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Here is a card I made last week using a 'bokeh' style of background for these cute little fairies.

I like the look of bokeh, I think it makes for an interesting background.

So I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio and some Tumbled Glass DOX inks.  I blended all the colours together with a makeup blending brush from the Dollar Store.  I dried it a bit, then using the Circle masks from A Colorful Life Designs, I randomly rubbed on some white Color Box ink over the bkg., creating the circles you see.  I splattered with some water to lift the ink and further add interest.

When the piece was dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the fairies and the flowers over the inked background then added the sentiment.

I simply mounted it onto a piece of heavy white cardstock and then onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

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*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Adding my card to this challenge:

Lavinia World- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Star Gazing (Lavinia); Star Burst (Lavinia); Imagine (High Hopes)

Inks- DOX; Tuxedo Black Memento; Color Box white

Paper- heavy white (Scibes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Marvelous Circle Masks (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); makeup brush

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Welcome

Going for some colour today with a card I posted last week over at Splitcoast Stampers.

This technique was very fun to try as I had never done it before and it involved stencils, so I was in!!

I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I tend to use that all the time but you could use watercolour paper as well.  

I recently picked up Vicki Boutin's Acrylic Paints that come in a 4 pack set from my local Scrapbook Store and wanted to try them out.  Such great colours and they worked so well for this technique.

So, I squeezed some paint out onto my non-stick craft mat and using a brayer, I covered the paper with colour.  It was all random with no plan in mind.

Next, I took one of the stencils from the Layered Mandala and placed it over the inked bkg.  Then using a baby wipe, I removed the paint through the holes of the stencil to reveal this beautiful pattern.

When it was dry, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it with some black eb powder.

I mounted the piece onto some pink cardstock then onto a plain white card base.

I hope you will give this a try.  

Thanks again so much for coming by and taking a look.

I used the bottom one for my card.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.*

Supplies

Stamps- Smile Often (IO)

Inks- Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tool- Layered Mandala (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

Vicki Boutin paint; Brayer (Speedball); baby wipes; black eb powder; heat tool