Prima Marketing Color Bloom is liked by many of Scrap-n-Crop.com's supporters because of the control over how the color is sprayed on your projects! I have taken it for a test drive (a nice way of saying I hoard them too for my own crafting needs), and yes, I absolutely love it!
so what's Color Bloom?
Bottles loaded with amazing colors and finishes
Sparkling Pastels
Vintage Metals
Sultry Shimmers
Ability to refill your bottles 1-2 times (although there's so much in there it's highly unlikely you'll be refilling)
You control the effect: full-coverage or splatters
Anti-Clogging Nozzle
1. Once you receive your bottle it may need to be primed before spraying - it is simple and easy! Just shake the bottle until everything is mixed inside, open the bottle and shake the little spray pipe to remove the bubbles of air or shimmer out of it. You may try tapping it several times on the sides of the bottle or on the table covered by paper towel. When the pipe is more-less empty put the sprayer on the top of the bottle again and start spraying - done!
2. Color Bloom Sprays are water-based, but they contain pigment (for color), chalk (for opaque effect) and shimmer (for shining effect). There is also one more ingredient: binder (a kind of fixative) which helps the paint and shimmer stay, so you can spray on slippery surfaces such as plastic, metal, or glass. (You can also use heating tool to speed up drying process! ) When dry the colors won't rub off - but once you make them wet they will react and move again! I used this trick for my canvas to get the "dripping effect".
3. Color Blooms won't react as much on paper as on metals or plastic, but still enough to get some dripping and "ghosting" effect. To try this technique spray the paper first, dry the sprayed surface, place your stencil on the top, spry the water through the stencil and without moving it dry it with paper towel. When you will remove the stencil delicate pattern will appear. Easy and fun!
4. After applying Color Blooms with paintbrushes remember to clean the brush in water - the binder is sticky and may ruin your brush!
For more Tips and Techniques check our Angeline Choo (Scrappy Scrappy) blog entry HERE and video below:
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