The Craft Life | Jen McMurtrey

Hey Shimmerz friends! It’s Jen today with a fun layout featuring the beautiful Texturez Goldmine mixed with Inklingz Sheer Bliss, Creameez Boogie Boardin' Blue, and Inklingz Twinkle, Twinkle.

I love this photo of my crafty friends and me from a crop we attend every fall . . . we were running on very little sleep when it was taken and it definitely shows.

Here’s a look at the project.

To begin, I selected the pink ledger paper for the base and applied a coat of clear gel medium to make blending the paints easier. The --- was applied first by misting the paper and then adding the paint. To achieve the variations in color, I used more water to thin the colors as I felt necessary.

Remember to allow the paints to dry completely when adding multiple colors to keep them from bleeding into one another. I used my heat tool in order to speed up the process.

With the paints dry, I used a stencil and applied the mixture of Texturez Gold Mine and Inklingz Sheer Bliss to give that pop of gold texture. Don't be afraid to mix your products - look at what I achieved by mixing two colors with a bit of water! 

After the paste had dried, I went about adding the photo and embellishing the layout. 

Everything that I used on this project is from the Simple Stories Hey, Crafty Girl collection along with Thickers and Pinkfresh Studio puffy alphabet stickers.

This project was fun to make and totally cracks me up. That title says it all.

If you need supplies, be sure to head on over to the Shimmerz Shop. Remember to type code JENNIFER in the comments at checkout to receive a freebie with your order.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you're inspired to create!

- Jen

Snowflakes | Ericka Strange

Happy New Years Eve day! Ericka here and I'm not sure what 2020 has in store for you but I hope it is something good. Today I'm playing with some snowflake stencils and Dazzlers and Texturez.

For my first two cards, I played around with spraying Vibez and Coloringz on photo paper. The result is a beautiful vibrant shiny color since the spray sits on top of the paper.

For this card I used Vibez Jeni B Bleu and Glorious Day. Once the spray dried, I used the Gina K Snowflake Mandala Snowflake with the Spun Sugar Dazzlerz which is a pearl-essence embossing paste.

The shine of all these products is amazing!

For my second card, I used photo paper and sprayed Coloringz In Deep and Vibez Princess and Snow Storm. 

The Spun Sugar is so smooth and I love how easy it is to work with.

For my next cards I tried some Distress Ink blending.

For this card I used Texturez Gold Mine which has a grainy almost sandy finish to it.

For my last card I used a Paste-eez product which is no longer sold but the Dazzlerz Gummy Berry Blue would give a similar look.

For this card, I used Distress Ink in Antique Linen, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, with a little Hickory Smoke on the edges.

These embossing pastes are so much fun to play with and I love the unique look they give my cards.
Thanks for stopping by and check out my blog Strangely Creative for more information on the products I used. Have a wonderful day!

Also don't forget to check out the new January Color Kitz that go live on the 1st. There are so many beautiful color combinations at a great price! If you make a purchase, type in ERICKA in the comments and you'll receive a freebie with your order!

Merry and Bright | Jen McMurtrey

Hi Shimmerz friends!

It is officially my favorite time of year and I've begun documenting all the holiday things - even the cold, dreary weather. Today I'm sharing a project using the beautiful Gold Mine Shimmerz Texturez with this month's exclusive Paige Evans Snowflake Wreath cut file included with the November Color Kitz.

First, here's a look at my completed layout . . . 

To get this look, I began by cutting two of the wreaths using white cardstock. With those done, I used a spatula to spread Gold Mine Texturez on one of the wreaths.

After the Texturez had dried (this does take a bit of time unless you use a heat tool), I began layering the plain and textured wreaths in the top corner of  the page. After they were positioned how I liked, I cut the edges off and set them aside to use later.

Using Crate Paper's Merry Days collection, I backed my photo with patterned papers and die cuts and adhered it all atop the wreath pieces with foam squares.

Next, I used the bits of wreaths I had left over and fussy cut individual snowflakes to use around the title and behind the photo.

Finally, I used a few more embellishments and black enamel dots to balance all of the white space. I love how this one turned out - it is simple but not all at the same time.

Thanks for stopping by today! If you haven't picked up the Texturez yet, but sure to stop by the Shimmerz shop - you won't be disappointed! Remember to type JENNIFER in the comments at checkout to receive a freebie with your order.

Have a great day!

- Jen

Say Hello to Fall with Shimmerz

Hey Shimmerz friends!

I have to admit that when it comes to making cards I am totally on the struggle bus . . . I am not sure what it is, but I find them so difficult to put together. In order to push myself creatively, I have been trying to use new techniques as well as create projects that are out of my comfort zone. Today, I'm sharing this fall-themed greeting card that I made with a mix of beautiful Shimmerz colors along with digital cut files and circle dies.

