Good morning! I’m still working on my RAK card stash so I created another quick set of colorful cards!
I LOVE that sentiment from the Hero Arts Acts of Kindness stamp set and thought that the Ken Oliver Colorburst powders would create really pretty, no mess “confetti.” I’ve been experimenting with watercolor papers and decided to use the Yupo paper for these cards. It seems like the water doesn’t soak into paper as quickly as regular watercolor paper so the end result almost looks more like alcohol inks on glossy paper than traditional watercolors! Again, not a look I’d want all the time but it definitely worked for confetti!
I had hoped to make a few more cards in this style but my cat woke up from her nap and started stalking my craft room table. She’s a big fan of the watercolor powders and usually ends up traipsing all over my tables with red and purple paws so I’ve learned to only use them when she’s fast asleep.
Anyway, for these cards I taped the yupo paper to my work surface, spritzed them lightly with water, and then sprinkled the colorburst powders over the water. Once I was happy with the coverage I let them dry completely overnight (cat-proofed) and then heat-embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder! And then just to add a little sparkle I buffed on a little perfect pearls powder over the colorburst powders. It is barely visible until you tilt the card and then it catches the light very nicely!
And a quick happy mail update…just one card completed today and it will be hand-delivered to a friend for his birthday later this weekend (but I’ll still count that as mailed happy mail!)! 😉
November 2015 Total Cards Mailed: 33
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Wow Jess, these cards are stunning!!!
Such fun and colourful cards. Love them.
These are great and so easy….I love Color Burst Powders they make for some colorful fun cards! Well Done!
love the color burst and your design and presentation is great
Wonderful Color Burst confetti! I love your idea, and your color combinations!
Jess, just beautiful! I love your backgrounds using this technique. Every time you and Ruby use the color bursts you guys make me want to order every color, lol. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
huh? Jess!!! you are absolutely amazing.. love your inspiring cards and love it that i can call you my crafty friend! 😉 i am so happy for that as friends now are a lil few and far between sometimes due to their full and busy lives.. and living a half hour from home…. oh joy ! its almost sunday again and then i go home to my fam for the day..YaY:) sending you love and courage courage courage too.. there did you catch them all? thanks for the efforts:)
What a cool look. I need to get some of these.
33 cards mailed … You are so amazing!!
These are fabulous! The only thing that might make them better are paw prints traipsing across them! >^.^<
These cards are gorgeous. Love playing with color burst. ♥
So beautiful, love what you are doing with the colour bursts. Making me regret not buying these. Fantastic cards.
First of all…Congratulations on becoming a CLC Design Team member. And these cards are gorgeous and so colorful…you make splattering paint so pretty.