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

Travel Junk Journal by Joyce

I must have had my head buried in the sand these last few years because I just discovered Junk Journals. Now, I’m hooked on them!  This genre has its own language too.

Below are pages I created for my nieces travel junk journal to accompany her on our train excursion to a beach city.

Since my niece doesn’t like anything old, it was a challenge for me not to try and “vintage” it up a little bit.Let me tell you how I used Shimmerz Paints to add some color and  interest into the junk journal.

Belly Band Page Above  (a vertical or horizontal element used for a “tuck spot”):

This side of the printed scrapbook paper is completely white.  I applied a stencil and lightly misted over the pattern with Vibez Deep Blue Sea and Spritz Taupe of the World to create some subtle interest.  In between the scrapbook papers in the journal, I added lined spiral bound and grid papers and applied the same technique.  I like how all the pages in the journal are not the same sizes.  And, since this is a junk journal, I also added one of those perfumed pages from a magazine for a quick fragrance pick me up during the rip and a small map of the beach city on the last page of the journal.

Perfumed Magazine Page Above:

I created a little page pocket with some white linen lacy fabric work on this page which features the perfume magazine page that contains the perfume.  And, you know how much I love Pasteez-Salt of the Earth!   I used a little office metal tag and embellished it with some much sheet paper and a fussy cut butterfly then I toned it down to look opaque looking with Pasteez, and added some bead charms.  On the other side of the page, I dry brushed Creameez Witches Blue over a floral stencil and added some white pen dots to tone down the color a little ad add some interest.  There is a “tuck spot” for some travel memorabilia above my niece’s photo and “C 8” card.  I added lots of tuck spots and secret places to journal in the junk journal.

Mata Hari Page Below:

Again, a stencil and Vibez Deep Blue Sea were applied on the white background paper, as well as the dry brush technique on the other side of the page.  A little book to read on the train ride contains some historical information on the first celebrity before the Kardashians, and the first female  infamous spy.  The book is tucked into the “side pocket.”  On the other side of the page I included a “journal prompt” in the form of a banner tag at the top of the page to inspire some journaling.  I added these journal prompts throughout the journal.

 

Mini Pull-Up Card Page Above:  I created a mini pull up mixed media card  for some secret journaling.  The cheesecloth was placed in a baggie with some Vibez Deep Blue Sea mist to obtain the desired color.  The small paint drops are from Inklingz Miner, Miner 49er.

 I hope I have inspired you to use your Shimmerz Paint products on your own junk journal.

Thanks for letting me share with you.

 

Wild Caught

I was attracted to the dark murky dusty colors with subtle hints of cream, and peachy/coral colors illuminated by the light.  Desperately wanting to create with this photo, I quickly took inventory of my Shimmerz Paints inventory, and “voila.”  I had all the colors I needed to create an art journal entry entitled, “Wild Caught.” 

Here’s how I created a paper swimming hole for my dear mermaid who appears to be young, and fortunately for me inexperienced about such matters as getting caught by a hungry creative soul like myself. 

Book Pages:

White gesso over portions of book pages.

Clear gesso over the white gesso so that the mist colors won’t be resisted by the white gesso.

Stamp, using water resist ink, and emboss over various areas of the paper.

Spray a light mist of water over the book pages to help absorb the following Shimmer Paints:

Shimmeringz – Heavy Metal

Vibez – Deep Blue Sea

Sptiz –Olive Branch

Paper Clay Starfish:  I hand cut this starfish out of paper clay to use as an embellishment and applied some Shimmerz Peachy Keen, Taupe of the Morning, and Deep Blue Sea. 

Chipboard embellishments were posted in an earlier post of mine with all the details. You may find details here.

She’s such a pretty mermaid….I may have to set her free.

I hope I have inspired you to create something whimsical in your art using Shimmerz Paint Products.

Dreams

Hello my Shimmerz friend’s, glad you followed my siren call to bring you here  today, because I am going to show you how to add some simple techniques to add interest to your art journal pages.   I look for elements in photo that I can try and artfully replicate like gowns that have patterns in the material, or some architectural element.  In this photo, I found the colors and the lovely lace work in the bodice of the gown creatively inspiring.  The following is how I tried to replicate the texture of the lacy bodice onto my book pages.

Art Journal Background Pages:

• ·         Apply gesso on both pages randomly, and do not fill in the entire pages with gesso.  Leave some of the book page edges in their natural state.  The page will absorb the Shimmerz Paint differently and the same paint will adopt a different hue and texture. How cool is that?
• ·         Emboss with a stamp, embossing ink, and white embossing powder randomly around the pages.
• ·         Lightly spray Vibez Deep Blue Sea around the edges of the book pages and quickly use a dampened sea sponge to absorb excess color and soften the edges.  If you can see the hard spray on the paper, add a spritz of water to soften the color and make the sprayed marks disappear.  Let dry completely.  I prefer to let the paint dry naturally and not try to move the paint around with a heat gun…did I mention I have control issues? LOL.  Plus, leaving the paint to dry naturally adds more depth.
• ·         Repeat the above application to add more depth of color.
• ·         If your embossing images become saturate with color, you can use a damp sea sponge to clean it up.
• ·         Some Paste-eez was used over a stencil randomly over the page leaving an ethereal patterned image.

Below is some Pasteez work:

Chipboard Element in picture above:  Chipboard remnants are my newfound interest…they look like puzzle pieces and are easy to tuck into clusters.

• ·         Apply gesso to the chipboard.
• ·         Use a very small paint brush and paint near the edge of the chipboard and leave some of the white gesso exposed. Here I used Inklingz Penny 4 Your Thoughts
• ·         Apply another coat of paint, or a different color randomly on the chipboard making sure you don’t cover the white edged gesso. Here I used Shimmerz Blue Grass
• ·      
  Lightly use a very fine black marker and pen around the edges next to the white gesso.

I hope I have inspired you to work in  your art journal this week using some Shimmerz goodness.