I can honestly say, that though I have heard and seen the bleach technique, I have never done it before. I'm thinking because bleach scares me. But, I persevered and made myself try this.
I went really basic, but you can sort of see the area that was bleached [in the background]. I used Altenew's Hennah Elements. I stamped, white embossed, and then using a micro brush, I bleached out the inside of the flowers. Because I used a dark paper, it bleached it out.
I had the tag hanging out on my desk, and because it matched, I lightly adhered it over the flowers. This will make a "card gift" for my friend's birthday. Dual win there - I used bleach, and have a gift. Gotta love that~
Your turn - there are many ways to use bleach on your cards [Pinterest, You tube, Jennifer McGuire]. Find one that interests you and play along. I for one, am looking forward to see what the Team created, as well as the players! Have fun.
Thanks for stopping by~
11 comments:
Such a cool card! Love your style Vicki! You can do it all!
Applauding the dual win here, Vicki - and your perseverance with the bleach. Your flowers are lovely with their shadows/highlights. Your friend will adore this, as do I!
hugs~c
So pretty, I love that the bleach images are the background - that dark paper really helps the bleach part pop!!! Great job!
I keep a bit of bleach in a small baby food jar. The shape of the jar prevents it from tipping over and spilling. The lid seals the jar nicely too. I have used this technique many times in the past and always found it fun to watch the CS change colors. Don't give up !
Great job with the bleach technique, Vicki. I have never done this either as I don't use or have bleach in my house. That said, this is truly effective and I love the blues.
Fantastic card design and I love the bleached flowers.
Love the soft effect you got with the bleach on your background flowers Vicki. Awesome layout.
Wonderful layers Vicki, this is pretty!
I totally LOVE this! Such a great design using my favorite stripes and polka dot mix. The flowers turned out beautifully, love the subtle bleaching.
The second photo shows just how lovely those flowers are slightly lighter than the background, Vicki.
This is really eye catching and very effective with the bleach on dark cardstock. Love the design. Thanks for stopping by my blog and taking time to leave a comment. Always appreciated x
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