4" x 7 3/4").  I wanted the full masquerade ball vibe and chose my patterns and colours accordingly.  There's lots going on but I hope you like it:

Here is my card:

A closer look at the masks:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" and using purple and green ink pads and my homemade smooshing tool I ink created my background; I splattered some gold paint and black ink for some extra interest.  I set that aside to dry and die cut my masks 4 times from black card.  I didn't have any harlequin paper so I created my own using a rhombus die and coordinating stencil; I cut the die from white card and used black ink through the stencil and it turned out exactly as I wanted.  I also splattered that panel with gold paint too.  It was at this point that I decided to use the gold paint to go over the black masks and I think it turned out really good; they are so shiny.  I trimmed the ink smooshed background ever so slightly and adhered it onto a black mat with double sided tape.  I also added a black mat behind the harlequin panel which I added to the background at a jaunty angle.  I adhered the masks with foam squares and added some black pearls to each mask for some extra bling.  I die cut some mini masks from black card and added them with liquid glue.  I stamped a sentiment onto white card using black ink and used a sentiment strip die to cut it out.  I adhered it to the card with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and adhered it to a black card mat with double sided tape.  I ink smooshed a 2" panel of white card using the same inks and once dry cut it into 2 x 1" strips which I adhered to the top and bottom of the white panel with liquid glue.  I die cut another large black mask and added it to the bottom left corner with liquid glue. Finally I added a die cut sentiment to the centre with liquid glue.  The panel was then adhered to the card base with double sided tape. 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Die Cut Divas challenge - ATG must have at least one die cut

Double D challenge - Halloween colours (purple, green, black)

Stencil Fun challenge - all about stencils optional theme Halloween (the harlequin panel is stencilled)

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cfascardhop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back tomorrow with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Sizzix - masquerade 664195 thinlits dies

Waffle Flower - dashed rhombus panel die & two-step rhombus stencil

Lawn Fawn - sweet smiles stamp

Simon Says Stamp - birthday basics stamp & die set

Kuretale - Gansai Tambi starry colors palette

MFT - black hybrid ink pad

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Limetree Crafts - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Gina K Designs - ink pads - wild lilac, grass green

Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments dies

Gina K Designs - pearl mix - black, gold & silver metallic

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