December 2025 Color Kitz | Deck the Halls | Stephanie Dang

     Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun! Perfect for documenting your holiday festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with white cardstock and trim down 1/2" on each edge and prep with gesso. Let dry.

Step 2: Add color splashes by using the Vibez spray mists (I Mist You! and Pink Moscatto). Let dry.

Step 3: Place the snowflake stencil on top, and spread gold paste to the stencil. Put out gently and let dry.

Step 4: Adhere that on top of the pink candy cane stripe background and add stitching to the border.

Step 5: Add photo framed in white cardstock. Embellish as seen. Starting with larger pieces, tucking them throughout the layout before add smaller elements.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints DECEMBER 2025 Color Kitz,  VIBEZ (I Mist You!), VIBEZ (Moscatto),  gold shimmer paste,  gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the DECEMBER 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

 

November 2025 Color Kitz | Fall is in the Air | Stephanie Dang

     Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun! Perfect for documenting your Autumn festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Prep white cardstock with gesso and let dry. Splatter Twinkz (Plant On Me), VIBEZ (Rose Gold Red), and VIBEZ (Ocean Water) all over the page around the center using water, waterbrush, and tapping around page.

Step 2: Cut a bunch of 2 x 2 in assorted pattern papers and diecut borders using a variety of border dies and cut them out in solid colors. Place them around page to your liking and also adding your framed photo.

Step 3: Add fun embellishments and enamels around page and finish with some titles and subtitles.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints NOVEMBER 2025 Color Kitz,  VIBEZ (Rose Gold Red), TWINKZ (Plant On Me), VIBEZ (Ocean Water),  modeling paste,  gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the October 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

November 2025 Color Kitz | Feelin' Gourd | Stephanie Dang

    Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun! Perfect for documenting your Autumn festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with orange stripe background. Take the white cardstock and trim 1/4" off each edge and prep with gesso. Let dry.

Step 2: Work with mixed media using Vibez "Rose Gold Red" and Vibez "Burned Out" (this month's exclusive color and spray them around center of page. Create a splatter look effect. Let everything dry.

Step 3: Glue that to the orange stripe background. Take the plaid and tear off two edges and layer that on the main background on top and bottom of page. Tear off the acorn leaves and layer that on top of the plaid at top of page. Tear off the word paper edge and layer that towards bottom of page.

Step 4: Use a rectangular die to diecut a rectangle frame in green plaid paper and attach off center towards left side. Add photo framed in white cardstock. Embellish as seen in photo.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints NOVEMBER 2025 Color Kitz,  VIBEZ (Rose Gold Red), VIBEZ (Burned Out!),  modeling paste,  gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the October 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

October 2025 Color Kitz | Happy Halloween | Stephanie Dang

   Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and perfect for documenting your Halloween festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1:  Take spare white cardstock and spray them with Vibez "Punkin' Pie".  Take the Color Splash "Black Hole" and add droplets here and there.  Let dry. Take several different star dies and punches, and die cut a variety of size stars. Set aside.

Step 2: Start with the swirl background. Follow the curves and cut a portion off. Layer that piece on the black ghosts patterned paper to create a full 12 x 12 background.

Step 3: Add the variety of stars to the right side. Following the curves of the patterned paper. Embellishment as seen. Tucking and adding foam throughout. Finished with photos framed in white cardstock and titles.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints OCTOBER 2025 Color Kitz,  VIBEZ (Punkin' Pie), VIBEZ (Black Hole),  modeling paste,  gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the October 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

September 2025 Color Kitz | Howdy | Stephanie Dang

   Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with beautiful splashes of yellow, green, orange, red, and turquoise. Perfect for documenting your summer festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with stripe as background layered with the pink chevron. Prep white cardstock with gesso and layered that on top after drying. 

Step 2: Add the color splashes using waterbrush, water, and the following: Shimmerz "Express-Yo-Self", Inklingz "Blue My Mind" for splatters, and  Twinklingz "Mind Your Bees-ness" for the background.

