Mix It Up! Challenge Blog #12: Bleaching

Hello crafty friends and Happy Easter!  I'm here with my last post of today for Mix It Up! Challenge Blog.  Trying out new techniques can be fun and scary sometimes, but you should always try to learn something new.  This month's challenge is all about Bleaching.

Yes, I had to Google and YouTube this challenge.  I needed to see all the different ways people used bleaching in their craft making.  I feel like dipping your stamps directly into bleach would be harsh on the rubber, so I did the stamping, embossing, bleaching technique.  I did a couple of different colors of ink and different types.  The 1st one I used distressed ink, it looked good until I wanted it darker and just mess the whole thing up.  Trying to re-create it was a disaster.  So, I changed inks and went with Memento inks.  Used versa mark for the image, then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I have a water pen, that I filled with the bleach to use on the inside of the images.

Here's the inside.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps: Unity: Perfect Pair of Posies
paper: Bazzill: carrot cake, K&Commpany: Que Sera Sera
die-cuts: Crafting Desert Divas: Fancy Frames
embellishments: Recollections: brads