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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. Isabelle Baudin says

    March 5, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    I can feel the wind on my face when I see your card…

    Reply
  2. Nancy Wilcox says

    March 5, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    WOW! Love the movement across the card.

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  3. JeanMarie Breslin says

    March 5, 2016 at 2:14 pm

    Love the vibrant colors of the color burst.

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  4. Tracy S says

    March 5, 2016 at 2:47 pm

    What a FUN background and the perfect use of that stamp!!! I just love your card!!!

    Reply
  5. Suzy Que says

    March 5, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    I love the blues and purples!! I simply must get some of these Color Burst products!!! Thanks so much!!!

    Reply
  6. Rosa M. Vasquez says

    March 5, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! You created an effect of movement and magic on your card!

    Reply
  7. Julie Strenke says

    March 5, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    Love the vibrant colors in your card.

    Reply
  8. Patty Combest says

    March 5, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    I really got the idea of the movement of your card.

    Reply
  9. Janis says

    March 5, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    Pretty! I love color burst!

    Reply
  10. deborah345 says

    March 5, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    This is such a lovely card.

    Reply
  11. Brithzi Sandy says

    March 5, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    Fabulous card. You definitely captured the wind effect with the placing of the dandelion seed background stamp the way you did.

    Reply
  12. Linda Gorman says

    March 5, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    Love your card! The colorburst look amazind

    Reply
  13. Michele Chech says

    March 5, 2016 at 7:28 pm

    What an exciting card! Would be an ideal New Years card or July 4th card. I could also see it as a great male card for any number of occasions. Nice g job with the Color Bursts!

    Reply
  14. Gina Howe says

    March 5, 2016 at 9:45 pm

    I LOVE the colors and how you made the ‘wind’. Beautiful!

    Reply
  15. Tina Bruderer says

    March 5, 2016 at 10:25 pm

    I love your work you should make you tubes.

    Reply
  16. Jean Marmo says

    March 5, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    Simply stunning!

    Reply
  17. Amy #8546 says

    March 5, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    Oh… This is so cool… I love how it turned out. The colors are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing with us.

    Reply
  18. Ericka Strnage says

    March 5, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Beautiful card. Love the colorburst so pretty!

    Reply
  19. Pati L says

    March 6, 2016 at 12:20 am

    I love the blue & purple combo with the bursts! Pretty card!

    Reply
  20. Veronica Kamm says

    March 6, 2016 at 12:21 am

    I love this! I can almost feel the wind blowing the dandelion…

    Reply
  21. Lisa Shireman says

    March 6, 2016 at 3:59 am

    Wow! I love the deep, bold, rich colors you used on your card! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  22. Debbie Siddle says

    March 6, 2016 at 4:37 am

    Wow! Such a beautiful and unique card. xxx

    Reply
  23. KathleenR says

    March 6, 2016 at 5:29 am

    Beautiful card

    KathleenR

    Reply
  24. Dorothy S says

    March 6, 2016 at 7:33 am

    What a stunning burst of color.

    Reply
  25. Nancy D says

    March 6, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Love the idea of dandelions and wind using colorburst!

    Reply
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