Color Burst Butterfly Card

Jessica Frost Ballas from the Creative Team shares a card with us today, look at the gorgeous butterfly.

Supplies Used

Color Burst Powders in Turquoise, Fuchsia, and Orchid

Liquid Metals in Yellow Gold

Color Splash 6x6 paper

Ken Oliver Water Media Paper 5x7

Jessica says:

I sprinkled Color Burst powders onto a stamp and then spritzed it with water.  I stamped onto Water Media paper and held it for a few seconds so it had time to absorb into the paper before removing the stamp.  After it dried I painted on some gold accents with the Yellow Gold Liquid Metals.  Finally I die-cut the panel and adhered it to a background panel cut from the Color Splash 6x6 paper!

Color Burst Cards

Jessica Frost Ballas from the creative team has brightened up our day with these gorgeous and fun cards, these certainly would make our day if they popped through the letterbox.

Jessica says:

Good morning!  Jessica here for another stencil project using Color Burst Powders.  I LOVE the effect you can achieve using Ken Oliver Color Burst powders and stencils.  I used a similar technique in a post earlier this month and my process is pretty much the same.  Instead of using specific colors with patterns in the stencil I opted for an all-over wash of bright colors.  After sprinkling the powders over the stencil I spritzed them with a water bottle and allowed the colors to mix and blend.  Once they dried I removed the stencils and then added sentiments and embellishments to finish my cards!

You can visit Jessica's Blog here for more details.

Creating cards with Color Burst

Jessica Frost Ballas combined Color Burst with Hero Arts Stamps to create two cards with very different sentiments.  The versatility of Color Burst means that no matter what the occassion you can create a fitting card.

Jessica says

Hi Jessica here!  It must be the week for stenciling and Color Burst powders!  I saw Ken demo the powders and stencils in some of his CHA videos and wanted to give it a try!

  I started by taping a stencil to a piece of watercolor paper and then I sprinkled various Color Burst powders randomly over the stencil.  I wanted a more abstract look so I didn't assign colors to specific areas of the stencil as he did.  Then I spritzed the paper lightly with water, let it soak for a few seconds and then blotted off the color.  

I let it air dry and then repeated the process with more powder and more water.  I did this a few times until I was happy with the variation in colors and shades!  After the panel was totally dry I trimmed it down and completed two very different looking cards with the pieces!  

I love how the sympathy card almost looks like stained glass. 

'Hello Friend' Color Burst Card

Creative Team Member Jessica Frost-Ballas has used Color Burst with some die cut flowers. By placing them on a black background they really come to life.

The Color Burst colors used are Alizarin Crimson, Merlot and Pthalo Green, to adhere the die cuts to the card quickly and cleanly she used 'Stick It' sheets

Jessica shares with us the instructions for creating this striking card on her blog here.

Be Your Kind Of Beautiful

Creative Team member Jessica Frost Ballas makes her debut on the blog today and has created a beautiful card using Color Burst and has incorporated Velum, I think you will agree the result is stunning. There is a full tutorial available over on her blog here.

Jessica says:

Hi, Jessica here with my first post as a member of the Ken Oliver Creative Team!  I've been a huge fan of the Color Burst powders for some time now and use them frequently in splattered card backgrounds.  But for my first post as a member of the creative team I wanted to try something a little out of my comfort zone!

Full details are available here of how I created this project.

Thanks Jessica for sharing with us today.

Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts Designer Challenge Day 3

Hello blog friends and welcome to Day 3 of our designer challenge with Maya Road! This week we're creating some amazing art with newly released dies from Maya Road, Stick It, and the amazing Tool-It-All!

I am so excited to feature the wonderful work of Jessica Frost-Ballas.  I know you are going to love what she's created.  I've only recently met Jessica, and here's another little thing you'll want to know about her before you visit her blog...she is also a professional harpist.  (I think that is really cool).

 

Her cardmaking style is exquisite!  I can get lost in her blog for hours.  When you visit Jessica's blog, leave a comment to be entered in our contest and give-a-way!  That's all you'll need to do to be eligible for a fabulous prize pack that includes a pack of Stick It Adhesive and the amazing Tool-It-All!  And, you wanna know what?  You can visit Maya Road's blog for a change to win too! 

Please remember, our designer challenge is a contest!  Make sure to leave a comment for Jessica and you'll be eligible for a fabulous prize pack that includes a Tool-It-All and some Stick It adhesive! 

Since this is a contest, we're going to let everyone leave comments open until Sunday night, October 25th.  The prize winners will be announced on Monday October 26th.  And, if you will, please let your friends know about our designer challenge and contest...share our posts to Facebook and Instagram!   You can also go back on comment on days 1 and 2 for even more chances to win. 

Thank you for stopping by today to see how we've been creating with the newest dies from Maya Road, Stick It, and the Tool-It-All!

Making beautiful things has never been easier!
Til next time, keep it crafty,
Ken