Stampin with Joanna

Adding Colour Back to Bleached Images

Now you can colour in with bleach (see previous posts) you may want to try this:  Adding colour back to your bleached out image using Stampin' Pastels (otherwise known as chalks!)

Simply stamp your image with Staz on black ink, colour it with bleach, then apply your stampin' pastels diectly over the image.  The stampin' pastels do not react with the bleach - how cool is that!  You can add colour to your image where ever you require it.

Here is the card I created using this technique:

I coloured the flower with bleach and applied the stampin' pastels to certain areas of the flower to add highlights and depth to the flower.  I also added colour to the stem of the flower. 

The greeting and bracket images are another SNEAK PEEK from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue, that begins 1 December. Contact me if you would like your own copy:  jocam_wassens@hotmail.com . 

The catalogue will be available online too from 1 December at the Stampin' Up! website:  www.stampinup.com .  If you would like to order anything please feel free to contact me.  I can have your order shipped anywhere in Australia.  Joanna Wassens    (02) 45 777 504   or   0408 657 258

Here is a close up of the flower:

 

Happy Stamping!

Details:

Stamps:  Bloomin' with beaty,  and new stamp set from Summer mini catalogue

Ink:  Staz on

Card:  pale plum, perfect plum, certainly celery

Accessories:  Stampin' pastels, white taffeta ribbon, mini glue dots
 

Bleach Colour Chart

Here is the colour chart I created using all the Stampin' Up! card colours.  I stamped them all with fresh bleach so you can see the reaction they all have:

You can see clearly from this chart that bleach reacts differently with each colour. 

Some colours give a great reaction and turn perfectly white when stamped with bleach eg pretty in pink, sage shadow, pale plum, brocade blue, regal rose, perfect plum.

Some colours give a yellow bleached image eg old olive, certainly celery, mellow moss, more mustard and really rust.

Some colours only react slightly and so don't give a nice contrasting image eg real red, apricot appeal, summer sun, pixie pink, lavendar lace.

And some colours don't react at all to bleach eg black, cameo coral, bashful blue, blush blossom, pink passion.
 
I hope this will assist you when you try stamping and colouring in with bleach on your cards and papercraft projects.

Happy Stamping!

Colouring In with Bleach

The next technique that I shared at the Sydney Regional Training for Stampin' Up! demonstrators was colouring in with bleach.

Points to remember:

1.  Use nylon bristles.   Stampin' Up! Aquapainters are perfect for this task.

2.  Use fresh bleach.

3.  Always stamp your image with Staz On ink.  Other types of ink will be bleached out.  Staz on will not.

I stamped the same image (This swirl image is another SNEAK PEAK from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue, begins 1 December.  My launch is on Saturday 25th November, 7.30pm, contact me if you would like to attend) with Staz on black ink and Red riding hood classic ink and coloured both images using bleach.  These were the results:

 

You can see the red ink has been destroyed by the bleach but the staz on ink has not. 

You can either put fresh bleach into your aquapainter or simple 'pick up' the bleach from your bleach stamp pad (see yesterdays post for how to make one of these), then simply colour in.  It takes a few seconds for the bleach to react with the card, so you have to be patient.

Here is the card I created using the lovely swirl image above and my trusty stamp-a-ma-jig!  I coloured each swirl using bleach.

  

 Here is a close up:

  

More on how to use bleach with your stamps tomorrow..... stay tuned!

Happy stamping!
 

Shadow Stamping Using Bleach

After mastering simple stamping with bleach (see yesterdays post) you now may want to use your bleach stamping in a more advanced way.  You can try creating shadows for your stamped images.

1.  First stamp your image using bleach.

2.  Stamp off any excess bleach onto some paper towel and then clean your stamp as you normally would in your stampin' scrub using stampin' mist.

2.  Then use your stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the image again slightly to the right and above your first image, this time using Staz On ink.  Hold your stamp-a-ma-jig handle in place and reink your stamp in the staz on ink so you can re-stamp the image a few times directly on top of the previous image.  This will increase the intensity of the black image and create a greater contrast.

Here is the card I created using this technique:

I have used the Upsy Daisy and Basic Phrases stamp sets with sage shadow card.  I have also spritzed my card using bleach.  I put some bleach in my aquapainter and used it with my colour spritzing tool to create this nice effect.

Here are some close ups:

  

Pop back tomorrow for another way to use bleach with your stamps.

If you would like to purchase any of the stamps or tools used in my instructions email me at jocam_wassens@hotmail.com or give me a call on (02) 45 777 504 or 0408 657 258.

Happy Stamping!

Simple Stamping with Bleach Tutorial

I was asked to present a "Workshop Wow" at the Sydney Regional Training Day for Stampin' Up! demonstrators, in Sydney (Darling Harbour).  I felt very honoured to be asked and then daunted.  What would I present? 

I chose to show how you can use bleach with your stamps in different ways.  Over the next few days I will show you the projects I made to show the techniques I shared.

Today... I will share the first one:  Simple Stamping with bleach.

Yes, this is the bleach that you use to clean your bathroom, that I am talking about.  Common household bleach!

First you need to make a disposable bleach stamp pad.  I use a flat bottomed container and some paper towel, then pour some bleach into the paper towel.  If you make the paper too wet then just add another paper towel on top. 

 
You simply pat your stamp lightly onto the moist paper towel and stamp it onto your card.  The bleach will react with the card and bleach out the colour. Hopefully! 

I say hopefully, because using bleach is not an exact science.  There are a couple of things you need to remember: 

1.  Always use fresh bleach.  The bleach "goes off" after a few hours exposed to the air and so will no longer bleach out the colour when you use it to stamp.

2.  Choose your card colour carefully.  Some card colours do not react to bleach very well, if at all.  Black card doesn't react at all - surprising but true!  You would not believe how many times I tried it before I was convinced!  Other colours that don't give a great reaction are cameo coral, pink passion, so saffron, blush blossom and bashful blue.  All mentioned card colours are from Stampin' Up! of course!

Colours that are great performers with bleach (they react well) are pretty in pink, sage shadow, pale plum, rose red, brocade blue and ruby red.  There are others but I can't name them all!  I will show you my bleach colour chart later in the week.

3.  Be Patient!  It will take a few seconds for the bleach to react with the cardstock. 

4.  Practice makes perfect!  You may need to experiment a bit to get the perfect effect.

Here is the project I made using simple bleach stamping.  This is also a SNEAK PEAK at a brand new stamp and punch that will both be available in the new Summer Mini Catalogue beginning 1 December:

 
I have used Rose red cardstock and stamped the butterfly image in bleach, it gives a pretty tan colour that coordinates with kraft, sahara sand and vanilla.

I made my bleached card into an elongated triangle box. If you subscribe to my monthly newsletter you would have recieved a photo tutorial for the triangle box in my last newsletter.  The elongated triangle box just uses a narrower piece of card.  Click in the box at the left hand top of my blog if you would like to receive my newsletter in the future.

Here are some close ups:

 

Check back tomorrow for more ways to use bleach with your stamps.

Happy Stamping!