The background was an experimental piece trying colours out together and left in the 'may get
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
Beautiful card Viv and love the bleaching technique gorgeous colours
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Oh Viv this is so beautiful!! I love the flowers and the BG! Thanks so much for playing along at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteLovely colours here and a great CAS layout.
ReplyDeleteThis is very bright and pretty Viv and I love the design with the rectangular aperture and love the flourishy sentiment which goes perfectly. x
ReplyDeleteWell 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
ReplyDeleteThis is really lovely Viv. That touch of pink in the background is perfect for the flowers and the bleaching looks great.
ReplyDeleteLynne x
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?
ReplyDeleteThe stuff sure allows to get a good variety of color shades. I think the layout for this card is fantastic.
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
ReplyDeleteYour 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
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cas card with lovely use of bleach technique. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin. Pat K xx
ReplyDeleteWell 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.
ReplyDeleteKath x
A beautiful card Viv and I love the colours.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
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.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely design Viv, I do a lot of bleaching, fund it works well with inky backgrounds.
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This looks terrific, the boldness of colour in the cut out window is very effective and the stamp very pretty. xx
ReplyDeleteLove 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!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful card Viv, its a long while since I tried that technique and I didn't like how mine turned out.
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Yvonne xx
Beautiful card Viv and such a lovely flower xx
ReplyDeletePrecious, 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!
ReplyDeleteWell I think your card is beautiful Viv .. .. love your colour choices and the design layout.
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Love Jules xx
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.
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