Take Flight 20 – Day 14, Scrapbooking with bleached batik
February 17, 2013
Hello Friends! This week-end, Alexandra is using slapstick Penny Black Inc.#40-201 “roman surround” and bleach to create a faux-Batik effect paper.
Join her on her blog to see how she did it and how she used that fun effect to create two scrapbook pages…
Remember as part of Take Flight TWENTY, one lucky stamper will receive TWENTY new stamps from the new catalog! To be eligible, just leave a comment on any Take Flight Twenty Post, either here on the blog OR on our Facebook page. Each comment is an entry for the random giveaway, so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!
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Bleach can be a fun way to use stamps! Great technique!
Hmm – must revisit this technique – what a great background!!
This is a fabulous way to make a variety of backgrounds! The colors are beautiful and I love what you did with these papers.
Cool technique!
What an amazing technique! Beautiful! TFS!
Oooh, I love this technique! Gives great visual texture that doesn’t overpower!
Looks like fun!
A really fab technique – not sure I am brave enough to put bleach on my stamps but two fabulous layouts created with the effect
Great idea for background papers, love the torn pockets on the scrap pages 🙂
Great technique! And beautiful stamps!
This is a really great way to make background paper, love it
Lovely unique backgrounds, thanks for the tips and techniques – will definitely try it.
What an interesting combination : Bleach + acid free paper + pictures. The layouts are very nice. I am curious to try this technique out.
Love this technique.
Will have. To try this as soon as possible. Thanks for showing us!
Great technique and these backgrounds look so efFective here 🙂
Loving the faux texture and dimensions added with this technique GREAT look.
Haven’t bleached card for a while – love using it to colour, too. Great effect here with the backgrounds x
Love the pretty papers created by using bleach! Must do this again sometime soon!
Great technique, beautiful effect!
What beautiful results you created. It really does resemble batik fabric. Thank you!
You stamps are all gorgeous!!!! I just love them all. They just seem to be getting better and better! Don’t know how you do it, but keep up the great work!
I had never heard of this technique until this post. Fascinating what you can make with your stamps and how beautiful it can be.
Looks like a great technique, must give it a try and thanks for the inspiration!
Great technique, I have tried this with a small stamp before but not with a large background stamp.
Love the papers Alexandra created with the bleach. The PB stamp she used made a great background !
Great technique! i love the look that is created using the bleach.
Cool technique. I’ve never tried bleach.
Love the technique, it is a great look. Thank you for sharing.
what a fun technique! I am looking forward to trying it as I have never worked with bleach. Thanks so much
always a fun technique – amazing what colors come out when the bleach is applied – thanks for reminding me of it
Oh my gosh this is awesome…the colors are amazing…thank you again!
In Wisconsin today it is 10 below..bleach bottle here we come!This going to be a lot of fun!
Enjoying the many and varied ideas!
Once again you amaze me! Keep the blessings and artistry coming! Thank you for sharing you! Thanks for a chance to win. I would be honored.
Bleach, common everyday bleach! Who would have thought. Simply a work of art!
Interesting technique. I’ve never used bleach this way. I’ll have to try it. Thanks for the new way to look at things.
Another brilliant tutorial with a technique that I’d heard of but been reluctant to use. It’s so helpful also to see what you have used the pieces for & how differently the colours turn out.
Thanks for this.
Paula (PEP)
Efekt jest super 😀
Czy wybielacz nie niszczy stempli?
great idea!
Bleaching is a fun technique and to use it as a background is a neat concept. Good idea!
Bleaching is a great technique, and your scrapbook pages are wonderful. Hmmmmm, I had forgotten about the bleaching…..think I’ll try it today.
Can’t wait to try this technique. Who would have thought bleach would be the key ingredient in making such great background papers. Thanks!
Stunning and so simple too!
Sounds like a fun technique to try. Love the effect on the papers!!!
Looks like a fun technique and a good way to use all of those old (plus new) background stamps we have!
Oooh! I’ve never tried this. Can’t wait as it’s a cool.
Wow,love this look.
wow, never even knew you could use bleach in papercrafting! thanks for teaching us new things!
What a cool technique.. I love the background faux texture..
I have always wanted to try this, but I was a bit fearful! Great tutorial! Now it’s a must try!
Love the technique. Thanks for sharing.
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Love this cool technique ! Thanks Alexandra !
