Mr Frog, a painting with Karine

My dear crafty friends,

I'm here today to share my froggy creation. This will be my last share for this team, as I'm stepping down. I've been a member of this team for more than two and a half years now, and I learned a lot. I'd like to thank Stacey and Samantha for their generosity, their trust and their support. The Shimmerz Paints family will always have a warm place in my heart.

For this "grande finale", I created a painting for my niece. It's a 3' x 4' wood panel that goes in her room to hide the electrical box.

To color the frog, I used a lot of Shimmerz Paints products.

The green is made with the new Jolly Green Giant Creameez, a touch of I'm not Limon Inklingz and Peas Be Mine AcriTonez.

For the red eyes, I didn't have any red watercolor, so I used My Bleeding Heart and Scarlet's Fever Coloringz, along with Shimmerz Tar, Tar AcriTonez. I also used a little bit of 3 Sheets to the Wind AcriTonez for highlights.

For the frog's body, I used mostly Shimmerz Tar, Tar and My Bleeding Heart AcriTonez, diluted with lots of water. I used a touch of I'm not Limon Inklingz.

To make some shadows, I mixed the black Shimmerz Tar, Tar AcriTonez with In the Navy AcriTonez. 

For the orange portions, I used My Clementine Creameez with Freshly Squeezed Coloringz. I added some Shimmerz Tar, Tar AcriTonez to make some shadows.

To make some dimension on the frog's skin, I used some paste. I used some Salt of the Earth Paste-Eez and I planed to use some Jelly Bean Green Dazzelerz, but when I reached for it, I discovered that the lid on my jar wasn't properly closed, so my paste dried! I needed something, so I mixed some Tidy Widy Texturez with Jolly Green Giant Creameez. It gave me the perfect green color textured paste.

I made some splatters with the colors I used to paint the frog. I added some Jiven Jade AcriTonez near the arm of the frog, diluted with water, and to make some more splatters.

Finally, I embellished with moss and flowers.

Shimmerz Paints products used:

My Bleeding Heart, Freshly Squeezed and Scarlet's Fever Coloringz

3 Sheets to the Wind, Peas Be Mine, Shimmerz Tar, Tar, In the Navy and Jiven Jade AcriTonez

Salt of the Earth Paste-Eez

Tidy Widy Texturez

Jolly Green Giant and My Clementine Creameez

I'm not Limon Inklingz

I really hope you like it.

Thanks again Stacey and Samantha for your trust and for all those wonderful years in the Shimmerz Paints family.

Karine

xx

Snow Day Layout | Katty Miranda

Hello friends. Katty here, back to share another layout with you all. I know we are all in Spring mode, however todays layout is all about Snow and Winter. I am scrapping this photo of my two boys playing in the snow. This was on our last Winter trip to Utah. Were from Miami, so any time we get to see snow is very exciting for us.

I pulled out the beautiful Simple Stories Winter Wonderland Collection. I used a scribble circle cut file and cut out two circles using one of the patterned papers from the collection. I arranged then in the center of the page.

I added lots of fun color using my Shimmerz Paints. I began with a some of my Coloringz in Well Blue Me Down and a mix of My Bleeding Heart and Mandarin Mai Tai, I was trying to get the pretty Orange from the collection. I added color using the packaging technique. I wanted the color to show through the cut file and around the photo.

I brought in an Aqua Huez in Blue Me Away (Aqua Huez are currently 50% off in the shop and will soon be discontinued) and will add some of the Mandarin Mai Tai to bring in some Yellow, it really brightened everything up.

I added my photo to the center of the page and added a few paper layers behind it. I added my tittle and a few embellishment clusters using the ephemera  and stickers from the Winter Wonderland Collection.

I finished off the layout by adding some ink splatters using the same colors and a Spritz in Caribbean Sunset. I also added a mat around the whole layout using a dark brown patterned paper from the collection.

