Wednesday 22 April 2020

Bleaching Brusho

Morning folks.
I'm over at Uniko with some springtime BA inspiration.
As some of us are all spending more time in our gardens because of lockdown, I thought I would take the opportunity to use some flowers in my cards too.

The technique I used was inspired by the challenge over at CAS Mix Up, I'd never tried it before but I love the effect it gives.

Starting with a panel of white card and using the top half of the Tulip stamp, I stamped, heat embossed with white EP and masked as I moved across the bottom of the card panel. 
Once I was happy with the amount of stamping and embossing,  I sprinkled Prussian Blue Brusho across the middle, then Leaf Green across the bottom third. I didn't worry about any overlap, just wanted 2/3 of my panel covered.
I then spritzed the bottom 2/3 with water and put to one side to dry.

Once dry I took a small amount of concentrated bleach in a dish and added some water to dilute. 
After it had dried I added some colour with pink Zig watercolor brush pens, this is the result. I chose pink so that it wouldn't matter if the pale blue left from bleaching showed through. Some green was also added to the stems and leaves.


I loved the finished panel but decided to make it go further by cutting it in two and trimming each panel down to size.

The first just uses the left hand strip glued flat on an A6 white card after adding a sentiment from the Simply Said set on a strip of card. A couple of slivers of silver mirror card down each side complete.



The second uses the cut down right hand panel, close cropped with a die cut frame.
The same sentiment was stamped on the frame and the whole panel was popped up on some funky pink foam.


Two cards from the one panel and two totally different looks.


I'm joining in over at:-


                                                         Brusho, heat embossing and a die cut




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16 comments:

  1. I am blown away by these cards Julie. Such a brilliant effect you clever sausage!! Yes, gardening and pottering around the yard is featuring largely down here. Work is the same for me, in the local GP surgery, although incredibly quiet now the "shielding" patients have been indentified and the questioning telephone calls have stopped!! Hope you and yours are all ok xx

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  2. Absolutely beautiful cards!! So pretty! Thanks so much for playing along at CAS Mix Up!

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  3. oh these are stunning Julie and I think you rocked this technique and fab to see how you made it into all these styles-and naturally love the colours and so pleased to see you at Time Out x

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  4. Great technique and stunning and beautiful cards Julie. I love that the hint of blue, in some parts shows through the tulip and makes them extra pretty and so unique. Amazing cards, both of them x.

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  5. A very pretty and colourful creation, thanks so much for joining in with our 'Flowers and Showers' theme at Allsorts this week.

    B x

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  6. Wow, this is so very beautiful. And, what a great idea to split it and make 2 cards. Double the impact of your creativity. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.

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  7. STUNNING CARDS, JULES! These are gorgeous. Love the vibrant colours from your brushos background and beautiul pink tulips. I love that you cut the panel and created two fantastic cards. Watch out ... bleaching is addictive! :) Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx

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  8. Beautiful tulips! Love the way you used the bleach technique with the watercolouring. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Watercolour.

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  9. It's really lovely! Thank you for sharing with at Allsorts challenge this week.

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  10. What amazing cards, Julie! Your tulips are gorgeous and the Brusho background is perfect! I love that you got two beautiful CAS cards from this panel! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up and CAS Watercolour!

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  11. WOW! These look amazing. Your tulips are so pretty. Thank you for playing along with the CAS Mix Up challenge!

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  12. Pretty creation, thanks for joining Allsorts challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  13. Your watercolored tulips are just beautiful reaching up into the deep blue sky Jules! thanks for sharing with us at CAS Watercolor! xx

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  14. Great tulips and so perfectly coloured! Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT!

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  15. so gorgeous and rich looking
    Thanks so much for playing along with us at the CAS Watercolour Challenge!
    :) Karen

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