The June challenge is about a technique showcased in the July issue of the Craft Stamper magazine. Hels Sheridan invented a technique called Bleach Blocking. In short, you remove some of the ink from a background made with Distress Inks. She removed the ink with the rectangular blending tool and the 'bleached out' areas appeared in blocks. Hence Bleach Blocking.
At first I thought it was kind of dull to make only blocks in the background (when you can make flowers!) so I tried to remove the ink through a stencil as well. I also turned the wet stencil over and used it as a stamp. I like the outcome of all three attempts. With all the embellishments added later on, the blocked background is calmer than my floral ones. And not dull at all, actually!
I ended up using some of my favourite things on these cards. I love purple, orange and white together (added some more white by embossing a floral stamp in white and by splashing some white Dylusions spray on the panel). I love this floral stencil from TCW. I have used it in all my latest project and I will keep on using it! I love the sentiment "don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle" and I have been waiting for a project to use it in. Actually, another sentiment would have been better here but I couldn't think of another one.
I also ended up using some of my least favourite things! The flowers I used are made for children and were really cheap. They are very colorful and I have regretted buying them. I must have seen their potential because I thought they worked out very well when used one colour at a time!
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The distressed backgrounds |
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The bleached backgrounds. The blocked ones in the background, the stencil bleached ones to the left, the one stamped with the stencil to the right. |
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Gluing everything together! |
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The horrible, but in a way lovely weather! |
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The cheap flowers! |
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The blocked background |
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Close-up |
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The stencil bleached background |
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The stencil stamped background |
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Close-up |
MATERIAL:
STAMPS:Pinkpaislee - Indigo Bleu - 00623 clear stamps
Kaisercraft - CS752 Script
INKS:
Distress Ink Pads - dried marigold, dusty concord, ripe persimon, gathered twigs,
INKS:
Distress Ink Pads - dried marigold, dusty concord, ripe persimon, gathered twigs,
Hi-Boss Embossing Stamp Pad
Embossing Powder - White
Embossing Powder - White
Dylusions Ink Spray - White linenSTENCIL:
??? - bought it second hand and I got the wrong name
OTHER:
Cheap flowes from ÖoB
Cheap flowes from ÖoB