A magazine cover plus video tutorial with Amy Prior

Hi Shimmerz fans! Amy Prior back with you all today, this time sharing my first ever Magazine Cover Publication which is so very exciting.

 Of course I have used a plethora of gorgeous Shimmerz paint products on this layout including Pucker Up Pink Dazzlerz, Meet Me @ Sunset Inklingz, Ride the Tide & Berry Hot Creameez, as well as some Shimmerz Coloringz in No Yoking and Say Can You Sea colours. 

My chipboard is from Blue Fern Studios and has simple been painted using some Shimmerz Meet Me @ Sunset Inklingz. 

Lots of gorgeous papers from Websters Pages were used for this layout alongside some of my favourite Prma, Petaloo and Scrappers Garden flowers. My daughter Chloe was very chuffed to see her face on the cover also.

I also have another scrapbook page to share with you all that I have recently created for Scraps of Darkness using lots of Shimmerz paint products. 

For this layout I have used Sugar Plum, Royal Purple & Evergreen Shimmerz alongside some Gold Mine Texturez for more dimension.

Checkout the video tutorial I did for Scraps of Darkness below featuring this layout complete start to finish process. 

Don't forget you can purchase all of these great products over in the Shimmerz retail store here, and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx 

Summer Fun Video Tutorial with Amy Prior

Hi there Shimmerz fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time with a quick layout to share with you all that includes a complete process video so you can create it at home as well! For this layout I have used the June Scraps of Darkness Kit that was full of beautiful Shimmerz paint goodness!

The layout is very fun, bright and vibrant perfect for all those in the northern hemisphere who are enjoying all that beautiful warm weather at the moment. It's very chilly here in Australia right now brrrr....

The photos in this layout are from Christmas time 2014 with my super dorky daughter pulling faces as per usual. Don't you just love all that colour?

Checkout the video below for more close-up pictures along with the complete start-to-finish process of creating this layout. 

Shimmerz Paint Products used:

Berry Hot Creameez

Sour Apple Dazzlerz

Gummy Berry Blue Dazzlerz

Keep Palm Coloringz

Well that is it from me today! Don't forget to checkout the brand new Shimmerz products just released over in the Shimmerz Retail Store here and until next time, happy scrapping!

Bright Summer Fun with Amy Prior

Hi everyone! Amy Prior back with you all today to share a few scrapbook pages that I have recently completed using lots of gorgeous Shimmerz paint products. 

First up I have this Layout titled "BFF". To create this background I have covered a piece of white cardstock with some Tim Holtz tissue paper using some Matte Medium by Liquitex. 

Once the Matte Medium was dry, I have added lots of gorgeous Shimmerz Creameez and Inklingz paints randomly around to create a rainbow effect. To avoid muddy colours, I have only used one colour at a time as well as ensuring that each colour was dry thoroughly before adding the next colour.

Shimmerz Paints used for this project include...

Inklingz in Beets Me, Giddy About Green & Meet Me at Sunset colours.

Creameez in Ride the Tide, My Clementine, Berry Hot & Power to the Purple colours. 

The next layout that I have to share with you all today is titled "My People". I love heading away on Scrapbooking retreats with people that just get me and my crazy hobby obsession. I always make such amazing friends when I head away and I just love the feeling of inclusion when you are a stranger in a room full of like-minded people. This layout focuses on the fabulous people that I get to meet and hang out with at retreats.  

My background for this layout has been created using some Shimmerz Dazzlerz through a Crafters Workshop Stencil. When the Dazzlerz was still wet, I have sprinkled some white fine glitter over the top to give the finished background a gorgeous glittery effect. I love how white fine glitter acts as a clear glitter when poured over the top of colours, so fun!

When the dazzlerz and glitter was dry, I have added some Shimmerz Creameez in a few random spots and then I have painted some Green Shimmerz Coloringz over some of the blue pattern to create a more aqua look on certain areas. 

Shimmerz Paints used for this project include...

