I finally settled on this Handpainted Jar for my inspiration - in part because I was intrigued by the non-traditional color scheme.
There is always a surprise when I makes a card - I stamped my image in BRONZE ink and embossed with clear powder - low and behold it changed to a soft gray - okay - that will still work for me! Took my card outside and applied bleach with a cotton swab to the small pumpkin and leaves. I let it sit in full sun for about 5 minutes and it bleached to a glorious white. Back inside, I added color back to my pumpkins and leaves using a combination of markers and prismacolor pencils. Then stamped & embossed the sentiment. I fleetingly considered using white Nuvo drops on the berries but alas there were SO MANY of them that I just knew I would muck it up . . .so bottle of bleach in hand I headed back outdoors - and this time with a toothpick, dotted in the tiniest bit of bleach to each individual berry. . . .and now they're white! I trimmed the card with a deckle edged scissors and sponged on the narrowest bit of peeled paint. Since I had added some orange to the leaves I decided to finish with some pumpkin colored gumdrops for contrast.
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2019 GMT Views: 2434
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