Mermaid Shimmerz | Ericka Strange

Hello Shimmerz Fanz! I hope your week is going well. Ericka here with a mermaid card I made using a variety of Shimmerz products. I love how easy it is to mix and match these products to create beautiful shine and colors in any project.

I started by creating the background for the mermaid. I wanted to see if I could get watery look with my Vibez and Shimmerz. I took Bristol Smooth paper and lightly sprayed water on one side and then using the end of the spray, took the Jeni B Bleu and Hermit the Frog and added color so that it would drip down the page. Once that layer dried, I used Shimmerz in Tickle Me Turquoise and Evergreen and added some more water and color to my brush to layer the shimmery color. While my background was drying, I stamped the mermaid and her little friends and heat embossed them with WOW Aventurine powder. This powder is a beautiful turquoise color with gold glitter which complements the Shimmerz perfectly.

I used the same Shimmerz in Tickle Me Turquoise and Evergreen and also added Bumbly Bee and 1 Hot Mama Creameez. I love how the Creameez blended with the Turquoise to give her purple highlights. Once everything was dry, I cut out my images and added them to my shimmery background.

Thanks for stopping by and feel free to check out my blog for more information on how I made my card. Don't forget to check out the new and beautiful August Kitz!

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Mermaid Coffee | Ericka Strange

Happy Thursday, we've almost made it to Friday! Yeah!  I hope your week has been going well.  Ericka here, and I have a fun mermaid coffee card perfect for summer.  

I love coffee and have been playing along with the Coffee Lovers Spring | Summer Blog Hop this month and so decided to combine my love of coffee and Shimmerz to make this card. Did you know Shimmerz Paints is a sponsor? Check out the Blog Hope here for your chance to win some great prizes.

I made the background using watercolor paper and spraying the Vibez in Mustard Seed, Hermit the Frog, and Jeni B Bleu. I added a little extra water to get them to blend into a beautiful background.  I then stamped my coffee cup and masked the edges so that I could add the mermaid. I used the same Vibez to watercolor the background of the cup and the mermaid, adding Vibez Sweet Heart for her tail and outfit.

I thought this mermaid would go perfectly with the Dotz Splish Splash set and added them to the card as fun embellishments. Aren't they adorable?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! If you want to know more about the products I used feel free to stop over at my blog Strangely Creative.

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Shimmerz Paints Products Used:
 

Dotz - Splish Splash	Vibez - Hermit the Frog	Vibez - Jeni B Bleu	Vibez - Mustard Seed
Vibez - Sweet Heart