This is very cool — I love trying new techniques. Thanks!
Love this effect.
Thanks to Alexandra for this new-to-me technique tutorial! 😉
I’ll have to try this. Thanks
Thanks for another great idea…..I have not used bleach with my stamps for quite some time now and never thought to use it for a background for a scrapbook page….very clever and I love the effect.
Ooh, this looks like a really cool technique. The paper looks so pretty after the bleaching.
wow another technique that look superb, there’s no end to this…love it
Beautiful layouts! Love the batik effect that was achieved. Looks just like fabric!
Beautiful! Thanks for the entry.
Great technique for stamping.
The bleach technique is always an intriguing one because you never really know what colour is going to emerge from your paper. Like the variety of colours you used.
Joanne
Great giveaway
great idea, will have to go to the laundry room!
Love this technique . I never new you could put bleach on your stamps like this. I will be trying this today. Thanks
What a cool technique!!! Thanks for sharing!
Keep the great ideas coming. It’s amazing how many techniques there are using just one stamp.
I’ve used this technique before after using acrylic paint to cover my paper but never directly on cardstock. I like the way Alexandra’s turned out and the use of it on scrapbook pages. Can’t wait to try it.
Lovely technique. Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂
What a fun new idea to try. I wonder what the bleach does to the stamp? Need to try a stamp I don’t like that much as a trial.
Makes for a very nice background
I really like the idea of making backgrounds with bleach.
beautiful papers!
Just when I think the techniques can’t get better, they do! Thanks for the inspiration – love this!!!
Beautiful results for this technique!
DeniseB
Looks like so so so much fun! Hope to try this soon!
Absolutely stunning effect. LOVE this! 🙂
Great technique. Just love the effect.
Linda
What an awesome technique! Beautiful for bg papers!
Some pretty nice pages – great backgrounds
What an awesome technique. Thank you.
This is amazing!! Love it!
This is such a great technique–great way to use up those not so favorite colors!
Love this technique! It makes such gorgeous background paper. Gotta try it. Thanks.
Wonderful project. I need to give this a try.
I have tried the bleach technique on individual card designs, but had not thought to try it on a scrapbook page. I especially like the idea of stamping the information pocket. Excellent presentation………….Thanks!
What a neat technique. I’ve done it with some small stamps, but it’s so impressive with the background stamp here. For those worried about putting bleach on your stamps, rinse well and pat dry, then use White Vinegar to neutralize/cut the bleach.
Incredible backgrounds, and one very talented designer!
Great technique, thanks for sharing.
Wow! This is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the process!!
I always like learning new techniques. Thanks for sharing!
It’s interesting, the variety of looks you can get from bleach. Alexandra’s blog is wonderful…put in favorites!
What a clever idea! Another thing I would never have thought of doing.
that is a really fun technique!
Bleaching is such a fun technique! Love this!
Beautiful technique!
What a fabulous technique – love it!
Helen x
Thanks for sharing this great bleach technique–your results look wonderful for your scrapbook pages.
I can’t wait to give this a try..such a pretty effect!
wow! I like this!
What a great technique I will have to try this one.
Rene from OZ xo
This looks fascinating! I’m definitely checking out this technique!
Love this background look with bleach. Shows how you can get so much out of one stamp! Thanks!
I love all the techniques. I’ll give them a try. Thanks for such fascinating lessons.
Great technique! Love the effect!!
Love Stephanie and Peet’s beautiful samples for today. They are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve never tried this technique before. I’ll have to try it!
Cool effect! Makes me wanna get out the bleach and play. 😀
Wow – really interesting!
What an awsome way to create your own background paper for scrapbook pages. It gives it a really neat look and the color combinations are endless. Have you tried using different colored core papers?
Lovely pages 🙂
Very cool technique! Thanks for sharing!
These bleach paper are so COOL! I am going to have to try this technique.
Great technique, thanks!!!
When you’re searching for that just right accent paper, what a great go-to technique.
Great technique. Thank you!
Great backgrounds with this technique!
Love the look of this technique, Alexandra! Simple and looks great! One question: is the pure bleach harmful to the rubber stamp or to the glue that holds it?
What a clever idea! Thanks for sharing it.
Gorgeous technique. love those patterns
Lindsay xx
LOVE this technique — but sadly, my husband cringes every time I get out the bleach bottle! Guess he’s seen me go “oops!” too many times!
