Mixed Media Art Journal Page using Color Burst

Creative Team member Zoey Emanuela Scrapelli wows us today with the bright and vibrant art journal page using Color Burst.  

Zoey says:

Hello everyone, I am so excited to be back on Ken Oliver's blog! Today I want to show you this bright art journal page! I worked on a mixed media paper and I simply added few drops of Color Burst Violet and Color Burst Indigo and spritzed a bit of water -- I let it drip and move all around the page and used a second piece of mixed media paper to "catch" the excess.  I blended in Color Burst Yellow Ochre and Color Burst Lemon Yellow. I simply love the way they all blends creating new shades!

Then I die cut a shape and alphabet from the second piece of paper, added some stitching around and then I assembled everything together!

Isn't that page just a "Burst of Color" ? 

I am in love with these powder, every time the results is different!

Over my website you will be able to find a small tutorial on how I made this page!

Stay happy stay creative, till next time!

Ciao Zoey "

Color Burst Drip Technique Card Background

Laurel Beard from the Creative Team has shared a card on the blog today made using Color Burst and stamps the Covered Bridges range.

Laurel says:

Today’s card features all Ken Oliver products! I used the “drip technique” to created the background using: Orange, Sepia, Merlot and Lemon Yellow color bursts. Lamp Black Click it Ink and the Covered Bridges Set 1 stamp set. I ADORE the Ken Oliver Color Bursts. They create the most amazing and unique backgrounds! I am eagerly awaiting the new colors AND the new metallic liquids! Oh how much fun we are going to have.

I have also created a video for these projects, you can view it here.

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.

Color Burst Card Backgrounds

Winter CHA is over for another year and Creative team member Jeanne Streiff was a very busy lady during the show.  Ken made some watercolor backgrounds using the new Caribbean Brights Color Burst and Jeanne added the finishing touches using the Ken Oliver stamps to create these fabulous cards.

You can read more about these cards on Jeanne's Blog here.

Color Burst Winter Bird ATC's

Kimberly Jones from the Creative Team has used her Color Burst to create these four superb ATC's. These pint-size beauties are just 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 so they don't require a lot of time or materials for great results. This set of four winter bird themed ATCs were created using just two types of Color Burst and a few other simple elements.

Kimberly says:

These cards incorporate several of my favorite elements for collage including watercolor paper, magazine images, pretty patterned papers, tea bags, a white Uni-Ball Signo pen, a Stabilo pencil, and Color Burst watercolors. The elements you gather will be unique to you, but I would love to share some of the details in my ATCs.

I started by cutting 3 pieces of watercolor paper to 2 1/2 by 3 1/2, the standard size for ATCs. ATC #3 was cut from Ken Oliver's Hometown Cottage - Garden Cottage 12 x 12 patterned paper. Each card includes cut out images and text from one of my favorite magazines, Birds & Blooms. Finishing details include white dots made with the Uni-Ball pen, and shadows and edging made with a Sepia Stabilo pencil and a water brush.

ATC #1 background features handmade papers and a scrap of vintage piano roll that were colored with a sprinkle of Sepia Color Burst and a spritz of water.

ATC #2 has a piece of paper torn from Ken Oliver's Hometown Cottage - Garden Cottage 12 x 12 patterned paper and watercolored with Merlot Color Burst. The bird image is layered on a torn piece of a tea bag that was stained with Sepia Color Burst mixed with water in a bowl.

ATC #3 was cut from Ken Oliver's Hometown Cottage - Garden Cottage 12 x 12 patterned paper and layered with a snippet of handmade paper.

ATC #4 is a piece of watercolor paper that was painted with a mixture of Titanium Buff paint tinted with a sprinkle of Sepia Color Burst. A piece of handmade paper completes the card.

Making these little cards is so enjoyable and relaxing! I hope you will have fun making some Artist Trading Cards of your own!

Color Burst Hello Friend & Art Cards

Today Creative Team member Giovana Smith has not one but two stunning cards to share.  For these cards she used the Ken Oliver Watercolored Memories Set 1 Acrylic Stamps and Color Burst.  

Giovana says:

Hello friends! Giovana here today, presenting you a couple of projects I created with my new (yes, I finally was able to use them) Color Burst! I have to say that I love, love, love the Sepia one, oh boy, it is delicious! LOL.

I applied 4 colors of Color Burst: Sepia, Merlot, Yellow Ochre and Ultramarine Blue on a piece of watercolor paper, mist water and let the Color Burst do the magic!!

After the piece dried, I cut it in 4 pieces 

For the 'Hello Friend' card I stamped the flower from Watercolored Memories Collection Set 1 in Versamark Ink and applied Gold Embossing powder and heat set. I Cut the panel to 3.75" x 5" and adhered it to a white card base (A2 size). Then I die-cut the 'hello friend' in white cardstock (x2), using Stick it to then stick the die cuts to the card base. A little strip of teal cardstock and few sequins and the card was done.

For the second card I used the star, art, butterfly and numbers (BG stamping) from Studio Collection Set 1, the star and art were stamped in Turquoise Ink and the little swirls are from Watercolored Memories Collection Set 2 and stamped in Lamp Black Ink . I have added a red pearl in the middle of the star and adhered it to the panel on a A2 white card base.

Hello from CHA

Hello from the CHA Mega Conference and Trade Show.  If you are attending you can find us at booth #2652.  Come say hello and see the newest releases in the range, see live demonstrations and learn some new techniques from the experts.  For those who cannot attend don't worry as we will be sharing details and photo's on the Ken Oliver Crafts Facebook page, Instagram and here on the blog too.

Keep an eye out for your change to win some Ken Oliver goodies too!

Look forward to seeing you there.