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I ordered the swirling stars jumbo wheel from the Holiday mini (it should be arriving today YAY!) and I was wondering if anyone has tried using bleach with the wheels. I didn't get an empty cell, I was thinking of putting the bleach on paper towels in a container and rolling the wheel over it a few times. If I clean the wheel good like I do with my stamps that get used with bleach should it be ok or do they use a different type of rubber that might not react well to the bleach? I didn't want to damage my wheel experimenting with this (it would not be fun to try it on the first use and have an unusable wheel afterwards) and I thought one of you creative ladies might have tried this before.
Hey Stacy, I am not sure about the bleach but would think that if you clean it really well after the wheel should be fine, I would not use an empty cell for bleach as it will disintegrate a sponge and would probably do so to the cell...I would do what you were thinking with the paper towels or use a piece of white felt...
Stacy,
I've used wheels & bleach! It's soo cool! I have an older scrubby thing that's pink. That's what I use for bleach. I carefully pour a little bleach in it, tip it up & down & sideways to get it all wet. I then drain off any excess into the sink. Once the excess is gone, it's just perfect for using as my stamp pad. I use both regular stamps & wheels this way & get great results. Just make sure you wash your stamps/wheels right away or you'll have crunchy ones like I do. :oops: They still work, though. I wash mine off with water first & then use stampin mist. HTH
Here's a sample of how I used bleach on the Poinsettia wheel.
I just poured bleach on a peice of felt that was laying in the bottom of a square tupperwear sandwich container. I titled the container to let the extra bleach pour out.
It's a great technique, esp. when using the large rollers.
I just did this with my poinsettia wheel and wowza!! :shock: Try it on real red cardstock, it gorgeous. It was hard to stop!
Thanks Melanie for a fantabulous sample!!
Thanks for the info! I didn't want to test this out with a brand new wheel but thought it might make a good background design if it worked. I like the effect you got Mel! Very cool! Looks like they were shaded.
Bleach and Stampin' Around Wheels
Maybe I will be brave and try this idea...We'll see... 
