Painting a Holiday Die Cut | Audrey Yeager

 Hello everyone and Happy Holidays!

Each year, I do 12 Days of Holiday Scrapping with process videos on my YouTube Channel.  On the first day of scrapping, I used my true love: SHIMMERZ paintz!  :)

I cut this cut file from white cardstock with my Silhouette, and then used a paintbrush to paint the leaves.  For the leaves, I used: Creamez "Pining for You"; Inklingz "Holly and Ivy"; Shimmerz "Celery"; Inklingz "Twinkle Twinkle";  and Creamez "Red Neckin". 

I backed just a few of the leaves with patterned paper, and on the silver ones, I used some sparkly, snowy confetti to add some shine and texture.  I backed my word die cuts with coordinating patterned paper as well.

I gessoed my background patterned paper, and used the packaging technique and some water-coloring to add a place for my photo to rest. For the background I used: Shimmerz "Going Peach Side";  Shimmerz "Pink Caviar"; and Creamez "Red Neckin".  Then I splattered with some Inklingz "Twinkle Twinkle".

Finally, I glued everything to my page, machine stitched over the edges of the die cuts, and added a few embellishments here and there.

You can watch my entire process below!  

Thanks so much for watching and Happy Holidays!

-Audrey Yeager

The Craft Life | Jen McMurtrey

Hey Shimmerz friends! It’s Jen today with a fun layout featuring the beautiful Texturez Goldmine mixed with Inklingz Sheer Bliss, Creameez Boogie Boardin' Blue, and Inklingz Twinkle, Twinkle.

I love this photo of my crafty friends and me from a crop we attend every fall . . . we were running on very little sleep when it was taken and it definitely shows.

Here’s a look at the project.

To begin, I selected the pink ledger paper for the base and applied a coat of clear gel medium to make blending the paints easier. The --- was applied first by misting the paper and then adding the paint. To achieve the variations in color, I used more water to thin the colors as I felt necessary.

Remember to allow the paints to dry completely when adding multiple colors to keep them from bleeding into one another. I used my heat tool in order to speed up the process.

With the paints dry, I used a stencil and applied the mixture of Texturez Gold Mine and Inklingz Sheer Bliss to give that pop of gold texture. Don't be afraid to mix your products - look at what I achieved by mixing two colors with a bit of water! 

After the paste had dried, I went about adding the photo and embellishing the layout. 

Everything that I used on this project is from the Simple Stories Hey, Crafty Girl collection along with Thickers and Pinkfresh Studio puffy alphabet stickers.

This project was fun to make and totally cracks me up. That title says it all.

If you need supplies, be sure to head on over to the Shimmerz Shop. Remember to type code JENNIFER in the comments at checkout to receive a freebie with your order.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you're inspired to create!

- Jen