Bokeh Sparkle Audrey

     It's Bellarific Friday from Stampingbella and I'm playing with a new technique.  The last challenge Emily gave us at Blogabella was to make a "One Layer Wonder" card.  Yikes!!!  I have lots of trouble with simple layouts, but I saw this cool technique in one of the crafty newsletters I receive.  It's called bokeh (boh-kay) stamping.  It mimics a blurred light background in photography.  You can google it for examples.

     For my card I have usede Uptown Girl "Audrey Loves Makeup" and added the bokeh effect in stamping with Distress inks.  I used a sponge dauber but you can do this with ink daubers or even pencil erasers with different mediums.  I also added a bit of Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen buy accident.  I squeezed it a bit to hard and shook it over the card.  Happy accidents.  LOL  See that spot under the bow on her purse.  Looks like a big rhinestone huh.  Nope, glitter pen dot.  hee hee  I finally managed to find an angle that you can see all the glittery goodness that Wink of Stella pen adds.  Isn't her dress glamorous!  I also added some Diamond Stickles to some of the bokeh spots and she had some pearl paint dots and gold gel pen jewelry.

     I need a bit more practice with this technique, but I had fun and it's something different.  Hope you like it.
     Next weeks challenge at Blogabella is a sketch.

     We'd love to have you play along.  There is a prize up for grabs.  You might want to check out this cool new announcement from Em too.  She and Elaineabella have come up with a cool new idea called Colourmaps for use with a couple of the Uptown Girl stamps.
     I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz--sparkle and shine
Moving Along with the Times--keep it CAS
Addicted to Stamps and More--CAS
Loves Rubber Stamps--CAS
Inkspirational--CAS

     Have a great weekend and enjoy those dads on Sunday!

Supplies:
Paper--Copic XPress-it Blending card, Georgia Pacific
Stamps--Stamping Bella Uptown Girl "Audrey Loves Makeup", Precious Remembrance "New Day"
Ink--Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Wink of Stella Clear glitter pen, Sakura gold gel pen, Black Soot, Pumice Stone, and Weathered Wood Distress inks
Miscellaneous--Scribbles White Mist 3D paint, Diamond Stickles