Here Comes the Sun - July Color Kitz with Natalie Dill

Happy July, friends! Natalie here with the July color kitz and they are straight fire!

The July Color Kitz include:
 

• Frogget Me Not Vibez
• Caribbean Sunset Spritz
• Mandarin Mai Tai Coloringz
  
• Green Olive Shimmerz
• *NEW* There She Rose Again Shimmerz
• 1 exclusive  "Here Comes the Sun" cut file created by Shimmerz Paints
• 1 set of "So Flocking Excited for Summer" Dotz
• 1 set of paper poppies.

For this layout, I used clear gesso on the entire sheet of white cardstock. I then cut a circle from the middle of the page and set it aside.

Find my entire process here: https://youtu.be/Vt7_dU5qqlY

I stamped a monstera leaf and palm fronds around the circle border in VersaMark ink and heat embossed the images in white.

I used the Froggert Me Not Vibez and the Green Olive Shimmerz all over the border. I put two layers to obtain the vibrancy seen here. I used a wet paper towel to clean excess paint off the embossed images.

I also sewed around the circle and the page border. I then adhered the border to a patterned striped background.

On the inner circle, I layered the warm colors from Mandarin Mai Tai, Caribbean Spritz to 

There She Rose Again Shimmerz. I added a bit of water and swirled the color to all edges of the circle.

I cut the adorable exclusive cut file out of smooth white cardstock. I backed the cut file with a photo of a sunset from Dauphin Island, Alabama.

I popped the cut file off the photo with foam adhesive.

The paper poppies are so pretty! They have a black center, as real poppies do, but for my layout,  I had no other black on the page. So I covered the black middles with white gesso then added orange Nuvo drops on the center to match my page.

I also added a second set of dotz from My Main Squeeze because they matched this Kitz so well!

I clustered the Dotz with a few white palm fronds and the altered poppies and placed them pleasingly around the page.

I had so much fun creating this page with the July Color Kitz! I hope you'll run and grab yours soon. Mention my name, Natalie, for a free gift with your order.

xo, Natalie

Underwater layout with Anna Komenda

Hello Shimmer fans. It's Anna here with my next project created with fabulous paints and mists. To be honest - when I started creating this page, I didn't know how it will end. I had this cute picture of y daughter in the swimming pool and I had this cute mermaid from Crate Paper collection. All I knew is that I want them together on one page.

For my mermaid layout I needed to create whole sea of water. I used watercolor paper and sprayed it with mists. I used wet brush to blend them together.

I wanted bubbles so I added this fun bubble foil. I sew it with sewing machine but it can be tricky. Foil is stopping the step from moving. But there is a solution - put a piece of vellum on top of your foil, sew through it and after sewing is done - just tear off the vellum. I also made some bubbles on my background using Dazzlers and stencil.

To get more whimsical effect I painted seaweed using all sorts of green paints. All my underwater layout needed right now was a little of embellishing.

Thanks to paints and mists I created colorful and busy design with almost no patterned papers. This is what I love the most while working with paints. You can make any kind of design using any color scheme in just a minutes. 

I have a process video for this page for You.

Shimmer products:

Aqua Huez - Leapin' lizard

Creameez - Lettuce get together

Inklingz - Honey do list

Shimmerz - Jilted jade, Key lime, Tickle me turquoise, Winter's mist

Coloringz - No yoking, Oh say can you sea

Vibez - Before dawn, Jeni B Bleu, Deep blue sea

Remember to mention my name while shopping at the store. You will get free mini product :)

XO Anna

Paste-eez meets Shimmerz Sprays for a colorful explosion

Hey everyone, Beck BT here again this time with a scrapbook page.  I am really enjoying creating scrapbook pages lately and this one is no exception.  I wanted to create a fun mix of colors and hitting my Shimmerz products make it just so easy.

Shimmerz Products Used:

Paste-eez - Peach Fuzz

Coloringz - No Yoking

Vibez - Pop Art Pink

Spritz - Ruby

Vibez - Egg Noggin'

Vibez - Jeni B Bleu

Other products:

Simple Stories - Good day Sunshine collection papers

Simple Stories - Good day Sunshine collection sticker elements

Simple Stories enamel dots

Silhouette 'love' cut file

Indigoblu Stencil

Shimmery fun:

To create my page I used my Shimmers to create a fun background base for my page.  

