Tuesday challenge card "Black and White"

Today, Tuesday 18th April, Eileen Godwin has set a challenge of "Black and White".  This is the card that I have made for this prompt using a selection of Visible Image products.

I stamped the main image, called "Behind Every Mask" in the middle of the card using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  With the remaining ink on the stamp, I stamped the image on a post-it note then fussy cut the shape to create a mask.

With the mask in place, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink through the Visible Image "Strobes" stencil, fading it out towards the edges.

Using Versfine Clair "Nocturne" black ink I stamped one of the Visible Image "De-stressed" stamps multiple times around the edge of the card.  I then did the same using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I then used the Visible Image "Free Your Imagination" stamp set for the feather and the sentiment, stamping both in "Nocturne" black ink.

Finally, I mounted the card on to a piece of black paper then on to a card blank.  Around the edge of the black paper, I drew a line in a white gel pen.  The last thing I did was to add dots of white Ranger "Enamel Accents" below the flight of the bird.

Visible Image - Behind Every Mask (Gelli Plate & Pan Pastels Play)

Some time ago, you may remember I had a session of playing with Pan Pastels and the gelli plate, which created some amazing results.  
(The original post is here if you want to read it).

This morning, while I was sorting through bits and bobs floating around in a box, I came across a section of one of the pulls from the gelli plate and decided to use it to create this card.

I stamped the Visible Image "Behind Every Mask" bird and sentiment using Versafine "Nocturne" black ink.  Because the Pan Pastel background is quite porous, I then restamped the bird image onto white card, as the ink was being absorbed and made the black look a little milky.

I used a white Posca Pen to splatter white dots and splashes over the image

I cut around the bird image, colouring the edges in black marker pen so that it didn't stand out too much and then adhered over the top of the original stamped image. 

I added a touch of pale blue to the eyes, using a paint brush with "Tumbled Glass" Distress Oxide ink.

Visible Image "Behind Every Mask" Card

I am up early and feeling the grunge look today, making this card.  I brayered three colours of Distress Oxides to colour the background (Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint and Iced Spruce).  I then spritzed a stencil/mask (Creative Expressions Skulls) with water and placed it on top of the oxide background, leaving it for a couple of minutes.  I lifted the mask off, dabbed with a kitchen roll and then used my heat gun to dry it off.

I used a Visible Image stamp called "Behind Every Mask" for the bird and the sentiment.  For the foxing spots, I used a Stampin' up stamp from their "Gorgeous Grunge" set, then inked the edges.  Finally, I used a Brusho turquoise to colour the eyes and a white Signo pen.