Creameez in Berry Hot colour, 

Dazzlerz in Gummy Berry Blue colour, 

Coloringz in Keep Palm colour. 

Finally I have a gorgeous shabby layout to share with you all that has lots of gorgeous flowers adorning the page. This page is titled "You & Me" and features a photograph from mine and my husband's wedding day.

To create the background for this layout, I have sprayed lots of water on the white cardstock background, creating a puddle of water in the shape that I wanted the colour to disperse into (the triangle shape you see above). When there was a nice thick puddle on my page in the desired position, I have quickly added lots of blobs of Shimmerz Inklingz paint around the water puddle and left it to disperse around as it pleases. This is so fun to watch the paint react with the water itself and puddle and pool up as it dries before your eyes. I usually then heat dry with my heat tool as I am very impatient LOL. The trick to drying puddles with your heat gun is to simply work the heat gun around in circles around the outside of the puddle and work your way inwards. This creates the awesome patterns as well!

Some stencilling using Shimmerz Texturez paint was the perfect finish for this background and I have then continued onto paint some chipboard pieces with Inklingz paints as well. The chipboard title was given a final coating of clear crackle over the top of the Inklingz to add even more dimension and texture to the chipboard.

Shimmerz Paints used for this project include...

Inklingz in First Blush, Purple Mountain Majesty, Ruby Lost her Slippers & Me and Blue colours,

Texturez in Sandy Stone colour.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget our summer sale is coming to an end this Sunday! So hurry over to the Shimmerz Retail store and order up a storm. 

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Create Love with Amy Prior

Hi Shimmerz fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today to share a couple of off the page projects that I have created recently using lots of gorgeous Shimmerz Paint Products! Need to stock up on your fave Shimmerz? Don't forget you can click here to visit the Shimmerz online Retail store and don't forget to include my name (Amy Prior) in the comments to merchant section during checkout in Paypal to earn a free gift woohoo!

First up today, I have a paint palette that I have decorated to simply hang up in my art studio. Having lots of fun arty projects around my art studio really helps me get my mojo flowing.

To start I have simply painted the wooden palette with some Black Crackle Paint and Black Gesso. I added both so I would have some interesting crackle texture added to the woodgrain. When this was dry, I have adhered a Blue Fern Studios Chipboard Circle Frame around the edges before painting the entire surface with Shimmerz Dazzlerz in Licorice Stick. I have added the Dazzlerz using a pouncing move with my paint brush to ensure the little cracks and crevasses from my chipboard were all covered in the Black. This also helped cover any glue that had oozed in my attempts of adhering the delicate chipboard around. 

When the black was completely dry, I have added some dollops of Shimmerz Dazzlerz and texturez paints. I wanted to create the illusion of a paint palette filled with a rainbow of paints ready to create a masterpiece. I just love the variety of colours in the Shimmerz paint ranges and was a little sad that I could not fit all the colours that I wanted to fit in my rainbow hehe. I will have to try find a bigger palette next time. 

I have then added some Prima Marketing 3D letters spelling out Create. When the paint blobs were dry, and these took a couple of days to dry completely, I have sprayed some Shimmerz paint sprays to add more colour and glimmer around the blobs of paint as well as to colour the white threaded letters in the centre. The white was a great contrast against the black but I didn't want the focus to be just on the word Create. Plus we can never get enough colour and shimmer am I right? When all the Shimmery goodness was completely dry, I have added lots of gorgeous flowers to finish off the project because I am just a sucker when it comes to flowers, flowers and more flowers. 

Next up I have a canvas that I have decorated to share with you all. This fun canvas is going to hang in my house somewhere to hopefully remind myself and my children about this important scripture. 

To create this canvas, I have added some stencilling to the background using a Crafters Workshop stencil along with some Shimmerz Texturez paint in Tidy Widy color. Being super impatient, I have dried the Texturez with my heat tool and created a fun bubbled texture in the Texturez. When the Texturez was dry, I have added lots of Shimmerz paint sprays, Shimmerz, and Inklingz to the background in various shades of Teal, Pink and brown. I have let this dry overnight to see how the colours would settle on their own. 