I started out by applying the paste-eez through a stencil, graduating it lighter as I moved toward the sides of the page.

Next I added fun color to the background by splattering various colours featured in my photo to tie the photo into the page and accent it.

I never planned on the big yellow splat, but I must say I kinda like it so didn't set out to hide it.

I hope you enjoyed my share today!

Till next time

xxxBeck BT

Can Spring inspired projects produce Spring weather?

Hi Everyone, it is Beck BT here again this week.  I'm still trying to encourage Spring weather to hit us down in Melbourne with a love of sharing spring inspired projects.  I'm hoping it might work something like a rain dance because gee the weather has been so cold windy and wet so far this season. This week I am sharing with you a card with a cool wood veneer altering technique using Shimmerz products of course!!

I've created a video so you can see how I altered the wood veneer as well as how my card came together.

Shimmerz Products used:

Texturez paste in Patina

Vibes Sprays in 'Taupe of the mornin'

Here are some step pictures getting you nice and up close to that wood veneer altering process.

The process:

Add Texturez paste to the wood veneer piece liberally.

Apply a heat gun to the area allowing the paste to bubble up and then shrink back down

Apply a spray of the Shimmerz Vibes spray in a contrasting color

Wipe over very gently with a wet wipe to remove some of the vibes spray and allow the paste color to show through

Add as a beautiful embellishment to your project as seen on this card

It was so much fun creating this card, so I can't help but share more pictures.  I adore how the wood veneer pieces came.  They made the perfect accent to the sweet florals on the card.

What do you get inspired by?  Maybe you can find some inspiration from your local weather!

 Thanks so much for heading over to the blog today to check out my project!  

Don't forget to mention my name when you order for some free product!  WOOT!  

Till next time

xxxBeck BT

Like what I have used and would like to get your hands on some?  See below:  

Stamping fun with Shimmerz Sprays and Paints

Hey everyone its Beck BT here with some fun stamping with Shimmerz products fun.  I know we all usually use ink pads to stamp with but today I've decided to have some fun stamping with Shimmerz sprays and paints, and here is the result, a fun Halloween card

Shimmerz Products used:

Aqua Huez in 'Carrots'
Creameez in 'Power to the Purple'
Vibes in 'Before Dawn'

I think the names couldn't be much more perfectly named for this Halloween card.

I've created a video for you to enjoy seeing the fun stamping techniques and watching it all come together!

Here are some more pictures of my fun card for you to enjoy.

 Thanks so much for heading over to the blog today to check out my project!  I hope I've inspired you and shown you how lovely a little Aqua Huez colour goodness can easily create amazing cards!

Don't forget to mention my name when you order for some free product!  WOOT!  

Till next time

xxxBeck BT

Like what I have used and would like to get your hands on some?  See below:  

layers of colour

Hey everyone its Beck BT here again with another card, this week I have gone mixed media with a minimal feel - if that sounds at all possible.

I added layers of Shimmerz products, first starting with the 'Jenny B Blue' Vibes spray through a stencil created from a die cut.  Next I added some stencilling with texture paste as well as some grid stamping.  I wanted to add more colour in there and so I randomly added some 'Get Glowing' Creameez and also 'Ride the Tide' Creameez.  They just look divine don't you think!  to finish off I added some splatter with the 'Ride the tide' Creameez in a more concentrated form (so created with less water but enough to be able to splatter with it)

Shimmerz Products used:

Shimmerz Creameez - Ride the Tide and Get Glowing

Shimmerz Vibes - Jenny B Blue

Here are some more pictures so you can get up close and personal with all the fun layers of colour.

 Thanks so much for heading over to the blog today to check out my project!  I hope I've inspired you and shown you how lovely a little Shimmerz yumminess can easily create amazing cards!

Don't forget to mention my name when you order for some free product!  WOOT!  

Till next time

xxxBeck BT

Like what I have used and would like to get your hands on some?  See below: