Bokeh Background and Dandelion Blooms

Happy Friday and happy (almost) weekend! Hope you have some fun things planned and that there is some sunshine in your forecast!

Today is my turn to share a creation on the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog, and I decided to give the "Bokeh" technique another try - it's so much fun!! I found my white craft re-inker, so this time I didn't use gesso, but craft ink instead.

If you haven't tried this technique yet, you really should. Super easy to do!! I don't have a specific tutorial to link to, but there are several on pinterest and youtube.

These are the steps I used:

1.  Mask off edge of watercolor paper using washi tape.

2. Wet paper with a clean watercolor brush.

3. Add your watercolors to the paper (be sure the whole paper is covered with paint

with no white space in between).

4. Let dry or use heating tool for quicker drying

5. Create a homemade stencil using different sized circle punches.

6. Simply use this stencil to add white craft ink to the background

7. Try different intensity for different sized circles (I tried to have my smallest circles be the most intense).

8. Your background is now complete and you can create the card with it :-)

(Be careful when removing the washi tape if you like to use the border in your card design)

You don't have to use watercolor paints, you can use dye ink-reinkers too. Gelatos would probably work too. 

Product List:

Dandelion Blooms, Unmounted sentiments sheet 1

both from JFF

watercolor paper by Canson

watercolor paints

white craft ink, versafine onyx ink

MS butterfly punch, sticky rhinestones

washi tape for masking, heating tool

circle punches for making stencil, sponge

I would love to play along here:

Stampotique Designers' Challenge SDC188 - Your Favorite Background Technique - Bokeh is my current favorite
Loves Rubber Stamps -Create your own background
Cheerful Stamp Pad -In the Garden
Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Thanks so much for visiting!!