Next I have added some Shimmerz Inklingz in Burnished Buckle color to the raised texture areas on the background to try create some more shadows amongst the bubbled texture. I added a bit of water to ensure the Inklingz was dripping down into the cracks etc and not just sitting on the surface. The next step was to brush a Brown Archival Ink pad over the top of the texture and then the same again with some Black Stazon Ink. With my Shimmerz Inklingz still out, I have painted the Prima Marketing Threaded Letters so they are dry and ready to be mounted on the canvas when ready.

Next I have added some Shimmerz Coloringz and Spritz sprays to some Blue Fern Studios Chipboard as well as adding some more stencilling to the background, this time using Shimmerz Texturez in Crushed Coral. I have again, heat-dried the Shimmerz Texturez before adding some Brown and Black ink rubbed over the top. The final step was to add some flowers, letter stickers and other embellishments. The flowers etc looked way too clean for my messed up grungey background so I have finished off the canvas by spraying the entire thing with Shimmerz sprays in various brown colours. This helped tie the whole project together perfectly and gave everything a perfect shimmery finish.

Shimmerz Paint Products used for these projects include...

Shimmerz Dazzlerz 

in Red-Iculous, Sea U in the Mornin, Sour Apple, Jelly Bean Green, Dreamsicle, Tutti Frutti, Pucker Up Pink, Spun Sugar, Grape-Tastic, Lemon Drop, Licorice Stick & Gummy Berry Blue,

Shimmerz Texturez 

in Have a Grape Day, Marooned over Miami, The Tide that Binds, Mari-Gold Digger, Crushed Coral, Brick Wall, Patina, Sandy Stone, Teal Me No Lies,

Shimmerz Inklingz 

in Burnished Buckle, Penny 4 Your Thots, Tarnished Treasure, I'm Not Limon, Sheer Bliss, Pink-a-Boo, Blue My Mind, First Blush,

Shimmerz Creameez 

in Piggy Pink, 

Shimmerz Vibez

in Taupe of the Mornin, Sweet Heart Vibez, Jeni B Bleu, Glorious Day, Egg Noggin, Pop Art Pink, Before Dawn, Hermit the Frog, Grape Escape, Razzledazzle Berry, Princess, Rolling in the Hay, Hot Fudge, Snow Storm, Sunset Strip,

Shimmerz

in Antique Lace, Buttercream, Jilted Jade, Pink, Tickle-Me-Turquoise,

Shimmerz Spritz

in Ruby, Bed of Roses, Plum Pudding, Caribbean Sunset, 4 Leaf Clover, Sapphire, Treasures Hymn, Cotton Candy and Chick-a-Dee.

Wow what a list huh! Thanks so much for stopping by today and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Enchanted Pastels with Amy Prior

Hi everyone! Amy Prior back with you all again today to share 3 scrapbooking layouts using lots of gorgeous pastel colours and a gorgeous paper collection called Enchanted. Don't forget you can click here to go shopping in the Shimmerz Paint Products retail store. Type my name, Amy Prior, in the comments to merchant section when checking out in Paypal to receive a free gift!

First up is a layout titled Delight. This layout started off as a white background. I have drawn some circles using a watercolour pencil, then added some Shimmerz Creameez and Inklingz around the circle, before adding more water and fading the circles out back to white.

This layout was so much fun to make and I just love the way it turned out. The gorgeous Shimmerz Creameez and Inklingz work so well together and the colours are so divine. 

Next up is a layout titled Princess. For this layout, I have, again, started off with a white background. I have then added lots of water before adding some Shimmerz Creameez and Inklingz to the background water puddle. 

When the background water puddle was dry, I have added some Shimmerz Texturez using a Crafters Workshop Stencil and a palette knife. Lastly I have added the Creameez and Inklingz that I have used on the background, to my Blue Fern Chipboard before adding some Glossy Accents to finish the chipboard off. 

