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Marvelous Masking Tutorial
 by Dina Kowal for smARTworks
 
With regular masking, we cover an image so that images stamped over the mask appear to be behind the image we are masking.  Mortise masking covers up the space around the image so we can stamp inside it.
For masking basics, please visit our Masking 101 Tutorial. 
 
This tutorial will use the masking basics, and open a world of endless possiblities...
 
 
2.  Cut out the image carefully, so you have a positive 
     and negative mask.  You will be using both for this 
     project.
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Regular mask 
Mortise Mask 
1.  Find an outline image, and begin by stamping it
     on text weight paper or lightweight cardstock. 
     This is the bird image from the HSD-Indigo Bunting
     stamp set.