Bokeh Birthday

When I saw the May challenge at House of Cards was bokeh, I knew I had to make a card. I love this technique. If you haven't tried bokeh yet or don't know what it is, visit challenge owner Mynn for a how-to and some inspiration.

To start my card I blended Wild Honey and Mustard Seed Distress Inks on my panel. I then inked several of the dots from SSS Lots of Dots stamp set in Hero Arts Unicorn pigment ink and stamped them randomly. The SSS Leanna Butterfly was die cut from orange CS and adhered with a foam dot. I used a sequin from my stash on the body. The sentiment was white heat embossed on vellum. I adhered a piece of the orange CS to my card base, added the vellum to my panel, and then the panel to the orange CS.

I will also enter this into Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #146 - Anything Goes and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, which is also Anything Goes. Also playing in Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #311 - Bugs & Butterflies.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. The Syracuse, NY Rubber Stamp & Scrapbook Show is this weekend and my stamping buddy and I spend a lot of time there. Friday night we are doing the Make & Takes and we will hopefully spend all day Saturday on the floor. Maybe Sunday, too. We love seeing everything that the vendors are showing and watching all the demonstrations. 

I am really going to try very hard to limit my spending this year to only what I need and know I will use. (We all need and know we will use everything we buy, right? uh huh) Enjoy!

                                                                         Pam