Happy Monday everyone! I'm so excited to be back creating after being on maternity leave. We'll be using the new February Color Kitz Collection, featuring two new colors.
First, I start with the exclusive cut file found in the kit. These adorable roses! Each rose gets a shade of: "Pink A Boo" Inklingz
"Age Before Ruby" Coloringz
and Gold-N-Roses Blingz
The cute little leaf petals are then painted with Pining For You Creameez.
Next, I cut out the new "Sweet Heart" cut file. I only wanted to highlight the "sweet" portion so the cut file didn't swallow up my cute girl's photo.
After glueing the pieces together, It's time to back my photo with some paper from Cocoa Vanilla's "Happiness" collection. This pink matches perfectly! I finally add some embellishments from an old stash I had from American Crafts and some sequins from Spiegelmom Scraps.
I cannot rave about the new colors enough! They're simply stunning and a must for any crafter. Supplies will be limited. If you'd like a freebie product from Shimmerz, make sure to drop my name in the comments of your order(s).
It's Jen today with a colorful project documenting my love for flowers using the exclusive Shimmerz June cut file.
I love using cut files on my projects and this month's floral design is beautiful. Using white cardstock as my base, I first cut the design before spritzing the following colors on the paper before removing it from the cutting mat.
While the paints were drying, the paper began curling and lifting from the cutting mat. I had intended to only use the flower but loved the negative cuts so much that I glued them down as well.
After gluing the pieces in place, I splattered more of the same Shimmerz colors on the flower and white cardstock.
Using patterned papers, die cuts, and sticker from Simple Stories' I Am collection, I began embellishing the layout.
Next, I pulled some gold Thickers and enamel dots from my stash.
My last step was to type my journaling with a manual typewriter and adhering it to the layout.
I love how the cut file turned out with the Shimmerz Paints - it is lovely.
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Using the Stitching Circle Burst cut file from Paper Issues with white cardstock was my first step. Next, I used Creameez Dandy-Lion to paint streaks from the middle of the page outward to mimic rays of light.
Once the Dandy-Lion was dry I splattered Coloringz Night Moves and Shimmeringz Baby's Breath on the yellow to create a bit of contrast. To complete the background, I stitched with black embroidery floss and then backed it with white cardstock.
To break up the black on my photo, I machine stitched ribbon to the front and then backed it with patterned papers from Elle's Studio, Pebbles, and Echo Park.
The title was created using acrylic pieces, stickers, and die cuts from Elle's Studio.
Last, I filled in some of the circle cut outs on the background with more Elle's Studio die cuts and some black enamel dots from my stash.
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The new 2020 Kitz include exclusive colors and products to tie your whole page together. The January 2020 Collection includes the following colors and products:
Into The Woods Vibez
A new exclusive color to this kit.
This color is a vibrant hunter green hue with silver shimmer.
Before Dawn Vibez
A black pigment spray with shimmer.
Sage Advice Shimmerz
A new exclusive color to this kit.
This color is a soft and neutral sage green hue with shimmer mixed within.
For Shore Creameez
A cool neutral hue watercolor.
Silver Fox Shimmerz
A new exclusive color to this kit.
Silver fox is a silver hue paint with shimmer mixed within.
Sheer Bliss Inklingz
A skin tone neutral hue watercolor.
PLUS
4 journaling cards
1 exclusive Forest cut file created byPaige Taylor Evans
1 teaspoon package ofCountry Buttonz
1 set of"Happy Day"Dotz
Wow! That's one super impressive kit!
The creative possibilities with this Color Kit are endless, but I wanted to create a page that featured all.the.things!!! Here's what I created,
Think great outdoors, adventuring and lake life! So cool!
You'll spy that I even added one extra color to the mix - Ultra Marine Shimmerz! This stunning hue of deep blue coordinated beautifully with the greens and grays of the January Kit! Love it!
Here's a closer look at my layout......
Yep, this is one super cool page for my little guy!
As soon as I saw the Forest cut file created by Paige Taylor Evans, I knew I would create a masculine layout! If you look closely at my darling boy's photo, you'll notice that his top has a very similar design on it! Awesome!
To create this layout, I began by filling sheets of paper with all the kit colors. While they were drying, I prepared the cut file. I cut it in plain white cardstock, and removed some of the cut pieces, while keeping others intact. The mix of inset and paper backed sections really added interest to the cut file.
