Sunday, March 22, 2015

Day One Stencil Girl and Ken Oliver Crafts Blog Hop


Hello everyone!  Today, is the first day of the Stencil Girl and Ken Oliver Crafts Blog Hop.  Designers and Style Contributors from both teams have come together to create some fabulous projects using products from both companies.  We hope to inspire you!


For my project I designed a 8 x 10 mixed media canvas board and I have a tutorial to share with you.


First I applied a layer of white gesso to the canvas.  Once that was dry then I used the 6 x 6 Rembrandt's Words Small Stencil and added a layer of the crackle texture paste.


Once the crackle texture paste was dry then I misted the entire canvas with water and sprinkled a little bit of the Ultramarine Blue Color Burst on to the canvas.  Here you can see the Color Burst already starting to activate with the water.


I used a large watercolor brush and kept adding more water to move the Color Burst around the canvas until I achieved a look I liked.  If you get more than you would like in one spot you can use a paper towel to lift up a little of the color.  Set this aside to dry or you can use a heat tool.


Sorry, I know it's a little hard to see exactly what I am doing in this picture from all of the texture paste lol.  Here I am using the 9 x 12 Nosegay Stencil and adding a layer of the crackle texture paste.


After the crackle texture paste was dry then I started to watercolor the flowers using Color Burst.  I used Alizarin Crimson for the flowers.  Here you can see a close up of the Color Burst as soon as I applied it to the crackle texture paste.  I love how it fills in all the little cracks and makes the flowers really pop.  I mixed a few colors of the Color Burst to create a darker green.  I used Pthalo Green, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, and Lemon Yellow.


Next I used the Lamp Black Click It Ink to go over the entire canvas board.  Doing this really adds a lot of depth and dimension to the canvas and it picks up all of the little cracks in the texture paste.


To finish off the canvas I created some die cuts using Stick It and the die template from Tonic Studios.  I removed the backing on the Stick It and applied it to the canvas.  Then I added the gold foil on top of the adhesive and rubbed it to to transfer the foil.  I thought this would add a nice decorative element and gold foil it very hot right now.


Here is a close up of some of the flowers with the gold foil along the edge.


I added a few bits of the gold foil along the edges of the canvas.



I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  Please be sure to visit the blogs listed below to see what the Designers and Style Contributors have created to share with you.

Heidi Blankenship-You are here :)

Thank you so much for visiting our blogs today and I hope that you'll be inspired to create something with Stencil Girl Products and Ken Oliver Crafts! We have a crafty haul of prizes from Ken Oliver up for grabs, just leave a comment below and you'll be eligible to win!

Winners will be randomly selected from our blogs, just leave a comment to become eligible for a prize. It's that easy!

We'll list the daily winners in the comments sections of our respective blogs so watch for the winners names.  

Here's what we're giving away!
12 Daily Prizes - 1 Pack Ken Oliver Crafts 6x6 Papers(24 pieces).
2 Grand Prizes on Friday- 1 Complete Set of Color Burst (6 Colors); 1 Complete Set of Click It Ink Pads (6 Colors); 1 Set Pegz Alphabet Stamp Set;
Leave a comment on each StencilGirl Talk post and the team members posts to be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from Stencil Girl!
Join us every day this week, you can enter every day...

Thank you again and

GOOD LUCK!  

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi









84 comments:

  1. Such a stunning and gorgeous work of art, Heidi! Can't wait to try my crackle paste with stencils and Color Burst and ClickIt now! Thank you for sharing your process. Love the layers and colors!

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  2. This is so gorgeous. I like the way you put the black all over to have the texture stand out. Great project.

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  3. Absolutely beautiful canvas you've create! Loved your close up shots showing all the colorful textures too!

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  4. Some of these techniques look like fun. I'd love to win product so I can try them.

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  5. What a lovely piece this is. I like your use of the Color Burst, and that little pop of gold is spectacular!!

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  6. Beautiful canvas! love these color burst inks!

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  7. What a lovely canvas and awesome products! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  8. Had to stop in and see this STUNNING piece of art! LOVE what you did with the stencils and coloring <3

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  9. Gorgeous canvas. Thank you for the tutorial. I love learning about how to use different textures on canvas. I love how the color burst activate with water. It is so neat.

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  10. Gorgeous and I love all the layers and texture!!!

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  11. I love this canvas. I love how you used the colorburst powders in different ways.

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  12. Simply stunning! Love seeing all these products in use!!

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  13. Love the look of all the Texturing...

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  14. Absolutely GORGEOUS! Wonderful tutorial too Heidi!! Thanks so much for playing with us at StencilGirl this week!

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  15. Hadn't seen the Color Burst before. they work so easily into a beautiful background. Can't wait to try them.
    I love your canvas. With spring coming (soon - hopefully) the canvas will be an early touch of summer.
    thanks for sharing.

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  16. Never thought of using gesso and paste. Great idea!
    Thanks for the idea, judy

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  17. Wow!!! So beautiful and inspiring! I love the colors and all the crackle paste, I've never tried the paste but it looks fun! And wow those colors!!! Hope I win :)

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  18. oh that is beautiful! now I need that nosegay stencil too! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful creation!

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  19. This is such a pretty piece and thanks for the step by step- gorgeous work!

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  20. Very pretty colours and texture!

