Was so proud to have been asked to be guest designer this month and I have enjoyed revisiting the long forgotten technique of Bokeh. (be warned - there are more made yet to share!)
For my mid month post I have gone for coloured Bokeh instead of the usual white on a darker inked background as I did for my first post here
I used a stencil I made myself from acetate and circle dies and selected 3 shades of ink in soft pastel colours.
Inking then commenced!
When done I cut it out with a wavy stitched die.
The sentiment is a Technique Tuesday die and stamp and I finished my card front with a flower die before layering it onto the base card.Still time to have a go and join us - and lots of inspiration to be had over at the blog!
I am sharing this with -
Alphabet Challenge- Use stitching (my frame die)
Crafty Calendar - Make it Flowery
CAS on Friday - Flowers
HLS January - A/G with Dies
Crafters Castle - A/G + Fun Technique
This is pretty and what a good idea to make your own stencil for the bokeh technique which is a favourite of mine. I've had a go at a card for the chalenge even though CAS is a bit out of my comfort zone.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Viv! xx
ReplyDeleteWOW what a beautiful design ... love it!! Thanks so much for playing in our Alphabet Challenge! Good Luck and please come back next month!
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Alphabet Challenge DT
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DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop by for a visit.
Spotty dootty girl, why buy them when you can make them this good. B x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Viv! Love the mix of colours you've used for your bokeh background. The white flower branch looks amazing over top. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month!! xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful effect with the pretty colours for the Bokeh technique Viv. Wonderful design and love how you did the sentiment with the small die cut and the stamping. Such a pretty card x
ReplyDeleteA beautiful and delicate card Viv, the soft colours look lovely.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Love the design of your card, Viv and such pretty colours too. xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card love the colours you have used and thanks for joining us at Crafty Calendar Challenge hugs Sue x
ReplyDeletesuch a pretty card..love the spring-like colours!!
ReplyDelete:) Karen
Loving those pastels, so soft and perfect for the all white die cut. A great design!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being our special guest at CAS Mix Up! It was a pleasure xx
That's so beautiful. I love your bokeh in the tender colors.
ReplyDeleteAnd the white blossom twig completes the card perfectly.
Your bokeh background in pretty pastel colors is beautiful with the white die cut flowers. Love your sweet sentiment with the die cut you also. It has been wonderful having you as our Guest Designer at CAS Mix Up, Viv. Can't wait to see more of your bokeh cards:-)
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I love those soft and pretty colours Viv and you are very clever to be making your own stencils!!! I love how the wonky stitched frame adds a whimsical look to the design.
ReplyDeleteI hope 2019 is a good year for you.
Hugs
Carol x
Beautiful card Viv, funny how we see dies on others cards and it just reminds us of what we have in our stash...like your flower die...so beautiful.xx
ReplyDeleteThis is really effective I love the colours you have chosen and the subtle effect created with the white background and white die cuts. Thanks also for visiting me a leaving such an encouraging comment. I can believe that the 'bokeh' technique gets addictive, but that's card making for you! xx
ReplyDeleteOne white little die cut gets a wow effect with a simple and colorful background like this. LOve the design concept of this card.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and great technique on the background
ReplyDeleteCarol x
This is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love how the delicate, die-cut stands out so well from those lovely ice-cream colours.
xxx
LOVE this card Viv. It was you who made me go out and buy that very die as I was so inspired by previous cards you'd used it on too.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sarnie xxx
Beautiful work, Thank you for Joining us at Happy Little stampers and waiting to see next time.
ReplyDeleteMeena HLS DT
Sorry it's taken me so long to comment on your beautiful card, Viv! What a beautiful pastel Bokeh background! It's perfect with the dainty flowers and lovely sentiment. Thanks so much for joining our CAS Mix Up team as Guest Designer this month!
ReplyDeleteWhat soft and pretty colours for this bokeh background Viv and I love the wonky stitched rectangle and the beautiful white die cut flowers and die cut sentiment to go with the black stamped one gives great contrast. x
ReplyDeleteI love your ink technique combination with the die cut that you used. Beautifully crafted. Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers with Dies. We look forward to seeing you again.
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HLS - DT Martha Lucia
What a great way to use the Bokeh technique with the soft pretty pastel inks, Viv! The white die-cut sentiment and flowers look so pretty and elegant.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month!
Hideko xx
p.s. Sorry for the delay in leaving comments. I was away from home for a week.
Thanks for sharing your fantastic project with us in the Happy Little Stampers January "Anything Goes With Dies" challenge and we hope to see you again next month!
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Leslie, HLS Dies Team
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