Finally I have a Kraft based layout to share that I have added lots of gorgeous Shimmerz paint in Sunny to the background. When the Shimmerz was dry, I have added some stencilling using a Crafters Workshop stencil and some Shimmerz Dazzlerz. 

Lots of gorgeous paper layers and flowers finished off all these layouts beautifully. I think the Easter colours have been on my mind lately.

Shimmerz Paint Products used for these layouts include:

Shimmerz Inklingz in Beets Me, Me & Blue, Meet Me @ Sunset, Pink-a-Boo, Pugnacious Purple,

Shimmerz Creameez in Berry Hot, Ride the Tide, Get Glowing, Daffodil, Power to the Purple, Piggy Pink, Marshmallow,

Shimmerz Dazzlerz in Tutti Frutti, Spun Sugar,

Shimmerz Shimmerz in Sunny,

Shimmerz Textures in Patina.

Well that is it from me today, be sure to check back tomorrow for more inspiration from our amazing Design Team and until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Create Life Moments with Amy Prior

Hi everyone! Amy Prior back with you all today to share another couple of projects using lots of gorgeous Shimmerz Paint Products. Don't forget that you can purchase direct from Shimmerz paint store by clicking here. 

First up today I have a scrapbook layout that I have completed in a very Ocean Blue and Aqua Green Tone. Aren't these colours just divine? Of course the layout looked dull without the additional Shimmerz paint goodness.

To start this layout off, I have added some stencilling on the Prima Marketing background paper using a new release Prima stencil and some Shimmerz Barely Blue Dazzlerz paint. I have simply scraped the dazzlerz over the stencil using my palette knife and then quickly removed my stencil and cleaned it well. Once the stencil was clean, I had to act quick to ensure the Dazzlerz wasn't dry yet, so I could sprinkle some Prima Micro Beads over the top to give that stencilling even more fun texture. 

When the Dazzlerz was dry on my background, I decided that I wanted to rip lots of paper chunks out of the background, so I decided to choose a paper that coordinated well with the layout, and then began to rip sections. Because I added the stencilling in a diamond shape rather than square, I have used the stencilling as a guide for my ripping and tearing. I just love this effect, it turned out really cool but I went a little bit overboard and ripped a little too much for my liking so I added some lace under the middle layer before adhering everything back together. I have to say I love the lace more anyway. Like I am always telling people, majority of my greatest ideas are usually total mistakes that I just roll with LOL.

Next up I have added lots of beautiful colour to the background using Shimmerz paints. Firstly I have covered the background with water before adding Shimmerz Creameez in Ride the Tide, Shimmerz Vibez in Jeni B Bleu, Shimmerz Coloringz in Say Can You Sea, Heidi Ho Blue & Keep Palm, plus a touch of Shimmerz Spritz in 4 Leaf Clover. Lots of gorgeous Shimmery goodness covering this background!

The next project that I have to share with you all is a 12x12 Art Journal Album cover. I have had this art journal for a while now and just never got around to playing in it but I really don't know why as it was handmade and is full of the most gorgeous Watercolor Paper! So I have pulled the album apart and started decorating the front cover initially.  

Everytime I draw something on a cover, I am never happy with it so I decided to add a gorgeous Bloom Girl thanks to Jamie Dougherty's Bloom Girl Stencils. I added the stencilling in using some Bead Gel as I really wanted to add lots of texture and depth to the picture although I really do not recommend trying to use bead gel through such an intricate stencil, trust me LOL. When the Bead Gel was dry, I have covered the entire cover and stencilling with a very thin layer of Gesso to prime before adding some White Crackle Paint randomly all over the place. 

I have coloured the Bloom girl in, when the crackle paint was dry, using some Prima Watercolor Pencils. I just adore using watercolor pencils for colouring and you can get such beautiful effects when using them. When I was happy with the watercolor face and hair, I have added some detail using black and white pens. Now that she was all coloured in, I have added some patterned paper and embellishments before adding the final details to everything.