Step 3: Add the photo, and embellish as seen in photo. Finishing the layout with glossy accents.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints SEPTEMBER 2025 Color Kitz,  SHIMMERZ (Express-Yo-Self), INKLINGZ (Blue My Mind), TWINKLINGZ (Mind Your Bees-ness), modeling paste,  gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the June 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

August 2025 Color Kitz | Good Vibes | Stephanie Dang

 Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with beautiful splashes of yellow, green, orange, red, and turquoise. Perfect for documenting your summer festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with the purple background. Layered on white cardstock that is prep with gesso.

Step 2: Using water, waterbrush, add the Pink Champagne Creamer to the background all over the center of the page. Let dry. Mixed It's Mint to Be Shimmerz  with modeling paste off to the side and add the on top of a star based stencil. Scraping off access and letting dry.

Step 3: Add the photos and play around with embellishments. Using adhesive foam to add dimension through the page from one corner to the next,

Step 4: Add stitching to the border.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints AUGUST 2025 Color Kitz,  Creamer (Pink Champagne), Shimmerz (It's Mint to Be), gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the June 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

July 2025 Color Kitz | Summer: Soak Up The Sun | Stephanie Dang

  Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with beautiful splashes of yellow, green, orange, red, and blue. Perfect for documenting your summer festivities! You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with the black and white background. Layer on the citrus paper and the lime green diamond paper.

Step 2: Trim down the white with blue hearts down to make sure it layers nicely on the others. Do not glue down. We need to prep that layer with clear gesso and let it dry.

Step 3: Working with Inklingz (Old Yeller), a waterbrush, water, swirl, and move that color all around the page as seen. Tapping a few splatters around the page. Take Shimmerz (Pip-Pip Cherry-O), and only add splatters to the top right and bottom left of corners.  Let dry and adhere to layout.

Step 4: Add the acetates at an angle to layout. Add the frame and photo as seen.

Step 5: Add Add the title, subtitles, and other embellishments to layout. Finishing with enamels.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints JULY 2025 Color Kitz,  Shimmerz (Pip-O Cherry O), Inklingz (Old Yeller), gesso, foam adhesive, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the June 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

June 2025 Color Kitz | Mermaid Vibez | Stephanie Dang

 Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with beautiful aquatic colors. You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with the black and white floral background. Prep with gesso around center of layout, and let dry.

Step 2: Using a watercolor brush, water, and the following colors: Shimmerz (Lilac Blossom), Vibez (Jeni B Bleu), Shimmerz (Stay Golden: this month's exclusive color). Add more water if necessary to move the colors around. Work with one color at a time, let dry, before moving to next color.

Step 3: Time for fun! Start adding ephemeras, tags, titles, and embellishments to layout. Make sure to use dimensional adhesive to create more dimensions to layout. Add border stitching.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints JUNE 2025 Color Kitz,  Shimmerz (Lilac Blosson), Vibez (Jeni B Bleu), Shimmerz (Stay Golden: this month's exclusive color), gesso, white cardstock, foam adhesive, enamels, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the June 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

May 2025 Color Kitz | Shine Layout | Stephanie Dang

 Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with bright cheerful colors. You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with yellow white chevron paper. Add white gesso towards left of page. Let dry.

Step 2: Have a cup of water ready and a water brush. Add some colors to the page starting with Lapis Dance Creamer towards the bottom left side of page as seen. Using extra water to move the color around. Now, take the Butter Believe It Shimmerz (this month's exclusive color), and do the same towards the upper right of page. Using the same yellow, add some splatters around page.

Step 3: Cut a strip from the flower drawn pinkish paper to add towards right of photo. Frame photo(s) with white cardstock. Adhere to page.

