Bleached flowers

 

stamps used:  Unity stamp co. Frienship blooms artist GinaK

Brought out an old technique I learned many years ago where I used bleach to color the image.  

Basic instructions:

1.  emboss image on dark cardstock.

2.  select colored with bleach using a Q-tip applicator.

That's all there is to this technique but do have to have a little patience. I say patience for the bleach to soak into the cardstock and then dry.  Each card will be different depending on the thickness, core color or cardstocks.

I did these cards for my local creative card crew group.  Also wanted to mention, even tho, can't see it from the photo is that these are smaller cards.  I believe they are consider bar 4 cards that are 3 1/2" x 5" so I included envelopes with them for my gals.  Normally when I do an A2 card I don't bother giving envelopes because we all have that size envelope.

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bleach stamping with video

 BLEACH STAMPING

(see video below)

stamps used:  Unity stamp co.

Above are bleached card fronts.

Bleaching is an old technique, it's fun to bring back the old and make it new.

Spot or Select bleaching:

1.  stamp open line stamp image.

2.  with a Q-tip paint in bleach.

3.  allow to air dry.

stamps used:  ASITH

Bleach stamping:

1.  create a bleach ink pad:  folded paper towel with sponge under paper towel to hold the bleach.

2.  press solid image stamping into bleach ink pad.

3.  stamp onto cardstock and hold for 10 to 15 seconds.

4.  remove stamp to reveal the bleached image.

5.  leave as straight bleach or color with chalks.

Watch video here in this post or at my you-tube channel.

See more post of mine doing the bleach technique here from 2011, another here more recent, here and this post way back in 2009.  That's enough for now ... if you want to see more you can type bleach in the search bar.

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Day 5 - GIU girl - Bleach it!

stamps used:  Hug stamp set by Unity stamp co.

supplies used:  bleach, q-tips

This is Day 5 of my GIU girl guest blogging ... that means it's the last day, and I wanted to Thank Unity for giving me the opportunity this week to be one of their guest bloggers.

For today I went down to the basement where our washing machine is so I could get the bleach.  Earlier this week I raided the kitchen, and today it's the laundry supplies.  To start off I stamped and embossed the big flower from the Hug stamp set.  Next, I do what I call select bleaching by dipping a q-tip into bleach then using that q-tip as a paint brush to paint the bleach inside the flower.  As you can see I did this technique on several colors of cardstock because each one comes out different.  After the bleached out flower dries you see the color of the core of the cardstock.  The two most dramatic ones were the rust and light blue cardstocks ... the rust came out yellow and the light blue cardstock came out to a pinky white color.  I finished the cards by using the rest of the background images from the same stamp set, added some ribbon and other embellishments.  

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Still beaching

Yes, still bleaching and coloring ribbons! Bleached Outlines Rubber Stamp Company, Inc. - Rubber Stamps flower square on olive green cardstock, which bleached out looking like yellow/orange.  I love the way you never know what color you are going to end up with when you bleach it.  The roses are a May Arts ribbons - yes a whole row of roses on a ribbon.  I colorized it with Ranger Ink Distress Stain antique linen.  So get bleach out of the laundry room and into your craft room!

Bleach It

Had fun with another technique from the past!  Bleaching, yes take the bleach out of the laundry room and into the craft room.  These samples are for

 Outlines blog challenge.  All images are from Outlines Rubber Stamp Company, Inc. - Rubber Stamps and ribbon by  May Arts ribbons .

My favorite of coloring after bleaching is using Pebbles pearlescent chalks.  When I stopped playing last night my husband said to me you have a sparkly personality tonight.  Apparently I had some of the chalks on my face. 

Gingersnap Spicy Supply - Coffee Filters challenge

Here is my entry for Gingersnap Creations Spicy Supply - Coffee Filters challenge or should I say three entries. 

 Just had so much fun making coffee filter book guess I couldn't stop.  The dragon book is done with Hot Potatoes Fabric and Wall Stamps .  The cover was stamped with bamboo design in bleach.  The pages were colored with Ranger Ink Adirondack color wash spray.

 The flower was stamped with Tim Holtz alteration die that was punched out first with fun foam to make a stamp.  Used a multicolor ink pad .  It was stamped twice, layered together with a brad for the center.  The leaves are from ASITH.  Inside page pockets were stamped with homemade flower with same alterations die and leaves.

Pear coffee filter book was also done with beach, the lines are an image from Magenta and the dots was bleach splattered (is that a word?) onto the cardstock.  Not sure who the pear image ..... might be Stamper's Anon. or Moon Rose.  Inside pockets were stamped with images from ASITH and Moon Rose.

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Crazy Amigo - bleach challenge

Here is my entry for Crazy Amigo Challenge-tuesday challenge
theme is bleach.
All images Sunday International Rubber Stamps and more

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Funky Flowers with bleach

Bleach is not just for getting out stains in clothes. When it comes to stamping nothing around the house is safe. So get out the bleach!

FUNKY FLOWERS in bleach
March 2009
cards by Sue Wisniewski - Sunday International design team

Stamps:
Funky Flowers – Sunday International, Dee Gruenig
supplies:
household bleach
paper towels
3M double stick tape
ribbon
Homemade bleach ink pad - paper towel on plastic plate
Instructions:
1. Fold a piece of paper towel into fourths and place it on a plastic plate. Pour bleach onto this paper towel pad.
2. Place your stamp into your homemade bleach ink pad. Make sure you have a good coverage of bleach onto your stamp.
3. Print your stamp onto colored cardstock and hold the stamp on the cardstock for a full 15 seconds. Remove stamp and watch the how the bleach reacts to the cardstock.
4. For this card I stamped the Funky Flowers on four different colored cardstocks, red pepper, orange, moss green & dark purple.
5. Cut each stamped Funky Flower into a small rectangle and layer onto a piece of black (4 3/4”x6 3/4”) cardstock with double stick tape.
6. Make a hole in the middle of this layer, wrap ribbon around and thread both ends of ribbon in the hole to the front of layer. Tie the ribbon into a bow.
7. Tape Funky Flower bleached layer with bow to an orange greeting (5x7 folded) card.
Tips:
1. Do this in a well ventilated area.
2. Every color cardstock will react different.
3. Wash your stamp immediately after all your bleach stamping is complete. As long as you wash stamp after bleaching it will not harm your stamp.
Another sample card with just one Funky Rose

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