ABNH July

I can't resist playing with this wonderful photo inspiration from A Blog Named Hero before my trip.

I was inspired by all the colours.  For this card, I used the water mist technique on the acrylic block after applying several colours on it.  Love how the vibrant colours turned and I stamped PB Divine once the watercolour cardstock is dry.  Then, I dipped a thin brush in bleach and brushed over the flowers.

Slowly, the flowers turned into white - ta na!  Distressed all the edges and applied some black sequins.  The sentiment is from HA Everyday Saying which is heat embossed in white on the black cardstock. The mini butterfly is from HA Antique Engraving which I hardly used but somehow it seems appropriate here.

I am also entering this card into Craft Stamper and Penny Black Saturday challenges.

Thanks for dropping by and have a good summer holiday!

Bleaching Technique

This is my first try of bleaching technique and I love the end result of it.  If you are sensitive to bleach, please take extra pre-caution when working with this technique as it may cause some irritations to the eyes.  You might also want to put on an old clothing as it might splattered onto your shirt unless you want a polka dots shirt!

The pink card was my first trial and it was a great success as everybody (my families) said the bleached flowers really stands out!  Then I decided to go for the green one which I receive lesser enthusiasm.  

For the pink card, I distressed on a white cardstock with milled lavendar, dusty concord and finished the side with festive berries.

As this month's challenge at Hero Arts is "Flowers" and at Penny Black at All Sorts is "Spring", I chose these stamps : Stitched Frame and Bouquet in Vase which are stamped in black. Here comes the bleaching part.  Pour tiny little bit of the bleach in a small container and using a fine brush, brushing over the image until you achieved the results.  The card needs to dry before you can see the total whiteness of the bleached area.

As for the green card, the distress colours are peeled paint and shubby shutter.  The background stamp is Newspaper Background!

Thank you for your sweet comments!