StencilGirl & Ken Oliver Blog Hop

Hi everyone, welcome to day 2 of the blog hop with StencilGirl and Ken Oliver!

Today I'm sharing a project I did using Ken's awesome products with StencilGirl stencils. I'm mostly going to be using the Ken Oliver Crafts Color Burst collection, along with some of his very cool Click It stamp pads. If you want to see more, Ken has put together a great video on Color Bursts showing how to use them.

For my post, I've wanted to play with one of the Tim Holtz Folios for a while and this seemed like the perfect time to do it. Below is my final project, and I'll share a few tips on how I used Ken Oliver Crafts products with stencils for some fun techniques.

First up, the cover (using the Falling Feathers stencil by Lizzie Mayne) with the flap closed (I just doodled on that using dimensional paints.)

Without the flap covering it:

And the back cover (using the Nature Notes stencil by Roxanne Evans Stout:)

For both of these, I used a mix of Color Burst and DecoArt Media fluid acrylics along with lots of dimensional paints (of course!) To start, I gesso'd the whole thing and then just spritzed some Color Burst powder around and sprayed with water.

I let all of it dry (it lightened a lot as it dried) and then went through with paints, stencils, and more color burst. For the stenciling, I tapped some powder (like in Ken's video) over the stencil and then spritzed with water to get the shapes. You do have to be careful - both the Color Bursts and the Click It stamp pads will react to water, so you need to plan for that as you build up your layers.

I wanted to get more saturated color around my stenciled images, so I mixed some of the Color Burst powder with rubbing alcohol and then used a pipette to drop it onto the folio. Because I'd outlined my feathers in dimensional paint, that acted as a resist and kept the liquid to the background area. I just used a paper towel to dab any seepage. I love the effect! You can see it even more clearly on the back cover.

Now for the inside...

I decided I just wanted three pages, so I glued down the tabs to work the way I was picturing it, and added some Ranger watercolor paper to make the actual pages in my little booklet.

For the pocket on the inside cover, I made more feathers. Again, just tap the powder over the stencil and then spritz through it with water.

Then I just cut them out and embellished and made them a little pocket. I thought it would be fun to journal on the backs of the feathers.

For the first page, I created a stenciled background using the Color Burst and the Curvy Ladder stencil by Julie Snidle. I used the Love Story stencil by Cathy Nichols along with acrylic paint to stencil the design on top and outlined with dimensional paint.

For the second page, I used book paper to help create the background and then built layers on top of that.

To get the pattern on the right side, I started playing a bit with the Color Bursts - I mixed some of the powder with my gel medium to create a colored gel.

I used my palette knife to spread that through the Love Collage stencil by Traci Bautista, waited for it to dry, and then used it as a gel resist to get more color onto the background with Color Burst and water. It worked so well, and I love how vibrant the gel turned out! I also used the Click It stamp pads with some Dina Wakley stamps to do the left side.

For the third page, I did even more experimenting...

First, I made my own color mist by mixing some of the Color Burst powder with water and then spritzing through the Doodle It Tornado Bloom stencil by Maria McGuire.

Then I stenciled some blooms onto the page with white paint (keep in mind it will pick up color from the dye below it) using the Nosegay Stencil by Cecilia Swatton. I outlined again with dimensional paint, and then made a dimensional colored glaze using some Color Burst mixed with Diamond Glaze (you could use Glossy Accents or other similar products.)

I apply this with a rubber brush so that it doesn't gunk up and ruin my regular brushes. It worked pretty well!

And that's it! I had a lot of fun experimenting with all of the different ways I could use Color Burst and the Click It ink pads - these are really fun and versatile products, and I hope you enjoyed today's project! If you're interested in trying them out for yourself, you can find Ken Oliver Crafts products at Blue Moon Scrapbooking and of course, all of the stencils can be found at StencilGirl or your local store.

And now for the really fun part! Each of the creative teams has a fantastic giveaway, so make sure you visit and comment on all of the blogs this week to enter to win. Leave a comment here to be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from StencilGirl: to enter, comment by Sunday, March 29th at 11:59PM Central Time  (one comment per person per blog, please.) Make sure to check all of the posts each day to find out about the other prizes and enter to win - the Ken Oliver Crafts team has some fantastic prizes as well!

Today's hop list:

• StencilGirl Talk
• Debbie Seyer
• Gwen Lafleur <-- you are here!

Thanks for visiting, and make sure to visit StencilGirl Talk every day to get each day's participants in the blog hop! 

