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.

Birthday Wishes with Watercolor Floral's 6x6 Papers

Are you looking for a unique Birthday gift idea, today Buffy St'John from the Creative team has the perfect solution using the Ken Oliver Watercolor Florals 6x6 papers.

Buffy says:

Hi Everybody! 

Buffy here with you again today and I have created a super cute birthday “booklet” for a dear friend whose birthday is coming soon.

I wanted this little booklet to be quick and easy, colorful, whimsical and fun.

I decided to use Ken’s Watercolor Florals 6x6 Collection

These papers are so beautiful and there are 4 each of 6 designs!

What is SO cool about this collection is that each image has a vibrant image and the other side is the pastel … of the same image!!!!!!!!!

The booklet has 6 pockets and 6 tags … these papers are perfect!

I stamped affirmative messages on each tag …

And personalize each one before I present it to my friend.

I also plan to put a couple of gift cards in the pockets

For an added surprise.

Wouldn’t these be great for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day?

I hope you enjoyed this little project

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials used:

Ken Oliver Crafts Watercolor Florals 6x6

Ken Oliver Crafts Click It – Lamp Black

Stamp – Not all who Wander

White card stock

Faber Castell – Pitt Pen Artist Brush Black

Scor Tape

Sizzix Bigz XL Die – Pocket and Mini Album

'Wander' Color Burst Background Cards

Combining die cuts with Color Burst backgrounds produces beautiful cards, today Buffy St John shares two with us.

Hi Everybody! Buffy here with you again on this beautiful Spring day. Today I want to share cards...well the same card 2 ways!  I want to use the same paper and die for each card.  The first card is in the purples and moody.  I imagine it to look like a frosty late winter morning.

I started with Ken Oliver's new Water Media Paper 8.5" x 11" Oh my goodness! How I LOVE this paper!  I lightly and randomly tapped Color Burst pigments onto the dry paper (textured side up) in the following order: Fuchsia, Orchid, Tangerine and just a teensy bit (1 grain or 2!),Turquoise

I misted with water from a standing position over the paper then spritzed liberally (still standing). I then dropped: Metallic Rose, Metallic Mandarin, Metallic Sky, Platinum.  I only lightly swirled this delightful slurry of color then set it aside to dry.  I cut the foreground trees in white card stock, Distressed with Peacock Feathers and Sail Boat Blue.  I stamped “Wander” from the Wanderlust stamp using ClickIts Lamp Black.  For the second card I wanted to take the same “scene” if you will into Spring!

I followed the same process as I did with the first card.  Only this time I tapped the following Color Burst pigments: Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, Chartreuse, Turqouise.  I misted with water from a standing position over the paper, then spritzed liberally (still standing) I then dropped: Metallic Jade, Verdi Gris, Metallic Sky And my trusted friend Sepia.

As you can see, It is the same card, TWO ways!  I hope you enjoyed this project, See you next time!

Materials used:

Color Burst:

Fuchsia, Orchid, Tangerine, Turquoise, Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, Chartreuse

Color Burst Liquid Metals:

Metallic Rose, Metallic Mandarin, Metallic Sky, Platinum, Metallic Jade, Verdi Gris

Ken Oliver’s Water Media Paper 8.5”x11”

Ken Oliver’s Covered Bridges Clear Stamp Set 

Ranger Distress Ink – Peacock Feathers

Ranger Adirondack Brights – Sail Boat Blue

Penny Black Creative Dies – Serenity

Creative Team March Challenge - Buffy St John

The Creative Team were challenged this month to create projects under the Floral/Spring Team and we are sharing their fabulously creative uses for Ken Oliver products. The brief for this month was to create a project that was not a card, tag or Journal !, tricky but the team as always knocked it out of the park.

Buffy St John brings us the ultimate in fashionable fun today with her bag makeover, Buffy took a leather bag and used her Color Burst Liquid Metals to add this beautiful butterfly decal.

