"Thank You" Card & Colour Blast Retreat Classes by Sue Plumb

Hi everyone!

Sue Plumb here today to share a "thank you" and to give a quick wrap up on my classes from the recent Colour Blast retreat in Brisbane. I had such a fabulous day with all the ladies, and I was so happy to be able to share my love of Colour Blast products with everyone. 

I was also lucky enough to bring a couple of new Colour Embossing Powders home with me (perks!); and I couldn't resist using the stunning 'Golden Purple' right away to test it out, so I whipped up a quick "thank you" card. 

I started with very basic supplies for this one - white cardstock; a small Heidi Swapp stencil and stamp set; 'Lipstick' Colour Shimmer Spray and 'Golden Purple' Colour Embossing Powder. 

I started by securing my stencil onto the cardstock using washi tape (so it peels off easily) and then spraying the heart in with the Colour Shimmer Spray. I sprayed it lightly because I just wanted the heart to be part of the background, rather than too dominant in my design.

Once it had dried, I took the Heidi Swapp stamp and stamped the sentiment over the top using embossing ink. Then I applied the powder over the top.

Look at that amazing colour! You can see the golden sparkles through it already. I tipped the excess powder back into the jar and then set the powder using my heat gun before repeating the process with the word thankful (also a Heidi Swapp stamp).

Photos really don't do this embossing powder justice - it has the most gorgeous golden flecks speckled through the purple tone. I then added a few splatters of the 'Lipstick' Colour Shimmer Spray by flicking the nozzle from the bottle and then set it aside to dry.

Next, I mounted the cardstock onto a piece of patterned paper to form my card base. I then added some small pieces of torn washi tape and a few purple enamel dots to tie it all together and finish it off.

There you have it - a quick an easy project you can create with a small amount of supplies. (And gives me a card in my stash for when I next need one!)

Not only did I want to use that gorgeous Colour Embossing Powder right away, but I also really wanted to create something that expressed how thankful I was for the opportunity to teach the lovely ladies at the Colour Blast retreat. So. Much. Fun.

Here we are getting busy in class one - the layout class. We used Colour Shimmer Spray; Colour Paste; Colour Artist Ink and Colour Shimmer Cubes on the page, along with products from the new 'More Than Words' collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.

Sometimes I just can't help myself but get "hands on". (Thank you for trusting me Dianne!)

This is the layout the ladies were creating...

In the afternoon it was time for the "messy" class, where everywhere created their own canvas panel and I got to share my love for (my favourite) Colour Artist Inks. This class was very free-flowing, with everyone able to interpret it as they wished; and I loved seeing the ladies "go their own way" with it!

Everyone was heads down and hard at work during this class...

This is the piece that I created for the class...

Besides Colour Artist Inks; we also used black and white Heavy Gesso; Colour Paste; a fabulous quote and stencil from Flutterby Designs and some gorgeous 'Bohemian Dream' vellum accents from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.
Here's a peek at some of the amazing interpretations that were produced...

Thank you so much to everyone who came along, I hope you all went away inspired to create more. (And remember what I say - "less think, more ink!")

There is another Colour Blast retreat being held at the same venue in Brisbane in October. If you are interested in attending, the details can be found in the Facebook event HERE

I will be back again soon with another project to share. Until then, happy scrapping! 

Journal Flip through with Selena Stevens

Today I wanted to share with you a flip though of the art journal that I have completed in the time that I have been with Colour Blast.  It has taken me about 3 months to fill it.

I have uploaded a journal flip though video on Youtube of this journal.  I even talk in it this time!  I explain some of the techniques that I have tried, show some new pages that I haven’t shown before and recap some of the videos and blogs that I have already done.

Click here to watch the video.

I show some pages that I did for the Colour Blast monthly challenge.  To have a look at what the challenge is for the month go to the Colour Blast Creative Corner on Facebook.

I show some pages where I experimented with the Colour Blast products and how they interact with other mediums.  Like the Colour Artist Inks above.

I recap what pages are available as a Colour Blast blog post and Youtube video such as when I first swatched the Colour Blast products.  

I talk about some of the pages and tags that I created while demoing at the World of Craft Expo in Brisbane where I first met Teniesha, the owner and founder of Colour Blast and fell in love with the Colour Paste colour Sienna.

I also discuss the pages that I created while attending my first scrapbooking retreat hosted by Colour Blast.  Not that I scrapbook but I did want to see what all the fuss is all about and I would highly recommend it.  Colour Blast run several scrapbook retreats during the year.  If you are interested contact Colour Blast for more information.

I hope you enjoyed this and until next time.

Selena