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Thursday, April 28, 2016

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.









Wednesday, April 27, 2016

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:



Sunday, April 24, 2016

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:

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.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

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:

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





Friday, April 22, 2016

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 


Supplies Used:

Color Burst - Caribbean Brights and Earth Tones Collection
Liquid Metals - Precious Alloys and Heavy Metals
DCWV 'Birds & Butterlies' Color and Create page.
Silhouette Studio Collection Die Cut
IKEA Large Frame

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

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



Products Used: 

Color Burst - Tangerine, Fuchsia, Turquoise, Orchid, 
Liquid Metals -  Amethyst
Water Media Paper - 5x7" 11x17" 
Click It - Lamp Black 
Stamp - Impression Obsession
Taylored Expressions - Shade Tree

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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.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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



Supplies used:


Color Burst - Ultramarine Blue, Lemon Yellow, Turquoise 
Liquid Metal- Sky Blue


Dies-Impression Obsession 
Number die-DIE282-T
Alphabet typewriter- DIE159-M
Doilies-Wilton

Frame recycled from Goodwill.

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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
in'spire by Spellbinders Anchors Away die
Black colored pencil
Sea shells from our Spring Break 2016 Florida trip