Sunday 5 April 2020

Another use for bleach ...

It seems that part of my lockdown routine is to create a card ... first find a challenge that inspires and then get creating ... sometimes it is not as easy as I would like, in fact sometimes I think my mojo is on lockdown somewhere else!!!

Today's card:



I began by stamping and heat embossing the flower on coloured card, I then used bleach to remove some of the colour from the petals before using polychromos pencils to add some detail and depth into the image.  I used bleach to stamp the leaves onto the green card stock - I was delighted with the resulting images and the fact that they were yellow and not pure white (I did wash the bleach from the stamp as soon as I had finished stamping).  It is interesting the way coloured card reacts to the bleach.

I used:
UNIKO Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum
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Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils
Versamark
WOW Clear Embossing Powder

The challenge that inspired this creation:

CAS MIx Up April Challenge
- as well as bleach my project includes die cutting, heat embossing, colouring with polychromos.



Stay Safe!

7 comments:

  1. What an interesting way to create. Love the finished effect. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. What a stunning card!! I love the flower and the design is perfect! Thanks so much for playing along at CAS Mix Up!!

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  3. What a beautiful flower, Elaine! I love how you've gotten depth and shading by using the bleach! I haven't tried stamping with bleach. I love the results you got! What an amazing color! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

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  4. Another great way to use bleach, Elaine! I LOVE those stamped leaves in the background. And your large blooms is GORGEOUS! Great layout and design! Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

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  5. I like the way you stamped with bleach and split the green panel into 3 pieces before adding them to your card and the yellow flower is divine. Thanks for sharing at CAS Mix Up this month.

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  6. Gorgeous chrysanthemum card, Elaine! I love it!
    The shades of yellow are so bright and beautiful. Adding the details with color pencils does male a difference.
    The bleached leaf outlines make the panels look like patterned paper, and the different sizes of the panel make a wonderful and interesting backdrop for the flower.
    Thank you so much for sharing this beauty at CAS Mix Up!
    Hideko xx

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  7. Fabulous results with this technique! Gorgeous card! I know what you mean about crafting during lockdown and loss of mojo. It's great when something inspires you:) I'm glad you enjoyed this challenge! Thanks so much for playing along at CAS Mix Up.

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