Bleaching Technique

This card makes me think about fall…it's the colors that do it!  We might just be using bleach at my TECHNIQUE TUESDAY class on September 1st!!!  You're always welcome to join us – the more the merrier!!!  All you need to bring is a $5 class fee, your scissors and adhesive.  A minimum $15 order is required and if your order is over $40 the class is free!  We'll be making 3 GREAT projects and you'll be able to get your hands on some fabulous new products from the Holiday Mini Catalog – it goes LIVE on September 1st!!!

Back to the card…Using bleach on your cards is a fun and easy technique. Make sure you wear some clothes you don't care about and protect your stamping surface just in case.

Did you know that the strength of your bleach only lasts a short time after you've opened your container? Something like only 48 hours before the strength of your bleach diminishes. It will still work after that time…it just won't be as strong. 

You'll be using an Aqua Painter for this technique.  The bleach will not damage it – but rinse it out before you put it away.  You don't want bleach to be sitting in it when you store it.

One more thing I want to draw your attention to…do you see the striped banner that looks like designer paper?  That's really our corrugated cardboard paper – cool huh?  You can find it below in the products I have featured by the images of the stamp set.

Give this a try – it's fun!

Supplies: 

• Stamp Sets – Butterfly Basics (wm-#138813; cm-#138816; p-#137154); Papillon Potpourri (wm-#132058; cm-#123759)
• Cardstock – Delightful Dijon (#138338); Soft Suede (#115318); Very Vanilla (#101650); Kraft Corrugated (#138317)
• Stamp Pads – Delightful Dijon (#138327); Soft Suede (#126978); VersaMark (#102283)
• Misc. – Black Embossing Powder (#109133); Pearl Jewels (#119247); Bitty Butterfly Punch (#129406); Elegant Butterfly Punch (#127526); Scallop Oval Punch (#119856); XL Oval Punch (#119859); Embossing Buddy (#103083); Aqua Painter (#103954); Heat Tool (#129053); Dimensionals (#104430); Bleach

 Measurements:  

• Delightful Dijon – 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”; 2” x 2-3/4” (punched)
• Soft Suede – 4” x 5-1/4”
• Very Vanilla – 1/2” x 4”; 2” x 5” (punched pieces)
• Corrugated Kraft – 3/4” x 5”; scrap for punched butterfly

Instructions:

1. Fold Delightful Dijon cardstock in half.
2. Swipe Embossing Buddy over Soft Suede cardstock.
3. Using VersaMark ink, stamp floral images on Soft Suede cardstock. You'll need to mask lower portion of cardstock when you stamp the top flowers.
   Sprinkle black embossing powder over stamped images; shake off excess.
   Heat set using Heat Tool.
4. Fill Aqua Painter with bleach. Paint inside of embossed flowers.
   Note: Rinse out Aqua Painter several times to clean.
5. Using Soft Suede ink, stamp 'honeycomb' image on Soft Suede cardstock and vanilla strip.
6. Cut angle into vanilla and kraft corrugated papers. Attach to Soft Suede cardstock. Layer onto card front.
7. Using Delightful Dijon ink, stamp butterfly on scrap vanilla cardstock. Punch out using Elegant Butterfly punch.
8. Punch Bitty Butterfly from corrugated scrap. Layer onto stamped butterfly. Attach to card front using dimensionals. Place 2-3 pearls on top of butterfly.
9. Using Soft Suede ink, stamp sentiment on scrap vanilla cardstock. Punch out using Oval Scallop punch.
10. Punch scrap Delightful Dijon cardstock using XL Oval punch. Layer stamped sentiment onto oval punch. Attach to card front using dimensionals.

You can click here to see some of the products used in this card:

 NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG….

…is just around the corner!!!  If you're on my mailing list, you should be receiving one by September 1st when it goes live online!!!!  If you're not on my mailing list (or you're not sure) contact me and I'd be happy to check and/or send you one.

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