Jun 15 2009
Make it Monday # 35
Hey everyone!
I hope you are all having a great Monday! I have, and also managed to get lots done today, the washing, cleaning, baking, clean cupboards, ……..Ah it feels great to achieve lots at the start of the week. Let’s see how the rest of the week goes! Hopefully it will be a little more settled than last week!
Now a little while ago, I did say that I planned to mix the Make it Mondays up a bit with some technique tutorials as well. This way I don’t have to rack my brain for 3-D ideas all the time, as well as I can then show you some amazing stamping techniques as well.
The first technique I am going to show you is Bleaching. It is a real WOW technique, and so easy to do as well!
Materials required:
- Household bleach
- Dark cardstock
- Paper towels
- Plate
- Stamps
- Aquapainter
- Water colour wonder crayons
- Ribbon
Step 1:
Place your paper towel sheets (about 4) onto your plate and pour a moderate amount of Bleach onto the paper towels. It will absorb the bleach to create a kind of stamp pad.
Step 2:
Place your stamp into the paper towel to load it with bleach
Step 3:
Stamp your image onto dark cardstock. Be sure to make sure it is open or the bleach will bleed into the other side of cardstock as well.
Step 4:
Wait for the magic to happen.
Step 5:
Colour up some of your image with your watercolour crayons. Here I have used the Barely banana, Pretty in pink, and Rose red crayons.
Step 6:
Blend the crayon with your Aquapainter.
Final product:
Here I have added some Pretty in pink taffeta ribbon and a greeting from the Best yet, stamp set from Stampin’Up.
Wow, that’s amazing!! I’m assuming the bleach doesn’t have any long lasting side effects on the stamps?
Beautiful!!! It’s sooo nice to see the process in step by step pics - another technique on my to do list - LOL
xXx
Wow! it looks great Keesha. I love how you have coloured the bleached image.
Thanks for taking the time to show us a step by step.
OH WOW I love the effect I am defiantly going to have a go at this one Keesh. thanks so much for sharing!
Kelx
oooh gorgeous, i have always wanted to try this, what a fabulous MIM tecnhique to share.
Kristy xo
HI Keesh,
great tutorial, I have never tried this - but I definately want to. Thanks for the step by step run through.
Kim
Love the idea of technique tutorials. Thanks heaps,
Fi
I love how I am learning to use everyday things
Do you need to do anything special to the stamp after so the bleach doesn’t damage the stamp at all or is it ok as long as you don’t do it too often? It’s a gorgeous effect!!
Just lovin it. It is gorgeous. Thanks heaps for the idea I can’t wait to try it.
Hi Keesh,
That looks fantastic! Definately a WOW! And a better way to use bleach than cleaning the bathroom
Richelle xx
Wow, very impressive use of the bleaching technique! I love how you watercolored over it
Cindy
I’ve done the bleaching technique, but I’ve never added color afterwards. Genius!!! Thanks for the inspiration, Keesh!
What a beautiful technique. I would not have thought of adding colour. Thanks for sharing this with us.
This is soooo beautiful… love it!
oh this is just amazing and fabulous, I may have to try this at a class.