Masking to Create a Journaling Space

This is also a technique that I've used in my most recent layout. In this layout, I've challenged myself not to use any extra card stock (except for the background) or pattern papers as well as embellishment.

In my layout, I've used three colours (pine needles, vintage photo and black soot) of distress ink to do my masking for the journaling space. To create the template, I've hand drawn a scroll shaped and later cut it out. I've then used the tear-in technique to tear along the edges of the scroll template.