Ken Oliver June Challenge

It's Challenge time again, this months theme is 'Vacation', over the next few days we will be sharing creations from the Creative Team and you have a chance to join in too and win a pack of Ken Oliver Color Burst.

To participate create a 'Vacation' themed project using Ken Oliver products along with any other products and mediums you choose.  To submit you can either email your entry to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com, post to Facebook and tag #kenoliverjunechallenge or add your link to the project in the comments at the bottom of this post.  Deadline for Submissions is July 12th.

(p.s. we are working towards introducing an inlinkz option to future challenges, thank you for your feedback.)

Hey did you know that we are having a Creative Team Call?.

We are looking for Team Members who can work in all mediums, be

adaptable, relish a challenge, understand color and can work in a team environment to meet our various creative needs, deadlines &

requirements.

Full details on how to apply can be found here.

To start our June Challenge inspirations we have a Canvas by Diana Hetherington, this mesmerizing canvas is an ode to long summer nights.  Diana used Color Burst in various colors along with the Liquid Metals Copper, Jade and Rose with Texture paste.

'Special' Color Burst Canvas

We spotted this amazing canvas by Creative Team member Dunja Ducker, using color burst and mixed media  The use of color to accentuate the wings and the use of fibers, glitter glass and embellishments bring this canvas together. Stunning !

Supplies

Ken Oliver Color Burst

Ken Oliver Liquid Metals

Glitter Glass

Fibres

Embellishments

Ken Oliver Creative Team May Challenge Day 5

Welcome to day 5 of the May Challenge, we will be sharing projects by our Creative Team for their monthly challenge.  

The theme this month is 'May Flowers' and the to make it a 'light' challenge they could use any Ken Oliver Craft products alongside products from ANY other manufacturer

Now it's your turn to get in on the fun!
 Facebook or Instagram with the tag #kenolivermaychallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is June 3rd. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on June 6th.

Today we have not one but three projects from

Nikki Davis

Supplies:

Color Burst

Liquid Metals

Ken Oliver Water Media Paper

Mod Podge

Gesso

Acrylic Accents

Vintage newspapers and magazines (on Vase of Flowers Canvas)

Ken Oliver Craft May Challenge Day 4

Welcome to day 4 of the May Challenge, we will be sharing projects by our Creative Team for their monthly challenge.  

The theme this month is 'May Flowers' and the to make it a 'light' challenge they could use any Ken Oliver Craft products alongside products from ANY other manufacturer

Now it's your turn to get in on the fun!
 Facebook or Instagram with the tag #kenolivermaychallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is June 3rd. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on June 6th.

Today we have a project from

Dunja Ducker

Supplies:

Color Burst : Lime Green, Tangerine, Fuchsia, Alizarin Crimson, Indigo
Liquid Metals:  Platinum, Amethyst
Butterfly Daisy Mandala DieButterfly Daisy Mandala Stamps
Mixed Media Paper KN04502
Best Ever Craftmat

Ken Oliver Craft May Challenge Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of the May Challenge, we will be sharing projects by our Creative Team for their monthly challenge.  

The theme this month is 'May Flowers' and the to make it a 'light' challenge they could use any Ken Oliver Craft products alongside products from ANY other manufacturer

Now it's your turn to get in on the fun!
 Facebook or Instagram with the tag #kenolivermaychallenge or email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.  

The deadline for submissions is June 3rd. Winners will be announced her on the blog and Facebook on June 6th.

Today we have a project from

Dakri Sinclair

Supplies:

 Ken Oliver Crafts 12"x12" mixed media board 

    Color Burst Powder Pigments (most colors)

Meditation Room Canvas

Creative Team member Diana Hetherington shares with us today the final installment in her series of canvas panels for her meditation room. By using Gesso, Color Burst and a heat tool she has created these soothing backgrounds.  You can see more on this project and how all three look hung together here on her blog.

Mixed Media Canvas with Color Burst and Scrapmatts

We love seeing projects that the Creative Team make for other Design Teams, especially when they incorporate Color Burst and are as stunning as this.  Dunja Ducker created this canvas as part of the Scrapmatts Design Team and you can find the supplies details and instructions here.

Don't forget there is still time to submit your projects for the Ken Oliver April Challenge. Full details here. Email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com or share them on social media with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge. You could win some Color Burst for your stash.

Color Burst

Turquoise, Lime Green and Indigo

Color Burst Mixed Media Canvas

Dunja Ducker from the creative team wow's us today with this gorgeous canvas.  Using the reverse of a canvas is a great idea for a mixed media project.  So many different textures and elements combined, amazing !.

Don't forget there is still time to submit your projects for the Ken Oliver April Challenge. Full details here. Email your submissions to sharon@kenolivercrafts.com or share them on social media with the tag #kenoliveraprilchallenge.  You could win some Color Burst for your stash.

Supplies:

Color Burst

Turquoise, Ultramarin Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Fuchsia, Tangerine

Liquid Metals 

Mandarin, Metals Sky, Metals Rose

Click It Ink Pad Lamp Black

Creative Team March Challenge - Giovana Smith

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.