Comments

[Sue]

Great techniques. I learned a lot and will try your ideas. Can't wait to win!!

[Gwen Lafleur]

Do you mean the dimensional paints? I use TONS of these in my projects... mainly Liquid Pearls by Ranger, or the dimensional fabric paints you can get at the craft store - Tulip or Scribbles are the ones I use the most. They're great for getting some extra color and texture into your work. I also used Diamond Glaze mixed with yellow Color Burst to make a dimensional glaze - you can find that online or use Glossy Accents. Hope that helps! Let me know if it doesn't.

[Verlene Davidson]

Nice work

[Rebecca Buchanan]

Amazing--just love it. So many great possibilities using Color Bursts. Bravo!

[Gilda (McStamper)]

Beautiful inspiration.

[Sue]

Im o impressed with the different ways you used the products. Thyey are definitely on my wish list.

[Tina J]

Thanks for this beautiful project. I love seeing all the mediums you mixed color burst with.

[Margaret Griffiths]

love the feathers on the cover, beautiful

[Michal Aka auntiemichal]

All that color is so wonderful! Thanks!

[Elizabeth Kaplan]

I love how versatile the bursts are. But what are Click it inkpads!? Results are absolutely gorgeous.

[Linda J]

Love how you used the Color Bursts & Stencil Girl products with so many other products & techniques added in. Would never have thought of the folio use, but you were so inventive with it. Thanks for the step-b-step instructions for using the different products.

[Jean Bullock]

Wow, this is amazing. It's a jewel. Well done.

[Lori Arnett]

Wow I love your folio. The vibrant colors and designs are amazing. Now I am totally inspired to get some of the color bursts and use them on absolutely everything.

[Gwen Lafleur]

Hi Elizabeth - thanks! And the ink pads are another product of Ken's. You can see him use them in his videos. They're dye ink (very reactive to moisture,) and they slide out of their holder and kind of flip over and click into place - the pad itself is about 1"x1" and on a kind of hinge so it moves back and forth - it makes it really cool for distressing edges and other things there it's hard to get a normal stamp pad to go where you want it. Hope that helps!

[Julie]

OMG I love this! At each step I was thinking "Damn, I need to remember to try this." You've incorporated so many great technique in one project.

[Marjie Kemper]

How cool is this, Gwen!?!?! Love all your details, the bright colors, and especially that pocket full of feathers. Fabulous!

[Jessica Sporn]

Gwen - you have surpassed your glorious self with this tutorial. Your folio is stunning - love all the texture - the dimensional paint, the vibrant clots, everything. AWESOME!!

[susan cuss]

Wow1 those colours are really intense. Looks so fun, too!

[textilerecycler]

Love love love.... what more can I say?
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[SusanHnSC]

Your portfolio is fantastic - love the color burst inks and the stencils! Thanks for sharing!

[Linda Cameron]

This is one of the most beautiful projects I've seen in awhile! LOVE IT!!!!!

[Dria]

the raibow of colors is wonderful1

[donna joy]

folio turned out really cool-love seeing all the work with this new product! so many uses~

[ShannonWL]

Love the looks you created. Thanks for sharing all the ideas. :-)

[Janice]

I love the layers and textures you create and the colors are so dynamic! Thanks so much for sharing your techniques. The results are stunning.

[Cheri Wilson]

LOVE this! So many ways to use Color Burst.

[Barbara Cobb]

Love the colorful pages! Must order the ColorBursts. What kind of paper did you use for the feathers?

[Gwen Lafleur]

Thanks Barbara! The feathers were just done on watercolor paper.

[Martice Smith II]

Nothing short of awesome, Gwen! The dimension and details of this are stunning!

Great idea to mix Color Burst powder with rubbing alcohol...that's a new technique for me ;)

[Tammie Koehnen]

Absolutely stunning journal Gwen! Just gorgeous layers of paint. I really can't wait to try the color burst line. Thanks for the step by step tutorial. You are so inspirational!

[Cathy Nichols]

Gorgeous, gorgeous work! I am honored that my stencil made it into your beautiful creation!

[Susan Pratt]

such great ideas to use products that I've heard of but not tried. I thought they were very one dimensional - but I see they are definitely not!!

[Gwen Lafleur]

Hi Susan, thank you! Yes, I love to find new uses for products! The ColorBursts and the other gels and mediums all have so many fun applications :) So glad you liked it!