Technique Swap Tutorials |

I’m running a bit behind on posting. This card was made for my Stampin’ Up Down Line, Ink to Art Team’s Technique Swap for July. July’s technique was the Brushed Bleach technique.

Before I get on with the tutorial I have a couple of Brayer Workshop Locations to announce and add to my calendar. Get ready, I will be teaching in Milton, West Virginia and Cleveland (Euclid), Ohio.

Also, Russ and I just returned from St. Louis were we slipped away for 3 days to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. You can check out a couple of our travel pictures HERE.

Now let’s get started on that Brushed Bleach Tutorial. . . . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Pun Fun and Fundamental Phrases

Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Old Olive, Early Espresso and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Basic Black and Old Olive

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! sponges, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Gold Brads, piercing tool, Versamark Pad, Markers – River Rock, Regal Rose & Early Espresso and a White Gel Pen

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I am featuring the Stampin’ Up! set Pun Fun. Each image in this set has a sentiment below the image. Since, most of the time, I want to use the images without a sentiment I cut the image apart from the sentiment. Mount the image on one side of the block and the sentiment on the end of the block. I also cut the sticker image apart from the sentiment and mounted them on the appropriate sides of the block.

On a 2.25″ x 3.75″ piece of Old Olive card stock, stamped the coffee cup twice but first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it each time.

Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Masked the top of the card stock with a post it note and sponged Soft Suede ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Filled an Aqua Brush with Bleach. Painted in the coffee cup images with the bleach being very careful to stay within the embossed lines.

Heat the images using a heat gun to dry them.

Colored the coffee cups right sides in with a River Rock marker.

Note: Don’t be surprised if some of the card stock color re-appears during this step. 🙂

Used a post it note to mask the coffee cup and sponged Early Espresso and then Basic Black ink on the card stock to create a shadow for the cups.

Colored the Coffee in the cups with an Early Espresso marker, of course.

Colored in the hearts on the cups with a Regal Rose marker.

Added White Gel Pen highlights on the steam, left side of the coffee cups and the dots on the cups.

Stamped the Sentiment from the Stampin’ Up set, Fundamental Phrases on a piece of Regal Rose card stock using Early Espresso ink.

Using the tab punched, punched it out, lining the word friend up, as shown in the photo below.

Sponged Old Olive ink and then Early Espresso ink on the tab punch.

Sponged Early Espresso ink around the edges of the card stock and then glued the tab punch on.

Added two gold brads to the tab punch.

Added Early Espresso, Whisper White and River Rock panels.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

I hope this tutorial has inspired you to get out the bleach and give this technique a try. It is so much fun to see what colors appear as you use the bleach different colored card stock.

May your day be full of surprise and wonder.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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Let’s try a little Salted Background effect today. I created this project for my Stampin’ Up! Team Technique Swap. I don’t know why, but I was a bit scared to try this technique at first. Now that I have and see the wonderful results you can get, I love it.

I do have to warn you to have all of the supplies needed for this card at arms length because you have to work pretty fast.

Also, no two will look the same. I made 7, and tried to make them alike, but they are all quite different. This one is my favorite. It has a dark spot in the field and it makes me think someone is sneaking around out there. Probably the children of the corn, I mean wheat, LOL. I crack myself up!

Let’s get started. . . . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Autumn Days

Paper: Watercolor Paper, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: Stampin’ Up! More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black and White Craft ink.

Accessories: Non Stick Craft sheet, Aqua Painter, Gold Brads, Sponge, Sea Salt and a heat gun

You will need something to work on, non stick craft sheet, plastic tray etc. Also, water color paper cut to 4″ square and a spray bottle full of water.

Reinkers in More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Bravo Burgundy and Elegant Eggplant.

Put some of each color reinker in the coordinating ink pad lid.

Spray your watercolor paper to get it wet. Let it dry a bit so there are no puddles on the paper.

Start by putting More Mustard ink heavy on the top of the paper using an Aqua Painter and dipping it in the ink.

Continue with Pumpkin pie right below the More Mustard.

Continue with Bravo Burgundy ink, right below the Pumpkin pie.

Contine with Elegant Eggplant ink, right below the Bravo Burgundy.

Make sure you are saturating the paper with ink. Over lap the colors a bit.

While the paper is still wet, sprinkle Sea Salt on the paper. The more you use the more texture you will get.

Dried the paper with a heat gun, flattening it as it dried.

Stamped the Wheat using Whisper White craft ink and then stamp some in Basic Black at the bottom of the paper.

Also sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock to blend in bottom of Wheat Stems.

This is a close up of the dried background. See how the salt left little dots all over.

Finished the card with Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie Panels and Gold Brads.

Here it is finished measuring 5.25″ square.

I hope you enjoyed this unusual tutorial from me. Give it a try!

May your day be filled with warm gentle breezes.

Until my next post.. . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

Get ready for Brayer Workshops! I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.

Kenova (Huntington), West Virginia

Middleburg Heights, Ohio