Jewerly and Shimmerz

To create these jewels I used modeling clay. The process is very simple: I have stretched out the dough with a rolling pin, I stamped on top of the pasta and finally I cut the shapes with the models to make cakes.

I left it to dry and then I used my Pearlz to color the molds that have become two pairs of earrings and a pendant for a necklace.

Products used: 

Sunnyside UP, Carrot Top, Samrock, Blue By U, Grammie Berrie, Powder Puff Pearlz and Baby's Breath Shimmeringz.

Have a great day with creativity!

Roberta

A little book made from a 12 x 12 sheet of paper with Shimmerz!

So here is a 'quick pic tutorial' on how I made a sweet little book for my baby boy a little while ago.

I just used sturdy double sided paper and cut a 12 x 12 sheet into strips and folded the strips into pages. (my strips were 4 inches wide, the height can be what ever you choose, mine are 3 inches, so my pages when folded are 3 x 4)

Glue the strips together forming 1 long strip.

Now glue the folds together where they will create pages

Dont glue right to the spines edge when you do this so it has room to expand when you embellish your book.

I cut an extra piece of paper to wrap around the whole book front, spine and back- gluing only the front and back, leaving the spine loose to allow for expansion when the book was decorated.  

This makes it look like a real little book and hides the spine folds you can see below.

Paint some Shimmerz Paint onto some bubble wrap and stamp some texture onto the background of your pages.  There will be paint colours for any colour scheme you can dream up!!!!

Embellish away!

 Such a fun project.  Nice small pages to create on, means the task happens quickly.  Select some embellishments to repeat throughout the book and you can plough through your little project in an afternoon!

Thanks for stopping in.

Easy use of Shimmerz Paints.....

Today I got out my Shimmerz Paints and used them in the most basic way a paint can be used.  Painted onto an item with a paintbrush to colour it!  I have had these wall plaques for years and years, I think a gift from my Mum, and they have never made it up onto my wall....I decided today to give them a facelift.

First I painted the plaques with Gesso so I had a clean slate to work on.

Then I added Shimmerz Paints to re-colour the sculpture.  I used Green Olive Shimmerz.

I added some shading by dry brushing some Espresso Pearlz

Then I painted the flowers using a selection of colours...

The tulips used Sunny Side Up Pearlz in three layers.

For the background of each plaque I used Penny Pincher Vibez, Just spraying it onto the background and then adding another spray, Heavy Metal Shimmeringz.  I coated the flowers with a good coat of Helmar fixative, to prevent the paint from running, if any of the spray got on the flowers. I also added a touch here and there of Samrock Pearlz to add a moss like feel to the stoney looking background.

The Rose required Royal Red Shimmerz, Pretty in Pink Pearlz, and Teal Shimmerz for the shading

I also added some sparkilicious Enamels in droplets on the petals to look like water.

And the Hydrangea.

I used Blue into Town Pearlz and December sky Blingz, I dry brushed Teal Shimmerz betweeen layers.

All up I was happy with the way they turned out, and I may even pop them out side under the pergola.  I will just give them a coat of spray varnish to protect them and I think they will be fine under cover outside.

So thats my everyday shimmerz play!  Just something I thought i might get done today, to make something in my house get a new lease on life.

Have a look around there might be something in your home you can ressurrect!

www.lydellquin.blogspot.com

Colours and ideas

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to share with you my new peoject: this time the protagonist, my little hero, is my son Alessandro.

The amazing thing about the Shimmerz products is that the richness of theirs colours make them very special.

The Pearlz are the protagonists of this canvas: they helped me to add liveliness and energy to it. Their cremy texture makes them perfect to use with the brush and thanks to the rough surface of the canvas it was easy to create a fantastic background!

Produtcs used:

Pearlz: Samrock, Powder puff, Blue By U, Sunnyside Up, Grannie Berrie, Blue Into Town and Carrot Top.

Have a great day with creativity!

Roberta

A mix of Enamelz, Vibez and Pearlz!

Hi there, Lydell here again!
I have a page to share here and some fun stuff I did with Shimmerz Paints and Enamelz.  They go hand in hand for some outstanding effects.
Here is what I used for todays project....

Shimmerz in 

Pearlz -Grey Flannel

Vibez- Egg Noggin (a limited edition colour which I believe may still be available if you hurry!!!)

Enamelz - Gold Digger and Molten Metal

.......And here is my page.

You cant see it very well, but I know its there......I applied texture paste to the background with a palette knife, let it dry and added white paint and buttercup cream acrylic paint to set it all off.  I sprinkled Molten Metal Enamelz over this wet paint in splotches and heated to melt, creating puddles of the metal look,  (You can see it slightly under the middle yellow flower and just above it......)

I painted the tag in the Grey Flannel Pearlz and sprinkled the edges with the gold digger while the paint was wet, creating a pretty and textured border around the tag.  Much prettier than how it started off!

I sprayed each crocheted flower with the Vibez Egg Noggin.  These were flowers sent to us some time ago from Petaloo, they were brilliant white!

