Christmas Tree Bokeh Effect

I'm still having fun with the bokeh effect. It is so beautiful around Christmas time because of all the lights. I did another bokeh effect card here, but that time I used a palette of cool colours.  Today, I am sharing with you a card using the bokeh effect with a more traditional palette - a Christmas tree close up.  

It was pictures like these Christmas tree close-ups that inspired me:

• Ornamental Pine steals the show one more time.  I can't tell you how many times I've reached for this stamp set over this season.  For this card, I used the pine branch image along with the ornament and the sentiment.
• To create the effect of out-of-focus Christmas tree lights in the background, I first sponged a piece of Whisper White cardstock with Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Crushed Curry.  Using a piece of Window Sheet with two circles punched in it (one circle with the 1-1/4" Circle Punch and one with the 3/4" Circle Punch) as a mask, Whisper White Craft Ink is sponged to create two sizes of white circles, Then a sponge dauber is used to sponge smaller, more focused circles in Whisper White Craft Ink.
• After the background is created the pine branches are stamped in Mossy Meadow.  The ornament is stamped with VersaMark ink on a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock and Gold Stampin' Emboss powder is added and heat set. Then the ornament is hand cut and the 1/8" Circle Punch is used to cut out the paper inside the hoop for hanging the ornament.
• Some Old Olive Baker's Twine is tied through the hole and secured on the backside of the paper.  Stampin' Dimensionals are used to pop up the ornament image.
• The sentiment is stamped on Whisper White cardstock using Mossy Meadow ink.  The Project Life Framelits were used to die cut the sentiment.  It was a little wide, so I cut a sliver of equal side off both sides.
• Gold Glimmer Paper gives such a rich background panel.

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Product List

Ornamental Pine Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135104]	Ornamental Pine Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135107]	Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [131173]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Old Olive Baker's Twine [134579]	Stamping Sponges [101610]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]
Heat Tool [129053]