Friday, December 28, 2012

Happy 2013


Hello Ladies, this is my last post of the year 2012. I wish you all an:



Products used:
Coloringz: Mandarin Mai Tai, Anchors Away, Lime in da Coconut, Pink Stiletto and No yoking!

Have a great YEAR with creativity!
Roberta


Saturday, December 22, 2012

A perfect day...

Found a photo of my mother as a little girl, and just had to do something with it. I used my Shimmerz to make it pop a bit better!

 merry Christmas to all! 

Hugs!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Too cute Canvas

Hi Shimmerz fans!  Stacey here today with a special owl canvas I made for my bestie who recently had her baby girl.  So excited to meet Sianne in January and will be just as excited to give this to her (and her Mummy).  Lots of pretty Shimmerz here including:
 
Spritz in Mango Madness and Ruby
Vibez in Sunset Strip
Coloringz in Heidi Ho Blue and Pink Stiletto
Shimmerz in Apricot (I think this is my new favourite)
Enamelz in Sparkliscious
 
Once again a blended background and lots of paint flicks.
 
 


 
 
I hope I have inspired you to create something special for a new little one, something special for them to keep.  Thankyou for visiting today.  I best be off, a million things to do before next week.  Wishing you all a Merry Chirstmas and a Happy New Year.  I will see you in the new year :)
Hugs x
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kids Ornament Appreciation Tags and some Art Journal art

Hi there.

I am here sharing some tags I added to our tree this morning for my kids. They are just a little reminder for them that we are proud of their accomplishments for the year and that they are special to our family. They are cute, very simple yet very meaningful.
I think I have found a new Christmas tradition. I might start doing these each year and put them on a book ring to hang on the tree, making a little mini book of years past, with all the reasons they are important and loved-updated each year.
 So heres a little look....

I sprayed several Shimmerz Paint colours onto a craft sheet and dabbed the tags into the puddles of paint, creating this mottled colour effect.
(colours-Pop art Pink Vibez, Sea Foam Spritz, Eucalyptus Spritz, Sapphire Spritz)


I decorated each with some hand drawn doodles and a White Souffle Pen.




 For this tag.....
I used Shimmerz Paints (Sea foam Spritz) and sprayed it onto my craft sheet, then using a brayer, brayered the paint onto a strip of cardstock, which I later cut into tags.


The piece below is a page from my art journal painted with Shimmerz Paints. 
I used my aqua brush for this, just dipping straight into the pots and dabbing on my craft sheet to dilute, or applying straight to the images.


Colours used

Pearlz
Sunny side up
Carrot top
Blue into town
Mint Julip
Toadlee
Santa Baby

 As many have been reminded all over the world, the past week, how precious our children are, todays post is dedicated to reminding our kids how important they are to our families.
Hug your little ones today!



Monday, December 17, 2012

Last Minute Gift? I've got you covered...

Hey crafty friends, today I am going to walk you through one of the fastest, most beautiful, kid-friendly, gift ideas I can think of. I saw this once done in a pottery place and I figured surely I can make one (or 16 in this case!) of those, using the incredible Shimmerz paint stash I have! 
And I did.
Now, it's your turn!
But wait, you are going to need a few little helpers. Or at least one, so grab your children, your nieces or nephews, your daycare kiddos, whomever... and let's have a little fun making some coasters!

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Christmas cards!



Today I have some Christmas cards to share with you.


I love this time of the year and I thought why not make my own cards for our Christams gift!


They where actually quite quick to make aswell.



Shimmerz helps alot, in making this project!


Products used:
Vibez: Snow Storm.
Coloringz LTD: Hedi-Ho-Blue.
Shimmerz: Angel Wings.
Blingz: Pixie Dust.

Have a great day with creativity!
Roberta

Friday, December 14, 2012

On a canvas

Hello. It's Naomi here. I hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

Today I'd like to share a little bit of painting I've done, of course using Shimmerz.
This is the canvas that I had already painted and added some details.
And here comes the fun part!
Adding more tiny little details with lots of different colours.





