Club Scrap's Monthly Technique Challenge: Bleach

Hello,
Today I am posting for Club Scraps Monthly Technique Challenge.  This month we are using bleach. So join me as I tell you about how I used Bleach to create my design.

Bleached background using Transformations: Septembers Club Stamps

First step is chose a stamp.  I chose to use my bleached stamping as the background, so I chose 2 stamps to start and see which one worked.

Household bleach, and a rubber stamp.

I chose to take a sponge and dab on the bleach rather than dipping it into a bowl of bleach or even a bowl with paper towels.  Then I layered the paper over the wet stamp.  This helped to control the drips and allow more contact with the paper.

unknown brown card-stock, suspect Gina K

Club Scrap Brown

 Not all paper produces the same color with bleaching.  Both of these examples are a brown paper, nearly identical in color, but when bleach was added, the result was entirely different.

I was wanting more of the yellow coloration, so hunted in my stash until I found a brown that bleached the color I was after.
The Club Scrap example will be turned into a card and posted at a later date.




Once bleaching was done, I turned to the rest of the card which was straight forward.  The bleached card was matted onto Core-dinations by Ranger in Gold.  The Sentiment was cut and stamped onto brown card-stock and heat embossed with Ranger Fine Gold Detail.  The Chinese coin was also stamped and heat embossed in the same manner and fussy cut.

The Ginko leaves were complete in the following photo tutorial:

1)Static Powder applied

2)Stamping onto Card Stock

3)Stamped

Product used:  Primary Elements in Ancient Gold

 

4)Application of Primary Elements

5) All the image covered.

6) dusting off the excess Primary Elements

7)Fussy Cutting.

 The green Ginkgo was made the same way, except Golden Jade Primary Element was substituted for the Ancient Coin.

All of the elements were adhered using 3d tape and fun foam, and then matted onto an A-6 card base (4.5" X 6.6").  All done!!

Supplies used:
Club Scrap: September Kit, Transformation: Bamboo Background, coin, Ginkgo leaves.
Available at:     http://www.clubscrapshop.com/

Other supplies used:
Ranger Fine Detail Embossing Powder: Gold
TIM HOLTZ® CORE’DINATIONS PAPER – DISTRESS: Metallics
Gold embroidery floss
Fun foam and 3m mounting tape
ATG
Brown paper was from Stash but card base and brown used for Ginkgos was from Club Scrap.
Thank you for stopping by,
Be sure and leave a comment to let me know if I am on the right track and showing what you are interested in.

Happy Crafting
Josette

You Tube Posting!!

So, my computer saga continues.. . . . . . . .

Down here in Texas, we are enduring historic storms.  There has been continuous rain and the most spectacular thunder storms. Not to mention some are touching down in the back yard, or at least near to it, according to  weather dot com, that keeps sending out alerts "lightning Strike 0 miles WSW of you".   Where exactly is that?  Right, the back yard!!

Well it seems it did get  a little close to home and it took out my computer.  True we were without power for several hours after that shattering boom and blinding light (you could even see the trees move with the percussion, I think?  Might have been driving rain and wind? I was sure it was a tornado)?   Irregardless, my dear Mac became a victim of mother nature.  I am a good Mac Mom (I thought).  She had been securely plugged into "the best" surge protector according to the sales force at Best Buy,  and as soon as physically possible,  (with no power and frightened pets and children), we turned off the breaker and unplugged everything,   Of course the storm quickly moved on, I am sure to terrorize another family!    When I next got back to the video I was editing, my computer just did not want to turn on, and when it did, I was greeted by a black screen!!  Off to the computer doctor.  Never considered it was the storm, but it was.   Well, the computer docs have determined that my beloved MAC is now fit for duty and we are back in full swing.

So, without a pause, I finished the video, uploaded it to YouTube and it is now ready for your viewing pleasure.  Let me know what you think!!!

Part one.

 Part 2.

Part 3.

Finished canvas

With all the drama getting this finished and the steep learning curb, I thoroughly enjoyed the process and am very pleased with the final results.  Hope you enjoy it too!!'

Happy Crafting,

Josette

A latte for you Mixed Media Canvas: You Tube

Here is the first part of the Canvas Creation.  The final part will be posted as soon as my Computer returns from the Doctor.  Hopefully, I won't have to start over, LOL.
Let me know what you think about this video.  

This video was created for Flossy Scrapper, and all supplies are available through the on line store or locally at the shop in Joshua, Texas.  http://flossiescrapper.com/

Final Project!!!

Read Blog Post about the process for more information.

Until later this week!!! Happy Crafting.  Josette

A blog: New Start, New Art, New Inspiration

Well, I am going to try to keep a blog going, again!!!  I am a new Fun Stampers Creative Journey Coach, so I need to get my ideas and creations out there.

I am going to start by blogging and adding cards, until all of my creations for the last 3 months are posted.  My goal is to post a new card regularly with Journey supplies and some wonderful finds along the way, maybe revisit some old ones too.  Hopefully I will post more often than not.
I always create on the fly.  I see a stamp, play with it, color it, then design the card.  Sometimes, I color and stamp an image many times before it lands on a card.  Sometimes it just happens!  Thus, I named this Little Bits:  documented moments of creative spark, because that is truly what my card making entails, a spark!!! A light goes on, it works, or it doesn't.  It is good therapy and I feel better and calmer, even if the final project lands in the trash.  But if I lucky it will bring a spark to someones day.

My first group of cards I would like to share is the mixed media, Tim Holtz inspired creations.   I wanted to play with just backgrounds, and to use my new distress colors, Cracked Pistachio and Abandoned Coral.  So I made a few, on different papers, with different distress products (ink pads, re-inkers, pens, paint, and stain. I stamped, spritzed, dipped, water colored, and inked.  Then taking the best created these three cards.   Enjoy and will post again tomorrow.  Josette

Butterfly was cut from a soda can and backed with paper.  The card is stamped, inked and distressed.  

Started out as a hot mess, but turned out ok.

Love this card.  Inked, distressed and then stamped, re-inked.