I love how this turned out. The paint truly made this layout extra special.
There is a video on my channel if you'd like to watch:

Products Used:

Coloring: Well Blue Me Down, My Bleeding Heart, Mandarin Mai Tai

Spritz: Caribbean Sunset

Aqua Huez: Blue Me Away

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Remember...

XOXO

Cherish These Moments Layout | Katty Miranda

Hello friends! Katty here to share another 12x12 Layout with you all. I love the month of February and all colors associated with this month of "Love." I decided to use a mix of Pinks and Reds to create a fun blend of colors. At first, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to create. I just love playing with all of the fun Shimmerz Paints and blending colors to create a fun look. I am documenting two photos of my adorable niece. She wanted to wear her grandmothers hair curlers. She is just adorable and so full of personality. To document this moment, I wanted to create something fun. In the end, I really love how it turns out.

I began with a white piece of cardstock. I used Coloringz in Pretty in Pink, My Bleeding Heart and Pink Stilettos. I used Vibez in Pop Art Pink, Sweet Heart and My Blushing Bride. I also used a Spritz in Cotton Candy. I used several techniques to create the look I was going for. I sprayed some of the mists, I used the packaging technique and I added splatters with the nozzle. Once I was happy with the blend of colors I also added splatters with Coloringz in Night Moves and Vibez in Glorious Day.

I then used a heart punch and punched out several hearts from the sheet of paper. I also cut out some hearts from tracing paper. I decided to use a 12x12 Heart Cut File from The Cut Shoppe. I didn't use the whole 12x12 piece. I cut some of the hearts from the edges. I backed the cut file with the colored hearts as well as with the hearts I cut out of tracing paper. I added foam to the back of the hearts so that the whole cut file was raised from the background paper.

For the background paper I chose a light wood grain pattern from the Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa Collection. I added my two photos over the cut file.

I embellished very simply using a few pieces from the Crate Paper Heart Day Chipboard sheet. I decided I wanted to add a little more interest to my layout. I used a Heidi Swapp circle stencil and added a few circles in three areas using the new Paste-eez in Puttin' on the Glitz and Raspberry Sherbert.

I added a simple tittle using a white Amy Tangerine Foam word Thicker and some Websters Pages pink tiny alpha stickers. I love how it turned out. 

There is a video on my channel if you'd like to watch my process.

Products used:

Coloringz: Pretty in Pink, My Bleeding Heart, Pink Stilettos, Night Moves

Vibez: Pop Art Pink, Sweet Heart, My Blushing Bride, Glorious Day

Spritz: Cotton Candy

Paste-eez: Puttin' on the Glitz, Raspberry Sherbert

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Remember to mention my name when you place your order and you will receive a FREE product. 

XOXO



Scrapbooking Natures Art

Hello Shimmerz fanz!  I thought today I would share a step by step on how I made the above layout, start to finish. Here are the Shimmerz products I used to create this page....

Shimmerz Products used:

~ Hot Fudge Spritz

~ My Bleeding Heart Coloringz

~ Ruby Spritz

~ Caribbean Sunset Sprtiz

~ Tuscan Sun Spritz 

~Rolling In the Hay Vibez

~ Copperhead Dimensionz

~ I'm not Limon Inklingz

~ Gosh Garnet Inklingz

Rather than try and explain the steps, I've made up a video tutorial to show you how I did it.  So grab a cuppa coffee/or tea sit back and enjoy!

I hope you enjoy watching my video and will want to give your own page a try!  Here are a few closeups of the page that you can view at your leisure....

I used some blooms from Tresors de luxe to decorate the corner cluster by the photo.

I added a little texture with somehome made texture paste with a stencil and I added a shabby brick look by lightly brushing on some Copperhead Dimensionz with the tip of my finger.  The Dusty Attic vine I painted with some 'I'm Not Limon' Inklingz.

After spritzing my background with a variety of Shimmerz Spritz's, I added some stamping and rub-on's. I also fussy cut some elements from Prima Almanac papers to embellish.  I painted the new Dusty Attic Wildflower #2 chipboard with yet more of the Inklingz, I'm Not Limon and Gosh Garnet.  NOTE: The color you see when you open a tub of Inklingz is not necessarily the color that it becomes when activated with water....for the true color, see the samples at the Shimmerz Website/Shop.

