Today I have created some Bokeh Metallic Spray cards in celebration of Altenew’s 4th Anniversary! I am part of a blog hop today, which means prizes (30 winners to be exact) and lots of inspiration! You should have arrived from Isha’s blog.
I also have a video to go along with these cards. You can watch it here or over on my youtube channel in HD by clicking HERE! If you aren’t a subscriber to my channel, I would love for you to click HERE to subscribe and you then you will be notified of all my new videos.
For my first card, I had some extra embossing powder on the background by accident. I love happy accidents. Inside of brushing it away, I left it on and heat embossed it.
It tied in with the heat embossed sentiment just perfectly. And look at all that shine from the metallic sprays……
The second card really shows off the bokeh look with the metallic sprays. Almost like a galaxy background!
Decided to pair it with the wide washi tape. Who doesn’t love polka dots…
This is an extra card I made with the large background image in the stamp set. 1 stamp and some watercolor..
I used some of the solid circles to fill in some of the circles and the rest I watercolored.
Special Offer for ALL:
FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY4TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV at checkout. Offer valid from April 3rd until April 8th at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.
Prizes:
Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 5 lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 5 $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
- Altenew Academy: 5 Class Spots
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 2 $100 Altenew Gift Certificates
- Online Card Classes: 3 Class Spots
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- My Sweet Petunia: Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
- Tombow USA: 2 Dual Brush Pen Sets(10 Colors) and 2 TwinTone Dual Tip Marker Sets(12 Colors)
- WOW! Embossing Powder: $40 Gift Certificate
- Create & Craft TV: £25 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
- Amy Tangerine: 2 Signed Copies of Craft a Life You Love
- Chameleon Pens: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 Copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2018 Issue
Be sure to leave comments by April 15th, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 30 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 17th, 2018.
Blog Hop Order:
- Altenew
- Butterfly Reflections Ink
- Lydia Evans
- Carissa Wiley
- TaeEun Yoo
- Therese Calvird
- Anna Kossakovskaya
- Sara Naumann
- Hussena Calcuttawala
- Kymona Tracey
- Heidi Jakobs
- Isha Gupta
- Laurel Beard – YOU ARE HERE **********
- Nina-Marie Trapani
- Sveta Fotinia
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Fantastic cards! So much depth and visual texture. It’s fun to see a similar design in dark neutrals and in color. I admit, I LOVE the dark neutrals.
I am CRAZY about poke-your-dots (aka: polka dots) and you have done ’em up GOOD! LOVE LOVE LOVE your cards!!!!
Oh how I like this card. It’s such a fun card! TFS…
These cards are so cool. Thanks,Laurel.
Love the cards, especially the bokeh effect you were able to achieve.
I am loving this first one in particular! So dramatic!
Both cards are sweet!
Amazing backgrounds!!
Refreshing Techniques & Original Layout
Keep me up with Altenew
Holy backgrounds, that first one is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous!
Love both of the darker colored bokeh cards. Really dramatic. The Wings of Hope sentiment is wonderful too.
Love love love these cards!!
Wowzer , your cards are stunning. Great accidental inspiration . Thanks
Unique amazing design. Indeed so pretty .
I love your backgrounds!
I have to try this bokeh technique. Which means I just have to buy Altenew’s Pattern Play Circles. Loved all three of your cards. Beautiful
Those cards are stunning! A very different style from my usual–I may have to try stepping out of my box with this. I love them.
Love your cards! Your backgrounds are amazing!! Thanks for the inspiration!
They are all very good but my favorite one is the hello.
Lovely cards! I love the sentiments on the blue/drops cards. I dont remember seeing those before.. Guess I have to go find them! Happy Anniversary, Altenew.
That metallic spray is awesome, live tnosr cards! TFS
LOVE The colorful circles! That makes me happy!
Great backgrounds :0)
So cool. Great coloring and lovely designs. Thanks for the inspiration!
My favorite is the once with the bokeh effect. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, I love your cards. Thanks for shRing with us and inspiring us
Awesome results! I pinned your video and will use your ideas to make some space cards! I have always loved the Bokeh technique. Thank you for sharing your talents.
Love, love, love! You inspire me!
Polka dots are so fun love the cards.
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds of both. The darker one is so pretty and the bright one is so cheerful. Gorgeous job.
Love your cards but really like the Bokeh effect on the one card.
Beautiful cards with great ideas. Thank you.
