Bokeh Technique with watercolour paper and re-inkers

For this card I started with a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Stampin' Up! watercolour paper. 

First I sprayed the paper with the spritzer before squeezing drops of ink from three different re-inkers randomly over the card. I used Pistachio Pudding, Coastal Cabana, and Daffodil Delight. I spritzed the card again and tipped it a bit to help the colours run and spread over the page.

Using a piece of paper with circles punched out as a stencil and placing it randomly over the card, I used Stampin' Up!s Whisper White Craft ink pad to sponge circles. Finally I used the splat stamp from the Perpetual Calendar stamp set to place random splats.

I let this dry for a long time before continuing.

I cut a piece of 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 piece of whisper white card stock and stamped the sentiment on it with a stamp from the Best Day Ever stamp set using Coastal Cabana ink pad. The Best Day Ever stamp set is one of the Sale-A-Bration items that can be earned for free when you spend $60 during Sale-A-Bration.

I cut a 1 3/4 x 3 piece of Coastal Cabana card stock to use as a mat for the stamped image.

I cut a 2 x 2 1/4 piece of Pistachio Pudding card stock to make it a double mat. I adhered the whole thing to the card front.

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I am hosting a Bokeh Card Class Saturday, February 28 at 7pm at my place. You will get to try the bokeh with one colour, bokeh with sponging, and bokeh with watercolour. $15 charge. Use the contact form at the right to let me know if you are interested or join the Bokeh Card Class FaceBook Event.

Card inspired by Sale-a-Bration Product of the Week

The above card was inspired by one of the cards in the February 3, 2015 Sale-a-Bration Product of the Week project sample PDF.

Here's a funny for you - I put the front of the card together and was so proud of how it looked. When I picked it up for a closer look I discovered the card was upside down! I had to take everything off and reposition and re-stamp. So remember to check and make sure your card is the right way before you start adhering and stamping.  :-)

I love the papers in the Best Year Ever Designer Series paper pack. You get 12 beautiful double sided 12x12 sheets. When I started gathering my materials to make the card I was disappointed to discover that while I had card stock in most of the colours listed to match the papers, I only had one of the ink pads listed, but to my delight I discovered that some of the colours I did have matched just fine.

I knew that the Best Day Ever Stamp set coordinated with the Best Year Ever Designer Series paper but I didn't realize how well until I went to stamp this card. I love how closely they match and can't wait to do another card with another of the papers and stamps to show case just how well they match. Both of these products, along with the Simply Wonderful stamp set that I also used in this project are not available for purchase but may be earned for free simply by purchasing other merchandise. They are featured in the Sale-a-Bration brochure and are only available until March 31. If you would like to know more, let me know.

I started by cutting an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of whisper white card stock in half so that I had an 8 1/2 by 5 1/2 piece to make my card base. I scored and folded this at 4 1/4.

I cut a 5 1/4 x 3 piece of patterned paper and stuck that to the card base.

I used a 2 x 2 1/2 piece of whisper white card stock to stamp my image on. It just so happened that I had this piece, already sponged around the edges with a mixture of crisp cantaloupe and blushing bride, in with my scraps from working on other projects. I love when I get to make use of my scraps! I stamped the images using crisp cantaloupe, hello honey, coastal cabana, and wild wasabi with stamps from the Best Day Ever stamp set.

I cut a 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 piece of soft suede card stock as a mat for the stamped image and adhered the two together before adhering them to the card. I stamped the greeting directly onto the whisper white card base in baked brown sugar using a stamp from the Simply Wonderful stamp set.

The inside of the card is stamped with the same colours as the front with stamps from the Best Day Ever Stamp set.

I'd love to see any creations you might make inspired by these cards.

These are the products I used to create my card:

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 If you are interested in trying out or purchasing any of these products, let me know.