Hey everyone! Happy Monday!
Today was my first day of holiday and I mostly spent it with a pounding headache. As a result mojo hit late again but I did come up with a card to share!
Bokeh has been one of my favourite trends of 2013. I absolutely love it, so today I set about creating another bokeh card, but this time using mists:
What do you think? I love how this turned out!
I started with a panel of Pure White cardstock. I stamped the circles from Simon Says Stamp’s Lots of Dots set (you *need* this one – it is super-versatile!) using Heidi Swapp Colour Shine Mists in Blush and Mustard. I watered them down further down the line to make the stamping paler. I could not be more thrilled with the result – it’s my best bokeh yet I think!!
I splattered a tiny amount of the Blush mist, and with quite a bit of Studio Calico Mister Huey’s in Calico Shine as well, then set about figuring out my next element. I really didn’t want to cover up all that gorgeous bokeh, or lose the light airy feel of the panel, so I opted for die cutting some numbers using the By The Numbers dies, then smothering them with Glossy Accents and coating with Distress Glitter in Rock Candy. I backed each number with a corresponding die cut from Sweet Blush cardstock.
I decided to bring in my own sentiment, which perfectly summed up my mood today! I stamped the sentiment using Mama Elephant’s Midnight Letters set using Mama Elephant ink in Blush. I used a new must-have – a T-Ruler – to help get the alignment right – so easy when you have this tool! I then added a strip of American Crafts POW! Glitter Paper in Silver before adhering my numbers using Pinflair Glue Gel.
I trimmed my panel down slightly then adhered it onto a card front, with a border of the same glitter paper on the edges. In order not to waste this precious commodity, I trimmed the glitter panel into a frame, thus saving most of it for another day!
Well I’ve a lot of crafting on my mind so I’d better hop to it! I would love it if you left some love before you went on your way! Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Exquisite, Taheerah!
One of these days, please can you show us a bit more of how the Pin flair adhesive works? 😀 I love the dimension you get with it – not sure if you can get it here in the USA, but my sister is coming to visit soon ….so, I do have a way of getting it if "push comes to shove"!
Love this one!
Gorgeous!
You are the bokeh master! I love how this turned out, the alpha for the bring it on is perfect too!
Love this card!
Gorgeous!!! LOVE the bokeh effect that you created! I already pinned this! Wish you all the best in 2014!
I LOOOVE it, Taheerah! So many wonderful products on that, and what a wonderful effect they all created together! (not to mention the artists's perfect touch 😉 )