The final step was to add lots of gorgeous Shimmery detail. Firstly, I wasn't really happy with my options of flower colours from my stash so I have sprayed all the flower clusters to coat, firstly with Shimmerz Spritz Treasured Hymn, and secondly with some Shimmerz Shimmeringz in Goldie Lox to give a nice shimmer of gold to go alongside the brown. Next up I have decorated the White letters that spelt Create. I have done this using Shimmerz Spritz in Bed of Roses & Treasured Hymn. I wasn't too happy with the white crackle background being so stark white, so I have added some Shimmerz Coloringz in Don't Be Suede using a paint brush just to the crackled white areas. I have added enough so that the colour soaked into the cracks and then I have rubbed off any excess brown that was a bit too dark, using a baby wipe. Finally I have added some little shimmery details here and there using Shimmerz Shimmeringz in Goldie Lox and Bronzed Bombshell. 

Shimmerz Paint Products used on these projects include...
Shimmerz Creameez in Ride the Tide colour,

Shimmerz Shimmeringz in Goldie Lox & Bronzed Bombshell  colours, 

Shimmerz Spritz in Treasured Hymn, Bed of Roses & 4 Leaf Clover,

Shimmerz Coloringz in Don't Be Suede, Keep Palm, Heidi Ho Blue & Say can you Sea,

Shimmerz Vibez in Jeni B Bleu,

Shimmerz Dazzlerz in Barely Blue.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to click here to visit the Shimmerz Paint Store if you need to top up your supplies. Want to earn a free gift? Simply place an order in the Shimmerz Paint Store and leave my name "Amy Prior" in the comments to Merchant section when checking out using Paypal. Everyone loves free stuff.

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Going Cuckoo over the Catch of the Day with Amy Prior

Hi everyone! Amy Prior back with you all today sharing some inspiration using Shimmerz Paint Products. Don't forget that you can purchase Shimmerz direct by clicking here. 

Today I have a couple of projects to share with you. First up is this fun Cuckoo Clock featuring lots of gorgeous Shimmerz Inklingz as well as Blue Fern Studios and Prima Marketing goodies. 

This cuckoo clock started off it's life as a Kaisercraft raw MDF Clock kit. I have actually had this clock in my stash for countless years and finally knew that I wanted to decorate it using the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection of papers.

I have painted all the pieces of the clock in Gesso, added the patterned paper to the backing piece, then stuck everything together. Next I have added some lace to various elements before painting some of the features using Shimmerz Inklingz in Beets Me, Meet Me @ Sunset and Me and Blue. 

I have also painted the Blue Fern Studios Chipboard elements and some paper doilies using these gorgeous Shimmerz Inklings, my fave part about Inklingz is that there is no need to Gesso chipboard etc before applying as the colours are so gorgeous and vibrant and opaque. 

Lots of beautiful flowers and shabby resin adorn the clock to finish it all off. You know I cannot help but add tonnes of flowers to everything LOL. The shabby resin birds were also given some colour using the Shimmerz Inklingz. Finally, to finish off the overall shabby look, I have added lots of Shimmerz Tidy Widy Texurez randomly on the petal tips of flowers and across the entire clock so it kinda looks like snow has fallen randomly. 

Next up I have a quick layout to share with you all featuring my husband. Yes I do throw in a masculine layout once in a while hehehe. No flowers this time but I did add some greenery LOL.

To create this layout I have added lots of water to my black cardstock background, before adding lots of luscious Shimmerz Inklingz in Brass Knuckles and Miner Miner 49er colours into the pools of water that I created.

This is by far my favourite way of using the Shimmerz Inklingz. Letting the water pool together with the colour is a magical thing to watch and it dries in such beautiful puddles. 

The rest of this layout simply includes lots of gorgeous layers of Prima Marketing papers and fussy cut elements. Of course, seen as I simply cannot help myself, I added some greenery instead of flowers but added lots of fussy cut butterflies as well. They totally are not girlie right? They might represent a fishing lure? LOL I will justify it to the bank.

