Stamped with Bleach ATC

Did you know that you can you regular cleaning bleach instead of ink to rubber stamp?? I'm sure that you can find several tutorials online but basically, I just dab a paper towel with bleach (I used Clorox) and then blot (tap) it on the rubber surface of my stamp. Then, simply stamp as "normal" onto solid colored card stock. Let dry and embellish the stamped image into an ATC. * I've personally found better results on non textured cardstock.

The end result bleaches the paper making the image itself lighter than the original color of cardstock. I made the example shown for a random ATC swap earlier today and I'm hooked on the technique. You may want to play around with it. Different card stock may respond with different shades. I have some that turned out pretty white and others that are just lighter shades of the original color. I also found that starting with a darker color card stock gave better and more dramatic results.

Please be careful using bleach around children or pets and make sure you are in a well ventilated area!! (I got quite a headache, lol) If you are bothered or sensitive to bleach or even the smell of it this is obviously NOT a swap for you!!

This swap is for ONE ATC, to ONE partner. If there is a high response, this might turn into a more regular swap and I'll break it up into themes... but for now its:

• "SENDERS CHOICE"
• International (Let me know if I'm wrong and this isn't allowed.)
• Rated on at least 5 swaps.
• No rating under 4.7.
• No recent 1s or 3s.

Please put forth your BEST creative effort and send on time!!

I hope that you will enjoying trying out this technique, even if you have seen it or used it before.