Today’s technique is called Bokeh (pronounced bowkay). In photography this is caused by an out of focus background, usually produced from shooting a photo using a fast lens at the widest aperture. Regardless of where it comes from it is a fun and neat affect on a card. Here is what I came up with… The card base is Starry Sky cardstock cut to 5 ½ x 8 ½” and scored at 4 ¼”. I then cut a piece of Basic White cardstock to 3 7/8 x 5 1/8” to use for the technique. The video link below will take you to my YouTube Channel and you can watch step by step how I created this portion of the card. Once the Bokeh background was complete, I attached it to a layer of Tahitian Tide cardstock that measured 4 x 5 ¼” and added that to my card base using Dimensionals. For my sentiment I cut one of the circles from the Stylish Shapes Dies and stamped the sentiment “Happy Birthday” from the Pansy Patch stamp set onto it using VersaMark Ink and then added White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat set it. I added this circle to my card using more Dimensionals. I just liked the way the circle sentiment worked with this technique. I hope you like this technique. It is fun and simple but it creates a bit of a wow factor for sure. https://youtu.be/meH6SzJDnI0 I hope you enjoy this card I certainly enjoyed making it. As always you can find the supplies to create this card and more on my website at https://www.stampinup.com?demoid=2206796 or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog or the link to the supplies listed below. Happy Crafting!!! Product List Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [154999] Window Sheets [142314] Starry Sky 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159263] Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159261] Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] Starry Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [159212] Boho Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [161650] Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] Sponge Daubers [133773] Blending Brushes [153611] Basics Embossing Powders [155554] Versamark Pad [102283] Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] Stylish Shapes Dies [159183]
