creating the bokeh effect

My favourite thing about this card is the bokeh effect!

The base of this card is made using the Gold Soiree DSP…which ps is my all time favourite Stampin Up DSP. Big call I know! Using a rectangle piece of watercolour card stock I created a watercolour effect with a aqua painter using crisp cantaloupe and crushed curry, slightly blending the two colours. Over the top I stamped the sentiment “hello there” from the “Hello There” stamp set in stayz on black ink.

Next is the fun part…using some clear plastic or window sheets cut out some different size circles using either your circle punches or circle framelit dies making sure there you keep some space in between each circle. Take your cut window sheet and place it over your water coloured sentiment. Using your sponge dauber and whisper white ink, colour in your circles slightly overlapping them. Use your sponge dauber to create white circles too, some you can apply less ink to and some more. For a video showing this technique check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHa4eXrBtlM.

I backed the watercolour card onto a piece of whisper white card stock to make it pop a little and behind this placed a layer of vellum. I stamped the sentiment “hippity hoppity from the set “And Many More” in stayz on black ink and cut it out using a ‘word bubble’ framelit die. I added a piece of crisp cantaloupe thick bakers twine and some sequins for extra detail.

Hope you enjoy creating your own bokeh card!