I think it's important to try and get as much use out of your chosen products as you can, and in that vein, this technique utilises die-cut shapes and the off-cut waste that you'd normally discard, by using these pieces as masks. I have used Distress Oxide Inks for all of these samples as I find it to be a more opaque colour. Some die-cut shapes work better than others and sometimes you need to insert the die-cut shape and sponge over that as well as the original outside shape to depict the details. The two bug atc's below are the perfect example of this. If you simply used the off-cut waste to create your design, you would just have a big blank outline of a bug. But by placing the die back inside the outside waste and sponging a darker colour, you'll get all the detail that you miss in the first colour. Both of the bugs also have highlights in Glossy Accents. I also used some grey markers to create some depth and shadow, mainly noticeable in the windows on the first act and then around the gravestones on the third one. Another trick is to use a Mono Sand Eraser to gently erase away some of the colours to imitate the light source. You can see this effect, just under the moon in the first one and also around the ghost and the moon in the last atc. Be careful to not scratch away the card!
"Later"
"Easily distracted"
"In memory"
"What the flock?"
"Two weevils"
"No rest"
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