Saturday, 8 February 2014

Dahlia delight .....

Another stormy Saturday .. at least I have a good reason not to sort the garden out!  We have been lucky to have some blue sky and sunshine but the dark dreary clouds are now back and the wind is blowing a storm.

 On to crafting .. this week's challenge at "Less is More" is  for a One Layer Card with the theme of Anything Goes.  I love one layer cards but I struggle with anything goes!  In the end I've spent more time thinking about what I could do and less time actually doing it.

 I've tried out a new technique (new to me!) of using household bleach to "colour" an image.

From the close up you can see the effect of the bleach!
Inside the card
I used the following:

 Stampin Up Baked Brown Sugar Card and ink for the inside image
Ranger Archival Ink
Clearly Besotted Many Messages sentiment
Heartfelt Creations  Blooming Dahlia stamp
Household bleach!!

 Enjoy!
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10 comments:

  1. Glittertastic8 February 2014 at 18:14

    Oh this is so clever! The bleach has worked perfectly and you've created a stunning card

    Sharon
    x

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  2. Marianne8 February 2014 at 18:21

    great card, i love that bleach technique.

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  3. Vicky Hayes8 February 2014 at 20:26

    It's a great technique Elaine and you've used it perfectly with this bold image! Vicky x

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  4. Nonni8 February 2014 at 21:37

    Wow, very cool coloring technique! I love the stamp too.

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  5. GinaA8 February 2014 at 22:36

    Just love this, a very stylish card.

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  6. Chrissie9 February 2014 at 06:24

    This is fabulous Elaine, I love the brush stroke effect you have achieved with the bleach.
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    Less is More

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  7. Margaret9 February 2014 at 18:59

    Stunning Elaine!
    Margaret x

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  8. Elaine10 February 2014 at 16:37

    Oh I like this one too! Great flowery stamp.

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  9. Mrs Harry11 February 2014 at 20:28

    This flower looks lovely, very three dimensional.

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  10. Unknown12 February 2014 at 21:41

    Just browsing through the less is more comp...yours is stunning.

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