Step 4: Add all ephemeras, and end with smaller embellishments.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints MAY 2025 Color Kitz,  Creamer Lapis Dance, Shimmerz Butter Believe It (this month's exclusive color), gesso, white cardstock, foam adhesive, enamels, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the May 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

April 2025 Color Kitz | Hello Spring Layout | Stephanie Dang

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. This kit is so fun and filled with bright cheerful colors. You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with the black and white paper for the background.  Trim 1/4" off each edge of grid paper. Prep paper with gesso and let dry.

Step 2: Add Orange Sherbet Shimmerz, Mustard Seed Vibez, and this month exclusive kit color: Shimmerz Wee Bit O' Green. Using a brush and water- move those colors around one color at a time with a combo of color and water.

Step 3: Trim green butterfly paper to about 5"x 5".  Trim the diamond paper to  about 3.5" x 5". Trim polka dot paper to about 1" x 6".  I never measure exactly and only eye ball papers to my liking.. so this is a rough estimate. The outcome shouldnt be much of a difference.

Step 4: Layer the papers as seen in photo. Add the photos framed in white cardstock.

Step 5: Play around with embellishments.

Step 6: Add your title and finish with stitching around the borders.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints APRIL 2025 Color Kitz,  Shimmerz Orange Sherbet, Vibez Mustard Seed, Shimmerz Wee Bit O' Green (exclusive kit color), gesso, white cardstock, foam adhesive, sewing machine and thread, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the April 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

April 2025 Color Kitz | My Sunshine Layout | Stephanie Dang

Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my next project using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. What better way to welcome spring than a layout filled with fun colors and cute images? You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with blue stripe paper for background. Trim 1/4" inch off each edge of the orange grid paper. Prep with white gesso around center. Let dry.

Step 2: Add Wee Bit O Green Shimmerz, Pip-Pip Cerry-O Shimmerz, and Born to Be Blue Coloringz to page using brush with water. Adding splatters with each color that you use. Add your photos framed in white cardstock.

Step 3: Color in the sun, umbrella, hot air balloon, boots, and frog. Add them to layout as seen.

Step 4: Add the rest of the embellishments such as the tab, title, phrase, and tree.

Step 5: Add all enamels and dotz (Spring). Finish with stitching on the tab and around the border of layout.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints APRIL 2025 Color Kitz,  Wee Bit O' Green Shimmerz (this month's exclusive kit color), Pip-Pip Cherry-O Shimmerz, Born To Be Blue Coloringz (this month's exclusive kit color), gesso, white cardstock, foam adhesive, sewing machine and thread, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the April 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!

March 2025 Color Kitz | Spring Selfies Layout | Stephanie Dang

  Hi everyone! I’m Stephanie Dang, and I'm back on the blog today to share my next layout using this month’s color kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Are you the family's unofficial designated photographer like I am? Chances are- you're never in a picture unless you're taking a selfie. :) You will find all supplies to recreate the layout at the bottom of my blog post.

Step 1: Start with the floral paper and prep with gesso around the center on the circle. Let dry.

Step 2: Using Peaches and Cream Shimmerz, mix with a brush, and apply with water on paper. Adding plenty of water and moving paper around to let that water slide naturally. Tap brush around layout to create splatters. Let dry. 

Step 3: Fussy cut florals and clovers. Add to layout on left side in a shape of a little over half a circle. Add photo framed in white cardstock.

Step 4: Embellish page with banners, ephemeras, "selfie" dotz, butterfly, and title.

Step 5: Finish layout by adding Freshly Minted inklingz by using a brush with water. Mix that color, and add it to the minted clovers on page. Add some splatters.

Supplies:
• Shimmerz Paints MARCH 2025 Color Kitz,  Inklingz (Freshly Minted), Inklingz (Peaches and CReam), gesso, white cardstock, foam adhesive, sewing machine and thread, and regular adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed my project, and felt inspired to create this yourself by using the March 2025 Color Kitz. If you would like to see more of my work or follow me, please find me at https://www.instagram.com/paperandi/ and https://paperandi07.blogspot.com. Thank you for reading and have an awesome blessed week!