April Challenge Winner

Thank you to all who entered the April Challenge, this months lucky winner randomly selected from entries is:

Jennie Lin Black

Congratulations Jennie

Please email sharon@kenolivercrafts.com with your contact details an we will get your prize out to you.

Don't worry if you didn't win this month, details of the May challenge coming this week.

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 7

It's the final day of the April Challenge.  Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback so far, we cannot wait to see your submissions, so just to remind you here are the details:

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts. (If you haven't got all the supplies above don't worry you can still enter as long as there is Color Burst in the project)

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational project is from 

Tracy Pounds

Supplies used:

Ken Oliver Cut'n'Color Poppy Mandala Stamp

Ken Oliver Cut'n'Color Poppy Mandala Die

Color Burst

Re-purposed frame with glass
Dry erase marker

Thank you for following the teams posts all this week, we cannot wait to see your submissions.

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 6

It's day 6 of the April Challenge.  Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback so far, we cannot wait to see your submissions, so just to remind you here are the details:

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts. (If you haven't got all the supplies above don't worry you can still enter as long as there is Color Burst in the project)

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational projects are from 

Krista Riley and Dunja Ducker

Krista Riley

Supplies Used:

Ken Oliver 12 x 12 Mixed Media Art Board

Color Burst

Paper Flowers

Adhesive Gems

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Dunja Ducker

Supplies Used:

Stick It Adhesive
Color Burst - Lemon Yellow, Terre Verte, Ultramarine Blue, Indigo Blue
Liquid Metals - Metallic Jade, Yellow Gold, Verdi Gris

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 5

It's day 5 of the April Challenge.  Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback so far, we cannot wait to see your submissions, so just to remind you here are the details:

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts. (If you haven't got all the supplies above don't worry you can still enter as long as there is Color Burst in the project)

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational projects is from 

Sharon Callis 

Sharon Callis

Supplies Used:

Color Burst - Caribbean Brights and Earth Tones Collection

Liquid Metals - Precious Alloys and Heavy Metals

Stick It

DCWV 'Birds & Butterlies' Color and Create page.

Silhouette Studio Collection Die Cut

IKEA Large Frame

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Creative Team April Challenge - Day 4

It's day 4 on the blog of the April Challenge.  Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback so far, we cannot wait to see your submissions, so just to remind you here are the details:

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts. (If you haven't got all the supplies above don't worry you can still enter as long as there is Color Burst in the project)

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational projects are from 

Buffy St John and Giovana Smith

Buffy St John

Products Used: 

Color Burst - Tangerine, Fuchsia, Turquoise, Orchid, 

Liquid Metals -  Amethyst

Water Media Paper - 5x7" 11x17" 

Stick It 

Click It - Lamp Black 

Stamp - Impression Obsession

Taylored Expressions - Shade Tree

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Giovana Smith

Supplies Used:

Color Burst -  Pthalo Green, Terra Verte, Fuchsia, Orchid, Yellow Ochre, Merlot.

Liquid Metals -  Saffron, Rose, Amethyts, Yellow GoldWater Media Paper
Stick It.

Baby Die : Sugar Pea Designs.
Banner and leaves die: Crafter's Companion.
Flower die: Heartfelt Creations
Picture frame.

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 3

It's day 3 on the blog of the April Challenge.  Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback so far, we cannot wait to see your submissions, so just to remind you here are the details:

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts. (If you haven't got all the supplies above don't worry you can still enter as long as there is Color Burst in the project)

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational projects are from Yvonne Blair and Nikki Davis

Yvonne Blair

Supplies used:

Color Burst - Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, Turquoise 

Liquid Metal- Sky Blue

Stick-it

Dies-Impression Obsession 

Number die-DIE282-T

Alphabet typewriter- DIE159-M

Doilies-Wilton

Frame recycled from Goodwill.

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Nikki Davis

Ken Oliver Crafts photo mat

Color Burst: Sepia, Turquoise, Ultramarine Blue, and Terre Verde (black was made by mixing other colors)

Liquid Metal: Metallic Sky, Copper and Pewter

Ken Oliver Crafts Tool-It-All tool

 Stick It

in'spire by Spellbinders Anchors Away die

Black colored pencil

Sea shells from our Spring Break 2016 Florida trip

 

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 2

It's day 2 on the blog of the April Challenge blog.

 The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts.

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

Today's inspirational projects are from Kimberly Jones and Diana Hetherington

Kimberly Jones

Supplies used:

Color Burst Tea Lights

Color Burst: Turquoise, Ultramarine Blue, Chartreuse, Pthalo Green, Lime Green, Tangerine, Chartreuse, Fuchsia

Liquid Metals: Platinum ,Pewter, Verdi Gris, Yellow Gold, Copper, Iron Oxide

Stick It

Water Media Paper

Lamp Black Ink Pad

There's No Place Like Home Clear Stamps from Impression Obsession

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Diana Hetherington

Supplies used:

Color Burst

Liquid Metals

Stick It

The Crafters Workshop Stencil

Stampers Anonymous Classics #4

Ranger clear and opaque texture paste

Creative Team April Challenge - Day 1

All this week on the blog we will be sharing projects by our Creative Team for their monthly challenge.  The theme this month is 'Family' and the challenge was to create using three Color Burst colors, one metallic color, Stick it, any stamp and die cuts.

This month we will be opening up the challenge to you. Create a project following the brief above and share it on Facebook with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is April 29th. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on May 1st.

To start us off today we have projects from Jeanne Streiff and Laurel Beard

Jeanne Streiff

Supplies used:

Liquid Metals - Metallic Rose, Metallic Mandarin

Color Burst - Turquoise, Orange, Lemon Yellow, Burnt Orange, Merlot, Orange, Tangerine

Stick-it

Best Ever Craft Mat

Ken Oliver Crafts Mixed Media Art Board 6 x 6"

Stencil from Stencil Girl

Die from Simon Says Stamps

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Laurel Beard

Supplies used

Stick-it

Color Burst - Fuchsia and Orchid 

 Liquid Metals  -  Metallic Rose and Platinum. 

Watercolor Card Stock