I like both your cards, but the one with the saying really “says” something real! Does that make sense? LOL
fantastic cards!
Wow! Fantastic creations!! Love them!
These cards are so pretty! Love circles of any kind, so the backgrounds are right up my alley.
Elegant and fun at the same time. Love them all.
The cards are amazing.
The first has so much depth. You can see yourself
going back into the depths. The second is so bright and
colorful. Love both of them.
thanks for sharing
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I loved the shimmery bokeh ..kind of grungy ! Wonderful cards.
Thank you so much for showing us the bokeh technique. It makes such unique cards!
So much interest in these cards, I especially like the first card!
wow what unusual cards – love them:)
Your cards are pretty awesome and I love the backgrounds. How fantastic is it to get a bunch of backgrounds made at once?!
Absolutely love this idea. Sometime “playing” turns out some of the prettiest cards. Thanks for the ideas.
What terrific cards!! I love the bokeh technique and the gold accents are stunning!
Beautiful cards! What a fun technique and a wonderful happy mistake 😊
Wow great cards!
Beautiful cards and great video. I liked how you created so many backgrounds with the leftover spray. Thanks for sharing…
Wow! Wonderful cards!!!
I LOVE all your Beautiful circle cards!!!
OMG! Another line of Altenew’s many products I just HAVE to have! These are all so great Laurel. (Never mind the fantastic sentiment sets that I L♥VE! …. ENABLER…) LOL
Such fun cards with the dots and they are pretty too!!
Your backgrounds are very special!
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed seeing how you made these cards. I especially like the happy accident. Those are often the best.
I love the background of your first card. The accidental embossing powder really made it beautiful.
Beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!
Your happy accident looks incredible. Has an artsy feel. All beautiful cards.
OH WOW! Your bokeh effect is amazing, I love the colours of the first two cards, simply stunning!
Who would have thought circles could be that beautiful. Thanks.
Hi, Your 2 cards are so WOW and OMG, how unique also, the first one, I love the metalliac on it and the embossing that made it such a stunning card. The second card is so bright and colorful, I love the colors you used, that would just brighten some ones day to see that. What a Great post. Thanks.
New product for me, nice to see how to use it.
The Bokeh effect is just awesome…love ur innovative techniques…thanks for sharing!!
Both backgrounds are amazing!
Oh my word!!!! I absolutely love the Bokeh look on your cards….so beautiful…..I have not tried it yet…as it always looks difficult…but your video…makes me want to take a chance..after all, it is only paper right? LOL.
Thank you for always being so gracious with your time and talent. Hugs
Wowowow! I have just become a subscriber. Your work is exceptional. Thanks Altenew for having a birthday and introducing me to you.
Thanks so much for the inspiration. Such cool looking cards. Happy Anniversary Altenew!
Those are crazy cool backgrounds!
Wow! I love all of your cards!!! They are fantastic!!!
what can I say ?! your bokeh cards are fan-tas-tic ! those metallic spray are incredible and just seing you adding those dots made my day 🙂 thank you so much ! The results are so beautiful ! And the sentiments are just perfect <3
Love your bokeh backgrounds! Lovely cards!
Such beautiful backgrounds! I need to do this! I have so many sprays that I just don’t use.
Love the metallic background with the stray gold powder. The bokeh effect is so pretty. Thanks for the helpful video.
Such beautiful bokeh cards! My favorite is the first one! So so pretty.
Love your polka dot cards! Love Altenew’s florals but their geometric stamps are very appealing! Thanks for the inspiration!
Your bokeh card is so rich looking! I do love the multi-color look as it is just playful and fun. Beautiful cards.
I can’t wait to try these backgrounds.
Pretty cards! I especially love the “accidental” embossing powder! It really pops.
I love these backgrounds you created! Those bokeh circles are fabulous. Thanks for sharing your video!!
I love watching your videos because you always seem to be having so much fun. Your backgrounds and final cards are so pretty!
Oh I LOVE!!! First I love your “happy accident” as I call them. So eye-catching!! Your designs are very cool!!
Fab designs Laurel! Love the use of geometric stamps, thanks for sharing!
These are all soooo pretty! Thanks for sharing the technique. I bought the sprays and now I’m going to have to try them out. I love the bokah technique and your colored dots are just as nice.
Who would imagine that circles could look this good? I just love your happy accident but the bright vivid colors on the second card make me smile
Great cards – interesting techniques and I love the bright, happy colors on the second card.
These are all so gorgeous!! The background look amazing!! I love the colors!! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!!