Shimmerz Paint Products used on these projects include:

Beets Me Shimmerz Inklingz

Me and Blue Shimmerz Inklingz

Meet Me @ Sunset Shimmerz Inklingz

Brass Knuckles Shimmerz Inklingz

Miner Miner 49er Shimmerz Inklingz

Tidy Widy Shimmerz Texturez.

Well that is it from me today, hopefully I have inspired you all to get creative with your Shimmerz paint stash. Don't forget to click here to purchase Shimmerz paints direct PLUS if you use my name in the comments section when checking out in Paypal, you will receive a free product of your choice!

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx

Fabulous Happiness with Amy Prior

Hi there Shimmerz fans! Amy Prior back with you all again today, this time sharing a few scrapbooking layouts with you all full of gorgeous bright Shimmerz color!

First up today I have this funky layout full of color and doodling fun. I have started off with a whit background for this one before adding some water followed by some sprays of Shimmerz Coloringz in Pink Stiletto, Don't Citron Me & Heidi Ho Blue Colors. 

When the background was dried, I have added tonnes of doodling over the top using a Permanent Black Sharpie. I won't lie, this was a long task but super relaxing hiding away in my happy place while I was doodling. 

Lots of dribbles and splats of the Shimmerz Coloringz finished off this background beautifully and I simply have added lots of layers of gorgeous papers and elements around my photo.

Next up I have another bright and funky layout, this time featuring the gorgeous new Shimmerz Creameez paints in Ride the Tide, Berry Hot & Daffodil Colors. Man these Creameez are just so lush to play with I just cannot get enough of them!

For this background, I have firstly added some Shimmerz Dazzlerz in Gummy Beary Blue using a fun Crafters Workshop stencil. I have then added lots of water to my background when the dazzlerz was dry, before adding splodges and splatters of the fabulous Shimmerz Creameez. The intense color is just divine.

Again, I have finished off this layout with lots of gorgeous bright and fun layers of papers and embellishments plus I have added lots of gorgeous flowers, flair and resin elements to finish off the layout.

Last but not least, I have a Christmas Layout to share with you all. This layout was again created on a white background, this time adding lots of gorgeous Shimmerz in Royal Red Color to my background and then spraying with some water after adding the color to let it disperse slightly. I just love the funky texture that is achieved by using the Shimmerz paints and the gorgeous pigment of color is amazing!

Next I have added some Shimmerz Inklingz in Miner Miner 49er color. I just wanted to add some dribbles of gold as I knew that gold would be a feature color for this layout. To achieve this, I have added lots of water to my inklingz pot before dipping a big wet paint brush in and splattering here there and everywhere. I have also added the Inklingz to my title word to help break up the black starkness of the sticker.

Lastly I have added some Gold Mine Shimmerz Texturez paint using a star stencil. Again lots of layering of gorgeous papers and elements for this layout including Vellum with Gold Stars and a Gold Foil Die Cut frame. The Scrappers Garden flowers were given some Shimmerz paint makeovers to help them tie in with the colors of the layout better. For this I have used Shimmerz Spritz in Sapphire Color, plus Shimmerz Coloringz in My Bleeding Heart & Keep Palm Colors.

Shimmerz Paint Products used in these projects include...
Texturez in Gold Mine Color,

Dazzlerz in Gummy Beary Blue Color,

Creameez in Ride the Tide, Berry Hot & Daffodil Colors, 

Inklingz in Miner Miner 49er Color,

Spritz in Sapphire Color,

Coloringz in My Bleeding Hear, Keep Palm, Pink Stiletto, Don't Citron Me & Heidi Ho Blue Colors,

Shimmerz in Royal Red Color.

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget that you can purchase all these fabulous Shimmerz products and more from the Shimmerz Retail Store. Click here to shop now. Don't forget to claim  your free product by simply adding my name to the comments to merchant section in Paypal during checkout.

Until next time, happy scrapping!

Amy Prior xx