A New Chapter!

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Hello there!

If you have been following along in my crafting journey with Altenew's Educator Certification Program, I'm happy to say that I've passed Level 1!  Thank you to everyone who has taken a peek at my blog and supported me along the way😃!  So now onto Level 2!

For the first card in these lessons, I'm starting with Beyond Basic Backgrounds in which I learned a new technique - water bleaching!

Here is the card I will be discussing below:


To start, I grabbed white watercolor cardstock and ink blended two shades of pink, Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry, from the Tim Holtz Distress Ink product line by Ranger.  Using a small blending tool with a sponge dome attached, I started laying down the spun sugar first onto the cardstock in random areas.  Using the picked raspberry, I blended that into the spots surrounding the spun sugar areas.  I then reapplied both colors to get more color onto the cardstock.  I also dried the panel using my heat gun once I liked the color saturation.  I then placed the panel inside a book for awhile to help flatten it out since it was a little warped from the heat gun.

Using the Stampwheel 2.0, I placed the panel in the middle, but a little off to the side so I can fit the stamp I was planning on using for this technique.  Altenew's Build A Garden Captivating Floral Swag stamp set has a very large, beautiful stamp that has just the outline for the image.  Having just the outline gives you many coloring or design options to get the most of out the product which I love.  The Build A Garden set includes stencils to color in the image but I will not be using the stencils for this card.

I moved the stamp around in several positions and decided to keep it hanging it off to the side instead of covering the whole panel.  After finding the right placement that I wanted, I used a foam painting brush a little saturated with water to "ink" up the stamp.  If there were any small blobs of water, I used a paper towel to soak them up.  I then stamped the image onto the pink card panel.  I did this process a few times until the water bleached image was at the depth that I wanted.  I then set the panel aside so it can dry completely.


For the sentiment, I wanted something open and airy so it didn't cover up the bleached flower image.  I found this beautiful scripted hello die cut and die cut that three times with black cardstock.  I glued all three layers together.  Since the hello was a little lonely, I looked over my sentiments and found the 'happiness enclosed' which was part of stamp set to use for decorating envelopes.  However, I thought it worked perfectly for this card.

I spent quite a bit of time debating if I wanted to trim the panel down or keep it the full A2 size and just apply that to the card base.  So after weighing my options I finally decided to just go for it.  I trimmed it down and placed some foam tape behind the panel before adhering it to the card base.

To finish off the card, I glued five white pearls around the sentiments, cascading from top to bottom.


I love this new found technique for me.  The water bleaching provides such a subtle, soft look to the card.  Definitely a technique to keep in my memory bank in case I need some inspiration for a card for any occasion.


Products used from Altenew:
  • Build A Garden Captivating Floral Swag stamp
  • Fancy Hello Die
  • Envelope Art
  • Instant Dimension Foam Tape
Thank you for stopping by and please leave a comment below on what do you think about this technique?  Is it something you will try?

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