I too love your happy accident, added some interesting detail to a beautiful background. Wonderful cards. thanks for sharing
Your cards are incredible!!!!! 🙂 Thank you for the amazing ideas!!!
I never realized how elegant circles can look. Amazing cards!
Lovely blue bokeh bubbles … and then some vibrant colours too. Simply wonderful.
Your backgrounds are awesome!
Such beautiful cards!! I love the vibrant colors on your second card.
celebrate with bubble Champlain or bubbles in a bath to relax, just love the effect of the bubbles, well done
Laurel, Love your cards; my favorites are the Bokeh and Polka dot ones1
I love bokeh backgrounds! They create such a rich background for diecuts or silhouette stamping, and for sentiments. I have just added to my wish list two MORE products that I have to have: metallic sprays and the circle stamps. We may just have to forego eating for the rest of the year! 🙂
Fabulous cards!! Love the backgrounds
I love the bokeh cards. You made making the first cards look so simple. And the multicolor card is stunning. It would be great for masculine or feminine cards just by adjusting the colors.
Ok, I do have to say these ‘bubbly’ cards are going to make me buy the products. I absolutely love them.
Thanks for the video! I loved seeing how you made the card backs and seeing the sprain action!
Such lovely and creative cards!
Laurel, your cards are awesome! I love that gorgeous background on the first card! Your second is so bold and colorful…super cute! I can’t wait to watch the video to see how you made them!!
What fabulous cards, love the background! Congrats on 4th Anniversary!
Wow, your backgrounds are amazing!
Wowzers! What awesome cards! It is amazing what you can do with a simple shape.
So pretty – I love the uniqueness of your designs!
Amazing look to your
cards, so unique.
Carla from Utah
Super cool cards Laurel. I love the bokeh backgrounds! The white circles look great! Especially with the background. The touch of gold heat embossing is just perfect.
Very neat bokeh effect!
Love all of these cards! Thanks for doing the bokeh technique. I have yet to succeed in doing one that looks good but you’ve inspired me once again! My favorite is the last card with the colorful circles that are heat embossed. It would make a wonderful birthday card! Thanks for sharing. Happy Birthday Altenew!
Love the beautiful unique look you created on these two cards!
Georgeous cards. I’m looking forward to watching the video to see how you did it.
Well I have to say my head was spinning as you were quickly going through your process on the video!!! I love how your “mistakes” or messes or leftover inkings turned out to be stunning cards! Your rock Laurel!!
Love the bokeh dots and gotta have me some wide Washi ape!
Fun and lovely cards. Mistakes are creative opportunities. Your extra embossing powder completed your card very well.
Such a beautiful trio of cards! The first one is my absolute favorite! I love the happy mistake! I think it really sets the card to a higher level of awesomeness! TFS!
When I pulled up your post and saw those cards, I knew I had to watch the video. Amazing design. It reminds me of bubbles my grandkids play with when they come over. And I love that you left the gold on the white pigment ink in the background.
So nice!!!!!
Lovely cards!
I really want this circle stamp. Seems so versatile. Loved all of the cards!! Great ideas.
Pretty cards! Love the effect you got on the first cards and the pretty colors on the other one!
Gorgeous backgrounds! Love these ♥
Both backgrounds are quite unique. Like the embossing powder on the first one.
Such fun cards! Especially loved the background on the first one!
Beautiful cards!!!
Beautiful! I love that you used some darker colors 🙂
Love the backgrounds on your cards! Thanks for sharing!
Love how you have such a unique color pallet! What great sentiments to go along with your beautiful work!
Lovely card. I love the happy accident with the embossing powder.
Stylish and graphic cards…what a lot you can do with a dot! Love the sprayed backgrounds too, Dx
Great Cards and Awesome Technique. going to have to give this a try!! Thanks for sharing!!
WOW ! Your cards are art pieces ! I love the sprayed background and the white circle dots ! TFS.
The bokeh background is beautiful…
My goodness, these cards are BEAUTIFUL!!
Beautiful and different cards – all from the same background. It just shows how versatile stamps can be when given to the right person! I particularly like the muted background cards.
Best wishes
Ellie
Love the Bokeh effect; both cards are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Happy 4th Anniversary to Altenew.
Awesome bokeh backgrounds. I really like the colour combination of the sprays you used.
These coloured blow me away 😁
Wow, your cards are simply stunning! Thanks so much !
