Hi everyone. This month at
Group of Cardmakers, we are experimenting with Bleaching (with both Bleach or Water). There are lots of variations, and some techniques are known by a variety of names such as Water Stamping, Ghosting, etc.
My results were a mix. I had success with using Bleach, but not much success with using Water for stamping. I'll share what worked for me ...
The first three cards are done with the same technique ... smooshed background with Distress Inks, dry; stamp image and heat emboss; then bleaching the image with paint brush dipped in bleach and blotted with paper towel.
The card above is the Blooming Branch stamp (Pinkfresh Studio), stamped in Brushed Cordoroy and heat embossed with clear over smooshed background. I used bleach to remove the image colour, left it for a day, and then watercoloured with Distress Inks. I used a hot pink marker to add more colour to the center of the blooms. I die-cut the center of the card front using the Semi-Circle Stacker Frame die (Penny Black) and then popped it up over top. A simple sentiment from Happy Snippets (Penny Black) finishes the card.
Sending the card at the top of the post to:
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I used the same method for the fuschsia card. Smooshed distress inks for the background. Image is Captivating (Penny Black), heat embossed with Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I used distress inks to watercolour where I had removed the background colour with bleach. A sentiment, Cosmos - retired (Technique Tuesday) was also added in Liquid Platinum Embossing. Used a white paint pen on the stamens.
Sending above card to:
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For my final card using the smooshing and bleaching technique, I used Christmas Birds - retired (Northwoods). Again used Liquid Platinum embossing. The sentiment is from retired Snowglobe Sayings (MFT).
Sending this card to:
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Below I am sharing a card I made from 2016 using bleaching with water when stenciling (ghosting technique). Ghosting is another name for Bleaching. It is the same ... using a ink coloured background, and stenciling with water over top. Below is a sample from a few years ago. I have many more samples on my Pinterest Board - Ghosting
(link HERE).
I hope you'll give one of the bleaching techniques a try. There are a lot of options using bleach ... and a few using water. It's worth trying them out to see what works best for you.
Thanks for stopping by!
Card #1:
Stamps: Blooming Branch (Pinkfresh Studio); Happy Snippets (Penny Black)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Distress Inks: Brushed Corduroy, Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Shabby Shutters (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, water brush, bleach, watercolour paint brushes, Semi-Circle Stackers (Penny Black)
Card #2:
Stamps: Captivating (Penny Black); Cosmos - retired (Technique Tuesday)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Hot Press Watercolour Paper (Arches 140 lb.)
Ink: Versamark; Distress Inks: Candied Apple, Lumberjack Plaid, Wilted Violet, Villanous Potion, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Liquid Platinum embossing Powder (Ranger), heat tool, water brush, bleach, watercolour paint brushes, white acrylic paint pen (Posca)
Card #3:
Stamps: Christmas Birds (Northwoods); Snowglobe Sayings - retired (MFT)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink: Versamark; Distress Inks: Salvaged Patina, Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean (Tim Holtz); Arteza Watercolour Markers
Accessories: Liquid Platinum embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, water brush, bleach, watercolour paint brushes
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