NEW Party Mask Blanks for Fancy Dress Style & Decor

Grab your stash, and add what you will, for this fun project!

The fun thing about these masks is how versatile some may turn out to be. I love them all. Quite frankly, I'm thinking of creating my own wall display of 4 of these designs right here in the Studio's main headquarters.

As before, you'll note these are in the 11" by 17" Ledger Size (in U.S. terms) format. For those of you without any image manipulation software to use, this might be a tricky thing to print. I'd like to suggest trying your local office print shop, where a variety of formats can be had.

The Digi crowd will find I am including their favorite PNG downloads, while the Hands-On crowd may choose to go with the JPG Print ones.

There are two sets here, both utilizing old textiles, marquetry inlay patterning, a bas relief design, and a few other dainties for sophisticated mask designing.

And, as printer styles vary, and paper qualities do differ, I'm recommending your smoothest papers and/or card stocks. Please refer to the suggested construction techniques listed in my first Mask Blank post, or perhaps the special post on how Dezinaworld 15's June created hers. 

Happy Creativity!

NOTE:

These masks are never to be repackaged for sale. You may use them, for free, but you may never sell them. I have exclusive copyrights to their final design. 

It's simply the LAW (that is a link).

In other words, some parts of my work, my Steampunk party accessories included, are not completely mine.

While parts of them come from copyright free sources, some come with Licenses to copy and use, but never to sell for any reason, in any way, shape or form.

I am free to use them, but would not abuse that privilege.
In this particular case, nobody would be offended but Plush Possum Studio. That's because it took many, many long hours of work to get this set just right so that others would find it of use.

Plush Possum Studio will ever strive to uphold the 
copyrights of others. 

Thank you for joining me in 
keeping free things free!

PPSPartyGear™: Further Fun With Mask Blanks

Download Digi PNG Version HERE

Download JPG PRint Version HERE

Set Two

Download Digi PNG Version HERE

Download JPG Print Version HERE

Credits: Antique basis for these images (prior to our fiddling) from

the New york Public Library at nypl.org

Also from Wiki Commons

A Look at June's Marvelous Mask!!!!!

I feel so proud and pleased to be giving you all the latest news.

Our friend June, over at Dezinaworld, has today posted the most lovely gift for PPS.

She has taken something we posted and made it into something truly special.

And then blogged about it---with bells on!!!! 

Check this out:

Wow!!!!!

This just knocks my socks off!

Imagine if you will, me, knocked sockless at my computer--a sockless, blogging possum!!!! :)

I just love everything she did with that Mask Blank. Her version of it far out-classes everything we'd hoped for!!!! Don't you just love the added bling around the eye area? Just the perfect touch, if you ask this possum. And her color sense is divine!!!

When polled, our good friend June's response was for the go-ahead on our featuring her lovely mask in a separate post here at PPS. In her email responses, she wrote:

"I used good strong plain card with no other backing and it's good and sturdy. I used a hot glue gun to attach the lace and just added bling and some ribbon. It was really easy and I did plan to do something more elaborate but sadly I didn't have the time. Happily though, I was very pleased with the result.......I adore the masks and immediately could see their potential, they are cleverly designed and perfectly sized (and you may quote me on that)."

Isn't it a blessing to have such a good friend?

Her featuring this design has given us possums a real boost in our numbers, along with some new Followers.

This woman really is a gem (yes--and you may quote PPS on that!). ;)

BTW, her latest sale on Halloween merchandise is awesome wonderfulness through and through! Be sure and pop over to see all the other goodies that Dezinaworld has to offer as well! It's a great place to find collage elements of all kinds.

Take care, all, and have a massively marvelous good time shopping over at June's. Her DT's made up of spectacular artisans with much real creative flair. Every week, it's something different over there! 

Don't know where she finds the time to keep it all going so smoothly--she must be one dynamic woman.

In future, we'll be keeping parts of this article in our Feature Gallery Page. You can look for it here in about another week.

Happy Creativity!

Rose

Steampunk Mask Blanks

Well, you can never have too much Steampunk--not if you're this possum, anyway! Our thoughts have turned to travel lately, from a standpoint of our favorite theme. To add to our selection of masks for your use this time (or anytime) of year, the obvious conclusion was to think in terms of travels abroad, especially by air. 
For what Steampunker would be without her or his own flash airship? One certainly must be able to gauge where one is headed if aloft, then. And to add to the experience, we began to explore antique maps online for more inspiration.
Not only that, but one of our marble paper colors, sepia to be exact, looked so right in with these two sets, it was almost a given it belonged.
You'll note how, once again, we are relying on a large scale sheet as printing surface, that of 11" by 17", or standard Ledger Size in U.S. terms. Most U.S. printers may handle almost any format no broader than 11", so most of our visitors will find it easily printable, given the correct sheets of paper.
We also recommend that these be backed by either a stronger paper such as a semi flexible card stock, or with fabric of a smooth texture and fine grain prior to threading string/ribbons/yarn/what have you through the holes at either temple.
The possibilities here strike me. One might add, perhaps,  paper cogs or rusty metal machine parts , watch parts, little bits of ephemera or music box parts, then maybe add a few details from our cogged gems set, all to make a unique display of one's own.
Anyway, you get the intent with your--
Happy Creativity!
Rose

NOTE:

These masks are never to be repackaged for sale. 
You may use them, for free, but you must never sell 
any of them for any reason. 
I have exclusive copyrights to their final design. 
The same applies to all of my party accessories.

It's simply the LAW (that is a link).

