Today I would like to share a Fall card, stamped with the Lockhart Autumn Splendor stamp with Brown Memento ink on Natural White cardstock, and then colored with Copic markers, (shown below).
After stamping and coloring the main image, I used a Spellbinders Long Oval Nestability to cut and emboss my image. I left the die in place to use as a mask for airbrushing a little later.
Besides stamping the main image, I also stamped a mask on Eclipse tape and carefully trimmed it. I wanted to be able to airbrush a sage green background around my warmly colored main image. Since a cool green would have made the warm colors look muddy, I needed a mask. 
This is what the image looked like after masking and airbrushing with my Copic Airbrush System. See the white perimeter? That was from leaving the oval die in place to mask the edges. (If your die gets sticky from ink, you can clean it with rubbing alcohol.)
Finally, I chose some background papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Gretel Collection and die cut a Long Rectangle for the card front. I used a gold paint pen to edge my main image and tag, and did a bit of stitching on the card front as well. Masking is a relatively simple way to add interest and fun to stamping projects!
