Have you seen Ken Oliver’s Color Bursts before? These bottles are loaded with a mighty powder that explodes with color when it gets wet. A full rainbow of fun! Check out the video where I share how they worked as a spray ink and as watercolors too!
I’m not the only one playing with these – it’s a StencilGirl and Ken Oliver blog hop! Be sure to check out all the inspiration (and giveaways)!
Watch Make Your Own Spray Inks with Color Burst on YouTube.
Want to know more about Color Bursts? I have a quick introduction to Color Bursts here.
I’m not the only one playing with these! 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! The giveaway is now closed – you can find the StencilGirl winner over at StencilGirl Talk.
- StencilGirl Talk
- Ken Oliver
- Heidi Blankenship
- Mary C. Nasser
- Carolyn Dube (you’re here)
Supplies Used
- Color Burst
- Stitch a Greek Medallion stencil
- Spray ink bottles (I recycled empty ones but you can buy some here)
- Watercolor paper
OMG I would love to win!!! I adore Stencil Girl & Ken Oliver… <3
these look like so much fun! I love mixing color… one of my favorite things.
I really really really really really neeeed these….If I do not win please let me know where I can purchase them..plzzzz…Ken Oliver is AWESOME!!
Wow, they look like fun! Would love to give them a go 🙂
What a wonderful idea to create your own spray inks with Color Burst!
Love how you always come up with innovative ways to use new products, Carolyn! 🙂
Love Carolyn Duby and would love to win something to feed my inner artist!
These are so cool. Would love them. How many colors are there?
How does color burst work on fabric? Is it permanent ?
Super cool effects! Love the versatility of the Color Bursts!
Oh, Carolyn…you’ve done it again! I’m making my wish list for April….these are definitely going in the #1 position!
These look phenomenal! Thanks for showing us 🙂
oooh! You are so thrifty and creative!!!
What a fun way to use color burst and stencils. I love all the ideas
Your videos are always colorful and FUN! Thank you..
These look awesome and I love how they look with stencils. Thanks so much for a chance to win!
Love Color Burst and discovering new ways to use it.
Fun page! Awesome products! Thanks for the chance to win!
What a fun process video – I love how you told us what you were thinking and how a mistake turned into something wonderful! Great art piece!
What a great way to use Color burst powders. Did the sprays take a lot of the powder or was there a lot left in the bottle?
Beautiful work. I love that you made spray inks from the color bursts. They are a must have. And the stencils are so neat too.
Love seeing you mix colors! And they are so pretty! THink I need some of these!!!
Love love it.. I need those Color Burst!!
I hadn’t seen the Color Burst before so I’m intrigued. I’ll be getting these – they seem to make beautiful projects without a lot of extra work.
they flow into a wonderful finished project.
thanks for sharing
Smile…I had searched YouTube and found your bids before I found your Blog….thanks for your wonderful ideas.
Oh my gosh his fun is that!! Love all thisecolors and with just a little poof!! Too cool! :). Thanks for the chance to win
Love the idea of making my own color mists with Color Burst. Thanks.
Fabulous!!!
Love it! Am always intrigued with your color choices and stencil choices and always adore what comes out!!! Love the bright rainbow hues that you choose 🙂
Great idea to make spray bottles with these pigments! I love the intense colors! Fun video too! xo
Carolyn, it looks like these pigments were made for you! 🙂 It also looks like they are permanent when dry, correct?
I LOVE your dirty stencils!! and your paper towel roll and yes I saw baseball too! LOL awesome colors and yup that’s you fighting with the white space 🙂
I love how this turned out! I love your oopses 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win. I love these colors
You are so clever! Sprays are still one of my favorite ways to create. The color burst colors look fabulous!
Love working with the Color Bursts!
Love the way these beautiful colors mix with the others. And, thanks for showing the sprays you created. Looks easy to do and fun to play with, too.
the colours are so bright and cheerful. Makes me happy to look at them.
Wow! I can see many used for these! Bet they would add color to paste for paste paper, and acrylic medium for use on the Gelli plate! Hmmmm–can I squeeze out an extra 12 hours a day to play?
alhrobkin (at) aol (dot) com
Love these! I have a question though, are they permanent when dry?
What fun! I would love to win.
I always love your videos and on the look out for new ones…thanks
Thanks for showing us how to make sprays with Kens color burst! What an inspiration!
Thanks for sharing the technique. Your piece is beautiful.
Carolyn, as always, your videos are fun, informative, and full of inspiration. Thank you!
I have never seen these powders before. they look so very versatile. Thank you for sharing your information. Now, if only I could find another holiday that needs gifts ….
How about putting in an Easter Basket? Yours of course! Certainly remind me of Easter egg colors.
Wonderful ideas.
I want some! You are so inviting always making me feel I am there right at the next table playing along with you!!!
Thank you for all your oooopses! I enjoy them daily. You are an inspiration.
What fun, Carolyn! Just one more reason for playing (not that I need a reason … lol!)
Love seeing the ways you use these colors. Wow, they are vibrant.
