Floral Grace Card | Julee Tilman

Hi Shimmerz friends! Today I'm sharing a fun all occasion card. As soon as I saw the Floral Grace Stampz set, I immediately fell in love with this gorgeous flower! It's so graceful and versatile. I can see it in autumn colors for a fall flower, in reds and pinks for a holiday poinsettia, or any color of your choosing for an everyday card. And it's such a perfect size to really make a statement on a card. You really must take one home, if you haven't already! 😉

I started by stamping the flower and a few of the leaves on watercolor paper with Hero Arts Intense Black ink. This ink doesn't react with water, so it's the perfect ink for wet mediums. Next I sprayed some Scarlett's Fever and Pretty in Pink Coloringz on my palette and watercoloring the flower. Since Coloringz are flat sprays, I added a little Angel Wings Shimmerz for the perfect amount of shine. I love how soft and shimmery it looks when it catches the light. Beautiful, vibrant colors, with just the right amount of sparkle!

To finish the flower, I went in with a white gel pen and a black permanent pen for detailing and to add in some of that white space I always seem to forget because I get so excited about the beautiful color! I did a little bit better at the white space on the my leaves, colored with Bamboo Leaf Spritz and Palm Reader Vibez. Then I let my fingers do the fussy cutting and layered the pieces together.

I really loved the flowers make any day special sentiment from the set, and thought it would be fun to create a rainy day background to make the colors in the flower pop. I smooshed on some Deep Blue Sea and Don't Rain on My Parade Vibez  and dropped some water on it. Next I added a bit of Tidy Widy Texturez with a stencil for the effect of rain, then finished off with a splattering of Pool Me Close Shimmerz.  The sentiment is embossed in white on black cardstock, something that always seems to make a sentiment shine. Three little red rhinestones are the only other accent.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! There are so many fabulous ways to make your projects shine in the Shimmerz store! Hop over there and make your crafty dreams sparkle. And remember to put my name, Julee Tilman, in the comments when you place your order for a FREE mini surprise product!

What's in it?
Stampz: Floral Grace
Coloringz: Scarlett's Fever, Pretty in Pink
Vibez: Deep Blue Sea, Palm Reader, Don't Rain on My Parade
Spritz: Bamboo Leaf
Shimmerz: Angel Wings, Pool Me Close
Texturez: Tidy Widy
Other: watercolor paper (Canson), black cardstock, Intense Black ink (Hero Arts), Mini Tile Texture stencil (The Crafter's Workshop), rhinestones, white signo gel pen, black Micron pen

Journal With Irit- Fast & Easy Art Journal Tutorial

Hi! Irit here with my monthly project, and this time I have a super fast and easy, but oh so pretty art journal spread to share with you! 

I loved making this, because using Coloringz sprays just made the entire process so so easy. I used my favorite colors, Pink Stilettos, Pretty in Pink, No Yoking, Don't Citron me, and Oh Say Can You Sea. After the first layer was dry, I added some pen doodles and watercolors, but using a brush and dipping it straight into the bottle of Coloringz would work just as well. 

Check out the video tutorial I created for this month!

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Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Scrapbooking Tutorial With Irit

Hi! Irit here with a new project. As usual, I'm using lots of color, because that makes me happy! Here's my finished layout-

This beautiful background was so easy to create! I used my favorite colors, Coloringz in No Yoking, Pretty in Pink, Pink Stilletos, Don't Citron Me, Oh Say Can You Sea and Well Blue Me Down.

You can see how everything came together in the video tutorial I created, just keep on scrolling!

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Simple Rainbow Background | Irit Landgraf

Hi! Irit here and I'm happy to share a new project with you today! I will show you how to create a super fun and easy rainbow background, using one stencil and a lovely selection of Coloringz. Here's the finished layout-

I used a Dina Wakley stencil called mini favorites and Coloringz in Pink Stilettos, Pretty in Pink, Scarlet's Fever, Don't Citron Me, Well Blue Me Down, Heidi Ho Blue and Sunset Strip Vibez to create the background. This is such an easy and effective way of creating a lovely colorful background for your layouts, cards or art journal. Don't forget to watch the video tutorial I created and see exactly how I made this!

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Thanks for visiting and have a lovely day!