It is a time consuming process which I LOOOVE.
I just love watching how the whole painting grows. yes very slowly..
Using shimmerz was an awesome way to give it a shiny touch, too.

Here is the finished painting. I could've gone on forever...but it will do now:))


Products used:
Shimmerz Magenta
Blingz Hottie Pink
Pearlz Peas B Mine
Pearlz Blue Into Town
Shimmerz Jilted Jade
Shimmerz Celery
Shimmerz Key Lime
SHimmerz Sky Blue
Pearlz Powder Puff
Pearlz Mint Julip

Thank you for popping by.
wish you all a wonderful week ahead.
And a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

lots of love,
Naomi

xx Naomi

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Guest Educator, Miranda Edney!!


We have such a treat for you today! Miranda Edney is bringing us her first video as our Guest Educator! This project is gorgeous, and so much fun! 

"My name is Miranda, and I started scrapbooking about 2 years ago. It started with wanting to make an album to show my honey how much it he meant to me, and it blossomed from there! I have spent a lot of time searching for my style and what I like the best. That tends to be more on the grunge side of things, but I never like to stay put in one area of art , I am always pushing myself out of my boundaries! I strive to think outside of the box , and use techniques that allow me to express myself! My fave products are flowers , metal, laces, gesso, sprays , masks, and texture pastes! I hope you enjoy my artwork and that I can give someone some inspiration! That is the most important thing to me."

Here's a little sneaky peek of what Miranda is creating for us today...


"I have a video today for you all where I am altering a clock using the Merry & Bright collection Shimmerz. Spraying and drizzling those colors all over, using really basic techniques that create a gorgeous effect on the clock! Also using the “Pearlz” on all of our chippies and flowers.
I hope you all enjoy the video, and give it a try!"


Thank you Miranda!!!! What a beautiful clock! Miranda is going to be playing with us some more, even teaching one of our monthly mini classes soon, we can't wait to see what she is going to show us. :) xx Heidi

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Use your Stash Cards with Shimmerz Paints.

Hello there!

I am on a mission today to use Printed Paper that I wont use for anything else this year, for Christmas cards.
I worked out that I can cut three cards out of a 12 x 12 sheet.  I could cut smaller cards, but I dont want to be too frugal....I want to get rid of this paper!!!!
    
Shimmerz helps alot, in making this project work well!


1 sheet 12 x 12 cardstockcut into three cards.  
The measurements dont really matter, Just cut so you can get three cards from the 12 x 12 piece.


fold them up ready to go.

 I got a small piece of white cardstock just slightly smaller than the card front for an accent piece on the font. Do one for each card if you like....Might make it look a little easier to decorate the front than a heavy print in the background.

I die cut a word fro the front and painted it with a matching Shimmerz Paint.  This ones Emerald Isle Shimmerz.  It matches my card base.


So thats all for today!
Thanks for stopping in today.


Monday, December 10, 2012

A Christmas Tag with Jamie Dougherty


Today I have a video for you on creating a handcrafted tag ready for the holiday season! I hope you enjoy.






Sunday, December 9, 2012

Thankyou Card

Hi everyone!  I hope you have enjoyed your weekend!  We have had a big one here with Christmas parties :)  So I will just be quick tonight to share the card I made for Cooper's Prep Teacher. 
Here are the Shimmerz products I used:
 
Enamelz in Sparklicious
Shimmerz in Apricot and Magenta
Spritz in Mango Madness and Licorice
Vibez in Sunset Strip
Coloringz in Pink Stiletto and No Yoking
 
"Thankyou"
 
 



 
 
I hope I have inspired you today, bye for now!!
 
 


Friday, December 7, 2012

A VERY MERRY SALE

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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Canvas Art with Shimmerz Paints Part 4


Here is the final video in the mini series for Shimmerz Paints.  Its been fun, and I have been wanting to do this canvas for a while now.  In this video We see the Canvas being finished, 

Its been fun creating all these artful layers!
Thanks for joining me in this Video Mini Series.