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Ken Oliver Crafts and Impression Obsession Blog Hop!

4 Mar

Good morning!  I’m really excited to be part of a blog hop for Ken Oliver Crafts and Impression Obsession!  You should have arrived from Vicki Garrett’s blog but if not check out the bottom of my post for the full hop roster so you can find your way to everyone’s blog!  We have some great prizes and projects to share so you’ll definitely want to hop along! 😉

And here’s what I created using Colorburst powders and stamps from Impression Obsession!

I really loved these dandelion stamps and the implied movement in their shape.  My first inclination was to try to visually create wind and the colorburst powders were the perfect medium to convey that feeling!  To create my card I stamped the dandelions in versamark and heat-embossed them with silver embossing powder.  Then it was time to get messy!! 😉

I started by using a wet paintbrush to sketch a general shape for my “wind.”  Then I sprinkled Ultramarine Blue and Violet colorburst powders over the card and let them spread naturally.  Next I took a water bottle and spritzed it over my card to get the color to spread and then let it dry.  After it was totally dry I sprinkled more powder over the dry surface and spritzed it with my water bottle again to get more splatter.  One of my favorite aspects of the colorburst powders is that there are so many colors within each bottle…look at all of the shades of blue and purple that showed up! 😉  I actually made three cards using this design and I love how each one is totally different!

Anyway, that’s enough from me! 😉 This hop is so big that it’s going to run for TWO days with new hoppers each day!  And of course, what’s a hop without prizes!?  Each day Ken Oliver is giving away a set of colorburst powders and Impression Obsession is giving away a $25 gift certificate to one lucky winner!  To enter, leave a comment on each blog stop.  Winners will be randomly chosen from all blog comments so the more blogs you visit, the better your chance to win!  You can leave comments until 9pm EST on Sunday, March 6th and winners will be announced on Monday, March 7th!  Good luck!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the rest of the hop!

FRIDAY HOP

  • Jeanne Streiff
  • Diana Hetherington
  • Anna Wight
  • Kimberly Jones
  • Vicki Garrett
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —-> You Are Here!
  • Karen Amidon
  • Tracy Pounds
  • Laura Fulcher
  • Nikki Davis

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Comments

  1. ava g says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:22 am

    Jess, be proud of your creation, You truly showcased colorburst and Impression obsession wonderfully. Your presentation wants me to run out and purchase these products so that I can make cards too. Thanks for the deets on how to get the look

    Reply
  2. Michael Bakeler says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:33 am

    This card does show movement! Truly beautiful and inspiring. Breaking out the powders this weekend. 🙂

    Reply
  3. Jennifer K says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:39 am

    I think your card is stunning! I totally see the movement. Beautiful!!!

    Reply
  4. Sunshinepen says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:41 am

    This card is stunning love the movement and the color burst that you have used.

    Nice to meet you

    Crafty hugs Pen x

    Reply
  5. Maureen Chandler says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:54 am

    I just love your card and the blues/purples are stunning! When I saw it, I just said “wow” that is truly beautiful!! Thanks for sharing and explaining how you made it!!!

    Reply
  6. Craftmommy says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:24 am

    Nice color background. Your card is awesome.

    Reply
  7. DisasterGirlReb says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:35 am

    I love the motion you created with both the color flow and the floating dandelion fluff..looks like they are in action.

    Reply
  8. Shari says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:47 am

    So absolutely lovely! ???

    Reply
  9. Janj says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:47 am

    Your delightiful stamps are really showcased with the beautiful Colorbursts colors!

    Reply
  10. Giovana says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Jess, the background is perfect for the beautiful stamp image. Amazing project.

    Reply
  11. Teresa Godines #6857 says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:43 am

    Love the silver embossing against that wonderful background. TFS

    Reply
  12. LauraL says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Your card is stunning. I must check out this product!

    Reply
  13. Jan Elmore says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:48 am

    I really like the bright colors that can be achieved. The silver emboss really makes your card!

    Reply
  14. Caroline Duncan says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:00 am

    Absolutely gorgeous!! And fun!

    Reply
  15. Ina M Good says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:05 am

    Love the colors and bursts with that image!!!!!

    Reply
  16. Beth Barbaro says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Wow, picking my chin up of the desk that is drop dead gorgeous!

    Reply
  17. Mary Nelson says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:16 am

    This is amazing. Such a great card! I hope you don’t mind if I Case it!

    Reply
  18. Denise Bryant says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:20 am

    Fabulous background for the lovely dandelion stamp! Love the Ultramarine Blue and Violet color combo… wow!

    Reply
  19. Pam B says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:32 am

    Beautiful background on a beautiful card!

    Reply
  20. Arianna Barbara says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:53 am

    Wow! Absolutely stunning!!!!

    Reply
  21. Christine J says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:56 am

    Love it! So pretty!

    Reply
  22. Griselda says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    The colors are so vibrant. The card is beautiful.

    Reply
  23. Linda says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  24. Rhonda says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    Inspiring

    Reply
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