Hello and Welcome to my blog for the Butterfly Bouquet Blog Hop. This blog hop is put on by Kylie & Bruno Bertucci’s Demonstrator Training Program. The Program includes Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world. You are on Theresa’s Treasures blog written by Theresa McEntee in Arizona in the USA. I hope you will visit all of the wonderful projects offered by following to the next person on the list at the end of this blog. You will be amazed at all the inspiration that awaits you!
This gorgeous butterfly Thank You card is made using the Bleach Technique. I just love how different colors come out after some color is bleached. For this card I used Pretty Peacock Card Stock (CS) and the bleached images appear to be Granny Apple Green!
Preparing the Bleach
The most important part of the Bleaching Technique is to have a good bleach “ink” pad. I used 4 layers of an absorbent paper towel in a Standard Stamp Case and soaked the paper towels with straight household bleach.
Measurements
Measurements: Very Vanilla Card Stock (CS) card base: 4 1/4 x 11 inches with a score line at 5 1/2 inches; Granny Apple Green CS: 4 x 5 1/4 inches; Pretty Peacock CS: 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches; and Very Vanilla CS: 1 inch strip.
Stampin with Bleach
Let the stamp sit in the bleach-soaked paper towel for about 10 seconds. Then pat the stamp on that paper towel a few times then place it on the 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 inch Pretty Peacock CS. Leave it sit for about 5 minutes to ensure that the bleach will soak into the paper. If you have too much bleach, let it sit for a shorter period of time.
See the magic when you remove the stamp!
Stamping
I used the “Thank You” sentiment from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and stamped it in Pretty Peacock ink onto the 1 inch Very Vanilla CS strip.
Assemble the Card
Begin to assemble the card by adhering the bleached card piece to the 4 x 5 1/2 inch Granny Apple Green CS. Next adhere that piece to the 4 1/4 x 11 inch Very Vanilla CS card base.
Add the “Thank You” sentiment to the card front.
Viola! That’s all there is to it.
Note: it is only recommended that you use the Bleach Technique on the red rubber stamps, not on the Photopolymer stamps. Be sure to rinse the stamp with a copious amount of water to remove any residual bleach.
Try the Bleach Technique with any of the colors of cardstock and be surprised by the color that comes up after bleaching the paper.
Supplies
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Have a wonderful and beautiful day!
Theresa
Wow! Love the bleach technique Theresa. Thanks for sharing. Thank you for taking part in our Demonstrator Training Blog Hop this month!
Thank you Kylie!
The bleaching technique is fun – I especially you showing how it looks on other card stock. Thank you for the inspiration.
Thanks for such a nice comment.
Great technique Theresa! It gives a really interesting result! 🙂
Thank you very much!
Thanks for a cool technique. You must wear your really messy clothes since you are working with bleach. Did i drip any?
Thank you! And yes I did drip a little onto my purple shirt! I should have worn my messy clothes! Lol!
I love this technique! Haven’t done it for AGES! Thanks for the inspiration! Gorgeous cards!
Thank you. I hadn’t done this technique for ages as well. I had so much fun using the different cardstock colors!
Thank you for sharing this gorgeous technique, Theresa! I need to give this a try – and it’s a perfect use for the stamp set. I have struggled with the stamped images, but this may be the inspiration I need to pull it back out!
Thank you. Yes, give it a try. It is so fun to see how the colors come out with the bleach!
Great cards and showing off the effects with bleach
Thank you!
Great technique, lovely card!
Always fun to see a technique!! thanks for sharing.. your cards look really great!
Wow! That is a new technique to me! It is lovely.
Thank you. I hope you give it a try because it is a lot of fun!
Beautiful cards!! Love this technique! 😊
Thanks. I had so much fun with these!
Love this technique and your bouquet of colors! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you!