Products used

Color Burst:

Lemon Yellow

Fuchsia

Tangerine

Alizarin Crimson

Merlot

Color Burst Liquid Metals:

Metallic Saffron

Metallic Rose

Copper

Golden Absorbent Ground (White)

Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin)

Faber Castell Artist Pen – Black “B”

Crystal Stickles

Thrift store handbag (leather)

Butterfly Tag Trio using Color Burst

Buffy St John from the Creative Team has been busy with the new Caribbean Brights and Liquid Metals Collections of Color Burst.  These new ranges are now shipping so check out your local stockists for more details and to order yours.

Buffy says:

Hi Everybody!

Buffy here with you again today.

I have been busy playing with the new Color Burst Caribbean Brights collection,

As well as the new Liquid Metals!

Let me just tell you that I am over the moon in LOVE with all of them!

The project that I am sharing today is a cute little 3 tag card collection using these amazing new pigments!

 had so much fun with all of these exciting and fun new Color Burst pigments,

I cannot wait to paint more!

Head on over to my blog: Let's Go Paint Something to learn more!

Cardmaking with Liquid Metals

Buffy St John from the creative team has had a preview of the new range of Liquid Metals and Caribbean Color Burst that will be available to buy soon, today she has created a 'Hello' card.  

Buffy Says:

Hi Everybody!

Buffy here with you today to share a sweet and simple "Hello" card.

I had a blast playing with the new Caribbean and Liquid Metals Color Burst sets!

The new Caribbean colors are even more bright, beautiful and oh so transparent!

Here are the Color Burst colors that I used

(I have listed them in their color family as well as in the order I used them, Liquid Metals will be available soon)

Alizarin Crimson, Merlot, Tangerine (believe it or not!), Metallic Rose (Liquid Metals), Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Sepia, Yellow Gold (Liquid Metals), Metallic Saffron (Liquid Metals), Chartreuse, Sepia, Metallic Jade (Liquid Metals)

I first stamped the image with StazOn (Black) and then went into the image with clear water.

Here are the other supplies that I have used

Click It Black Ink

PEGz Uppercase

Stamp – Penny Black “Divine”

Pitt Artist Pen Black – Faber Castell

Micron 08 Black Archival Ink

Ranger 118# Watercolor paper

Thank you for joining me today!

Liquid Metals Creations

A little sneak peek at some of Buffy St John's recent projects using the new Color Burst Liquid Metals and Heavy Metals (more details coming soon about their availability).

Buffy says:

Hi Everybody! 

I had the most wonderful day playing with Ken Oliver's Color Burst Liquid Metals and Heavy Metals!

I am truly all a quiver over these. Beautiful and shimmery, the colors complement all of Ken Oliver Crafts Color Burst Pigments.

Here are a couple of pieces I did today, and oh did I mention that we used Ken's Mixed Media Artboard? Oh, let me tell you that I am completely in LOVE with this board! It takes wet into wet into wet onto dry...(well, you get the picture!) so well!

Thank you Ken Oliver, Betty's Creative Studio and Donna Silliman for this amazing opportunity.

You've made this craftaholic so very happy!

Purple Coneflower

Creative Team member Buffy St John is back today with a beautiful Purple Cornflower, created using Color Burst and a dash of table salt!.  Buffy also shares a video of this stunning work of art.

Buffy says:

Hi Everybody!

Buffy here with you today and I wanted to share a cheerful painting titled Purple Coneflower. Living in central North Carolina I am blessed to have a beautiful perennial garden for about 9 months of the year. One of my favorite flowers is the Purple Coneflower. I started with a reference photo and from there I drew this simple yet beautiful flower.

Then it came time to select the colors I wanted to use...

Color Burst, Yes!!!!! I used

Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine Blue, Terre Verte, Violet, Orange, Burnt Orange, Sepia,

I love the transparent, vibrant colors and the way they behave with each other on the paper!

