Holiday Home

Hi everyone!
I am having a quiet day today after a rather exhausting 3 days! But they were 3 days I wouldn't have missed for the world! God is alive, and very real to me and all the ladies at the SPA Retreat! YEA!

Here is a card I made to take with me to give to a friend who has just moved into a little place of her own -
This set is called Holiday Home and is found in the Holiday Catty Stampin' Up! It is a photopolymer set and has sentiments for all occasions. There are 3 houses; a street lamp; a tree; Santa and his reindeer; pumpkin; leaves.... and much more. I know this set will get lots of use around here! :)

I colored the house with the Blendabilities & used markers on the leaves and pumpkins.

I have been in my Kraft Korner this morning as I have our Klub meeting here this Saturday... so I must get ready for that!

Have a great day!
Hugs,
Ruthie

BOKEH

BOKEH (bo-ka) ... what does this mean? I didn't know until the other day! It means "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of  light" - such as you see in the photos below. We all have seen many such photos and thought how pretty they were. Now you know the name of the technique used! :)
Don't you love this dandelion photo? I don't care for dandelions when they are yellow but I love them when they reach this stage!
And then there is the photo of just the lights which have been rendered out-of-focus.

So, by now you are probably wondering why I am going down this road! Well, the other day I saw a card made with the "bokeh technique". If I remembered where I would send you there - but I don't know where. Anyway, I decided to try this out.

ENJOY 

Here is my rendition of the Bokeh Technique!

This is a sneak peek at a new frame - Filigree Frame - from the Holiday Catalogue which goes LIVE on the 28 of August.

Tell me what you think - did I capture "bokeh"? The next one I do will be softer by stamping off more before stamping on my focal point. I hope you will give this one a try!

Blessings and hugs!
Ruthie