Great cards, both of them, but my favorite is the colorful “Hello” card. It makes me think of a bubble machine run amuck. A very happy card. I am really enjoying this blog hop.
Your cards are awesome!
Such beauty and design!! Beautiful way to showcase these images!!
Wonderful cards. Looks like lots of fun to make. The happy accident ended up terrific.
Awesome creations! I especially love the bold colors card!
Hi Laurel! I always love your unique look. These cards are beautiful!
Beautiful backgrounds and AHmazing sentiments!
Laurel, I am such a fan of yours and I’m a gal that loves a polka dot so these cards hit me right where I live! Thank you for sharing!!!
Very nice. Love the little touches of gold embossing scattered randomly on the first card.
These are such cool backgrounds. I wish my mistakes would end up like this. Love it!
Love your cards, I love how you did the background and the bubbles,. I have done this in my art journal but not on my cards , I’ll have to try it . Thanks
I love this idea and the sentiments are beautiful.
Creative and Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, just wow!!! You always make the most gorgeous cards 😊
Amazing backgrounds and cards!!
So creative and original!
Fantastic cards. I really like that the embossing powder stuck to some of the circles.
Love both those cards – but the colourful card is my favourite. I love the bits of metallic accents with the bright bold colour!
I love the dimension you achieved on your cards! I’ve never used Altenew’s sprays but I think I’ll give them a try!
Thanks for sharing! these are incredible – especially the first! Have never seen anything like that!
Very pretty cards. I love how the metal accents add the perfect touch to the colorful card 🙂
Wonderful ideas.
Pretty cards!! Love both. 🙂
Beautiful cards! Never used ink sprays before, but great inspiration!
Wow, that’s a really cool look! I bought a card kit with some sprays in it and I’ll try this with them!
Wow! These cards are super cool! I can’t wait to try this technique.
nothing like a happy accident!!! I think the mistake might have been to brush off all the embossing powder. The end result is stunning. I love the more muted colors in the “waste” piece. All three end products are wonderful. Thank you so much for a new technique and another stamp set to add to my wish list (which is way bigger than my budget!)
Love the various background effects!
Wow, what stunning backgrounds, I may have to try this technique. Thanks for sharing your talents.
Love the use of gold in the first card and this background technique is so unusual and beautiful – thanks for sharing it with us!
Your cards are fabulous! I really like the backgrounds you created. What a fabulous stamp set too.
Beautiful cards! I really like the one with the more faded background and embossed sentiment. Love the effects with the ink sprays!
Fabulous! I love all the circles and your gorgeous inked backgrounds! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh my !! I love your color combos so much !! They’re so original !
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Beautiful cards, you are very talented
These are so beautiful!! I love the colours.
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create!!!
Love love LOVE your backgrounds….so gorgeous!!!!
Your cards are awesome!!!
Your backgrounds are just stunning!
Great inspiration. Thanks for sharing.
Really like that back ground, going to have to add the circle stamp set to my wish list!
Such lovely cards Laurel. Love them 🙂
Thank You so much for the inspiration! I enjoyed your project today.
Lovely cards with gorgeous products. Congratulations to my favourite stamp company! I’m so glad I discovered Altenew early on with one of my all-time favourite stamp sets – Vintage Roses. Since then I have been stunned again and again by their beautiful products – especially their layering flowers. Here’s to many more happy years!
Wonderful cards. I love how you incorporated your happy accident. It turned out beautifully.
You showed us how versatile the Pattern Play stamps can be. The background of the first 2 cards really look like bubbles to me. I like the bright colors of the third card. The embossing adds such great texture to the cards. Thanks
Thanks for sharing your lovely cards. I’ve tried bokeh before but used a circle template and sponged white ink through it, so this is a great alternate method of getting a similar result. I particularly liked the ‘mistake’ of the sticking embossing powder and loved the result of the gold highlights on the white circles.
Those are some really fun backgrounds!
I really like the scattered embossing details you added, very fun backgrounds.
I love these backgrounds especially for masculine cards!
Amazing bokeh techniques. Never would have thought to do it that way. Thank you.
Stunning Bokeh cards Laurel. Always great to see Altenew’s non floral stamps highlighted
Oh my! I love, love, love all these cards. The effect of the way you used the sprays for the background … brilliant! Thank you for the inspiration.
These are fantastic! The Hello card is so bright and cheery!
Both these cards so fun! I love how the first one turned out, happy accidents are a blessing in the craft room! 🙂
That is one amazing background! I love the hint of gold in it. Such a pretty pretty cards!
