Trying out the Bokeh Technique for Card Backgrounds

 This morning I thought I would try out the Bokeh Effect background that I have been seeing all over Facebook and YouTube.

I've watched a few videos and have seen it done with either watercolour paints or stamp pads.
I used stamp pads today and will try it again in similar colours when my new watercolour paints from CTMH arrive.

I cut a stencil out of a thin sheet of acetate with my Cricut Explore.

I chose a few different colour combos and with each one I started with the darkest colour then filled in the empty spaces with two lighter colours and just kept blending with a sponge until I got the effect that I wanted.

I used CTMH White Daisy Pigment Ink to do all the white circles.  I let it dry a bit and then went back over a few on each paper.

CTMH Products used:

CTMH White Daisy Cardstock

CTMH White Daisy Exclusive Pigment Ink

CTMH Glacier Exclusive Ink

CTMH Juniper Exclusive Ink

CTMH Lagoon Exclusive Ink

CTMH Pixie Exclusive Ink

CTMH Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink

CTMH Hollyhock Exclusive Ink

CTMH Canary Exclusive Ink

CTMH Sunset Exclusive Ink

CTMH Cranberry Exclusive Ink

CTMH Whisper Exclusive Ink

CTMH Juniper Exclusive Ink

CTMH Pacifica Exclusive Ink

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