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  21. Amazing project! I love it!
    freemantj (at) yahoo (dot com)

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  22. What a gorgeous canvas!!! Thanks for sharing the step out pics too.

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  23. I need to build up my Color Bursts supply so that I can share with my friends.

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  24. A beautiful creation Heidi! Love the soft colors, the gold touches and the way you rubbed the black into the crevices. The Color Bursts are gorgeous!

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  25. this blog hop is so much fun ... love your project !!!

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  26. Gorgeous project- loving the colors and the stencils! Can't wait to play with your techniques!

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  27. The gold foil really sets it off! Color Burst looks like fabulous stuff! JBarnes

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  28. Love the idea of the crackle paste with the stencils! And the way the Color Birst fills in the cracks is so cool!
    alhrobkin (at) aol (dot) com

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  29. thanks for sharing this new technique

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  30. I absolutely love this project, Heidi! Not only did I like the inspiration using texture paste with the stencils and color burst. But also using the Stick it product to add the touches of gold. I love it!

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  31. Love this piece, especially the layering. thanks.

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  32. Beautiful piece! Now I also want to try the crackle texture paste--love the effect it gives. Thank you for sharing this. Very inspiring!

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  33. This is the third blog I have visited in this weeks blog hop and I am amazed at the versatility of the products you are all showing. It's nice to see something new and done so well.

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  34. Thanks for the tutorial, lovely piece.

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  35. I love the texture in this piece. I think I need some Colour Burst ing on my paintings.... ;-)

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  36. Beautiful piece. Good to see you using the paints as details instead of color bursts. Thanks.

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  37. Absolutely beautiful! So inspired by your creativity.

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  38. You have create a beautiful piece of art with the crackle texture paste and then with Ken's Color Burst. The colors certainly stayed vibrant. I need to try them too! thanks
    gabriele

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  39. This is gorgeous! Love the crackle paste, and the foiling added a perfect finish!

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  40. Heidi, your canvas is amazing. I love the crackle paste idea for the word stencils. Your background color is so delicate and yet the burst of red in the flowers makes everything pop. Stunning.

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  41. Heidi, your creation is gorgeous! I love the delicate red flowers especially. Thanks for sharing!

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  42. Love the Color Burst with the crackle! Thanks for sharing.

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  43. I love what you've done with these products - such gorgeous, delicate flowers. Great technique!

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  44. Oh my goodness .... this is AWESOME! I love how you used the color burst and stencils and crackle paste. Truly a beautiful result. Thanks so much for the inspiration and chance to win as well.

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  45. Thank you for sharing your ideas and inspiration. Love it all and the bright colors are so yummy

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  46. Linda jowerslh@gmail.comMarch 23, 2015 at 7:45 PM

    Love seeing all the striking and beautiful different ways to use the Color Bursts. Can't wait to try them. Thanks for all the postings & techniques

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  47. Beautiful Heidi! Been following you for years. Love these products.

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  48. So pretty, I love all the texture.

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  49. Very nice the colors and texture work great together.

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  50. Wow! This is lovely. I love how the crackle looks on the flowers and thought it was brave to go over it all with the black. Turned out fantastic.

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  51. What a beautiful canvas. Thanks for sharing the techniques. Love to win!

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  52. Thank you, Heidi, for choosing my 9"X12" stencil NOSEGAY to create this gorgeous piece of artwork!

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  53. very pretty thanks for sharing

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  54. This is so gorgeous without being too girly. GREAT WORK!

    art(dot)mother@gmail.com

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  55. Lovely project. Color burst looks like fun

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  56. Great texture. I'll have to try this...bea

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  57. Thank you for a wonderful tutorial! I love your piece here, and the click-it is a new product to me….I am loving it and what it does. Thank you for a really awesome tutorial, and I'm very happy to have found your blog!

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  58. This is gorgeous! I love the color and the closeups of how the Color Bursts react to the water/crackle paste. Thanks for sharing this terrific idea with us!

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  59. Wonderful project. I just love the techniques you shared.

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  60. Wow! What a mix of product! Very inspiring...

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  61. Hey Heidi, your canvas is so beautiful, I love the rich layering of color and texture. You are an inspiration and I gotta try some Color Burst and crackle together, it's really cool! Thank you so much for being in the hop this week!
    Ken

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  62. what a beautiful canvas! i would like to hang on my wall

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  63. How cute is this! Thanks for a change to enter the giveaway.

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  64. What a fun product...Color Burst Inks. They look like so much fun to play with. And the stencils are really so versatile especially the Nosegay. Thanks for sharing your delightful creation.

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  65. Beautiful and beautifully done! Thank you!

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  66. Neat use of crackle paste. Love the
    Color burst.

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  67. Neat use of crackle paste. Love the
    Color burst.

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  68. this is gorgeous, Heidi. Thanks for the great tutorial. So good to know that Stick It works on canvas too. The gilding looks fab.

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  69. I like how delicately you've used the Color Burst inks... and, crackle paste... sure. I have some...never used it tho... You've inspired me to pull it out of the back of the drawer..lol
    textilerecycler (at) yahoo (dot com)

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  70. These are great products!
    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  71. Love the canvas. really liked the way the color burst worked with the texture paste.

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  72. I LOVE THIS! woventreasures at sbcglobal dot net

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  73. Such a stunning work of art, Heidi! Love that crackle paste so much ;)

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  74. Luv the stencils (my latest addiction) and the color bursts!! Kasot aol

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