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Thursday 3 October 2019

A Bokeh Birthday

Good morning and happy Thursday. I'm back over at Country View Crafts with my second piece for the Bokeh challenge and this time it's a girlie birthday card.


 I started with my go to background of a mixture of Tim's Distress and Distress Oxides.

 Then I added some more water and sprinkled with Brusho Sprinkle It in iridescent purple - Love It!

 Time for my good old stencil and white gesso to make the bokeh background - it only takes a few minutes to dry then on with the stamping. I've used a couple of sets from PaperArtsy.

 I liked the background, but decided that it needed something else, so I chopped some out of the top with a die from the Tim Holtz Mixed Media 4 set, and also added some book page flowers over the originals.
 So now we just needed something for the top corner. I used the dragonfly and stamped it onto some Barbara Gray paper, that way I didn't need to colour it lol.

 These are the lovely stamps that I've used. There's a Jofy, a Tracy Scott and a Kay Carley, so lots of choice there.
And here's my finished card again. I hope that you like it and join in with our challenge.
I'm entering my card into this weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge, which is 'think pink'
Have a fun week, and thanks very much for looking x

16 comments:

  1. Absolutely fabulous! Love the colours, and the gorgeous dragon-fly. I have a bokeh lens for my camera, must try it out sometime! Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

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  2. Gorgeous card. Love the details you added. Espetialy book page flowers and dragonfly. Thanks for tutoial.

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  3. That's a brilliant combination of stamps to create a really pretty cards. I love the bookpage flowers and bokeh bubbles - delightful!
    Alison x

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  4. I love it Sue, the dragonfly is beautiful on top the lavender tones, and love the stenciling under it, AND your book flowers , so full of sweetness.
    Hugs, Dorthe xx

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  5. Gesso! Good idea! Next time I have to use that too! And thank you again, Sue, for choosing this technique! I really enjoyed learning a new thing and I fell in love with this technique! Fabulous card! xx

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  6. Lovely card Sue, you even brought out the sewing machine to play! xx

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  8. A gorgeous card, I love everything about it.
    xxx Hazel.

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  9. So many techniques on this card l’m impressed. Love the colours of pink and white to make the bokeh effect. Hugs Mrs A.

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  10. So many lovely elements all brought together on this card Sue, stamped book pages and dragonflies what more can I say!! So pretty in design. I don't think I could live without my white gesso..!
    Another stunning card for your theme Sue, wish I had time to play along :(
    Sending Hugs as I catch up.. Tracey xx

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  11. So much yummy stamping! Love this card, Sue!
    Evelyn xxx

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  12. Brilliant cards Sue, very appealing.xx

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  13. I do like the colours you've used and that dragon-fly is brilliant.

    All the best Jan

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  14. yummy card love the colours and stamps xx

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  15. Perfect, love it. What more can be said about such a great card. Angela xXx

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