Loving This | August Color Kitz | Lorimar Ortega

Hello Shimmerz Family!

August for us is in full swing with homeschool already started up and the usual slipping into a routine that comes with it. Yet, it's always good to remember the summer memories that we've made, and the August Color Kitz is perfect for that! You can grab yours at www.shimmerzpaints.com 

Here we go!

I began with a blank sheet of white textured cardstock and sprayed and splashed Pink Stilettos into the center of it. I chose this color because I wanted my picture to really pop.  I also splashed Slow Ocean and Bumble Bee. While this dried, I colored the two floaty cut files, one with Seas the Day and other with Love Ocean #9. Using the left over centers of the cut files, I added glue and dumped the packet of sequins on them for a pop of sparkles.

Once everything was dried and ready, I added a yellow patterned paper mat to my photo (from the gorgeous Paige Evans Splendid collection) and popped it up on craft foam. I also popped the sequined circles on craft foam for added dimension. I placed the cut files as seen in the picture and then added on the sequined circles and photo. I then began to add in embellishments from my stash; I used items from Vicki Boutin's Sweet Rush collection because they paired together amazingly.

In order to make the yellow from Bumble Bee pop a bit more, I added my journaling in gold ink, and also did some doodles with it around the border. Final step was to pop in the Dots from the Color Kitz as well as some that I had in my stash. To tie everything together, I splashed some more of Bumbly Bee and Slow Ocean. That's it!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Remember, you can get a freebie on your next Shimmerz Paints order by typing "Lorimar" in the notes section of it. 

Take care,

Lorimar
 

Sweet Summer June Color Kitz || Natalie Dill

Hi friends! Natalie here with the June 2020 Color Kitz. These Kitz are so full of summer fun & a great value with tons of product!

For $29.95 you receive

• Boogie Boardin' Blue Creameez
• Sunset Strip Vibez
• Sunkissed Inklingz
• Pool Me Close Shimmerz
• Pretty in Pink Coloringz
• Orange Sherbet Shimmerz
• 1 exclusive Sunkissed Flower cut file created by Shimmerz Paints
• 1 wavy textured stencil
• 1 set of "Summer Vibez" Dotz
• 1 package of Minty Meadow Sequins from "Spiegelmom Scraps"

So much goodness!

For my layout, I decided to feature all the colors at once, a grid design would work best. I grabbed three photos of my son and sectioned my gessoed paper into 6 parts.

I used the awesome wave stencil from the kit to fill a couple of the squares. I then swirled the Boogie Boardin' Blue Creemez over the dried sand texture paste.

That Orange Sherbert Shimmerz is delicious! I mixed it with a tiny bit of  water on my stamping block to apply the color to the page. I like to use the stamping block to create a packaging technique when I need maximum control.

I added the color to each quadrant with the stamping block. I then added splatters oft he corresponding color to the color square.

For the monstera leaves, I gessoed my paper, cut them with my Cricut and used Don't Citron Me and Palm Reader to color them. These colors aren't included with this kit, but it's always good to have a stash for additional needs. In this case, I NEEDED monstera leaves!

I added black journaling under the title, so black splatters completed the page by adding a pop. 

You can also watch a process video on my YouTube channel f you want to see how the full layout came together.

I placed all three of the Kit's Dotz on my layout, and I used a visual triangle to place them with the yellow sun at the top of the page. The Speigel Mom Scraps Minty Meadows sequins are the perfect ending touch to top the sparkle off your page!

Make sure to grab this HOT summer kit before it's sold out! 

You can get yours in the Shimmerz Shop.

xoxo, Natalie

You Are My Sunshine | Ericka Strange

Happy Weekend! I hope your weekend is going well and your weather is nice and summery! Ericka here with a fun card I made using the The Missy Whidden Shimmerz Paints Color Kitz. I love creating with these kits, the colors are always awesome and there is always so many ways to use the wonderful cut files.

For today's card, I decided to make a circle card to highlight this fun summery cut file.

The Missy Kitz contains the following:

• NEW Coloringz In Deep
• Coloringz Lil' Yellow Skool Bus
• Shimmerz Marigold
• Inklingz Corney  Flower Blue

It also contains three exclusive Summer Dotz and a beautiful sun & cloud cut file designed by Paige Evans!  The prices is $18.95. Check it out:

I started by sizing the cut file down so that I could make it into a card and used light weight watercolor paper in my Silhouette Cameo. Once the image was done cutting, I took the Coloringz sprays and used them on the top and bottom of the image. I decided to leave the inner portions of the clouds intact and used the Inklingz to color them to add some more shine.