For the base, I used premade greeting cards from my local craft store. Next, I used two circle dies and cut patterned paper from the Carta Bella Fall Market collection. Each layer of patterened paper was adhered to the base using foam squares with a piece of white cardstock on top of those.

Now to the leaves . . .  these were cut on my Silhouette Cameo 3 using white cardstock. While the leaves were still on the mat - and before I had taken any paper off - I began spritzing them with various Shimmerz colors.

Here's a list of what I used.

Coloringz: My Bleeding Heart

Spritz: Practice What You Peach

Shimmeringz: Goldie Lox

Vibez: Razzeldazzle Berry

Vibez: Egg Noggin'

Texturez: Gold Mine

 

After the paints had dried, I used a brush to apply Texturez Gold Mine to the center of each one. The effect is so amazing . . . the gold just seems to glow from the centers and the texture makes it really pop.

Next, I added a second leaf cut file to the top of each. I decided early on to focus on the solid background of each leaf for the colors while leaving the tops white. Once they were dried, I nestled them into each of the circle layers with foam squares and tied a ribbon on the bottom.

Last was the Hello sentiment using Thickers and wood dots from my stash.

Here's one last look at the completed card.

I'm thinking there may be more card making in my future!

Remember that each of these amazing Shimmerz products is available for purchase on the new website. When you type JENNIFER in the comments, you'll receive a freebie with your order.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you've been inspired to get out of your comfort zone and create!!

- Jen

Adventure | Niki Rowland

Hi there! It's Niki back with you today and today I am sharing a layout I made using a cut file and lots of lovely Shimmerz Products!

I started off by cutting the Adventure cut file on my Silhouette (which is from the Silhouette Store and is by Paige Evans). I cut it on Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock which is designed to be heavyweight and to be able to cope with lots of messy stuff. My background is also a sheet of Marshmallow cardstock. 

I began with my background sheet first, and added three shades of pink to the background using the packaging technique. I used Vibez Pop Art Pink, Sweetheart and Spritz Cotton Candy. I then wanted to add some yellow so added Vibez Sunset Strip, also with the packaging technique. I wanted some areas of more intense colour so sprayed directly onto the layout with Sunset Strip in some places. I added loads of splatters using the same colours.

While my background was drying, I painted my cut file. I mixed Dazzlerz Lemon Drop with Texturez Gold Mine and a spray of Sunset Strip Vibez and painted the whole cut file in this colour. I then went back over each letter and added a low-light of Texturez Gold Mine.

Once my background and cut file were dry I stuck my cut file to my background, raised up on foam pads. I then added my photo stack to the right of the cut file and then started embellishing.

I embellished using a number of random items from older collections, just what I had in my stash really and things I wanted to get used up. It's amazing what you can pull together from a 'use it or loose it'  collection of embellishments! 

I have a process video for you of today's layout:

Products used:

Vibez: Pop Art Pink, Sweetheart, Sunset Strip

Spritz: Cotton Candy

Dazzlers: Lemon Drop

Texturez: Gold Mine

If you are placing an order via the Shimmerz website then put my name in the comments and you will recieve a free gift :)

Thanks so much for joining me today, happy scrapping xx 

Pretty as a Picture, a Yellow Layout with Karine

My dear crafty friends,

I'm up again today on the blog to share another layout. This one is called Pretty as a Picture. Here it is.

When I started my layout, I used crackled paint. When the paint was dry, I sprayed Don't Be Suede Coloringz over it and wiped it off to make the crack show. You can see the subtle result on the picture below. 

I thought that was pretty, but I wanted to add more texture. I used my Gold Mine Texturez and scraped some off here and there with a palet knife. 

I then made some drops with Tuscan Sun Spritz and a paint brush. I used a bit of water in some places to vary the effect.

When that was dry, I took again my Don't Be Suede Coloringz and created little drops here and there, to add contrast.

I did the same with Egg Noggin' Vibez and sprayed a little bit of water. I wanted a soft and subtle effect.

My chipboards are from 2Crafty Chipboard: Maggie's Swirls and Pretty as a Picture title piece.

My inspiration came from the gorgeous Mixed Media and Art challenge going on right now. Here is the board that inspired me. Of course, I was inspired by the color, but also from the peeled and crackled paint and the sketch, that I moved a bit more in the center. 

Shimmerz Paints products used:

Tuscan Sun Spritz 

Egg Noggin' Vibez

Don't Be Suede Coloringz

Gold Mine Texturez

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