   The richness of the Sepia makes me so happy!

I have created a short video today

and I hope you enjoy!

2015 Photo Folio

Hello and a very Happy New Year.  Starting off 2016 today we feature Creative Team Member Buffy St John who has created a truly memorable Photo Folio to commemorate 2015 and she shares with us not only pictures but a video too!.

Buffy says: 

Well it looks like another year has come and gone...where does the time go?

Every year I create a photo journal of the year that is ending; to record memories, visits with family, my gardens and the classes that I have taught as well as taken...(yes, I take a lot of classes!)

Today I would like to share a Photo Folio that I have created using

Ken Oliver's Studio 12x12 Collection Pack papers, stamps and Ink.

I love this collection pack, it has 2 sheets each of beautiful images plus 2 sheets of double sided 4x6 cards for journaling PLUS a sheet of beautiful matching ephemera!

I backed the ephemera sheet with a sheet of Stick It and cut out the pieces to use within the project.

 I used every scrap of this collection in this project.

The stamps in these sets are beautiful and crisp, and I use Lamp Black Click It to insure a perfectly stamped image.

To read Buffy's Blog, please visit:

Lets Go Paint Something: Photo Folio 2015

To view the photo slideshow of this project, please visit:

https://youtu.be/HMh8e6RBn30

Vintage Boxes Storage Inspiration

Creative Team Member Buffy St John gives us a sneak peek into her studio today to share with us this wonderful storage idea.  True craftsmanship lasts a lifetime and it's wonderful to see how something old can be utilized for a new purpose, especially if it is used to store Ken Oliver Crafts Supplies.

Buffy says:

I love old things...old photos, books, luggage and dishes.

My Grandfather was quite a skilled carpenter and I remember as a child that he taught me how to hammer nails, drill holes and saw wood.

He gave me my first "toolbox" which is what I keep my favorite Ken Oliver supplies in.

I love the small wooden nail box that is the perfect size to hold my Color Burst, Pegz and Click It collection.

The larger box is the perfect size and shape to hold my Stick It, Craft mat and the beautiful 12 x 12 Ken Oliver paper collections.

I love to have my art supplies displayed so I and my students can see, use and enjoy them.

Thank you for joining me in the studio today!

How do you store your Ken Oliver Craft Supplies?.  Email your images and some information about yourself and we may feature you on our Blog and Facebook page.  Send emails to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.

'Starry Night' Christmas Card using Color Burst and Stick It

Creative Team member Buffy St John has shared a great tutorial on her blog today of how to create this stunning Starry Night Card and background using Color Burst and Stick It.  

Buffy says:

Hi Everybody!

I just do not know where the time goes...it is Christmastime again!

I have a sweet little Merry Christmas card project for you today using Ken Oliver's Violet, Indigo and Ultramarine Blue, Stick It,

plain white 140# watercolor paper, embossing glitter and some dies.

Click here to visit my blog for the full tutorial.

Thanks Buffy, we cannot wait to try this technique ourselves.

'A Cardinal in Fall'

Creative Team Member Buffy St John has shared a truly inspirational video tutorial on YouTube . Watch Buffy here as she takes you through the steps and techniques to create 'A Cardinal in Fall' using the Ken Oliver Color Burst.

Buffy says:

"When you see a red bird in winter, you will prosper in spring. When you hear a Cardinal sing, your sadness will soon be lifted. When a red bird shows up, help is on the way."

Cardinals are a constant garden companion to me here in North Carolina. I love to watch the male and female pairs come to the feeders and water features.

One of my favorite subjects to paint in winter scenes, I was inspired to paint these beautiful birds in a Fall palette using the wonderful Color Burst pigments.

These pigments are vibrant, intense and most important to me; transparent.

As a traditional watercolor artist I have found a new love...obsession if you will; Color Burst!

Thank you Buffy for sharing this awesome tutorial.