Count My Blessings - bleaching technique

I have been following the catastrophic events in Houston, Texas as they unfolded over the last couple of days. I can't believe the amount of rain that Hurricane  Harvey has dumped on this large city, and from all reports Harvey is about to strike again before heading inland. My heart goes out to all the victims of this flood.!  I hope you, my followers especially, are safe and not trapped on a roof somewhere!
In Southern Ontario, some impact of Harvey will be felt later in the week, with mild rainy, windy weather, certainly nothing compared to my neighbours to the south.
Stay safe my friends!

I was thinking of the victims of  Hurricane Harvey when I made this Thanksgiving card.  I used a technique I have not used in a long time - bleaching!

On a Chocolate chip piece of card stock, I black embossed these acorn images randomly over its surface.  Then, taking a fine tipped paint brush, I carefully applied bleach to the insides of each embossed image using my heat tool to dry.  This had an unusual effect of making parts of the images appear lighter in colour.

This art piece was adhered to a sponged Very Vanilla layer and before adhering it to the Cajun Craze card front, I wrapped linen thread 3-4 times around the left side and tied it into a knot at the front.

I used the Everyday Label Punch to punch out the sentiment, which I matted with Cajun Craze card stock before adhering it to the middle of the card.

It's not evident on the picture, but I did apply some clear Wink of Stella over the bleached images.

Supplies Used:
Stamp:  Count My Blessings
Inks:  Soft Suede, Versa Mark
Papers:  Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Accessories:  Linen Thread, Everyday Label Punch, Bleach, Black embossing powder, Clear Wink of Stella