In other words, my pre-packaged work, my Steampunk party accessories included, is not for sale, and is never meant to be, and this carries over into the choices which you, 
my guests here at PPS, are allowed to make by law.
All of the party accessories took many, many hours of painstaking work, so I would like it if you would only share and attribute 
(with links, please, back to the source, which is right here), 
and never repackage for sale, any of my work.

While parts of my work still come from copyright free sources, some do come with Licenses to copy and use, 
but never to sell for any reason, in any way, shape or form. 
I may be free to use them, but would never abuse that privilege.

Plush Possum Studio will continue 
to uphold the copyrights of others.

Thank you for joining me in doing so.

Steampunk Mask Blanks

Set One

Download JPG Print Version HERE

Set Two


Download JPG Print Version HERE

Credits: Original Antique imagery from
the New York Public Library digiatl collections
at nypl.org
Also, Wiki commons

Steampunk Party Mask for Ladies

Well, it's about time, if you ask this possum, for our ladies to enjoy their first Steampunked mask. We took great pains to differentiate this one from her counterpart from two posts ago. In doing so, we gave our gal some special decorative touches with a bit of feminine flair.
We hope you like her veiled top hat and winged clock, along with the French map which frames her eyes.
You'll notice her format is the same as for her heart's desire, 11" by 17", otherwise known in the states as "Ledger Sized." Once again, there is a 1/2" margin at both side edges. Do bear that in mind if you choose to print this one.
As for me, I guess I cannot choose which one of the two to favor.
Please recall how it's better to back anything made with paper with at least one layer of heavier yet flexible material such as card stock. To reinforce those string holes on the face portion is also best.
While you're at it, you may want to check into the rest of our Steampunk Category. 
We're adding some geared-up gramophone music at the end of this post for your listening pleasure.
Thanks for stopping by and--
Happy Creativity!
Rose

NOTE:

These masks are never to be repackaged for sale. You may use them, for free, and even embellish them your way, but you may never sell them. We have exclusive copyrights to their final design. However, their design includes certain elements and Digital Brushes (not owned by us) that we have pledged never to sell in any form, no matter how updated, re-made or altered our design team may make them.

It's simply the LAW (that is a link).

In other words, some parts of our work, our Steampunk party accessories included, are not completely ours.

While parts of them come from copyright free sources, some come with Licenses to copy and use, but never to sell for any reason, in any way, shape or form.

We are free to use them, but would not abuse that privilege.

We at Plush Possum Studio will uphold the copyrights of others to the best of our ability.

Thank you for joining us in doing so.

Printable Steampunked Mask for Ladies

Download 11" by 17" Legal Document Sized Printable Version HERE

CREDITS
Digital Brushes used in the design process of this mask are from
Obsidian Dawn and nelchee.

Credits: Original Antique imagery (prior to our fiddling) from
the New york Public Library at nypl.org
Also, WIki Commons

Steampunk Party Mask for Gents

Isn't he a dapper fellow, this top hat wearing Steampunked man? He's obviously been seeing the sights of both London (after all, the facial part of his mask is cut from an antique map of London, England) and Paris--even to a hot air balloon ride high above the Tuileries, and perhaps to a rendezvous at Maxim's or for midnight cocktails at the Moulin Rouge.
I can imagine him spending an evening with friends at London's Savoy Theatre, then donning his goggles and greatcoat, and climbing aboard his very own dirigible the next day to cross the Channel. 
As a last minute choice for a costume, gents might consider wearing the cutaway coat or tails and tie from their wedding, along with this mask. With a few added details, such as a watch and chain or facsimile, a pair of gloves, and perhaps a different necktie reminiscent of the era, and any gent would have his costume locked, loaded, and ready! A walking stick might complete the outfit, giving it some added dash. 
And for those of you really into some flash wear, HERE is a nice tutorial on how to make some spats to really Steampunk yourself! 
It might be suggestible here to note that I offer collage sheets in the Steampunk Category which might  do well for a little added flair via iron-on print-outs of any of the collage sheets we offer. These could then be assembled as per the Wiki How tutorial, for a real knock-out of an outfit!
I'd like to remind any of you interested that this offering is sized much as some of the previously offered masks are, for an 11" by 17" sized sheet of printer paper. That's Ledger size here in the states. It has a 1/2" border at its narrowest margin, so your settings for print should include this factor.
Also, it is obviously best to reinforce any paper mask before adding your strings to their holes at both edges. I'd like to recommend card stock or any other lightweight card, but some of you may wish to back it with stiff fabric, or even iron it onto some smooth finished cloth with backing for stiffener. OR ironing it onto cloth (as in a printable iron on transfer process), followed by your choice of stiffened backing. Buckram might do nicely for either cloth or paper, as it's often used in mask making.
For more ways to make party fun more affordably unique in style, you can view the rest of the PPSPartyGear™category HERE.

Happy Creativity!
Rose

NOTE:

These masks are never to be repackaged for sale. You may use them, for free, but you may never sell them. I have exclusive copyrights to their final design. However, their design includes certain elements and Digital Brushes (not owned by me) that I have pledged never to sell in any form, no matter how updated, re-made or altered our design team may make them.

It's simply the LAW (that is a link).

In other words, some parts of my work, my Steampunk party accessories included, are not completely mine.

While parts of them come from copyright free sources, some come with Licenses to copy and use, but never to sell for any reason, in any way, shape or form.

I are free to use them, but would not abuse that privilege.

Plush Possum Studio will uphold the copyrights of others 
wherever possible.

Thank you for joining me in doing so.

Printable Party Mask for Steampunked Gentlemen

Download our 300dpi 11" by 17" Version HERE

CREDITS
All brushes used in the production of this item come from
Obsidian Dawn

Credits: Original Antique imagery (prior to my work) from
the New York Public Library at nypl.org
Also, Wikimedia Commons