Hey there! I voted today,  and this is the first time ever I have cried and prayed in the voting booth, but  God is good all the time!

I've been playing around with the Bokeh technqiue a bit lately:

Hardwood background stamped with Early Espresso on Crumb Cake, layered on an Early Espresso card base. A Watercolor Words greeting.

Starting with watercolor paper,I stamped a Vintage Leaves leaf with Early Espresso, heat-embossed the greeting with white powder. Spritz the whole piece lightly with water. Used my AquaPainter to apply full-strength Cajun Craze and Daffodil Delight reinker in random splotches. Dried with a Heat Tool. I laid a template punched with circle punches of varying sizes to sponge Whisper White Craft ink for the Bokeh look. Removed the template, added a few more random sponge dauber circles.

I heat-set the ink before layering on an Early Espresso mat.

Inside I used another sentiment from Watercolor Words and stamped the same Vintage Leaves leaf with Daffodil Delight ink. I used a splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge to add the Cajun Craze scatter of ink.

The bokeh technique is so much fun, you will probably want to try it! Find and order your supplies from my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Product List

Vintage Leaves [138802] $26.00	Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133032] $20.00	Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035] $15.00	Watercolor Words Photopolymer Stamp Set [138702] $26.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119790] $3.25
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $3.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set [130514] $25.00
Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] $18.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] $8.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00	1" Circle Punch [119868] $13.00
3/4" Circle Punch [119873] $13.00	1/2" Circle Punch [119869] $6.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders receive a Thank You card in the mail.

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the November Host Code:  TV243B4E, you’ll receive the November Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150, DON’T USE THE HOSTESS CODE, you will choose Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the merchandise total. And you’ll still receive the monthly online class cards!            

November Sale Promotion from Stampin’ Up!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow,  have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Hey there! I voted today,  and this is the first time ever I have cried and prayed in the voting booth, but  God is good all the time!

I've been playing around with the Bokeh technqiue a bit lately:

Hardwood background stamped with Early Espresso on Crumb Cake, layered on an Early Espresso card base. A Watercolor Words greeting.

Starting with watercolor paper,I stamped a Vintage Leaves leaf with Early Espresso, heat-embossed the greeting with white powder. Spritz the whole piece lightly with water. Used my AquaPainter to apply full-strength Cajun Craze and Daffodil Delight reinker in random splotches. Dried with a Heat Tool. I laid a template punched with circle punches of varying sizes to sponge Whisper White Craft ink for the Bokeh look. Removed the template, added a few more random sponge dauber circles.

I heat-set the ink before layering on an Early Espresso mat.

Inside I used another sentiment from Watercolor Words and stamped the same Vintage Leaves leaf with Daffodil Delight ink. I used a splatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge to add the Cajun Craze scatter of ink.

The bokeh technique is so much fun, you will probably want to try it! Find and order your supplies from my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Product List

Vintage Leaves [138802] $26.00	Hardwood Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133032] $20.00	Hardwood Clear-Mount Stamp Set [133035] $15.00	Watercolor Words Photopolymer Stamp Set [138702] $26.00
Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974] $6.50	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119790] $3.25
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $3.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944] $6.50	Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set [130514] $25.00
Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517] $18.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] $8.00	1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860] $16.00	1" Circle Punch [119868] $13.00
3/4" Circle Punch [119873] $13.00	1/2" Circle Punch [119869] $6.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders receive a Thank You card in the mail.

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the November Host Code:  TV243B4E, you’ll receive the November Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150, DON’T USE THE HOSTESS CODE, you will choose Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the merchandise total. And you’ll still receive the monthly online class cards!            

November Sale Promotion from Stampin’ Up!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow,  have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016