The inset sun rays are left untouched, but I used the neutral For Shore Creameez to paint the mountain peaks and clouds....
Simple, but so effective!
The remaining sections of the sun are backed with the paper which I painted with Sheer Bliss Inklingz, and the mountains are backed with the new Silver Fox Shimmerz. SO good! La la love this new Shimmerz!
The trees are mostly backed with varying depths (paint coats) of Into The Woods Vibez, except for one which I backed with Sage Advice Shimmerz for a point of difference and interest. Here's a closer look at them....
Trees 1,2 & 4 are Into The Woods Vibez and tree 3 is Sage Advice Shimmerz. Such gorgeous colors!
I added in the Ultra Marine Shimmerz for the water element of the cut file, and I'm so glad I did! This bright pop of color adds just enough playfulness to the design without distracting from the beautiful January Color Kitz colors.
Before I adhered the Forest cut file to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Boys Rule pattern paper, I added lots of inky droplets, splatter and brush strokes to the pattern paper with the Before Dawn Vibez. Once dry, I foam mounted the cut file, and glued it to the inky base.
I have used the Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Boys Rule collection to embellish my page too, but it's those Happy Day Dotz that won me over! Aren't they fabulous?! I couldn't help myself, & used all of them to adorn my photo with! Yes, that good!
You'll also spy that I layered my photo cluster onto one of the journaling tags, and sprinkled a few of the teeny tiny buttons around the page. Told you I used all.the.things!
Such a cool kid page!
You can see how it all came together in my process video HERE.
Thanks so much for watching!
I hope I have inspired you to get creating today!
Remember! The Color Kitz are limited edition, so be sure to get yours HERE, before they're sold out! Type AMANDA in the comments section of your order & you'll receive a freebie paint too!
These are the perfect colors and embellishments for heading into Fall!
And speaking of Autumn, here's what I created with the October Color Kitz....
"Happy Moments"
Oh my!!! Isn't this just beauti-Fall?!
I just LOVE that Shimmerz: Pumpkin color!
Soooooo super pretty & full of shimmery goodness!
And the funny part?
I dislike creating with orange. It's so not my color!
Give me all the blues & pinks, but never orange.
And this is exactly why I love the Color Kitz!
They encourage me to step away from my set 'favorites' & get me to try new colors that I wouldn't normally choose!
Since creating this layout, I'd have to say Shimmerz Pumpkin is going on my 'must-have' favorite Shimmerz colors list!
And it wasn't just the Shimmerz Pumpkin that won my heart....
I'm also smitten with the Creameez Jolly Green Giant!
That green is errrrything!
Absolutely divine!
But enough chatter, here's a closer look at my layout....
Such a fun & whimsical page! Happy moments, indeed!
I've combined our beautiful October Color Kitz with scrapbook supplies from Elle's Studio & sequins from our friends at SpiegelMom Scraps. They coordinate together perfectly!
I started my layout by painting all the inset pieces of the Fox cut file (courtesy of the Silhouette Design Store). I thought the fox would really showcase that fabulous Shimmerz Pumpkin, and the florals would be perfect for highlighting the Tuscan Sun & Jolly Green Giant colors. I also used Hot Fudge to paint the nose and eyes. Super cute!
Next, I painted up a few pieces of smooth white paper in Creameez Jolly Green Giant. I used these pretty green papers to die cut a selection of leaves & foliage, which I arranged around the inset shimmery fox.
I just love how effective this bright pop of green looks against the Pumpkin fox! Gor-jus!
I tucked my darling photo into the curve of the fox's tail, and embellished with the Thankful Dotz from the Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice set. I also used the floral Dotz to adorn the flower crown on the fox....
So very beautiful!
& how good does the Hot Fudge look for the nose & eyes?!
So rich & warm! LOVE!
I embellished my layout with hearts, labels, phrase stickers & sentiments from Elle's Studio, then added a bunch of splatters with my new fave, Shimmerz Pumpkin!
For finishing touches, I sprinkled SpiegelMom Scraps Lovely Day and Into the Woods sequins throughout the page.
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For today's project I have created a Spring inspired layout combining this kit with the fabulous Paige Evans' designed cut file from the limited edition
