Beautiful Bokeh Cards

I learned a new technique from some of the art boards I follow and I am in love with it!

I made these 3 cards using the Bokeh technique.  

2 of the cards use Sunset, Autumn Terracotta and Goldrush inks.  On the pinkish one, I used Sorbet instead of Goldrush. 

Once the background is dry, these fabulous cards practically made themselves! 

I added a butterfly from the Seasonal Expressions 2 hostess set, Paper Bird. I also started a Gold embossing trend with these cards. Gold glitter trim is an easy accent and doesn't overwhelm the design.




The sentiment here is now retired from the Operation Smile set, You're the Bomb, in the SE1 catalog. 












The sentiment on this card is also Gold-embossed, and is from the Hostess Set, Paper Bird.
















The last card used a sentiment from Finding the Right Words. 


I LOVE how they turned out!

I hope you enjoyed looking!  See my previous blog on the Bokeh Technique to see how to create your own!

Blossom Pages

Still in that Blossom mood!

This double layout is appropriate for scrapping your Mother's Day family pictures, or a fun summer family reunion! 

I cut the photo mats from Pear cardstock using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge. I had seen some layouts on Pinterest that had the lacy doily effect, and the cutwork rectangle, cut in half, worked perfectly.  I decided to offset it across the 2 pages.  This is an airy layout, because I just couldn't cover up the Blossom floral paper. The journaling spots are from the Blossom Complements set, as are some of the flowers.

CTMH Blossom paper and Complements
Doily trim and photo mats: Artbooking cartridge
Family:  Artiste cartridge
Stamped flowers: Shower Flowers
Stamped butterfly: Paper Bird (Hostess Stamp until August 2015)

Embellishments:  Coral Reef Sequins

Life is Wonderful: July SOTM