Bokeh

The Challenge at CAS Mix Up this time is to use the Bokeh technique. 

I have done this a few times before with mixed success, so this time I thought I'd try the technique using tissue paper as shown in one of the examples on the Mix Up Blog. My effort did not please me and ended up in the bin, so I reverted to another method this time using stencils, Distress inks and white acrylic paint. I was much more pleased with the result. I applied the colours through the stencils using both brushes and sponge daubers.  To make the stencil, I merely die cut a few circles from a piece of vellum. The star die is a freebie from a magazine and the frame from SSS. The stamped part of the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

Bokeh + Stamping + Die Cutting

It's also for the challenge at CAS Christmas Card Challenge.

CAS Stencil Challenge

Yellow and Green

I really enjoy making little scenes with these tiny Art Impression stamps. The embossing folder is Tied Together from Couture Creations, the sentiment from Penny Black and the panels are cut with Dienamics pierced dies.

This stamp from Stamplorations was coloured with Mirage Pens and cut with a square die, allowing some of the tulips to protrude outside the square.

The sentiment is from Penny Black.

More tulips here, this time from Stampin' Up. The frame was coloured using the Bokeh technique and is quite fun to do. These flowers were coloured with watercolour pencils and blended with a water brush. 

I'm singing in a concert at Portsmouth Cathedral this evening. Finzi, Faure and Elgar...lovely!

First attempt at Bokeh

I have the Happy Little Stampers challenge to thank for the inspiraton behind this card.

Their March challenge is to use sponging and one of the examples they quote which might be tried is Bokeh, which was new to me. So here is my first attempt at it.

I wet a piece of card before dropping splats of Aqua Tints onto it with a pipette. Once dry, I stencilled various sizes of circle all over the surface using Stazon white ink on a sponge dauber. I simply love the effect.

I added a Memory Box butterfly and the die-cut name of my daughter-in-law for whom this card was made. I would have like to have inlaid the name but the font I wanted to use is from Cuttlebug and there are various letters on one die making it unsuitable for this technique.

The panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp before mounting onto the card front with dimensional pads.

Thank you Happy Little Stampers, this is a technique I shall certainly be using again!

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