A Watercolor Santa, with Karine

Hi,

I'm here today to share my last creation for Shimmerz Paints for 2016. As Christmas is near, I wanted to make something Christmassy, but I didn't want to do a layout, so I went for a little ornament that made its way on my mantle this year.

I drew the Santa following an image I've pinned on Pinterest. I'm sorry, I can't find the link. I would love to give the credit to the person who drew this cute Santa first.

For his clothes, I used Red Hot Aqua Huez and Tidy Widy Texturez. For his skin, I used Tan Yer Hide Aqua Huez and My Clementine Creameez. I also added a bit of Piglet Aqua Huez on his cheeks. His beird, hair and moustache, I shaded with No One's Chrome Inklingz and Thunder Storm Creameez.

The belt, I colored with Inter-BLACK-Tic Aqua Huez. For the buckle, I used Sheer Bliss Inklingz. His little stuffed deer, I painted with Don't Be Suede Coloringz and a bit of Tan Yer Hide Aqua Huez. 

I used Ride the Tide Creameez around Santa, and Green Acres Creameez under his feet. 

I hope you like it. 

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A Mixed Media Reverse Canvas ~ Discover by Gabrielle

Hi Shimmerz Fans! Gabrielle here with you today, I'm so happy to share with you  a reverse style canvas I made on a 4"x 6" canvas using a TCW (The Crafter's Workshop) Mini-Brick Stencil, Shimmerz Paints and some NEW Dusty Attic chipboard!

Shimmerz Products used on this project:

~ Glorious Day Vibez

~ Truffle Spritz

~ Palm Reader Vibez

~ Don't Be Suede Coloringz

~ Green Olive Shimmerz

~ Greener Pastures Creameez

~ Boogie Boardin' Blue Creameez

~ Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz

~ I Onxly Love You Inklingz (Jewel)

~ Olive U Truly Inklingz

~ Berry Hot Creameez

Dusty Attic Products used on this project:

~ Indian Arrow

~ Rushes #2

~ NEW Dusty Attic Texture Paste

TCW Stencil used in this project:

~ Mini Bricks (6x6 inch stencil)

So to make things easier I did up a video tutorial on how this project was made.  So grab yourself a lil break and enjoy! xo

Hope you enjoyed watching.....here are a few close-ups you can view at your leisure....

I just love well the Shimmerz Inklingz and Creameez work when painting chipboard pieces.  Here I painted the Dusty Attic Indian Arrow....so many fun things you can do with this one!  I did a little quick painting with Shimmerz Creameez & Inklings, then added some twine and Bo Bunny adhesive pearls for a unique look.

For the butterfly, I printed off a butterfly image on an acetate sheet and cut out two sizes, gluing them together.  (I had the image on my old computer, so I no longer have the image to share....but you can find many printable butterfly images on Pinterest).  The metal embellishments are the key and keyhole embellishments from Graphic 45.  I used the TCW mini-brick stencil with the NEW Dusty Attic Texture paste to get my background design.

I used a combination of Shimmerz Glorious Day Vibez, Truffle Spritz and Green Olive Shimmerz Paint for the background brick texture colors.

Hope you enjoyed today's post! thanks so much for stopping by, your comments and feedback are always appreciated! 

NOTE: You can grab yourself a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz Paint Product in the color of your choice with your next Shimmerz Paint order just by mentioning my name in the Instructions to Merchant part of your order! Shimmer Paint Store. xo

A Mixed Media Scrapbook Page Video Tutorial with Gabrielle

Hello Shimmerz fans!  It's Gabrielle here with you today to share with you a project I made using some really beautiful Shimmerz Paints products!

I was inspired by these adorable Pink Poppy blossoms a friend of mine had sent me (thanks Kim!), so I chose my colors in the pinks/peaches and soft greens.  As always, I love to show you all how this project came together, a sort of step by step.  Enjoy!......

I just love how Shimmerz Paints can be applied in so many different ways, spritzed directly from the bottles, spattered, or used with a paint brush!  Here are some close-ups of this project that you can view at your leisure....

A close up of the floral embellishments used on this page.

I created a color wash on the Dusty Attic chipboard pieces (Poppies) using Shimmerz Sweet Heart Vibez, Peachy Keen Coloringz and Berry Hot Creameez, to create a light watercolor look on the pieces.

I created a unique background design by spritzing some Sweet Heart Vibez, Peachy Keen Coloringz and Don't be Suede Coloringz directly onto my background paper and added some stamping to finish the design.

Here you can see where I applied some of the Don't Be Suede Coloringz to the edges of my embellishments to create a shadow effect.  This is a little trick that helps make the pieces pop.

