Bleached Autumn Leaves
I showed Jessica this project this morning and she asked me if I was doing a lot of laundry lately. LOL! It seems that way since I've had the bleach out. Unfortunately as the laundry is piling up in the corner, I'm stamping away in my stamp room.
This morning, I pulled out the "One free with 3" stamp set, Autumn Leaves. (You still have a few days left to get this set free with the purchase of any three sets.)
This card was way easier to make than it looks.I stamped random leaves on a piece of Stampin' Up really rust card stock using VersaMark. Then, I used some Ranger super fine detail black embossing powder. This embossing powder is fabulous for capturing the finest details in your stamped images. (Everything that Tim Holtz recommends is always top quality. And I LOVE Ranger products anyway!)
You will find this embossing powder in four colors in our online store on October 2nd with our new release. We've been carrying in our retail store and it is surely a customer favorite.
Then, I dipped a Niji brush into some regular old household bleach and painted on my leaves. If you run your heat tool over it, it really brightens the bleached areas.
To mount it, I cut the leaves into three slices and then separated it slightly as I attached it to the black mat behind it.
The background paper is by Core'dinations. We will be getting Core'dinations in during one of our upcoming releases. All of the samples they sent me are just fabulous!! I can't wait until it all arrives AND we've picked the perfect size for cardmaking.
I punched the Flourishes out of Stampin' Up Basic Black.
After adding the brads, I stamped the greeting- also from the Autumn Leaves stamp set.
I hope you enjoyed today's project.
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Gina K.
This morning, I pulled out the "One free with 3" stamp set, Autumn Leaves. (You still have a few days left to get this set free with the purchase of any three sets.)
This card was way easier to make than it looks.I stamped random leaves on a piece of Stampin' Up really rust card stock using VersaMark. Then, I used some Ranger super fine detail black embossing powder. This embossing powder is fabulous for capturing the finest details in your stamped images. (Everything that Tim Holtz recommends is always top quality. And I LOVE Ranger products anyway!)
You will find this embossing powder in four colors in our online store on October 2nd with our new release. We've been carrying in our retail store and it is surely a customer favorite.
Then, I dipped a Niji brush into some regular old household bleach and painted on my leaves. If you run your heat tool over it, it really brightens the bleached areas.
To mount it, I cut the leaves into three slices and then separated it slightly as I attached it to the black mat behind it.
The background paper is by Core'dinations. We will be getting Core'dinations in during one of our upcoming releases. All of the samples they sent me are just fabulous!! I can't wait until it all arrives AND we've picked the perfect size for cardmaking.
I punched the Flourishes out of Stampin' Up Basic Black.
After adding the brads, I stamped the greeting- also from the Autumn Leaves stamp set.
I hope you enjoyed today's project.
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Gina K.
Bee-you-tea-full!!!
Your project is so inspiring ... I thin' it's time to bust out the bleach pen!
TFS!
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I really like that split mat and the placement of your flourishes, very striking design!
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Loved everything about the card! So perfect for this time of year. The background paper is beautiful. I'm heading to the laundry room for the bleach bottle ...
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WOW I LOVE THIS CARD, I AM ALREADY THINKING OF WAYS I CAN MAKE THIS CARD WITH THE STUFF I HAVE AT HOME. I'M AT WORK RIGHT NOW BUT REALLY WISHING I COULD BE AT HOME CREATING!
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Wow, another amazing card. I love the bleached leaves and the punched scrolls peaking our from the back. I am so excited about all of the cool things you are adding to your store. You are truly becoming the one stop shop for me. You have everything I need. If you started offering Starbuck'es Venti Peppermint Mocha with Chocolate Whipped Cream I would not need to go any where else for anything.
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This is another georgous card using bleach. The scrolls really look nice on this card. Thanks for sharing!
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I love this card and was intrigued that you said the Ranger black ep was so good. The black ep I have clings to the paper in little specks (even after using the rosin bag) so I have been using black ink with clear ep. Does the Ranger ep come off of the paper good? Or will be using this on our cruise? Thanks.
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Absolutely Gorgeous Gina!!
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Wow, beautiful card. Do you only use that waterbrush for bleach? Or can you rinse it out and then use it for everything? Also that flourish is gorgeous.
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love your cards
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I really love the black bg color as the rust/oranges really POP!!! And the flourishes are so cool!!
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I love how this looks- I've always wanted to try bleaching something but have always put it off. This would be a great project.
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Okay ... I have to speak up ... again. *wink*
I LOVE the way you have used the black embossing. Love the automatic limits it applies to other colors. And what a super cool overall project!
Happy Fall, Gina!
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I was just playing around with leaf stamps, now I can't wait to try this technique. TFS
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How cool is that! Thanks for reminding me about this nifty bleachy technique.
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I have to try those bleaching techniques... it's pretty cool that the embossing powder stands up to the bleach!
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Beautiful card. I've always been a little squeamish about using bleach for cards/stamping, but this could change my mind. Love the colors and the background paper.
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LOVE THE CARD!
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Nice card. I like how you cut the image into 3 segments and the flourishes are a nice touch.
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The laundry won't go away...unfortunately. lol But I love your card!
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LOVE this idea!! Will definitely have to try it!
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I love this card. I'm off to try it. So glad I ordered that stamp.
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What a stunning card Gina. I've never used bleach on my cards but i might just have to give it a try after seeing this. Love the way the black background makes everything pop. thanks for all the inspiration.
Marie
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Love that background paper; the whole card is wonderful!
Going to get more bleach next time I'm at the store.
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I just discovered this blog today and I cannot wait to start looking around deep into the archives! I hope to become a regular!! :O)
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Brilliant! Love the design and the bleaching, haven't done that for a while....
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Beautiful colors. Love this card!
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