"Bay Area Crop" Scrapbooking Layout | Simone Schermann

Hi Shimmerz friends, it's Simone again with another 12x12 layout. This month for the Shimmerz color challenge I picked Shimmerz "Pink-O de Mayo". I love the light pink tone of this shimmerz and also that it would work so great for cold, snowy winter layouts. However, here in the San Francisco Bay Area it cools down, but never enough for snow. So I decided to scrapbook something else instead. In September I went to my first scrapbooking crop and met some of my online friends for the very first time. I had such a great time and this layout tries to capture that feeling. I love how it turned out!

I prepped my background with white gesso and then used the Dazzlerz "Foiled Again" and a stencil by Tim Holtz to create a textured background behind the area of my photo. Look how amazing this looks. The "Foiled Again" is so sparkly, I just love it! On top of that I added the my colors and I have to admit, I just couldn't use only ONE color. I had to add some Coloringz "Pink Stiletto" as well as Shimmerz "Teal the end of time"- I just love when I can use two or more colors and create so many different shades. That's what makes using mixed media so much fun. I used a brush and the trusty packaging technique to add my color and then created the layout on top of that.

In some areas, I went back in with a brush and the paint to add even more color after I had created all the different layers in my layout. But somehow it still felt flat. I decided to just accept that when I stumbled across phrase stamps while I was grabbing my date stamp. Well, that was just the answer and when I saw the phrase "be adventurous", I grabbed my ink pad and added stamping to the background. Don't you think that it rounds off the layout perfectly?



Here is a link to my process video on youtube. If you place an order in the Shimmerz Store, don't forget to mention my name Simone in the comments at checkout to receive a free mini surprise product! Thanks for stopping by today!

SUPPLIES:
Shimmerz - PINK-O DE MAYO, Teal the end of time
Coloringz - Pink Stilettos
Dazzlerz - Foiled Again

'Today' Layout | Niki Rowland

Hey there, it's Niki here with you today with my very first blog post and process video for Shimmerz Paints as part of their You Tube Education Team. I was so very happy to be invited to join the team becuase I love Shimmerz products, and the reason I love Shimmerz products so much is becuase they all sparkle!

The layout I have to share with you today is called 'Today' and is a photo of my little boy playing in the snow. 

I started off my layout by taking the background paper and using Vibez Pop Art Pink and Shimmerz Pink to make spoldges on my background - I used the packaging technique to do this. I also got brave and added some Vibez Deep Blue Sea which is quite a dark colour amongst all the light pink so I'm glad it turned out well.

I also added some splatters in the same three colours as well as some gold splatters using the Inklingz Miner Miner 49er.

When my background was dry I added a large white snowflake cut file (Just Nick) and then began to build my layout on top of the snowflake.

I then moved on to making the 'Today' title. It was a large chipboard white word. I painted it using the Shimmerz in Tickle Me Turquoise and left that to dry for a short time. I then used a stencil and applied Dazzlerz Foiled Again to get that beautiful silver textured look.

I finished off the layout by adding my photo, embellishments, some fussy cut snowflakes and journaling, all on top of the snowflake.

Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed my first layout for Shimmerz Paints, I definitely enjoyed making it and sharing it with you.

There is a process video of this layout so that you can see exactly how I made it and you can get a closer look at the different products in action - enjoy.

Happy scrapping xx

Supplies used:

Vibez Pop Art Pink and Deep Blue Sea

Shimmerz: Pink and Tickle Me Turquoise

Inklingz: Miner Miner 49er

Dazzlerz: Foiled Again

Find me on Instagram @Nikiclaire

Be Brave, - an art panel with Astrid

Hello lovely Shimmerz friends. Today I have a little art panel to share with you.

These are the Shimmerz products I used this time:

Spritz - Truffle

Vibez - Before Dawn, Plum Tuckered Out

Dazzlerz: Foiled Again.

All available from the Store of course.

Here's a quick how to: Start by taking a little art panel and putting down some different textures, then cover everything with gesso.

I used lace, chipboard, cheese cloth, art stones, corrugated card etc.

Here's a closer look at the textures, brought out by the layer of thick  gesso:

Next I took a chipboard butterfly, covered it with gesso, then the Foiled Again Dazzlerz which gave it the most amazing shimmer and finally used two of my sprays, Plum Tuckered Out and Before Dawn applied with a brush to the centre of the butterfly:

I added some gold foiling to part of the wings too, just using a glue stick and some Ranger gold foil.#

Next I went to work with my sprays on the background and also added some background stamping and a sentiment:

I added the butterfly to the centre and that was it.

Well, that's it for today, quick, easy and fun to do, - hope you like it........

And like usual, just a little reminder, - if you want some free paint:

Thanks for your visit today and to my American friends, Happy 4th of July tomorrow!