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.

Color Burst Fox Card using Stick It

Stick It is perfect for many craft uses and in particular for Die Cutting, it gives you precise adhesion with no mess or fuss, apply it to the back of your papers, use your favorite dies and the resulting die cut pieces are ready to use, no drying time and instant adhesion.

Creative Team member Jeanne Streiff had made this fantastic Color Burst Fox card for us today, isn't it cute !

Jeanne Says:

I used Color Burst (Burnt Orange/Sepia combo for the head and tummy and Fuschia/Burnt Orange combo for the ears). 
All of the Color Burst pieces used Stick-it adhesive and then were die cut to paper piece over the die cut card base.

Fox die is from Sizzix (660774 Fox #2)

Creative Team March Challenge - Dunja Ducker

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.

Ohh Easter is knocking at the door and if you need inspiration for a gift box then Dunja Ducker has it right here, It's an egg you can fill with candy

Supplies Used

Color Burst :

Fuchsia,Lime Green,Turquoise,Orchid,Terre Verte,Chartreuse

Color Burst Liquid Metals:

 Metallic Sky, Metallic Rose, Metallic Amethyst

PEGZ Stamps Uppercase Alphabet Pappyrus Font

Click It Ink Pad Lamp Black

Stick It Adhesive Large

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

'Hometown Christmas' Inspired Card Collection

Creative Team member Giovana Smith shares with us today a set of magical and charming Christmas Cards using the Hometown Christmas Collection.  

Giovana says:

Hello friends, Giovana here with a brand new set of Christmas cards. I think choosing one design and mass producing it makes it a lot easier when it comes to batch making your cards, especially at this time of the year when you don't have much time. 

For this set I have chosen my favorite papers and ink from the Ken Oliver Crafts range and I promise you, they are super easy to create! 

One of the pages that I have used is from the Hometown Christmas collection, this page has 6 small images (2" x 3" each), so first I cut them all out, then I matted them all with black card stock. Next I added die-cut frames in gold, silver and red to really help pop the images. For extra effect I added shaved ice to the bottom of each image to give them all little bit of bling. 

I then stamped the sentiment from the Hometown Christmas Set 1  clear Stamps using the Lamp Black 'Click It' Ink Pad.

As a final touch I added a piece of 'Stick It' to the back of the patterned paper (the one with the musical sheet) and cut six .5" strips and added one to the bottom of each card. 

And that's it! 

Hope you like them!

'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.

Photo Frame Page using 'Stick It'

Today Creative Team coordinator Krista Riley used  'Stick it' and 'Color Burst' with  her Imagine That Page Parcel Kit to create this fantastic Christmas photo frame page.  Full instructions are available on her blog here.

Krista Says:

I love Christmas and what a better way to showcase all the magic of the holiday than with a Glittered Stick It Die Cut and Color Burst Tree!

The use of Micro Fine Glitter on the Stick It Adhesive covered die cut sparkles like the snow on Christmas Morning And the techniques used for the tree give it that realistic texture that will make you feel like you are looking at your own Christmas Tree!

I hope this brings you Christmas Cheer and inspires you to play with Stick It Adhesive and Color Bursts by Ken Oliver Crafts!

Thanks Krista for today's project.

Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts Winner Alert

Hey everybody, thank you again for joining us on our blog event with Maya Road!  The projects were incredible! If you missed any of the days, scroll back through the past few posts to see exactly how gorgeous the cards and projects were.  I need to announce the winners of our prize packs that included Stick It and the amazing Tool-It-All!

The winners are:

Velvet Pearson
Beth Karschnick
Rosa Bartz
Elizabeth Williams
Vinita Jain
Phyllis

This contest is now closed. 

If you've never seen Stick It before, watch this video!  It shows you how to use Stick It to glue down those really intricate die cuts to handmade cards, tags and scrapbook layouts!  Stick It will change the way you craft!

Thank you again for stopping by to see our projects with Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts! 

Til next time,
Ken

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

 

Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts Designer Challenge Day 2

Hey blog friends and welcome to day two of a really cool blog event/designer challenge with my friends at Maya Road and some of my crafty friends.  You are going to love what we have for you today!

We're showing off the newly released dies from Maya Road along with Stick It Adhesive and the awesome Tool-It-All!  Today, I'm sharing the work of Giovana Smith.  I simply love how she created this fabulous card background with Color Burst, then topped it with a die cut "hello." Her color palette is exquisite.  

Now, I need to invite you to Giovana's blog!  She has two more cards that will knock your socks off.  She even hand painted one of them with Color Burst.  You are going to be inspired.

Please remember, our designer challenge is also a contest!  So, make sure to leave a comment for Giovana and you'll be eligible for a fabulous prize pack that includes a Tool-It-All and some Stick It adhesive!  And, visit Maya Road, I can't wait for you to see what their designers have been up to!

Since this is a contest, we're going to let everyone leave comments 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!

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

Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts Designer Challenge Day 1

Hey blog friends and welcome to day one of a designer challenge with some of my crafty friends and some of our crafty friends at Maya Road.  We're teaming up this week to highlight some of the newest paper cutting dies from Maya Road, along with Stick It adhesive and the amazing Tool-It-All!

First up today is Laurel Beard...I love her style! She uses one of the new Maya Road dies as a mask on a card base that she colors with Color Burst!  Her project shows a really innovative use of die cut paper as a mask!

I know you will want to follow her blog today to learn more about how she created this stunning card!  And make sure to leave a comment for Laurel...this is a contest and when you leave a comment you'll be eligible for a prize pack that includes a Tool-It-All and a pack of Stick It!

Here's a link to Laurel's Blog.  I know you will love her fun style! Leave a comment for her and you'll be eligible for a fabulous prize pack that includes a pack of Stick It Adhesive and a Tool-It-All. Visit our friends at Maya Road too...their designers have been busy creating some fabulous projects!

Check back with us over the next two days when we'll have more chances for you to win and more beautiful creations to share!

Just remember to leave a comment on the designer's blog and you'll be entered in out give-a-way! And, please share our posts to your Facebook and Instagram feeds.  Let your friends know about our fabulous give-a-way!  

Our contest will stay open until Sunday night, October 25th.  The prize winners will be announced on Monday October 26th.

Thank you again for stopping by today...I know you are going to be impressed with the lovely art you'll see today!

I can't wait for you to see Laurel's art.

Keep it crafty,
Ken

 

Maya Road and Ken Oliver Crafts Designer Challenge

Hey everybody, I need to let you in on a little secret!  This week, some of my crafty friends and I are teaming up with our friends over at Maya Road for a really cool blog event, designer challenge featuring newly released paper cutting dies from Maya Road and a couple of great die cutting accessories from Ken Oliver Crafts!

You will just love the new dies from Maya Road, and I know you will want to see how Stick It and the Tool-It-All make die-cutting and card making easier that ever before.

This designer challenge is going to be great!  For the next 3 days, October 21,22, and 23rd, you'll be treated to creations from some of the best designers in the industry...and, of course there's a chance to win!  All you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on each designer's blog.  Each designer will give-away a prize pack featuring the tools you're seeing on the posts this week.  And, if you will, tell your crafty friends about our blog hop!  Feel free to share our posts to your Facebook and Instagram to let your friends know about our fabulous give-a-ways! And, visit the Maya Road blog too...their creations will blow you away! 

The contest will remain open until Sunday night, October 25th.  Our winners will be announced on Monday October 26th.

Make sure to check back over the next 3 days when you'll see the work of Laural Beard, Giovana Smith, and Jessica Frost Ballas!  I can't wait for you to see what they've created! 

I can't wait for this party to get started!  

Keep it Crafty!

Ken