November Color Kitz-Rhonda Reno

 Hello everyone, it's Rhonda here with a new layout to share with you.  The colors in this month's Color Kitz  are amazing as always. Phenomenal combination of paints and sprays. I'm always blown away at the beautiful collection of paints each month.

My first step in creating this layout was to paint the flowers using the paints in the purple tones "Inklingz-Ruby Lost Her Slippers', Blingz 'Gold N Roses' and Vibez 'Raisin Cane.' Painting and creating florals for my layouts is one of my favorite things and these turned out beautiful. I added some highlights to my flowers with some diamond Stickles.

The next step for me was creating the mixed media background...my VERY favorite part of using Shimmerz! I used all the colors from the kit on my background. Unfortunately, a lot of the background was covered up but you can see the hints of it peeking around the layout.
I used the colors listed above as well as Vibez 'Hot Fudge' and Shimmerz 'Christmas Cheer.'

I added some extra texture with a stencil and some Ranger texture paste.
I used the Vibez Hot Fudge for the 2 cardstock doilies...it's a gorgeous brown color with copper tones--absolutely perfect for this vintage photo of my great great grandparents. 

I added some greenery to the floral clusters as well as a few scattered hot melt dots that I've had in my stash for years and years.

Be sure and check out all the kitz for this month on the Shimmerz Paints website. And also be sure and add the name of any design team member to the comment section of your order for a little surprise. 

We would love to see anything you create using Shimmerz products in our FB group Shimmerz Paints Sharez!

Happy crafting, friends!

~Rhonda~

For The Shimmerz Paints Design Team, "Nothing Burns Like The Cold"

 Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new page for the amazing Shimmerz Paints! Go and see all the fun                                                                          treasures there!

To make this page I stenciled on Prima Platinum Texture Paste with a small spatula onto watercolor paper. I taped on watercolor paper under the image to make it stronger and to lie flat, and also made a mat out of watercolor paper. I added layers of corrugated cardboard and placed it on the page.I taped on flowers, glued on beads and other items, and I brushed on Shimmerz Paints.  I rubbed on silver mica powder on different areas. I also brushed on silver mica powder with a fan brush to imitate the lines of the arctic lights. 

To add visual interest I added micro beads,seed beads,glass beads,swarovski crystals,acrylic crystals, glass glitter,iridescent wrapping paper,sisal,silver thread, chipboard,tulle,lace,flowers,and bling and metal from my stash. A lot of the items are glued on individually with Glossy Accents. Many of the textural items are from Reneabouquets.

Inklingz: First Blush, and Blue My Mind, Corney Flower Blue, Oakie Bear Blue, Imperial Amethyst,and Plum Crazy.

                                                         

      Shimmerz: Royal Purple,Slow Ocean, Silver Bells,Ultra Marine,Colder Than Ice, Peacock's Plume  and Iris My Case.

                                      Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

For The Shimmerz Paints Design Team, Believe In The Magic Of Christmas

 

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new page for the amazing Shimmerz Paints! Go and see all the fun                                                                             treasures there!

To make this page I brushed on clear gesso on Prima paper,then stenciled on Prima Platinum Texture Paste with a small spatula. I taped on watercolor paper under the image to make it stronger and to lie flat. I made a mat out of canvas paper.  I added layers of corrugated cardboard and placed it on the page.I taped on flowers, glued on beads and other items, and I brushed on Shimmerz Paints.  I rubbed on gold and silver mica powder on different areas.

To add visual interest I added micro beads,seed beads,glass beads,swarovski crystals,acrylic crystals, glass glitter,gold leaf,iridescent wrapping paper, chipboard,tulle,lace,flowers,and bling and metal from my stash. A lot of the items are glued on individually with Glossy Accents. Many of the textural items are from Reneabouquets.

Inklingz: First Blush, Penny 4 Your Thoughts, She Packs A Punch, Spotlight White, Olive U Truly,  She Packs A Punch, and Blue My Mind

                                                         

      Shimmerz: Run! Forest, 

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

December Memories | Sarah Millerhouse | November Color Kitz

Hello! I love using the beautiful November Color Kitz, combined with a couple of colors from past Color Kitz, to create this fun Christmas layout! 

I started this layout by making six imperfect circles or splotches of color! I knew I wanted clusters of circles, so I used the paints as the base for each cluster. I used two colors from the November Color Kitz: Shimmerz - Christmas Cheer and Blingz - Gold-N-Roses. I also used the Color Splash - Flashy Flamingo (which is my new favorite color and can be found on almost every layout I am making right now) and Creameez - Boogie Boardin’ Blue, both from the September Color Kitz. I applied each of the colors with a paintbrush to better control where the color landed, and then I added a few splatters of each one. I love how these colors work together and perfectly match the collection I used! 

While that was drying, I cut a bunch of circles from patterned papers from the new Sugarplum Wishes collection. I cut circles in varying sizes and patterns from 1.5 in to 3 in. Once the paints were dry, I clustered the circles together, mixing patterns, on the areas where I splashed the colors. 

I added my photos, matted on more of the patterned papers. I then lightly embellished the clusters of circles with ephemera from the collection. 

I used two alpha sets from the collection for the title and date. I finished off the layout with shiny Christmas bits from Buttons Galore and Pops of Color! 

I hope you have a beautiful weekend ahead! If you haven’t gotten your hands on the Color Kitz yet, do yourself a favor and take the plunge! You won’t regret it! If you place an order, please add my name, Sarah Millerhouse, to the comment section for a free gift!

 Hey it's MK!  Today I'm sharing a layout about my son all dressed up for a dance.  I decided to use fall colors because of the orange tones in my photo created by the setting sun.

I used packaging from the collection I'm working with for my photo mat.  Once I got the placement of my photo mat and strips of paper, I traced them lightly with a pencil.  Now that I have the outlines of where all my bits are going to go, I'll start putting color around the lines with the packaging technique.  The first color I put down is Inklingz Burnished Buckle.  This is such a beautiful brown with a very light shimmer.  I added Blingz + Shimmerz Spiced Cider on top of and next to the Burnished Buckle color.  The Spiced Cider adds a gorgeous green iridescent sparkle to the brown mixture.  Before the browns have time to soak into the paper, I added some Inklingz Spotlight White in a few spots around the layout so soften the edges of the browns.  Lastly, I splattered around the layout using Vibez Punkin' Pie and used the tube from the bottle to lightly paint the color in a few areas.

Now that my background is dried and all my pieces have been added back to the layout, I'll start embellishing.  I added a few more banners to a pre-printed bunting so I could change the colors up a bit as well as hide some words that didn't go with my layout.  I added a few flowers and leaves on the left side of my photo to fill in the gap between the left cluster and the photo cluster.

That is all that I have for you today.  Thank you so much for stopping by!  Here is the process video, if you'd like to see how this layout came together:

I hope you have a great one and I'll check back in soon.