I hope you enjoyed my project today and will give these gorgeous Shimmerz products a try.  You can shop for your own Shimmerz products HERE. And remember, to receive your own FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product be sure to mention my name in the INTRUCTIONS TO MERCHANT area of your order.

Happy Scrappin'

Shimmerz and Project Life.

Hi there.  

I have another Project life to share.  

I used a few colours of Shimmerz Paints.

Sea Foam Spritz, Tickle me turquoise Shimmerz and My Bleeding Heart Coloringz

I used a Crafters Workshop (Mini Chevron Arrows) template and some Sequin Waste with some Distress Ink.  I love mixing a little paint into my Project life.  Lots of fun.

So Use some Shimmerz Paints in a project soon!  Remember the June Challenge if you would like to be a Guest Designer for a month on the Shimmerz Blog.  Load your Projects to the Shimmerz Paints Face Book Page by June 30.

an Art Journal page

Hello! It's Naomi here. A very happy new year to you all.

Today I'd like to share a page from my Art Journal book.
I have used Acrylic paint and water colour based crayons, too

 

 

Shimmerz products used:

 

Coloringz My bleeding Heart
Coloringz Mon Shan
Coloringz No Yoking
Coloringz Heidi- Ho-Blue
Coloringz Mama Sings the blue
Vibez Grape Escape

Thank you for popping by.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
We are off to a local swimming pool to cool down today.
It's sooo HOT!!

xx Naomi

Never go out...

Hello! It's Naomi here and I'd like to share a fun looking LO today.

Shimmerz Products used:
Coloringz My Bleeding Heart
Coloringz No Yoking

I only used 2 products on this LO yet these vibrant colours give it such amazing effect. I especially love the richness of the colours. They perfectly match the photo of my red-tongued son!

Thank you so much for popping by and I hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

xNaomi

A summery LO

Hello. It's Naomi here and I'd like to share a very summery LO today.
Although here in downunder, it is Winter at the moment and freezing especially where I live.



Here is it.

Products used:

Coloringz Pink Stiletto

Coloringz No Yoking

Coloringz My Bleeding Heart

Spiritz Mango Maddness

I love these pretty colours together.

Hope you are having a lovely summer if you are in the Northern hemisphere and a beautiful day wherever you are anyway!

x Naomi

a little bit of my Art Journal...

Hello. It’s Naomi here.
Today I would like to share a little bit of my Art Journal.

These are the products I used and

here is the page.

I have prepared the background with gesso first and sprayed with

• Coloringz No Yorking and
• Coloringz Mandarin Mai Tai

They look beautiful blending in together.

I also used:

• Coloringz My Bleeding Heart,
• Vibez Sunset Strips,
• Coloringz Pink Stiletto
• Coloringz Lime in da coconut.

I just love these bright colours together. Such happy colours and they give me good energy.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are feeling happy with good energy around.

Naomi xx

A place for her photos...

Last week I had the chance to sit in on a cousin's first communion, and it was such a beautiful sight to see. I wanted to give her a little gift that she would be able to hold onto the memories of the day with, and that would also reflect beauty itself. I decided to alter the cover of a photo album, so that she could print out the photos from her special day and the captured moments with all the family members 

that came to spend it with her. 

I covered the album in gesso, and after it was dry, I spritzed it with Coloringz in Valentino, My Bleeding Heart, and Pink Stiletto. I also used Coloringz in No Yoking after those colors dried to add a bit more oomph! I then spritzed with those same colors, and then painted the Prima vine and flowers with Blingz in Flashee Fuschia, Shimmerz in Candlelight, and Pearlz in This Spuds 4 U. I also used that Pearlz around the edges of the album. Of course, I dripped paint in the Flashee Fuschia and Pearlz in Ballet Slipper around my cluster as well.... but I normally do that - don't I? :)

Here are some close-ups!

xx Heidi