May already! I've had a wonderfully creative week - tried some new products, attempted a new technique which I used in this post and made someone very happy with a first birthday card I made.
The first Friday of the month is an elemental challenge on the Daring Cardmakers. The elements inspired me to have a go at creating a Bokeh background. Bokeh is basically a blurred effect produced by a lens in photography.
I began by creating the ombre background using distress inks then once I was happy I inked through a stencil I made using my trusty Fiskars circle punch with chalk ink to make a Bokeh background. This is a technique I've wanted to try for such a long time as I've been inspired by other people's creations.
To finish I die cut a branch and added a sentiment as I wanted the background to be the focal point of my card.
Below is the elemental board chosen by Ruth where I got my inspiration from. You can see the colours, in particular the ombre pinks which I used together with the circles and a branch from the tree.
I hope you'll play along with this challenge and take a look at the inspiration from the rest of the Design Team HERE.
Here's hoping for a little sunshine over the Bank Holiday weekend.
See you next week,
Shabneez
Products Used:
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Marianne Designs Die
Clearly Besotted Sentiment Stamp
Fiskars Medium Circle punch
Everything else from my stash