I also sprayed the Prima felt label you can see here under the photo, and various other flowers....and some lace too!!!!

I sprayed some other Petaloo flowers and dipped them in the Gold Digger Enamelz, totally covering the flower.  I added metal button centres to these, and they are really pretty!

So thats what I played with today.

AND I have a quick tip to share.  I have many many Shimmerz Paints like the Pearlz 'Grey Flannel' in the tubs.  These can sometimes be left sitting for quite some time before you get a chance to use each colour regularly and can tend to separate and dry up a bit.  My Grey Flannel had not been opened in a very long time, and had gone quite thick (it would no longer shake up in the tub......I know Shimmerz says to add distilled water, which is probably best for your paints, but I just add some water from the tap and just stir it through well to rejuvenate them back to how they are meant to be.  I dont find it alters the intensity of the colour or the Shimmery properties.  Because they are water based and wash out so well in water, adding water (preferrably distilled) brings them right back to life.  Remember add a little at a time though.....too much may effect the saturation of the colour.....better to add not enough than too much!!!!!

Hope you are enthused about all the possibilities Shimmerz Paints offers, Especially to extend the use of your stash and create Projects which meld colours beautifully- all acheived by recolouring embellishments.  Get stuck into your Shimmerz!

Thanks for stopping by.....have a wonderful day!

A glass bowl

Today I want to share with you a little recycling project, to create a green oasis. I filled a glass bowl with some soil and small cactus.

To cover the soil among the plants I used some pieces of tiles that I found along the countryside roads.

On the outer edge of the bowl I sticked some small white pebbles that i colored with Shimmerz and Pearlz.

With the Shimmerz products I gave my bowl originality, brightness and color!

Products used:

Pearlz: Green With Envy and Samrock.
Shimmerz: Jilted Jade and Evergreen.

Have a great day with creativity!

Roberta

Paris in colors!

On my recent trip to Paris, I bought some postcards in black and white. Thanks to the Shimmerz I turned the city of love in a rainbow of colors!

The ferris wheel at Place de la Concorde is now purple (Royal Purple Shimmerz) and green (Peas Be Mine Shimmerz Pearlz) and behind it you can see a beautiful red Tour Eiffel (Fire Engine Red Shimmerz).

Notre Dame has became blue (Aqua Marine Shimmerz) and behind it you can see a pink sky (Pink Shimmerz).

An orange Seine (Marigold Shimmerz)  flows under the pink bridge (Bubble Gum Shimmerz)  and monuments and the blue houses of Paris (Tickle-Me-Turquoise Shimmerz).

 

I remember my trip to Paris very colorful!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is coming and I'm ready. This year my son wishes to celebrate Halloween with his friends, and he asked me to plan a small party. For the occasion I made two Halloween invitation cards and the bags for candies for the children.

For  the black invitation card I used Pizie Dust Blingz to draw the cobweb.

For the ghost invitation card I used Coal Shimmerz on the edges and Angel Wings Shimmerz to make the ghost  glimmer.

I created the boxes from a white sheet paper. To decorate them I used different stencil and many colours of Vibez. I sprayed to create the background of the boxes: Hermit the Frog, Fiery Fiesta, Grape Escape and Before Dawn Vibez.

To make the letters, first I draw them with Enamel Accents Black and then I brushed Peas B Mine, Carrot top and Papa Purple Pearlz.

Have a great day with creativity!

Roberta

Hooray for Halloween!

I don't know about you, but FALL and Halloween are two of my favorites things in life. There is something miraculous about the metamorphosis of the hot, hot summer melting away into the cooler and more colorful Fall.
And what isn't to love about Halloween? Trips to the pumpkin patch, corn mazes, warm apple cider and all of those cute little ghosties trick or treating....and I can't forget the candy!
So for the rest of the month, the Shimmerz DT is going to be sharing some fabulous, shimmery, spooky and creative Halloween ideas...BUT we want YOU to play along with us.
What's in it for you? How about the chance to win a spooktacular Shimmerz prize pack that Stacey has so generously put together. Complete with all the colors you will need to create your own Halloween projects, this prize could be yours if you play along:

Simply create a Halloween project using Shimmerz products and link it to this post. We will be picking a winner on the spookiest day of the year: Halloween!

Here is a project to help get your creative mojo flowing:

Here is a spooky layout of my daughter all dressed up as a dark fairy and she ummm fit the mood perfectly! I used several different Shimmerz products and techniques to create this layout. First I painted the background using a foam brush with our new Luscious Lilac Pearlz.

 Then I wanted to add some spurts of orange on there...and what better color than our new Carrot Top Pearlz? I smeared a bit on the corners with my fingers, then used the tip of my finger to fling paint across my page. I like that kind of sporadic look and the texture. The pearlz paints are nice and thick, just perfect for creating little pools of color!

And no project is complete without a large dosing of BLINGZ. I used it here on top of a cut out flocked crow. He was just begging for some Hi Ho Silver Blingz!

And once again, the final shimmery project:

 

I invite YOU to come create along with us and don't forget to LINK to this post! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Dena