We Love Bokeh
Hi readers! Thanks for checking out our blog today! We’re so happy to have the wonderful and talented Wanda Guess back as a guest on the blog today using some exclusive products to showcase our new Bokeh stencils. Enjoy!
I have been wanting to use these cool Bokeh Lights Stencils since they came out! What a great idea! They come in a set of three, so you can make cool light effects on your backgrounds. I’ve prepared a fun card with a tutorial to show you my way of using the stencils to prepare a background for a clean and simple card. The possibilities are endless – so many color combinations you could try!
First I started with a sheet of watercolor paper. I got the entire paper wet with my paintbrush and clean water. Then I prepared a ‘palette’ of Distress Inks on a stamping block for my color. This is a good trick – use your Distress Inks as watercolors. I picked up the color with a wet paintbrush and put it on my already damp watercolor paper. Just let the colors run together.
After my color was all done, I dried my piece with my heat tool and then cut it out with a nice crisp Stitched Rectangle Die. Now the fun part – the Bokeh! I used a white pigment ink and a small sponge dauber. I ended up using all three of the Bokeh stencils. When you do this, make sure to have some of your circles more solid than other ones.
You can see that in my close up photo. Really, just have fun with this. No two will ever come out alike! I stamped my sentiment with black Staz-on Ink onto a strip of vellum. I put my sentiment on vellum because I wanted the color to shine through. At the end, I finished with a pretty purple card base and some sequins and bling. I hope you’ll try this fun technique!
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I love the card! super pretty colors used. I loved the bokeh effect on the card! i need to look into that stencil.
The stenciled casd looks great especially with those gorgeous colors…..some of my favorite Distress Inks.
Love all the wonderful details!
A really pretty card. The watercoloring is always fun…but the bokeh stencil really made the card interesting. Your right Wanda…..no two cards would be identical.
Wow! This is stunning, Wanda! Awesome technique!
Very nice! Love the colors and use of the stencils – very creative.
It looks great!
Beautiful card! LOVE that background ♥
This is a wonderful technique…love your card!
Beautiful, I just love the stitched edge, the beautiful soft colors. Thanks for the tutorial too!
So pretty. I love getting new ideas!
Like the bokeh look in your creation & bokeh in photography.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Great technique! Love how that bokeh turned out!
Love the watercolour background and the bokeh effect. Hugz
This card is what I would call remarkably beautiful!!! Love the way the bokeh effect was achieved!!
Great card and technique! ;-)
Looks so awesome!
I keep intending to do a Bokeh card, so maybe now I will! This is beautiful!
I love the Bokeh stencils. With so many colors of distress inks, you could really make tons of cards.
Lovely card! I love the bokeh look!
Such a lovely effect
This looks so pretty
and fun!
Carla from Utah
dusty concord is my faorite distress color, i’m so hoping next friday they reveal another purple, have been hoping for the last 5 months though lol…love bokeh and the card is amazing!
beautiful creation.. love it!!
Great card, I really have to try this technique. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card and technique!
Fabulous card! Thanks for the tutorial on your background technique.
What a beautiful card!
This looks so nice. Great simple technique I’m going to have to try.
This is beautiful!
fabulous card :)
I love the colors
this is probably the first time i have EVER liked the look of this technique. nice work.
Gorgeous background! I love this color combo! :)
Love the colors used. I really like that you used vellum for the verse, a great idea so the pretty pattern shows through does make a big difference. A very lovely card.
I love the soft watercolors and Bokeh effect for the background!
So sweet! What a fun technique.
BEAUTIFUL Wanda!! =)
What a great technique for the background. The colors are so pretty .
I love bokehs, and the color combination of the card is fantastic!
Thanks for sharing!
Hmm… I have a polka dot stencil. I could make something like that. Great idea)
Very pretty!Love the colors
Awesome technique!!!
Beautifully crafted project!!!
I love this card and this technique. I must try it soon. Using the stencils and the dauber is a great idea. I love the stamp on the vellum….simply a simple but gorgeous card. Always love the “bling”. TFS
This is a beautiful card. I love this technique and the colors you selected for the card. Thank you!
What a pretty card…love this technique and the use of the stencil to make this easier.
Great looking card. Love the colors.
I love this bokeh pattern. I just need to try this out myself.
How very clever to use the stencil to create a bokeh effect!
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