Ken Oliver & Impression Obsession Blog Hop Day 1

Hey everyone welcome to day one of our Ken Oliver blog hop with Impression Obsession.  

The hop is over two days and by visiting each of the participants and leaving a comment you could win an amazing prize.

Impression Obsession are giving a $25 voucher and we will be giving away a set a Color Burst as a daily prize to one lucky visitor, so make sure you leave a comment.

You have until 9pm est on Sunday March 6th to comment, we will announce the winners on Monday March 7th here on the blog and on the Impression Obsession Blog

Jeanne Streiff

Diana Hetherington

Kimberly Jones

Jessica Frost Ballas

Tracy Pounds

Nikki Warner Davis

Links to Impression Obsession Blogs.

Anna Wight

Vicki Garrett

Karen Amidon

Laura Fulcher

'Blooming Lovely' Color Burst Cards

Creative Team member Laurel Beard has created three beautiful spring themed floral cards, thanks to the new Color Burst Liquid Metals they certainly brightened up our day.

Laurel says:

OH OH OH! I finally got my hands on the new Color Bursts colors and the Liquid Metals! They are out of this word fabulous and if you are waiting on them, they are TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT!  They work great on their own and also with the previously released colors as well!  When I got my order, I ripped open the packaging, turn on my video camera and started playing and the result are these three cards! I used the new Ken Oliver watercolor paper that just rocks my world. It is a bright white and has a smooth side and rough side…. It takes water beautifully. I had zero pilling!  The exact colors I used are linked below. I hope that you will enjoy the video that will walk you thru how I made each of these cards!

Color Burst Dino Eggs!

Did you know you could use Color Burst powders as more than just a water color?

Here Krista uses the Color Burst with Imagine Crafts, Goosebumps Texture spray to make an amazing colored texture spray! 

They add the perfect amount of color and texture to one of Krista's favorite projects to date!

Check out Krista's Blog here on how to make these AMAZING and realistic Dino Eggs!

Happy Birthday Cards with Color Burst

Giovana Smith has a treat for us today with not one but two bright and colorful Birthday themed cards to share.

Giovana says:

Hello everyone, Giovana here sharing a couple of bright and cheerful birthday cards. This time I used a super easy technique that Ken has shared several times. I started cutting my watercolor panels and then misting them with water and adding the Color Burst direct onto the watercolor paper. I added a little bit of water here and there, but just a touch, I really wanted to keep the bright colors in place. It was a lot of fun and I saved few drops on another panel, for a future project. I never waste any drops, hehehe. Have you seen Ken using the whole roll of paper towel when he is working on a project? I think I will start doing that.

Color Burst Colors used for Happy Birthday card: 

Color Burst Merlot

Color Burst Ultramarine Blue

Color Burst Used for eat cake card: Yellow Ochre , Lemon Yellow for the background, Sepia and Alizarin Crimson 

I used Lamp Black Ink to stamp the sentiments.

Hope you like them.

Have a fantastic day!!

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.

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.

Valentine Projects made using Color Burst.

Nikki Davis was on the road again this weekend so had time to create some Valentine's using Color Burst.  She use a resist technique, sketching and painting to create these fun Valentines.  Lots more pictures and information over on her blog here.