This time I would like to show you how to create the background for the layout of Memory Keeping with "Day By Day" #008 .
Using the masking method I've introduced several times before, I made sure the alphabet was behind the typewriter, not overlapping it. It may look difficult, but it's actually a simple process, as all you have to do is stamp the alphabet randomly.
First, the main "365: June " is typed three times horizontally and three times vertically.
Next, a typewriter stamp is stamped onto another piece of paper for masking purposes.
I use plain sticky notes because it is convenient to use the sticky part of the note when masking. You can use any kind of paper for masking, not just sticky notes. However, if there are any uneven areas, the print will not come out cleanly, so I recommend using thin paper.
After stamping, you cut along the outer outline, but since it's for masking, it doesn't have to be neatly stamped. I used red ink this time so it's easy to see.
Place a layer of masking paper on top.
Can you tell by looking at the typewriter on the far left? The keyboard part of the typewriter is exactly where the sticky notes are, and the non-sticky parts are sticking up.
Now that we're ready, we'll print the alphabet in the background. The alphabet is " 365: I'm using `` Hikari ''.
I stamped the letter "A" so that it overlapped the white background and the masking paper.
This is what it looks like when you remove the masking paper.
Just keep repeating this process and stamping various alphabet letters.
At first I worked carefully, but I realized that it wasn't very efficient, so I switched to a strategy of stamping in bulk. I set up the masking paper, stamped "A," then moved the paper to another typewriter and stamped "A" again....when most of the "A"s were filled in, I would stamp "B," then "C," and so on. I repeated this process.
If you prepare masking paper for nine typewriters, you can save the trouble of having to move them around each time. I thought it would be a lot of work to cut masking paper for nine typewriters , so I reused the masking paper for three of them. (If I wanted to save more time, two would have been enough.)
Once you stamp the alphabet background, the typewriter will look three-dimensional. It's like you've stamped a typewriter on a separate piece of paper and stuck it on top of the alphabet pattern paper!
For your reference... here is a blog post I wrote previously introducing masking methods.
①Memory Keeping with "Day By Day" #001
② Ideas for using "365: Wishing You" - Part 1
③ Collection of ideas from "365: Let's Play!"
The masking method greatly increases the possibilities of clear stamps. If you have the chance, please give it a try!
Well, the next one will be on Friday, September 15th. There are many things I want to introduce other than memory keeping, but I have a lot of things to do and I can't get around to it. I wish I could copy and paste myself... I can't wait for early November when everything will be over, but by then the holiday season will have already begun. A year really goes by so quickly.
Thank you for your continued support next week!
- FEB 365: February
- Typewriter 365: June
- Background alphabet, 2023 365: Hikari
You can view previous memory keeping pages from the links below.
◾️Memory Keeping with "Day By Day"