You surely had fun with Ken’s Color Burst perform – I certainly want to try them too like you did!
thanks for the info!
gabriele
Love your sprays and how you used them… these turned out great!
WOW! another new thing to play with and love. Thanks.
Carolyn, you are the best promoter of any product. I love the idea of making mists from the Color Bursts. What other ideas do you have, cannot wait to see. Thanks for all of your creativity.
This looks like so much fun to play with! Thanks for sharing this Carolyn!
Great inspiration as always!
Thanks, Carolyn — you always share great ideas and fantastic artwork!
Such an eazy-schmeazy way for stenciling and so much more! Thanks for the entertaining and informative video and the chance to win as well.
Great video. I found you on YouTube while searching for gelli plate videos. Totally convinced me to get one! Thanks!
Love those sprays!
The colors are so yummy, cant wait to get some and play. Thank you for sharing your inspiration and ideas.
So many ways to use the Color Bursts. Thanks for the tutorials. Can’t wait to try them.
Great project and love the products!
Now I NEED to make spray inks too! I thought it was pretty amazing that the blue that was sprayed sat sit when you went back over it. VERY cool! and….of course, thank you for using my stencil 🙂
Brilliant Carolyn! Thank you soooo much for showing how to make your own sprays! Next can you show us how to make our own alcohol ink sprays?
This is so pretty. Where will it go from here? These color bursts look like so much fun. Love the idea of making my own color sprays.
What a delightful video. I’m really interested in Color Burst! What a cool medium to use for all mixed media. I’m going to win, I’m sure! Thanks
These Color Bursts look so fun! Can’t wait to try them.
Love the demo and products
always like to see your videos they are always such fun to watch thanks for the chance to win they are on my wish list
Oh, how much fun…..so many ideas popping into my head. I LOVE color!!!!
looks like fun!…b
Very interesting – looks like this would be fun, especially since you have control of the shade of spray ink.
These looks so fun. You have a way of making everything look fun..
How fun is this!! I have never heard of Color Bursts but they may be something I need to add to my stash!
Oh wow! They’re powders! I didn’t realize that until your video – how cool is that!
So, in an instant, you have spray inks, I bet you could also mix with glaze for more of an acrylic paint effect, and we already saw Mary mix it with modeling paste. What a versatile product! Go ahead and draw my name!!!
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I just love your oops’s, Carolyn! This is bright and fun, just like everything else you do! I would love to play with those color bursts too!
Fabulous colors.
how bright these are! And love the applicator!
love the way the color bursts are so versital. Cannot wait to get some. Amazing work as usual.
Hi Carolyn, I love the way you used Color Burst as spray…it’s awesome and your video is great! Thank you for including Color Burst in your Colorful Journey!
Ken
I love the slight blurr the color bursts give.
As always your videos are short and easy to follow! Thanks for the chance to enter the giveaway.
What fun! I love how you love color, everywhere!
Great video Carolyn! I always learn something from you! Love the idea of making my own spray inks through his color offerings! Home run sister!!!
Wow. What fun to mix your own colors! Thanks for the great ideas.
Carolyn, thank you for the video showing the color burst powders used as sprays. I was impressed to see that the Greek stencil color didn’t smear when you used water or another color over it. I will definitely look into purchasing these color bursts.
Your project looks terrific . What a wonderful video. I love the idea of being able to customize my own spray inks.
OMG…loving all the tutorials with Color Burst! Would love to try out Color Burst, so many ideas running through my creative mind right now…where to start…oh ya…need Color Burst! <3 Thanks so much for the great tutorials!
Ordering today!
Fun video! I work like that too. Projects always morph into something unexpected.
ALWAYS LOVE Carolyn’s videos!! (Carolyn Dube – you crack me up!) I really like making my own mists as well. What BEAUTIFUL ColorBursts colors! Scrumptious!
Love your video!!! I agree with you, there is no way that I can have a white space on a page! lol!!!
As always, your playful nature brings out the best in any product and creative session… I so want to be you when I grow up 🙂
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Color Burst is definitely on my must have list – can’t wait to try them! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve played with making my own sprays before, but these colors look much brighter than anything I’ve been able to do so far – and they’re so easy to mix!
Great use of color I love the Color Burst powder it is so cool to work with. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.
LOVE the way you used these!
great idea! thanks for sharing~
Beautiful. Great idea to create custom color sprays!
Loved your video showing the color bursts
awesome!
These are so coooool! Thanks for the vid, Carolyn 🙂 I love mixing my own colors and this is just perfect.
Luv the stencils (my latest addiction) and the color bursts!! Kasot aol
Fabulous video – thanks for sharing! I’ve been wondering if I can use my Brusho paint powder to create some spray inks – I know what I’ll be doing this week crafty wise. Thank you for the fab videos where you share what you’re experimenting with Karen
Question. So my acrylic pour is a little boring in places like the negative space. Once it is completely dry can I spritz and pour a little of this to select areas. Will that then prohibit the use of varnish?
No idea Judy – haven’t tried that so can’t answer for sure.