Torn Edge Masking

This month the Group of Seven Cardmakers have been playing with Torn Edges.  There are a couple of ways to use torn edges, but I chose to only use them for masking on this post.  My first card follows the later technique in this video (it starts at the 10:25 mark on the video).

I tore the edges on some scraps of cs, placed them over my focal panel, and sponged in the remaining open area with three colours of Distress inks.  Unlike the video where he leaves the masks in place, I removed them and then stamped so that my branch extends beyond the sponging in a couple of places.  The branch and sentiment are stamped in very dark blue ink and the focal panel is bordered with navy cs.

For my second card, I followed this video which includes stencilling within the open area created by the torn edge masks.

Once again I tore the edges of some scraps of cs, used them as masks, went over the open area with light blue ink, then laid down my snowflake stencil, and sponged with two darker shades of blue.  I trimmed the panel, popped it up on the card base on fun foam, and added three snowflakes and a sentiment die cut once from glitter cs and once from scrap white cs and glued together for dimension.

There is a third torn edge technique but I haven't had a chance to try it yet.  Please head over to Group of Seven to see it and to see all the examples made by the group.  You're welcome to link up a card if you try one of the techniques but just be aware it's not a challenge - it's for inspiration only!

Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Impression Obsession branch, Great Impressions sentiment
Ink - Distress Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood, and Victorian Velvet; Versafine Clair Twilight
Paper - white and navy cs
Size - 5" square
Accessories - Spellbinders square dies

Supplies for card 2:
Ink - Distress Speckled Egg, Faded Jeans, and Chipped Sapphire
Paper - white cs, white glitter cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Echo Park snowflake dies, SSS snow die