Great cards! So many layers to enjoy and savor – love that bokeh effect! Great video as well. Thanks for participating in the blog hop today and Happy 4th Anniversary, Altenew. May you have many many more successful yrs to celebrate in the future!
Laurel, super cuteness! Love this bokeh technique with the metallics! Very rich and shiny. Happy 4th Altenew!!!
I really love these bokah cards! The background in your first card is just amazing! TFS!
That bokeh is amazing!!!!
Amazing work! So professional. Thanks for sharing your talents. Happy 4th Birthday Altenew!
Wow! I absolutely love the bokeh background! What a great technique! I will definitely be trying that. 🙂
Those metallic sprays look so impressive and fun–I think I’m going to have to get a couple colors!
It’s amazing how you got two completely different vibes using the same stamp set. I’m drawn to the tranquility of the darker card.
Such fun cards!
Wonderful cards…loved them…
Love all of your cards and your technique. That blue is to die for. Thanks for sharing!
Great cards!
Wonderful projects! Loved your video and fabulous ideas.
Very cool effect you created with these circles.
Your bokeh cards are beautiful! I especially love the one with your “happy accident!” The sections of gold repeat the gold in the sentiment and looks perfect! Thanks for the video to show how your creations were accomplished!
Cool and fun results!
Wow – those are really awesome cards! I am so glad you posted that video – I would never have known how to create that look. Thank you for sharing.
These are all just stunning!!! Fantastic backgrounds. Can’t wait to try!
I Love, Love, Love your cards. The background is stunning and then the simplicity of the gorgeous Altenew Circle Stamp set on top of it makes awesome cards. Thank you so much for showing.
Fabulous cards! I can’t wait to view your video when I have more time. I need to know how to create that look.
Super cool projects, Thanks for sharing.
All of your cards are great but i especially love the first one you did! Although I was holding my breath the whole time you were using the sprays…a white sweater??? Very brave! Lol! I love how the extra embossing powder added so beautifully to your bokah background! Thank you for the inspiration!
Your cards are really stunning! I love the details in the background and the colors, thanks for sharing.
Wow! Love these cards and the bokeh effect! Thanks for sharing your technique.
Great Cards. Love the Bold colors
Ohhh love this! Metallic and the embossing is just gorgeous. Beautiful cards
I love these cards! They’re so beautiful!!
pretty cards.
Love your technique & those gorgeous cards! So different & both awesome!
Now I must admit that I love your first 2 cards but I don’t like the color. For me the dark color is kind of depressing. However, your happy embossing accident is great! I don’t have happy accidents like that so good on you! Maybe some of your happy accident will rub off on me. I love embossing! When I took card making classes many years ago, the first card they told us we would make was embossed. The person who taught the class showed us the card and I said “You do know we have never done this before, right? No way I am going to make a card like that.” Of course it wasn’t as hard as it looked because that is how embossing is. It looks beautiful and it looks like it’s hard to do, but it isn’t. I fell in love with embossing right then and there. You’re embossing is beautiful!
Your third card is my favorite of the whole bunch! I love colors and I love lots of them. You certainly did that in your last card. Also, you used my favorite color in the whole wide world, yellow. 10 points for you! LOL I love that circle stamp and when I win, I want that stamp for sure!
Thanks for showing us all your creative cards and for giving us the chance to win something1
Love the bokeh effect on the first card and ties in so well with your second – beautiful!
What a neat way to imitate bokeh! And you were so right to keep the bits of embossing powder; it looks amazing highlighting your various circles/spots. The softer background ends up looking like a really classy marble counter, and I love it. This is not a stamp set I was as familiar with, so I love seeing what you came up with using it. Thanks for sharing and being part of the celebrations!
Amazing cards! Fantastic background. So much inspiration. Thanks for sharing your video! 🙂
The cards are gorgeous! Love the bokeh backgrounds. Especially the one with embossing powder.
LOVE the bokeh look! I love anything with circles. While these cards use the same stamp set, they look so differernt. Very cool!!
Your cards are super, I will have to watch the video to see how you did it!
Just beautiful!
Wow!! Absolutely Gorgeous cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
These are all fabulous!! I LOVE the bokeh backgrounds; so gorgeous!!
Your cards are so gorgeous.
Wow! Gorgeous cards! Those first 2 are so different. They’d make some great masculine cards. And that third card is so fun with those glorious colours. Love it!