Have you ever heard of Color Burst before? I hadn't until I was introduced to these bottles of powdery pigmented color fun by Ken Oliver. Once you activate with water, they turn into beautiful BURSTS of color!
I began by playing around with watercolor paper and a wash of plain water. I then began experiment and "squirting" powder on to the paper.
Gorgeous, luscious color ~ or what??!!
I then began laying down stencils - the Doodle It FlowerTornado stencil and the Doodle It Layered Circles stencils by Maria McGuire from StencilGirl and squirting different colors into the stencils.
After I got some beautiful designs and color and let everything dry, I drew out some flowers in vase and painted a bit with my brush to "bring out" what I saw.
I used Ken Oliver ink in this nifty little container to rub the edge of my painting.
I finished it off with writing the word "be" in cursive.
Want to know more about Color Bursts? Carolyn Dube has done a short video showing you a little more about the product here. Want to buy some Color Bursts? Click here.
I am not the only artist playing with Color Bursts... It's a week long blog hop of Color Bursts! Prizes and inspiration await. Each team has fantastic giveaways. Leave a comment to be entered to win a $50 gift certificate from StencilGirl! Head over to Ken's blog to find out about team's prizes!
Giveaway will end March 29th at 11:59 p.m. CST.
Keep on hopping along and check out these great posts to see other ideas and have more chances to win the giveaway!
Kirsten Reed - you are here now :)
Wow.. This looks like it was so much fun to make. I love the layers youdid and all the designs.. so amazing. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWay to Go....very Colorful!!
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing you are all so talented
ReplyDeleteGorgeous artwork! These color bursts are just amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love your ideas using Color Burst with Stencils. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteNICE!
ReplyDeleteThis piece is awesome. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
ReplyDeleteThose look like a lot of fun to play with.
ReplyDeleteThe vase and flowers just fly off the canvas. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun technique and I'm anxious to try some of them.
thanks for sharing
Kirsten, thanks for the inspiration. I really, really like the layered composition.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Kirsten! These Bursts are so fun to play with. Love your outcome!
ReplyDeletelove what you did with the color bursts!
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring.... love what you did.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the softness you achieved. Looks dreamy.
ReplyDeleteSo inspirational! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love how you brought out what you saw. Great painting.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the steps on how you achieved this wonderful project - thanks for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful project!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! The great colors you got and using it with the Layered Circles stencil - love how you turned it into a vase of flowers. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSo bright and colorful! I love your stenciled vase of flowers. Thanks for showing us how you did it!
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Need those color burst products, they are so wild!
ReplyDeleteI KNEW you'd be in this blog hop! I love your art and this piece is no exception. The intense color of the Color Bursts is so amazing. I'd love the chance to try them....and, of course, I love Stencil Girl stencils...woohoo!
ReplyDeleteThese new Color Bursts are the most versatile medium I've seen in a long time. Seems we must have them, right? ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove how the colors 'bleed' and then transform into such beauty!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, vibrant colors! Interesting with the stencils.
ReplyDeleteI love this use of the new color bursts.
ReplyDeleteYou combine colors so well...bea
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!!! Love your use of the stencils with the Color Bursts!
ReplyDelete...Raine
Wow! Simply stunning!
ReplyDeleteLove your gorgeous art.
ReplyDeleteLovely work!
ReplyDeleteOh Kirsten, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteso pretty! sltresso (at) hotmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to try these colour bursts--they look like such fun!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. Love the rich colors.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Thanks for sharing the step-out pics... so cool to see the color spreading out!
ReplyDeletethe water color-y bursts of color are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did! I can't wait to try these paints!
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Love how you showed the color layer and dried, then found your picture to finish it. Thanks for sharing.
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I love how these work with the senticls! And I've had my eye on the Tornado Flower for a while..needed to see it "in action"..now I can't wait to get it home! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat piece! And I love the products used - can't wait to try some Color Burst, and the inkers, too!
ReplyDeleteAwe, SO purdy... love the colors and washout in the background to make the flowers and vase pop.
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I love how you used the colors. Thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteHi and wow I love how you used the color burst I have been trying but mine never turn out like that so I will keep on trying. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - and it worked perfectly! Lindart (at) bellnet (dot ca)
ReplyDeleteLove this work! Nice bold colors. thanks
ReplyDeleteLove your work, Kirsten. Great supplies to work with and you've made a beautiful blend of the colors.
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Thanks for the cool tutorials this week using Color Bursts! I love the bright colors of this product!
ReplyDeletethe shiny overlay texture-is great!
ReplyDeletelove seeing the many uses of the color burst product!
ReplyDeleteWhat alot of juicy layers!
ReplyDeleteYummy! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!! I love watching your work come alive in steps. On a personal note...I am honored you used my stencils :) :)
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