Bokeh Birthday Card

I'm so enchanted by the Falling in Love Designer Series Paper, especially the pieces with the Bokeh effect (2nd and 4th from the right are my favs)!

Bokeh is a photography effect that captures out of focus points of light. The lights look blurred and softened. It looks so sweet! Even romantic! Love it!

For this month's Technique Tuesday, we recreated the Bokeh effect. Here is one of the cards I created using the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set and Thinlit Bundle.

For the background, I used Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, and Rose Red. I have been trying to vary my color palettes and use colors that I have not used recently. This color palette reminds me of growing up in the eighties/nineties. I loved pink, purple, and blue together.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the confetti image in Pool Party and the sentiment in Wisteria Wonder.

Here are some cards that the ladies made in my class. They did a fabulous job! I really like that everyone's cards are different. Gorgeous!

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Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Eleven Cards One Sheet of Paper

We had a great time during our Technique Tuesday class this week! October's focus was the One Sheet Wonder Technique. We created 11 cards using 1 sheet of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper! Wow!

Here is just 1 of the 11 cards we created!

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Beth

Sending Smiles Your Way Shaker Card

Tuesday's technique class focused on making shaker cards using the new foam adhesive strips. We made two beautiful cards - one for birthdays and one for Christmas. I also shared more samples to show other shaker shapes and fillings. Here is one of the samples using the new Love and Affection stamp set.

The filling comes from the Tree Builder Punch's little flower. I punched flowers in Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Daffodil Delight, and Sweet Sugarplum. I love the fresh, summery look of the new In Colors! Yesterday I thought Emerald Envy was my favorite In Color. Now, I think it is Flirty Flamingo! What's your favorite new In Color?

Brushstrokes background stamp is a beautiful way to show off the gorgeous, new copper embossing powder! Look at that shine!

For added interest, I stamped the tiny flower around the greeting in Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, and Daffodil Delight ink.

On the inside of the card, I stamped the larger flower and some leaves in the lower right corner. To make the leaves peek out from underneath the flower, I used a sticky note mask.

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Have you tried the new foam adhesive strips or made shaker cards? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Sending Smiles Your Way Shaker Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Love & Affection Brushstroke
Paper	Whisper White cardstock Flirty Flamingo cardstock Daffodil Delight cardstock Peekaboo Peach cardstock Sweet Sugarplum cardstock Cucumber Crush cardstock Window Sheets
Ink	Versamark ink pad Archival Basic Black ink pad Flirty Flamingo ink pad Cucumber Crush ink pad Daffodil Delight ink pad Peekaboo Peach ink pad
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals Copper Embossing Powder
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks B, C, D, E, and H Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat SNAIL Adhesive Foam Adhesive Strips Paper Snips Tree Builder Punch Heat Tool Layering Circles Framelits Big Shot
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