Cheeky Pup by Michelle Henderson

Hi all, I'm back with a scrapbook page again, this is one I started the background for a while ago, but never finished - but I always come back to them eventually!

Here's a teaser for you 😁

I started by using my palette knife and silicon brush to spread some (a lot!) of Colour Paste in Singing the Blues over one corner and dragging it down. I wanted to add some Deep Water also so I made that a little heavier towards the top.

Next, I grabbed a texture stamp, and stamped into the paste, then on to the card to extend the colour.

Look how cool that is!

When that was dry (a few months later haha) I then got out some embellies - I coated the chipboard stars first with Heavy White Gesso, and then two coats of Snow White Colour Embossing Powder.

I had some watercolour paper diecuts, so I used Colour Shimmer Dust in Peacock and Candy to colour those...

I also painted some of the Peacock on the bottom corner, plus a little in the very top left corner.

Time to put it all together, add a few bits and pieces, and -

Thanks for visiting today!

Wonder by Kristy Abela

Hi there... Welcome to my next inspiration.. I am a dab hand at using black.. One of the many reasons that I LOVE Colour Blast products.. 

So much Shimmer and Shine!

I wanted to have a play with the Colour Paste and their resist effect alongside the Colour Mica Powders. I wanted to create backgrounds for dry brushing effects.

I primed a 5" x 7" Canvas with Colour Blast Black Heavy Gesso and used Colour Paste in Deep Water to create these stunning wings through a stencil.

I grabbed some trinkets, chipboard and art stones from my stash and created a collage and painted it all black too. I have a happy box and just rummaged through to find some elements that had the same theme. 

I mixed some Colour Mica Powder (Cool Mint, Polar and Olive Grove) with some gel medium. The Colour Mica Powders are pigment only so if you want them to stick you need to add them to a medium.  I didn't want to dilute the colour so I used the gel medium. I then added a spritz of water to make it fluid consistency.

I dabbed it on haphazardly and then gave it another spritz of water to let it to sink deep into the cracks. Using a paper towel I dabbed off the excess. The white is the water reacting with gel medium, don't worry.. It dries clear..

I repeated the process with all three colours, drying in between. Using my damp paper towel I dabbed over the project to add colour to the rest of the canvas as well. Keep playing until you are satisfied.  

Once this was dry I used some Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso to dry brush the whole project to lift the contours out of the collage. 

I mixed up some colour out of my Colour Shimmer Cube in Singing the Blues and Bling. I used just enough water to activate the pigment and dry brushed them onto the cherub and the butterfly.

Check out the subtle shimmery effect the puddles have left. The Deep Water Colour Paste has a total resist effect and has not lost any of its shine during the process.

Here are some close ups!!

To finish off the page I used Colour Mica Powder in Leather to a title I had in my stash and were done..  

Thanks for looking and if you like to play with the Black Heavy Gesso and Colour Mica Powders be sure to upload your take in the Colour Blast Creative Corner on Facebook. 

Ciao for now... Kristy. 

Abela Artistry

"Happy Moments" by Anita Enright

Hey Hey Everyone, Anita with you today on the blog.

I have to say that I love how there are so many different colours available across the ranges of Colour Blast products. I am also having fun mixing and matching them and today I have chosen Steel and Singing the Blues.

 

My chosen products for this layout were the Colour Paste, Colour Shimmer Spray and Colour Embossing Powder.

 

I coated my chipboard piece with Heavy White Gesso prior to covering it with the Colour Embossing Powder in Singing the Blues.  It made the colour pop due to having the white base behind the embossing powder.

The base paper for my layout was a very simple and subtle grey patterned paper.  My chosen stencil had a similar pattern the wall that was behind Brian and I in the photo.  The were really funky grey shimmery glass tiles and even though they are a little hard to see I wanted to see if I could bring them into the layout somewhere.  

I think it worked really well using the Colour Paste in Steel.

Once the Colour Paste was dry I then added some 'splats' and sprayed the entire page with the Colour Shimmer Spray in Singing the Blues. The shimmer is just so pretty.

For those of us that are lucky enough to have some of the Colour Shimmer Cubes in their stash, after adding water to the cube, I used a dauber to add colour through another different stencil to add more texture to the background.  The same results can be used using the Colour Shimmer Sprays or Colour Sprays if you wanted to tone down the shimmer on your creations.

 My chosen ephemera and a few other pieces came from one of my 'Just Add Paper' monthly kits from D-lish Scraps.  On the two butterfly, heart and flower ephemera pieces I used the Colour Shimmer Brush Marker in Clear to add even more shimmer to my page.  I then used the marker in Silver to colour up two white flowers as I didn't have any grey flowers and thought this was a great way to add colour.

My large white flower was too stark on the page as it was so I added some of the Colour Paste in Singing the Blues and Steel.

 

 Along with the D-lish Scraps kit pieces I added another gorgeous embellishment set the X and O from Charms Creations.

Below are a couple of close-ups of my finished layout and also up close of the pretty shimmers of the Colour Blast products. 

Thank you once again for stopping by and not only supporting us but also this wonderful Australian made and owned brand.  It is an honour to be allowed to demonstrate their products for you.

Take care and don't forget to create a little memory.

Ciao for now.

Anita

xx

Dream Big by Danielle Vertigan

There is a lot of colour and a lot of shimmer coming you way.

I love getting to play with these products and

sharing my creations each month is an added bonus.

I work a lot on basic cardstock and I have to say I am

a huge fan of black!

The shimmer is divine when used against black cardstock

and is definitely something to try at home.

So here goes....

We are going to get stuck into a lot of goodies with this layout.

So to get started your going to need Black Cardstock, attached to a sheet of 12x12 chipboard.

You will need to select a stencil background.

I'm working with

Colour Paste Rose Petal, Singing the Blues and Just Blue

I started with Rose petal and ran it through the stencil in scattered areas as pictured

I then followed the same process using Just Blue and finally Singing the Blues.

I removed the stencil and set it aside to dry.

The marbled tone you get is really effective.

Its now time to hit the spritzer box with these gorgeous colours!

I'm again using Rose Petal, Singing the Blues and Just Blue

in Colour Shimmer Spray.

I turned my layout upside down to work on and spritzed each colour over the matching Paste section starting with Just Blue.

Next was Rose Petal.

I tilted the page to encourage a few small drips.

I finished with Singing the Blues and then set aside to dry.

How gorgeous is the Shimmer??

Next I selected my photo and decided on placement.

I often start without an actual photo in mind.

I'm a little dysfunctional that way.

Once this was decided I was left with a void to the right and instead of black space I decided to add the Script from my Stencil.

using Snow White  Colour Paste 

I haven't embossed for a while and this was the perfect addition to complete my page.



Using these sprigs I first ink them with a powder blue chalk ink and followed it with

Embossing Powder in Just Blue and Snow White

 Starting with Just Blue I sprinkled it over the wet ink using my Embossing tray.

I repeated the same ink process and then finished with Snow White embossing powder.

I used my sprigs to create these clusters.



Layered with a Doily and a few embellishments it came together beautifully.

I love the result and although the Script Stencilling is transparent up close its extremely effective when you look at the layout as a whole

I little White Gel pen adds some detail and its done.

Thanks for stopping by and following my journey on this layout.

All these goodies and more are ready to order at

Colour Blast Australia

Till next time....