Fly for Colour Blast

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Here's a little project I did using the Colour Blast Colour Pastes 

Make sure you visit the Colour Blast Blog and see all the awesome creations from the Design Team and look out for all the new products that are coming out

And don't forget we have a Colour Blast Kit Club make sure to check that out as well

I started by using the Heavy White Gesso on this timber frame giving it a good coat

I used the Colour Paste in Sunshine, Tangerine Dream and Blush trying to blend each one after the other (not that successfully but I think it still looks good) through this flourish stencil

After the paste was dry I used the string to wrap around the frame in every angle I could go 

I painted some paper clay leaves with some Colour Shimmer Cube Apple of Eye (are no longer available but you might find some online stores still stock them)

I just got this Colour Spray Carribean and it's so nice- it has a matte finish but it still pops 

I sprayed it onto this paper clay filigree 

I love the way it was depth it went into the grooves and stayed darker

I then stuck the quote onto it 

Added a few different flowers I think then end one is Prima and the other two are Little Birdie Crafts

You can see the paper clay leaves sticking out of the sides of the flowers  

The butterfly was a photo I found on the internet and just loved it I printed it out then fussy cut around all the white it had

I folded the wings up so it looks like it was flying

I then glued the butterfly to a metal ring that has flowers all the way around

I love this flower from Little Birdie with the Smile cabochon in the middle so I made the butterfly fly to that and used some metal leaves off to the side

   

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Sewing Box for Memory Maze

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This project is for the Memory Maze Blog where you can find so much inspiration and see so many of the other products that they make because each Design Team member get different things to use

Here's a fun tin I made for a sewer using the Make Your Own Steam Punk Set I love this set it has so much in it 

I was going to grunge it but then I thought I'd use may favourite colours instead - red, orange, pink and yellow they make everything happy and bright

I've made a YouTube video of the process

I had this tin that someone gave me I think it was from last Christmas cookies and I thought it was a perfect size for all your sewing bits and bobs I have about 3 small containers so this should work fine

I started off by painting the everything with black gesso including all the embellishments 

Then use Art Extravagance Texture Paste Graphite with the Mandala Doily Stencil randomly over the tin

Once that dried I then glued some old pattern making paper down with Art Basics Clear Gesso

Then I glued each piece down with the Helmar Premium Craft Glue 

 I added some pieces of muslin for some more texture then painted that with the black gesso as well

When everything was dry I used Colour Blast Colour Shimmer Dust - Lollipop, Amber, Sunflower and Candy with a brush flicking the powder randomly over the tin then I sprayed water over it

It gave a beautiful shimmer but once they dried it just left a shimmer and not much colour because of the black gesso (they work much better on lighter colours) so I got out the Colour Shimmer Cubes -Tangerine Dream, Sunflower, Fire Engine, Blush, Lipstick and then some Bling for some added shimmer(which are no longer available from Colour Blast but I do know there are still a few online stores that have them)

They mixed great with Colour Simmer Dusts and added extra colour over the tin

Memory Maze products I used

 Make Your Own Steam Punk Set

Madala Doily Stencil

Antique Gold Metal

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Paint for Colour Blast

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For my Colour Blast Blog post this week I couldn't decide which photo I like so I did both as they were both to do with paint

You will find the Colour Paste here at the Colour Blast shop or find your nearest Stockist here

Colour Paste Canvas

So for the first canvas after painting with White Gesso  I used the Colour Paste as a paint rather than a paste to paint my very uneven stripes the colours I used are - Apple of my Eye, Blush, Fire Engine, Singin the Blues, Sunshine and Tangerine Dream I did two coats so the colours came out intense like they do when you use them as a paste through a stencil

I also painted the paintbrush that was covered first in BlackGesso which makes the colours look different - I used Fire Engine, Sunshine and Apple of my Eye

Then to do the stencilled dots I used Colour Paste Stormy Weather

I added a few embellishments like the transparent butterfly and the Today which I've had forever I think they were Heidi Swapp 

The dotted card I'm not sure if it's Project Life or Kaiser and then the words are from Tim Holtz's Small Talk sticker book

The paint Brush I just added some flowers and a butterfly that I can't remember where it came from I've had it that long 

Colour Shimmer Cubes Canvas

The second Canvas I splattered the watered down Colour Shimmer Cubes over the canvas after painting it with White Gesso the colours I used are - Apple of my Eye, Fire Engine, Punch, Singin the Blues, Sunshine and Tangerine Dream

Then to do the little frame from Memory Maze I used Colour Shimmer Cube Leather

I painted a small piece of watercolour paper with Tangerine Dream Sunshine and Singin the Blues and used a flower sticker I've had for ever I think it came with the green butterfly from the other canvas and the butterfly on this canvas

I had some old paint brushes that I dipped in the same three colours so it looked like they were the brushes I used to paint the canvas then put a few flowers across the bottom 

I also used another card this time stripes from either Project Life or Kaiser with a Small Talk sticker quote

I had a little clear arrow I've had in my stash for ever - these canvases have been great for using up older pieces 

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Love for Art and Soul Studio

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This is my first post with Art and Soul Studio and I'm so excited to be here

Make sure you check out the Store for all the awesome products and the Blog for the fabulous projects that the Design Team create

I started off by using clear gesso over the paper then cut out one of the circle it has words of love on it

I then used some Helmar Tacky Craft glue and a scrap of cardstock to cover the whole as I wanted to raise to cut out piece up with some cardboard

I then glued the cut out circle to the Petite Resin Round Frame

I then used the 3D Matte Gel through the Bohemian Bazaar stencil randomly over the 13 @Arts paper

I painted the Colour Blast Leather Colour Shimmer cube over the stencilled areas and then over all the circles

I painted my paper clay piece with the Leather shimmer cube

 I poured some of the Patina powder out and added water to make a paint

It made it look old which is what I wanted

I then rubbed some of the wax over the top of the clay just enough to get the parts that stood out

I then used the pink and painted the paper clay flowers the same way

I tried a darker wax but it didn't look good so I used a wipe and it came off 

I liked the look of it as it was so I left it that way

I used the Leather Shimmer Cube to paint the frame as well and rubbed the brass wax just over the flowers

Before glueing the embellishments down I used the muslin down across the paper making sure to hide the hole that I'd cut out

I glued the bling into the centre of the spoon then glued the pebble to the top of the bling once they were stuck together I glued them down

I covered the metal word with the brass wax as well and then glued it to the paper clay 

I then placed the other embellishments down on the muslin once I was happy with everything I added the Art Stones randomly over the page

Products I used

Frank Garcia Artisan Powders - Antoinette Pink and Trianon Patina

Ultimate Crafts Bohemian Bazaar Stencil

Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Resin Frames 2/Pkg: Petite Round (sold out)

Colour Blast Shimmer Cube Leather

Frank Garcia Antique Metalware Le Merlier

Prima Moulds (Sold Out)

 Mould 2.5"X3.5": JOIE

Mould 2.5"X3.5": Fleur

Mould 2.5"X3.5": Woman

Finnabair Art Ingredients Melange Art Pebbles (Sold Out)

Finnabair Art Stones and Mega Art Stones (Sold Out)

Finnabair Art Basics 3D Matte Gel (Sold Out)

Finnabair Metallique Wax Aged Brass (Sold Out)

13@rts Alice in Candyland - Madness

Bling, metal love word, and muslin from my own stash

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