I hope you enjoyed todays project and hope you feel inspired to try some of these beautiful Shimmerz Paints products. NOTE:  Be sure to mention my name 'Gabrielle' in the 'Instructions to Merchant/seller' part of your next Shimmerz Paints order to receive a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz Paints product in the color of your choice! xo

Mixing Old with New! Mixed Media Video Tutorial!

Hello everyone, Gabrielle here with you today! Do you ever look at your pile of old stash that you've had building up over the years and think, what will I ever do with this item?  Years ago when I first started out scrapping I had bought some LARGE Prima blooms, I think I might have used one or two of them on a page but these blooms are seriously BIG, lol.  I finally found a fun way to use them!  I had been browsing around on Pinterest and saw this artist from Singapore named Grace Ciao who does her artwork with real live fresh flowers.  I thought her artwork is really beautiful but thought it's sad that the blooms will die (I think she takes photos of her work and uses those).  Anyway, it got me to thinking that it would be fun to use those old fabric petals that I had in my stash from those many years ago to create a fun mixed media style canvas.  (You can use any fabric or paper flower petals for this project, I was just happy to find a good use for my old stash! :)

I was also looking to use this months (February's) Inspiration Board from Dusty Attic (see my personal blog post for more details....so I gathered together a few of my favorite Dusty Attic chipboard pieces and colors from this palette from my Shimmerz Paints, and got to working.  Here is a step by step Video Tutorial I put together on how I made this project...enjoy!

This project was a lot of fun to create!  I began by quickly drawing up a figure, which I then traced out onto a piece of neutral color paper.  Here is a copy of my figure, just right click on the photo and 'save image as' to your computer, then print out for your own use...

Here are a couple close up shots of the canvas. ...

I used Tombow adhesive to apply the petals to my project but on hindsight think I would use a different fabric/craft glue (like Aleene's) for this next time....I feel like the Tombow seeped through the fabric of my petals and left a bit of a subtle stain. (I will definitely be trying this out again! :)

Here is a list of the Shimmerz products I used to make this canvas:

Shimmerz Paint Products:

- Tuscan Sun Spritz

- Treasured Hymn Spritz

- Pumped up Purple Coloringz

- Razzle Dazzle Berry Vibez

- Don't Be Suede Vibez

- Have a Grape Day Texturez

- Marooned Over Miami Texturez

- Coral Me Crazy Dazzlerz

- Ruby Lost Her Slippers Inklingz

- Miner Miner 49er Inklingz

NOTE:  Be sure to get a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product (in the color of your choice) with your next Shimmerz order by mentioning my name in the Instructions to Merchant part of your order!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Shimmerz Blog today, hope you enjoy playing with your Shimmerz products as I do! xo xo

Beginning the New Year with Tranquility!

Hi Shimmerz Fans! It's Gabrielle here with you today to share with you my latest Mixed Media Canvas using some of those, oh so gorgeous Shimmerz paints products!  This month I combined Shimmerz Paints with some of my favorite Dusty Attic Chipboard pieces.  I based my project on the January Mood Board from Dusty Attic.  I found all the perfect colors to match the moodboard in my Shimmerz paints stash!  Here are the Shimmerz Paints products I used for this project....

Shimmerz Paints Products used in this project:

~ Moody Mauve Coloringz

~ Heidi Ho Blue Coloringz

~ Tuscan Sun Spritz

~ Don't Be Suede Coloringz

~ A Shade of Grey Coloringz

~ Spiced Cider Blingz

~ Blue My Mind Inklingz

~ Good as Gold Inkingz

~ Gosh Garnet Inklingz

Yep, I used a lot of Coloringz...I just love the rich intense color you get with these color sprays!  As always, I created a Video Tutorial for you all, so that you can see step by step how I put this project together.  Grab yourself your favorite beverage, kick back, relax and enjoy!....

Here are a few close-ups of today's project that you can view at your leisure...

I love the lovely metalic sheen the Inklingz give to the chipboard pieces!

I like to apply my colors in 2 ways, layering them on and drying between layers....this can give a nice intense coloring to your project.  I also like to apply complimentary colors in different sections of the canvas at the same time and let the colors blend together in some areas, this creates a variety of colors on your canvas.  As you can see above adding the Blue My Mind Inklings to the Good as Gold while still wet, created a lovely hints of green on my chipboard pieces.

I love the intense blue I got with the Heidi Ho Blue Coloringz. To get even more depth of color, I added a spritz of 'A Shade of Grey' Coloringz to each of the corners layering it over the blue....this gave me deep intense color on my canvas.

I hope you all enjoyed my project and video tutorial today!  And hope I've inspired you to give these gorgeous products a go!  You can order your own Shimmerz Paints directly from their website Shimmerz Paints Store, and don't forget!....Just mention my name 'Gabrielle' in the 'Instructions to Merchant/seller' part of your next Shimmerz paint purchase and you will get a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz Paints product in the color of your choice!