'Be Awesome Today' by Anita Rodway

Hi there Colour Blasters! Anita here :)

I'm back today with some creative inspiration for you.

Saddly, this is my last post on the Colour Blast team :(

I have had a ball playing with these fantastic products.

Here's what I created...

'BE AWESOME TODAY'

 After playing along with Kraft+ challenge,

that Colour Blast sponsored

the other month. I decided I LOVED the

challenge soooo much, I wanted to have ANOTHER

crack at it LOL....

I've prep a little, using a gesso to created an 'island'.

I then grabbed the Peach Necter Mica Powders, & created

some watercolour detail over the gesso.

I used the same colour to mix in with some

gel medium & put thru a word stencil.

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

Thanks for having me

Anita!

'Hello Love' by Anita Rodway

Hi there Colour Blasters!!! 

Anita here :)

I'm sharing a sneak peek at some new

Mica Colour Powders!! Here's a layout I created

using them...

'HELLO LOVE'

I have not used mica powders a lot before, so I adapted

them in a way I was familiar

with. I firstprepped my layout with some gesso

& then moved in to create a watercolour

effect using the powders.

I decided then I wanted to do some stenciling,

so I mixed some mica powder in with some gel medium

& used a script stencil.

I wanted to alter my wood veneer, by colouring it.

I painted it with gesso first, & while it was wet, daubed

some mica powder onto it using my finger.

I had made up the pink mica powder & gel medium

originally for stencilling, but changed my mind LOL.

I didn't want to waste it - who ever wants to do that?!

So I started freehanding a big flower on my layout.

Once it was dried, I knifed around a few petals & tucked

my photo underneath.

Have you had a play with the new Mica Powders yet???

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!

'One Beautiful Girl' by Anita Rodway

Hi there - Anita here,

My turn again on the Colour Blast blog.

With this layout I wanted to create a big, bold &

dramatic background. I've used black cardstock

again to really make it pop.

I've used lots of gold in this one!
Bling Colour paste, Bling Colour Shimmer spray

& Bling embossing powder!!

I'm not a stamp & emboss kinda girl, so what I
like to do is while my paste or paint is still wet & tacky,
is pile on some embossing powder & melt it.
It creates this kinda cool metallic enamel texture to your background.

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!

'Pit Stop Fun' by Anita Rodway

Hi there. Anita here :)

I'm back to share a layout I made using some

fab Colour Blast products!

I've gone with a black sheet of cardstock to

really make the background pop

 

'PIT STOP FUN'

I've used a 12x12 stencil & taped it down on
my workspace over top of the cardstock.
I then selected the Colour Pastes I wanted to use.

I went with these colours:

Deep Water

Envy

Apple of My Eye

Sunshine

I started with yellow & worked my out using a
using a palette knife to spread my pastes.
Once that was dried, I watered down some gesso

& created some splatters & paint runs to where
I had decided to place my photos. 

I then watered down a bit of Sunshine & Envy
colour pastes to wash over the gesso a bit.
I also flicked my brush to add splatters.

I then finished off with my photos & embellishments :)

A couple of weeks ago, at Shop & Crop's Glamping
retreat I showed the girls a quick demo using the
Colour Blast Colour Pastes.

With the one of the demo backgrounds I created,
I made into a layout for one of my new friends, Kathy
of her gorgeous tribe :) 

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!

'You're Weird I Like It' By Anita Rodway

Hi There Colour Blasters!!

I'm back to share a little layout I created the other week at a retreat.

This one is SUPER easy to create - let me tell you how....

'You're Weird I Like It'

Using some 'Marshmellow' Bazzill Cardstock, I put down a layer of gesso & with one of my

old (kinda hard) brushes, I dragged it through to add some texture to the gesso.

I then used some clear 'Glass Bead Gel' through a Flutterby stencil.

This media dries really cool.

 Then it was time for some Colour Blast Paste!!

I've used 'Envy' in this. I put a blob of it on my craft mat & watered it down.

Using a paintbrush, I applied in areas to my background. Using a water spray bottle,

I can spray different parts & moving my cardstock around - I can achieve nice movement

throughout my background.

I gave that a quick dry & used the left overs on my mat with a smallish paint brush,

do add 'flicks' to my layout.

I finished my layout off with some simple embellishments.

Firstly a large open cutfile, an foiled ampersand, my photos, some word stickers,

thread & a flair button :)

My little girl is the cheekiest kid ever!!

These faces she's pulled are priceless LOL

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!

'Hello There Sweetheart' by Anita Rodway

 Hi there Colour Blasters!!

I'm back on the blog today to share with you a little layout I whipped up :)

I've taken a few step-by-step pics to show you my process.

I've grabbed some Bazzill 'Marshmellow' mixed media cardstock

(which doesn't require any gesso) & some Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays: Royality & Lipstick. I've sprayed & dried it a few times, to build up the colour & look of what I wanted.

I've then stuck down a strip of this pretty wrapping paper. I've then grabbed a Flutterby Design 'I Heart You' stencil & 'Deep Water' Colour Blast paste.

While that was still a bit tacky, I've grabbed my 'Royality' Colour Blast Embossing powder & just sprinkled over the paste. I kinda like how bubbly it went as I heated it.

I watered down some 'Deep Water' Colour Blast paste & added some drippage thru the hearts. I decided it needed another 'pop' of colour, so of course I grabbed some 'Bling' Colour Blast paste & Shimmer Spray. I've used a script stencil for the paste & flicked on some splats with the shimmer spray.

Here's what my finshed layout turned out like :)

'HELLO THERE SWEETHEART'

Some close ups....

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!

April shares with Anita Rodway

Last weekend I got to head away for some 'me' time. I got to scrap with some of my favourite arty peeps. It was first time away from my 1yr old, but my arty soul need this time to rejuvenate. Nothing better than good food, fantastic company, drinks & full blown belly laughs to help you relax & centre yourself again.

Seeing as though it had been a over a year since I was alone (so to speak), I did initially have NO idea whatsoever on where to start creating LOL. I ended up getting myself a new black art journal & just started painting to see where it would take me. A good warm up when you've got a creative block ;)

Here's what I came up with...

'Breathe'

 This page has lots & lots of layers. I would stop & start in between chatting & just pick from where I left off. Boy did I do some chatting LOL. It was good to have some adult conversation & not speak the words 'where are your pants?!'

I've mainly used my fingers as my paint brushes. Putting dollops of colour here & there. I used 'Lipstick' & 'Envy' Colour Blast pastes through 2 very different stencils, to add more depth to my pages. I've also used some splats of Colour Blast Shimmer Sprays over the top. 

I finished off with some freestyled brush script with a word that best described me in that moment.

'Breathe'

That's exactly what I needed. No one to please but myself. Free to let go of anything weighting down on my shoulders & create without inhibitions. If you have never been to a scrapbooking retreat - I highly recommend you try it :)

So this is me doing a impromptu Colour Blast paste demo with some of the ladies from retreat. They loved how easy it is to apply & all that shimmer!!

There was a race to the Colour Blast stock after this - those moments always make me giggle. 

Effortless backgrounds made super easy with some white cardstock & Colour Blast Pastes!!

I've used these colours in the below picture: Envy, Royalty, Lipstick & Sunshine

A big thank you to Lisa Oxley for taking these pics x

You can find all the Colour Blast products here - 

See you soon

Anita!