Attitude, For The Shimmerz Paints DT

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

This is a photo of my daughter-in-law Aron, and her sister Abby. These are two of the sweetest people ever. I think this is photo is funny because it is so not them. I feel very blessed that they're family.

                                    

I put the layers under the photo together,starting with taping on watercolor paper under the image to make it stronger and to lie flat. I taped together layers of cardboard with the photo on top.I made a mat out of watercolor paper. On the corrugated cardboard I poured on Ultra Thick Embossing Powder onto wet  white gesso. I heated it with a heat gun,this was to add texture. 

 The background paper is from 49 and Market, I painted on Clear Gesso so the paper didn't absorb the paints.  I put the layers on the page, and applied Prima Platinum crackle through a Prima stencil with a spatula. I started adding other items. I applied white gesso to the chipboard so the paint would have something to "grip onto to".

                                   I brushed on different colors of  Shimmerz paints on the background paper, the                                                                     mat, and the chipboard:                                                                                                      

Inklingz:    Good As Gold,  Penny 4 Your Thoughts,  Pink-A-Boo ,   First Blush, Steely Blue Eyes,  Honeymoon, Beets Me, Hot Stuff, and Greener Pastures.

Shimmerz:   Christmas Cheer, and Run!Forest.

 

To add visual interest I added micro beads, seed beads,glass glitter,iridescent wrapping paper, glass beads, swarovski crystals,sequins,shells, gold thread,wire,lace, tulle, feathers from my backyard, pearls,metal from Reneabouquets,Beautiful Board from Reneabouquets,and bling and metal from my stash. I rubbed on gold mica powder on a lot of of the raised areas. Most of the things are glued on individually with Glossy Accents.I used double sided foam tape for heavier items, and to put the cardboard layers together. All the images around the photo are from 49 and Market paper.

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