Totally Techniques: Bokeh

Welcome to the Totally Techniques International Design Team blog hop!  I am Lynsay Mahon, from Edmonton, Canada, and you have just arrived here from the talented Barbara Meyer from Austria

This month we are focusing on a technique called “Bokeh.”  The basics of the Bokeh technique are:

1. Use a sponge or sponge dauber to apply colour to the background cardstock.  I like to use a combination of 2 coordinating colours.
2. Create a mask using a variety of circle punches.  This will provide a number of different sized circles to work with.
3. Layer the mask over the inked cardstock.  Use a Sponge Dauber to apply Whisper White Craft Ink through the circles of the mask.
4. Use a heat tool to dry the ink, then reapply the mask in a different spot to overlap the circles.  Repeat the application of Whisper White Craft Ink and allow to dry.

I started with the traditional bokeh look to create this card:

I love the texture that the circles give the background!

For my second project, I wanted to try a different approach to this technique.  Instead of using circles to create the background, I used the cloud mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks.  I wanted to create a feel of the sky during sunset:

I know it’s not traditional bokeh, but it does give a really cool look of the sun shimmering off the clouds.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the rest of the blog hop – we have a talented group of demonstrators from around the world sharing their version of this technique!  Keep hopping by clicking the links below:

 1. Annette Elias(The Netherlands)
2. Kelly Acheson(USA)
3. Zoe Tant(UK)
4. Shannean Moncrieff(Australia)
5. Barbara Meyer (Austria)
6. Lynsay Mahon(Canada)
7. Nadine Weiner(Germany)
8. Satomi Wellard(Japan)
9. Marine Wiplier(France)

Product List – Live in Canada?  Click on the links below to be transferred to my online store to shop for these, and other Stampin’ Up! products:

Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101910] $12.25	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [141416] $11.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147052] $10.25
Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin’ Pad [147141] $10.25	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103] $8.25	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $13.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $7.00	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	In Color 2018–2020 Stampin’ Write Markers [147159] $20.00
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101856] $12.25	Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle [148374] $63.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $11.50
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin’ Pad [147099] $10.25	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146987] $11.50	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad [147138] $10.25
Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle [148321] $54.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	1″ Circle Punch [119868] $17.00
1/2″ Circle Punch [119869] $8.00	1-1/4″ Circle Punch [119861] $21.50