Bokeh: pronounced “Boh-ka” is a term used in photography which simply means fuzzy or out of focus. That is the technique I’ve used on todays card for the background.
I think it makes a stunning background for this fun birthday card featuring the Stars Framelits, the Itty Bitty Banners and coordinating Bitty Banner Framelits, Bermuda Bay Sequins and Rhinestones.
I started with a piece of Whisper White cad stock and used a sponge dauber to apply “splotches” of Lost Lagoon ink in a random pattern.
I then used Blackberry Bliss ink the same way to fill in the remainder of the card stock so that all of the white was covered up.
I made a stencil from Window Sheets and the 3 smallest circles from the Circle Collection Framelits (again, just a random pattern)
This next part can start to get a little messy, but it’s where the magic starts to happen. Using Whisper White ink, a sponge dauber, and the stencil, I applies the ink on the card stock in a circular motion.
I moved and repositioned the stencil numerous times overlapping circles filling up most of the Last Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss.
Once I was happy with the coverage of white circles, I finished it off with just the inked up sponge dauber inking random circles with the head of the dauber itself making the circle. After I let this dry, I applied some more circles with the stencil to add depth to the background.
It’s a fun technique to paly with and figuring out different color combinations makes for some awesome backgrounds.
