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Positive stencilled background What do I need?
Positive stencilled background

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1 oxides over white card. Lay a dry Backsplash Backsplash stencil by Simon Hurley
Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Carved
stencil over the inked card. Secure in place with
Pumpkin & Vintage Photo Distress oxides
either a repositionable stencil spray or tape.
2 From around 2ft above, spritz water over the entire inked card and stencil. l .
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Immediately place the kitchen towel over to absorb the water - using
3 baby wipes will also work.
4 Spritz and towel over as many times as you like.
Remove the stencil when ready and dry. The original ink colour was trapped
5 underneath the stencil and the water has colour lifted the area around.
Finish by adding the panel to your card front with a vellum heart and
6 die-cut sentiment.
Lifting with bleach
What do I need?
Lifting with bleach Blend Distress oxides over white card.
Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Carved 1 Allow to dry.
Pumpkin & Vintage photo Distress oxides
Weekend Doodles stamp by Altenew Use black ink to stamp the buds from the
Onyx Black VersaFine inkpad 2 Weekend Doodles set randomly around the
panel. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Clear embossing powder panel. Heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
Water brush pen or fine paintbrush If you are quick enough, the clear embossing powder
If you are quick enough, the clear embossing powder
Bleach will stick to the ink without having to re-stamp over
will stick to the ink without having to re-stamp over
in VersaMark ink. Allow to fully cool down.
in VersaMark ink. Allow to fully cool down.
Use a water brush pen or a ne paintbrush to add bleach to the water.

3 Make sure you wash out the water brush as soon as you have nished.
Dab the bleach/water mix over the panel, then lift away the colour
4 using kitchen towel.
Repeat this as many times as you like. The more times you paint and
5 dab away, the whiter the image becomes. This is great if you want to
highlight particular areas of the image.
Lifting with water
What do I need?
Blend Distress oxides over a white panel of Lifting with water
1 card. Allow to dry.
White card
Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover &
Use black ink to stamp the Wallpaper Art Peacock Feathers Distress oxides
2 image at the top and bottom of the panel. Wallpaper Art stamp by Altenew
Heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Onyx Black VersaFine inkpad
Clear embossing powder
Using a water pen or ne paintbrush and Water brush pen or fine paintbrush

3 water, paint inside the stamped images and
dab away using kitchen towel.
Repeat as many times as you like, the water will colour lift to reveal
4 a di erent colour. Leave like this for a contrast or alternatively paint

in another colour as I have done to the ower, in Candied Apple.
Attach the panel to the card front and add a die-cut sentiment
5 and vellum heart.
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