Whimsy - No Fuss Instant Masks

I was so curious and excited (and honored) when Whimsy Stamps asked me if I wanted to test drive a new product coming out. Umm, yes, please.  It's such a great company with innovative ideas and cute products so how could I not?!

You should have heard me squealing when I opened up the package.  The no fuss masks are absolutely brilliant!  

I regularly employ masking on my cards despite my dislike of fussy cutting so I cannot more clearly state how excited I was to use these.  No cutting, perfect fit, sturdy, and a good value with 4 sheets per package (so 4 masks per image). Win, win, win!

I was able to use the No Bones About It No Fuss Instant Masks 3 times for my first card. The first was figuring out my card layout, the second putting the mask back on after I decided to add the brick stenciling and the third a redo of the whole thing without the sentiment which I had originally stamped on the gravestone. I noticed that the edges of the mask were starting to come up after all those uses.  No big deal as I could just pull out another of the masks if needed.  Woo hoo!

On my second card I used more ink when blending and ripped the mask at the skeleton's neck/collarbone as I was removing it from my test card. Dang! When I worked up the real card, I used an exacto knife in that area and was able to remove the mask easily without tearing so I can use it again in the future.

I should mention that the area where I tore the mask was really tiny so I wasn't able to piece it back together for another try.  For a more solid image mask, I think I could have.

Again, these No Fuss Instant Masks are a brilliant concept and something I would definitely add to my cart when I'm buying the stamps.

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