Lovely Layout | Katty Miranda

Hello friends!Katty here to share a Scrapbooking layout with you all. I am scrapbooking a lovely photo of one of my smaller cousins. This photo is lovely and I wanted to create something simple and pretty. I chose this yellow Polka Dot background which I though was a great start.

I began by adding gesso to the center of the page. I used the packaging technique  several of my favorite colors. I used Coloringz in Pink Stilettos, Pretty in Pink and Mandarin Mai Tai. I also used Spritz in Ruby and in Cotton Candy as well as a Vibez in Pop Art Pink.

I added splatters in a few of the colors around the page as well as tiny flowers around the page. 

I added a floral border at the bottom for my tittle to sit on. I love how it turned out.

Supplies Used:

Coloring: Pink Stilettos, Pretty in Pink, Mandarin Mai Tai

Spritz: Ruby, Cotton Candy

Vibez: Pop Art Pink

Thanks so much for stopping by!

XOXO

Journal With Irit

Hi! Irit here and I'm so excited to share my latest projects for Shimmerz! For the month of May I decided to play in my art journal. Here's what I created-

I started with AcriTonez in 3 Sheets to the Wind and Pinkadelic, and the rest of the mess was using Coloringz in Pink Stilettos, Pretty in Pink and No Yoking. You can see the entire process in the video tutorial I prepared!

Here are some close ups, and don't forget to mention my name when placing an order on the Shimmerz site to receive a freebie!

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 Tutorial With Irit

Hi! Irit here with a new project using some of my favorite Coloringz, and a really easy and fun technique. Here's my finished project-

I started with watercolor paper and sprayed some water on it, to help the sprays move and spread more evenly. Then I sprayed Coloringz in No Yolking, Peachy Keen, Pretty in Pink and Pink Stilettos. 

After my first layer was dry I added splatters in all the colors.

For a little sparkle, I also splattered with Shimmeringz in Goldie Lox. All that was left to do was add my photo and title! Since I was feeling a little bit in a doodle mood (there is such a thing), I also added some flowers and leaves with a Uni Ball white signo broad pen.

Check out the video tutorial I filmed and see how to create such a background for your project!

Thanks for visiting and check out the Shimmerz website for these goodies and more! Don't forget to mention my name and get a free product of your choice!

Guest Designer Adrienne Alvis

Hello everyone! My name is Adrienne Alvis and I'm so excited to be guest designing for Shimmerz over the next couple of months! I have to admit that while I love adding a touch of mist or watercolor to my layouts, sometimes I get really scared that I might end up hating or ruining my entire layout so I end up not using paint very often. I know that's really crazy, but I'm a perfectionist (to a fault) and sometimes it just scares me, lol! Anyway...I overcame all of my fears and perfectionist tendencies and created one of my all time FAVORITE layouts using some amazing products from Shimmerz!!!

I started by using a watercolor brush and dipping it into several of my favorite Shimmerz Coloringz spray mists on top of some white card stock. The Coloringz colors I used were Mandarin Mai Tai, Well Blue Me Down, Pink Stilettos, Pretty In Pink, and Don't Citron Me. I also added a few drips and splatters of each color as well.

Next, I placed some coordinating acetate phrases from Freckled Fawn on top of the color swatches. The Shimmerz Coloringz inks matched the phrases almost perfectly! 

After I placed the acetate phrases on my page, I machine-stitched them down and layered several other phrases from Heidi Swapp on top of them for added dimension and color. I colored each of the Heidi Swapp Watercolor Words using coordinating Creameez colors such as Just Peachie, Good Ol' Summer Time, and Boogie Boardin's Blue with my watercolor brush.

I finished my layout by including the funny faced photo of my daughter and some shiny sequins on top of the white card stock and then I placed the card stock on top of a rainbow chevron striped piece of patterned paper from Bella Blvd. 

If you're like me and scared of using paint, ink, and watercolors on your page then I hope I've inspired you to take the plunge and just do it! I promise that it will be worth the worry and I'm sure, just like me, you'll absolutely LOVE the results! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day! 

Shimmerz Supplies Used: Coloringz - Don't Citron Me, Well Blue Me Down, Pretty In Pink, Pink Stilettos, Mandarin Mai Tai; Creameez - Just Peachie, Good Ol' Summer Time, Boogie Boardin' Blue