In a Pinch?! Try Duplicating Your Embellishments Using It As A Mask with Vibez!

I used Shimmerz Licorice Spritz to give the silk butterfly and Canvas brads an aged look. When the brads had dried I pressed them into a stamp by Pink Paislee to add a bit of pattern to them. LOVE the way they turned out!

Supplies: Black Crystal Flourishes, Silk Butterfly, Silk Flowers, Felt Flowers, Crystal Brad, Canvas Brads, and Crystal flower center are all by Zva Creative . Patterned Papers, Acrylic Stamps, Chipboard Letters by Pink Paislee . Spray Ink is Licorice Spritz by Shimmerz Paints .

I learned something on this page that I thought I would share with you. :)

When I first completed this page it looked like this.



I kept staring at that BLANK corner in the top left . . . and I knew it needed "something" but wasn't quite sure what to do. I thought, "Wouldn't it be great if I had another red butterfly to go there?" But I didn't. :( Sooooo, I decided to improvise. I used another butterfly (a different color) as a mask with my Shimmerz Licorice Spritz . It worked like a charm! Filled that corner right up and made the red butterfly feel like it was floating upwards. YAY!

Before



After



So next time you only have one embellishment and you wish you had two . . . try using it as a mask! Super fun! :)

Thanks for popping by!
Jana Eubank

Create a Background Using Vibez!

We're all familiar with misting our background cardstock, . . . this time I will be using a mask to create a pattern on my page. First, I pulled out my Sea Monkey Vibez by Shimmerz Paints.

I used my Silhouette to out a large polka dot pattern to use as a stencil. (If you don't own an electronic cutting machine you could also create a polka dot pattern using the grommet punch by Making Memories.) There are so many great patterns and backgrounds available through the Silhouette site . . . I am just itching to try this technique over and over again!

Lightly tape your pattern to your cardstock. Use additional sheets of paper or paper towels to cover up the exposed edges of cardstock sticking out past the edges of your mask. Covering the edges will ensure that you won't get a line of "overspray" while you are misting. Spritz the openings with your Vibez spray ink. If you need to, move and line up your pattern around the page until you reach the desired result.




Give it a try! It's easy and oh, so FUN!!!!
Jana Eubank

Doily Masks

Hi, Shimmerz fans! Lucy, here, with a quick and easy way to add a lacy accent to your next project......cake doilies!! Doilies create a perfect mask to leave a lacy pattern when misted with Shimmerz Spritz.

Concrete Shimmerz Spritz left a silvery iridescent lacy shimmer to accent my photo in this layout. I just lay the doily over the paper and spritzed. So easy!

Also, added a little Mossy Stone Shimmerz to accent the white Prima paper leaves.


Thanks and Happy Shimmering this week! :)

Masking and Stitching

Hi, Lucy, here with a fun way to add some punch to your next masking project.


To create the circles mask - I simply laid various sized lids on my cardstock and spritzed with Shimmer Spritz in Baby's Breath, let it dry then used a paper piercer to outline the edge of my circle, then handstitched the perimeter with a backstich with cotton crochet thread. The stitching really makes the masked areas pop and add a wonderful texture. I also spritzed the paper behind the photo with Seafoam Spritz to make it appear to be more solid in color.

I so love the look of the lighter Shimmerz colors on dark papers - the sheen is AMAZING!!!

Papers here all by Sassafras Lass and the digi photo frame is from Rhonna Farrer's Vintage Photo Tools.

Thanks and see you soon! :)

Lucy

My Number

Hi, Lucy here, with a layout I created using a die cut paper as a mask. I used a number die cut paper by KI Memories over dark brown cardstock and Shimmerz Spritz in Treasured Hymn and then highlighted with Eucalyptus to make the title area a little lighter. Don't the colors just pop on the dark background? I love that iridescent quality in Shimmerz products!! The other supplies are all from the October kit from A Million Memories.

The story behind this layout is about my 4 year old wanting to 'change' her number to 6......lol. I accented the 4 & 6 by hand stitching the numbers to make them pop.
Thanks and see you soon!

Lucy

Hi, Lucy Edson, here - my first post as a Shimmerz Design Team member! I am so excited to start sharing some of the projects I have created using Shimmerz with you all! A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to try out these incredible products and WOW!! The shimmer and shine is incredible - these photos don't ever do the shine justice!

Ok, so what did I use and a brief description: This is a project I created using one of Webster's Pages newest lines - Winter's Wings and Shimmerz Spritz in Eucalyptus, Barn Red, Blingz in Gold Glimmer.

I dripped some Blingz Gold Glimmer to mimic water droplets.

The flowers were made from book pages and misted with Shimmerz Sprayz in Barn Door - the mist softens the paper and gives it a wonderful soft crumpled look.

Shimmerz Spritz in Eucalyptus over a Maya Road circles mask.

The complete layout - I love the soft watery feel from the misting and masking.

Thanks for letting me share and see you soon!

Lucy