Analogous Color Palette challenge with Color Bursts

Hi All, 

I found this challenge over on Ken Davis' blog and thought I'd have some fun with it.

Analogous Color Palettes...Color Challenge, Turquoise, Chartreuse, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber

I do love the Color Burst products, but I have not had a lot of time to use them yet.  The bright colors seem to move and produce magic!  This seemed like a great time to get them out.

I started with a spritz and sprinkle with the 4 Color Burst colors - Turquoise, Chartreuse, Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber.  I love how these colors move when you add water!

(Sorry about the color shift in my photos - I need to find more light.)

Next I tried using the Secret Garden stencil from Anna Griffin with mixed results - but this section came out fairly well.

Next I tried the Tim Holtz wildflower stencil with some BoBunny Copper Glitter Paste.  After the past dried, I tried two different techniques.  First up was a light color wash of the four colors that worked well enough to put the result on a card.  Second was a Spritz and Sprinkle technique that did not work as well.  I love the color movement that the technique gives, but the color intensity did not work well with the copper flowers.  Live and learn.

Finally I tried stamping with the Fall Foliage stamp from RubberNecker Stamps.  The first time, I tried a wash with Turquoises and Chartreuse in the background and then some Yellow Ochre and Burnt Umber on the stamp.  I think the background was still too damp since the color keep moving.

The next time I created a background wash and the stamping on a different piece of paper.

Thanks for the challenge and lesson on analogous colors Ken Oliver!

Distress Paint and Creative Chemistry

Back with more fun from Creative Chemistry - click here to join the fun!

Here is my first two attempts at the Distress Paint Marbling - using Wilted Violet, Carved Pumpkin and Twisted Citron.

I took the second attempt and created a tag for a future gift

Summer of Creative Chemistry Fun

Tim Holtz and Online Card Classes have teamed up for a summer of fun.  Tim Holtz previously had Creative Chemistry 101 and 102.  In August a new class Creative Chemistry 103 will debut.  The  classes are reopened.  I took the independent classes earlier, and now the forums and galleries are open and Tim is answering questions.  I highly recommend it if you have not signed up before.  I also really like the month long format.
The month of June is Creative Chemistry 101.  We are in Week 3 and focusing on Paint and Perfect Pearls.  I do not own Perfect Pearls yet, so would love to win the prize that includes them.

This week I am playing with the Dabber Resist technique.  Join the class to figure out how it's done.
I love how the distress stains blend and create so many colors!

This Crazy Cats tag I played with Candied Apple, Mermaid Lagoon and Carved Pumpkin Distress spray stains.

Here I played with the Botanical Sketch stamp and Mermaid Lagoon and Carved Pumpkin Distress spray stains and Twisted Citron Distress stain.

#SummerofCreativeChemistry

Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #31

The new Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #31 uses Layering Stencil Paint Resist found on page 47 of Tim's Compendium of Curiosities Vol. III. I don't use stencils and paint often and I've only tried this technique once before in a class, so this is very experimental. I bought a couple of Distress Paints recently, so I thought I'd see what I could do. For more experimentation, I decided to use the newest set of distress ink mini (set #13) - and oh - it was so much fun! I was excited to see the bright colors on Tim's blog, and then I started blending them and I am giddy with delight! I LOVE these colors! I love the colors they create when blended! I used Twisted Citron, Abandoned Coral, Mermaid Lagoon and Fossilized Amber.  Four different stencils were used in this card.

This is a great challenge blog! It's a fun way to work through all the different ideas in Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities #3 book. I recommend you click the first link above and see all of the CC3 teams great projects.

This week's sponsors are Inspiration Emporium, who has donated a generous $50 gift certificate to a randomly chosen winner, and Tim and Mario who donated a bunch of goodies to the winner of the Curiosity team's choice.

I'm joining in on the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge #26.  I just discovered this challenge blog and love it!  It's a great way to work through the great ideas in Tim Holtz's Compendium of Curiosities #3 book.  I recommend you click the link above and see all of their great projects.

Here is my project using smudge stamping. I used the following inks. frayed burlap for the bird, salty ocean for the feather, gathered twigs for the nest and Victorian velvet and walnut stain for the background.

It is sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique.  They have a fabulous $25.00 prize for a rnndom winner.  Wouldn't it be great to win - they have fun stuff!  There is also a prize from Tim and Mario for the Curiosity Crew's choice prize.  Join in - this challenge was fun.