PLUS: The Design Team will have a look at all your gorgeous work and choose their top 3…and the overall winner will get published in Craft Stamper magazine!
AND: the Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for an upcoming challenge!
Oh, and don’t forget to link your work back to the Craft Stamper.
So often we make a beautiful background, then cover it up.
Does that sound familiar?
This time I wanted to make a background that somehow
blended in with the design…and enhanced the stamping, somehow.
This card I have called ‘With Love…’
And comes from a happy place.
To bleach out the ink you simply spray some water onto your blending tool pad, hold down on the distress inked background and hold for a few seconds…then lift. You can let it dry naturally or, by blotting it after 10 or so seconds, you can white it out more…so you can play with the different effects.
The lighter colours make the bleaching whiter than some of the darker colours too.
The thing that I love the most about this challenge group is the stamping…you can you use any stamps that you like! Just so long as you do use stamps…for me it doesn’t get better than that!
Enjoy!
Wow, this is a fantastic technique and a gorgeous card, Dot.
Have a wonderful weekend
Love your card Dot, it's gorgeous. Elizabeth x
Fabulous Dot! I love the ghost effect on the foliage/swirls too.
Wow Dot! This really caught my eye on the CS blog. An absolutely amazing creation!!!
Fliss xx
PS: Sorry to be awol so long – in need of more than 24 hours in a day!
Wonderful composition and color effects! I have bought the eyes plate too and wait for…
Have a wonderful weekend,
hugs Anja
I love this Dot – the image is just awesome and the faux bleaching effect is brilliant xx
Swooning here Dot..stunning !!!!:-)
OMW how stunning is this!!! Just gorgeous. Love that face inside the heart, and that flourish is spot on perfect for our current challenge.
Thanks for joining us
Lin
Crafty Cardmakers and More
Wow – beautiful, subtle effect from the bleaching, and hauntingly beautiful stamping too. Love the white highlights on the spray of flowers – fantastic!
Alison xx
Wow, a great card, love the images.
This quiet Sunday morning has been a great path of exploration. Found your blog by following a pin. Glad I did. Started following your blog through netvibes. Don't know if you see those statistics. thanks so much for sharing.
Fantastic bleaching technique! Love the image, it blends in with the background seamlessly. LOVE IT!
Hugs, Katie
Hi Dot, Just taking some time to catch up – LOVE this card, the layers of stamping and bleaching give such a depth.
Take care,
Avril xx
Oh wow this is a gorgeous card, love all the colours and masks used.
Thanks for sharing with us this fortnight at My Time To Craft.
Kim xXx
Oh my goodness how beautifully designed! The beautiful face radiating from the heart is such a clever focal point. Jenny x
WOW, LOVE it!