I really need to give this technique a try. looks so cool!
New way to use bleach…thanks for the ‘how to’!!!
Love the look! I love using this technique as well, but not loving the bleach smell. 🙂
I tried the bleach technique once before and did not get the results you did. I will have to try it again using your instructions. I like the look.
I’ve used bleach in this way but never with a background stamp. I have several neat PB backgrounds, so will give it a try.
I remember using bleach but it never came out as good as yours, will have to give a go again maybe with better luck.
What a great technique! I love how this turned out!
Great technique and wonderful projects. I’ve seen this technique before but have never tried it. Will definitely have to give it a try.
Love it but my bleaching doesn’t turn out like this 😦
Just magical !
love learning new techniques!
another wonderful technique. thanks so much for sharing, Alexandra!
So many new techniques crop up that we often forget some of the older ones – I always loved to do this and see how different various papers react and the cool one-of-a-kind results you can get. Thanks for the reminder to pull out the bleach! Great look you got with this stamp.
Great tutorial, thanks Alexandra it’s a beautiful effect! Ruby x
Wow what a neat technique… it creates such a nice effect.
What a great technique. Will have to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool indeed! So effective xx
Huh! Who knew that a basic household supply could be used for scrapbooking? Thanks for the tip and tutorial!
I have never seen this idea. Must give it a try! Thanks so much.
Fantastic papers – love the look the bleach gives.Thanks for sharing!
I love how that looks!
How cool is this!? I must do.
What a fabulous background! So artistic yet contemporary!
Oh, I love to learn new things to do with the background stamps. This is so great. Thanks for sharing.
Pretty papers.
Love the batik look background papers. Thanks for telling how to do this. Your layouts are great. Thanks.
I’m impressed love the bleach technique. I love batiks in quilts and this technique will be a good way to show off some of the quilt pictures I take.
I’ve never used this technique. I would have to be very careful as I would have bleach on the wrong items, but I would love to make these scrapbook pages. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Looks very interesting!
Interesting technique to create beautiful papers. Love the idea of the torn paper to create a pocket on a page.
Gorgeous background and I too love the look of batik.
Oh My, this looks amazing! I’m heading over to check it out!
I am off to check it out!
Hey great idea! Thanks for sharing it.
Carla from Utah
very clever
Wow, learned something new. 🙂
Very cool technique, thanks for sharing it!!
What a great technique. Thank you
Such a fun idea!! I love the way the pattern turns out and the way you used it on your layout!! Thanks for sharing this neat technique and for the chance to win!! Have a fabulous week!! 😉
Thanks alot for sharing this technique sooo cool 🙂
thank you so much for sharing this technique
So interesting to follow her process. Love the textural feel of the torn paper and layering.
I am so afraid that I would spill this on my carpet. Thanks for sharing it though.
Looks like fun. Need to give this a try.
I thought the background was fabric. Great technique.
I will have to go out and get some bleach so that I can give this a try.
Wow…very cool!! Have never stamped with bleach…..lil’ nervous bout trying…but so intrigued…..know I have too!!! 🙂
Good reminder of a dramatic effect with bleach!
Wow, what a fun project. The designs are really nice. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
OMGosh! This is awesome. I really want to try this for backgrounds for my cards!
Cool idea!
I’ll have to try this…
Very cool! Love the look you achieved! Although I am scared to work with bleach… Saw this on the Penny Circle though and loved it! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
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Best of luck for the next!
Oh I am going to have to try this one!
Thanks for the inspiration!
What a cool technique and great result!
Haven’t tried it with a background stamp, it looks fabulous!
What a fun technique!
Love the technique! I’ll have to try it soon!
I’ve used bleach before but never ended up with such beautiful results!!! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve seen bleach used but have been afraid to try it myself. Great Job!
Bleaching has been around for a long time, but I’ve never seen it used for creating a background before now. Love it.
I have to try this approach to stamp bleaching– thank you for this tutorial!
Oooer bleach
Bleach applications are awesome; these are some great effects here!
I have used bleach on cards before, but only for accents. I like the background and have to try it.
Great technique and background
What a neat effect & will definitely have to give this one a try!
Fun to see the use of bleach again, remember I used it a bit in the beginning when I started making cards in 2004. Thank you for reminding me of the technique
There’s certainly a lot to know about this subject. I love all the points you’ve
made.