Once that layer was dry, I took a paint brush and added another layer of the Coloringz In Deep to make the swirls a bit darker and added some splatters too.

I used the Shimmerz Marigold on the inner part of the sunshine to give it a slightly darker color and shine. I also added a little foam tape to prop it up against the rest of the cut file.

I then used my Silhouette to trace the cut file and made an attached circle slightly larger than the cut file to use for my card base. I love the dark blue card stock against these beautiful colors.

I cut the sentiment on matte black vinyl and placed it on vellum to help it stand out on the card. I added a couple of gems in my stash to finish off my circular card.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to create something beautiful with these awesome July Kitz!

Remember that typing code ERICKA in the comments section of your Shimmerz Paints store order will earn you a fun FREEBIE!

Summer is Here!

Hi Friendz! I’m so excited to be here sharing the new fun things Shimmerz has in store for Summer. Cue the pina colada’s and sun tan lotion! If you haven’t heard, this week, Shimmerz Paints is teaming up with Paige Taylor Evans for an adorable exclusive cut file for our Shimmerz Sharez Facebook Group. What better way to ring in the first day of Summer on Friday than with this oh-so-cute cut file?! Yes,  yes, yes.

With the cut file, I wanted a beach bum sort of look to it. You’ll notice it isn’t laid down perfectly. F

unny enough, I wanted it to have a little unfussy and laid back. I started with cutting the file. This file does take a little bit of time to cut so to kill time, I started prepping my background. Just using some good ole white card stock, I prepped my page with some Vicki Boutin Gesso. GUYS, this gesso is AMAZING with Shimmerz Paints. There’s no grit to it. It’s smooth but heavy. It’s the perfect match with Shimmerz Paints products.

 After that dries, I took some plastic wrap and sprayed

Don’t Citron Me Coloringz

Snow Way Man Vibez

Mustard Seed Vibez 

Then I took my gesso’d paper and laid it down on the plastic. Then you get a smooshed, messy look but your colors don’t get all muddy and gnarly looking.

By the time the file was all done in my Cricut, my page was dry as well! I started snipping my paper pieces from the new “Chasing Adventures” Line from Pebbles and Jennifer Hadfield. These designs on the paper are PERFECT for Summer. Snag some at your local JoAnn’s.

The final finishing touches include some messy string, Shimmerz Paints Dotz and some stickers from American Crafts and Hobby Lobby.

                  

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure when you join the group to let our team know who sent you there. We would love to know <3

Happy Summer Solstice everyone!

-Samantha

Sunny Days | Niki Rowland

Hey guys! Niki here today with a summery layout!  Instead of creating a mixed media background, I made a sheet of colour and then cut out shapes from those colours using my manual die cutting machine and metal dies. I've also used a free exclusive summer cut file by Paige Evans. It's a summer grid and it will be available FOR FREE on the Shimmerz Sharez Facebook Group this coming weekend: Friday 21st June 2019. Head over to the group to join and pick up this fabulous freebie.

I started off by adding four colours of Creameez to a white cardstock sheet: 

1 Hot Mama

Boogie Boardin Blue

Just Peachie

Refresh Mint.

I used the packaging technique to do this and then added splatters in the same colours. Once dry I ran the colours through my Big Shot with scalloped circle dies. This means I had lots of different sized circles in different colours..

I arranged the circles onto my layout. At this point I used the summer grid exclusive cut file by Paige. I cut the whole cut file as a 12x12 grid from a sheet of white cardstock. I then cut out five of the icons I wanted to use on this layout. I nestled them in between the mixed media circles and they look fab, becuase they show up great against the coloured backgrounds.

I added a Perspextive title by Bramble Fox and a black compass icon too. I added lots of little pieces of ephemera and stickers for my embellishing, from the Maggie HolmesSunny Days collection. There are also a few bits from Hip Kit club in there too.

When the layout was almost complete, I wasn't happy with the clean feel of it. Becuase I had cut out perfect shapes from the mixed media paper, the layout didn't have a mixed media feel about it...there was no Shimmerz coming from behind the circles and no splatters. So I added LOADS of splatters. I used the same four colours as listed above.

Still not satisfied, I added sequins too! I embellished, and splattered in a tone-on-tone fashion. Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed my layout. I have also put together a process video for this layout which you can view below.

Don't forget that if you place an order via the Shimmerz website, enter my name in the comments and you will get a freebie.

Happy scrapping xx