Category Archives: Bokeh

Demonstrator Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Posted on October 5, 2015 by buffycooper

In late August, I e-mailed our local demonstrators a “challenge” to complete before the next meeting. The idea was to create a card for the challenge, then bring it to the meeting in a plain envelope. Then we’d try to … Continue reading →

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Happy Heart Bokeh

Posted on April 12, 2015 by buffycooper

I wanted to try a new twist on the Bokeh technique, and I love the little feathers from Lovely Amazing You*, so I merged the two ideas into a happy heart card! First, I inked some watercolor paper with Island … Continue reading →

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More Basic Butterflies

Posted on February 13, 2015 by buffycooper

This is kind of a “modified bokeh” technique. I used Naturals White cardstock for this one instead of watercolor paper – and it worked great. I used an aqua painter to get the whole panel wet, then dripped a mixture … Continue reading →

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Fall Reflection

Posted on September 6, 2014 by buffycooper

For this month’s technique class, we’ll be doing a reflection technique and the “bokeh” technique. I used Lovely as a Tree for the card sample, because it lends itself very well to the reflection technique. I used Blendabilities markers and … Continue reading →

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I Like You

Posted on July 1, 2014 by buffycooper

This is a new hostess set, “I Like You.” Now, you have to understand that Mike & I went to see the local summer music theatre production of Man of La Mancha a few weeks ago, so whenever I see … Continue reading →

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A Little Bokeh

Posted on June 22, 2014 by buffycooper

I decided to play with a new technique the other day. In photography, the bokeh technique is when the background is blurry, but the focal image is in focus. This is my “stamping take” on it. I inked up the … Continue reading →