The Masked Drop Shadow Technique

Happy Friday, Bloggers!

Academy stamps are perfect for back-to-school cards!

Now that most students are back in action, it's a great time to send a "Good Luck" card. I just happened to have my Academy wood mounted stamps handy and started collage-stamping on a 5x7 card panel.

Cutting a mask (from recycled copy paper) with our Academy Memoranda Stamp was easy because it's pretty close to a rectangle. No time for fussy cutting today! The paper mask makes it possible to stamp a second layer over the first stamped image without covering it. So handy!

Check out how great the mask works when I sponge an inked shadow around the image with our awesome foam applicator. It's like adding a drop shadow in PhotoShop, except without a computer. And without PhotoShop. LOL.

For the sentiment, I grabbed my tried 'n true "Good Luck" stamp from the Wild, Wild West collection and stapled it onto the card panel.

The Academy Memoranda, Book Plate, and Progress Report stamps made the perfect card for my favorite student away at school.

In honor of the fact that the kiddos are back in school, I think we should put these stamps on sale. They've been discounted to a price too crazy to mention. (You do the math. It's academic.)

I hope the students in your life are having a great start to the year!

Thanks for stopping by . . .

Kay at Club Scrap