Monday 20 April 2020

Bleaching

I have never had much success with Bleaching techniques but the challenge over at CAS Mix Up this month was just that,  so thought I would have another go.
The background was an experimental piece trying colours out together and left in the 'may get
round to using one day' pile!

I gold embossed the flower stamp and then lifted out the colour. I was tempted to simply use water but determined to have another effort with the bleach!

There are a couple of places where I went outside the embossing slightly but it didn't turn out too bad.

Instead of leaving it, I tried to colour it with Distress Inks - not sure that this was a success or not as apart from anything else my shading leaves a little to be desired! Can't quite make my mind up about this card -  I think it may have been better left alone as the background is quite dark but too late now!

My elements for the challenge are Bleaching, Stamping, Heat Embossing and Watercolouring.

Also entering over at
Sweet Stampin' - Bloomin' Wonderful

Thanks for looking! x





21 comments:

Stamps and Paper said...

Beautiful card Viv and love the bleaching technique gorgeous colours

Anne

Ros Crawford said...

Oh Viv this is so beautiful!! I love the flowers and the BG! Thanks so much for playing along at CAS Mix Up!

Aquarius said...

Lovely colours here and a great CAS layout.

Pat said...

This is very bright and pretty Viv and I love the design with the rectangular aperture and love the flourishy sentiment which goes perfectly. x

HilaryJane said...

Well I think it has turned out brilliantly. I like how you have positioned the window in the corner, I always find it really hard not to centralise everything! Lovely colours, lovely card xx

Lynne said...

This is really lovely Viv. That touch of pink in the background is perfect for the flowers and the bleaching looks great.
Lynne x

Pia S said...

I’ve never heard of this bleach technique before so I had to watch a few You Tube videos. Do you use normal bleach as for household?
The stuff sure allows to get a good variety of color shades. I think the layout for this card is fantastic.

Carole said...

Looks OK to me Viv but then we are always more critical of our own work...I like your colour choice and layout and it is a very pretty stamp too. xx

Loll said...

Your card is beautiful, Viv! I LOVE the colours in the background. The flower is so vibrant it stands out. It is more difficult to get shading once you've bleached the paper, but you did an amazing job! I love the layout and design too! xx

Pat K said...

Gorgeous cas card with lovely use of bleach technique. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin. Pat K xx

Kathleen said...

Well at first due to the title, I thought you were doing your cloths. A really fab creation and I have never tried it myself but i think you have triumphed on this one.

Kath x

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

A beautiful card Viv and I love the colours.

Sue xx

Christine Alexander said...

Viv, your single flower is so pretty against that gorgeous blue background. wonderful job with the bleaching. I love your offset window as a frame.

brenda said...

It's a lovely design Viv, I do a lot of bleaching, fund it works well with inky backgrounds.

B x

Zoechaos said...

This looks terrific, the boldness of colour in the cut out window is very effective and the stamp very pretty. xx

Bonnie said...

Love this background with the pretty flowers, Viv! I always go outside the lines and that's how I fix it. Looks perfect to me! Love the framing off center with the sentiment balancing the design!

Meggymay said...

A beautiful card Viv, its a long while since I tried that technique and I didn't like how mine turned out.
Stay safe.
Yvonne xx

KandA said...

Beautiful card Viv and such a lovely flower xx

Jo said...

Precious, loving those bright pastel colour tones complimented by the gold embossing. Glad you posted this beauty. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

Jules said...

Well I think your card is beautiful Viv .. .. love your colour choices and the design layout.

Hope you are keeping safe and well.

Love Jules xx

Mac Mable said...

I actually love how you coloured in the flowers Viv....They all blend so beautifully together with the background and what a fabulous CAS card x.