Giovana Smith got sketching and here is her project.  A hand drawn sketch of a Sunflower, we love it.

Supplies Used:

12"x 12" Mixed Media Art Board

Color Burst:

Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Tangerine, Sepia, Pthalo Green, Lime Green,

Liquid Metals:

Metallic Sky Blue,Copper

Walnut Click It Ink Pad

PEGz Uppercase Alphabet set.

Creative Team March Challenge - Diana Hetherington

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.

Diana Hetherington created this calming canvas, we are all in the mood for meditation looking at this.

Supplies Used

Liquid Metals

Color Burst

12 x 12 Wooden Canvas

Creative Team March Challenge - Laurel Beard

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.

Next up is Laurel Beard, she painted this Beautiful portrait with a diecut bloom.  Love the details and the secret sentiment at the back.

Supplies Used:

Liquid Metal colors:  

Metallic Rose, Metallic Jade, Pewter, Platinum, Verdis Gris, Iron Oxide, Metallic Mandarin

Ken Oliver Mixed Media Board,  
Ken Oliver Covered Bridges Set 1, 
Black Gesso

Soul Protection Canvas made with Color Burst

Hello everyone.
 Diana Hetherington from the Creative Team has astounded us this week with another project using Color Burst powders.

 She added in some clear gesso to the mix as a base and things sort of went crazy from there!!

It went from this:

to this in a few random easy steps using an array of color burst, a bit of deco art paint and some liquid nails!

To see the process please hop over to her  blog here for all the details.

Canvas Art with Color Burst

Diana Hetherington from the Creative Team has made this stunning canvas using 12 Color Burst Colors !. You can read all about the techniques used on her blog.  

Diana says:

Hello everyone! I am here today to share with you another canvas I have created as part of my 'Heart' series.  I have used 12 colors from the current color burst range and applied them using my favorite technique of just puffing and allowing the whole process to be a life of it’s own.

There was a lot of drying time between each colour and I also used a paint brush to add bits of color in the spots that my water flicking took out.

For more information about the process please visit my blog here.

See and buy the range of Color Burst product here.

Merry & Bright Poinsettia Canvas

Continuing on with the Christmas theme Creative Team member Tracy Pounds has made this vibrant Canvas using Color Burst.  

Tracy Says:

Hello everyone….Tracy Pounds here to share my unique Color Burst Canvas with you today! 

It features a watercolor canvas (Cosmo Cricket) and Color Burst Watercolor Pigment Powders!  I love to use my products in multiple ways. As I was looking at my Sunflower Stencil (The Crafters Workshop), it occurred to me how much it looked like a Poinsettia. I knew I just had to try it out and see what it would look like! I’m thrilled with the result!  

I used the stencil and my Color Burst powders to the white canvas. Dried it well and then applied Delicatta Gold Ink to the canvas with a Blending Foam Applicator (Ranger). I love how the micro powder particles (a residual on the remaining part of the canvas)blended with the gold metallic ink….truly made my canvas GLOW! Then I did some fun doodled lines around my Poinsettia and canvas using my Gold Uniball Signo Pen and my black Pitt Pens (Faber Castel). 

I then did a pencil transfer of the Merry & Bright image and used my Black Pit Pens (Faber Castel) to outline and colored in with my Red Wink of Stella Brush marker. I loved the shimmer and sparkle so much…that I decided to add some “Winks” over parts of my Poinsetta. Camera doesn’t pick it up very well but trust me…it’s so pretty! It actually floated the color from the watercolor powders…….LOVE the shimmery watercolor effect!

I hope my canvas is a source of Inspirations for you today and I hope Santa drops a few Colorburst Bottles in your stocking this year! Wishing you a Merry & Bright Holiday Season! 

Keep Creating!

Miss Tracy :)

www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com

www.misstracycreates.com

Color Burst Inspirational Canvas Gift

Nothing says you care more than giving someone a handmade gift, today Creative Team member Yvonne Blair has shared with us a wonderful Color Burst inspirational canvas.

Yvonne says:

Hi Everyone, Yvonne here to share an idea for a Christmas Gift.

I took a piece of watercolor paper and spritzed it lightly with water...I then added my choice of Color Burst...then more spritzing until I had the watercolor look I was going for.  

Once it was dry I stamped one of my sentiment stamps in the center.  Put it in a frame and there you have it...a one of a kind gift.  I customized the color to the person receiving the gift.  It's a great way to create a unique gift someone hopefully will totally enjoy and be able to use year round! 

Thank you Yvonne for sharing this project with us.  To see more of Yvonne's inspirational projects you can visit her blog here.

Mixed Media Canvas-ICE Resin Paper and Vintage Images

This is a "Friday Flashback" of a previous post...it's a mixed media canvas from a couple years ago.  

I like how the elements of this piece work together.  

I used a few vintage postcards and images, papers coated with ICE Resin, and a few found objects, 

to create a mixed media canvas that recalls a seaside vacation.  When lightly applied to paper, ICE Resin gives paper a translucent, glowing look. 

I liked this one so much, just wanted to bring it out again...partially because I'm thinking about a vacation at the beach too.  

Thank you for stopping by today!

Ken