Finally Family with Process Video | Niki Rowland

Hey everyone, this is Niki and I have a new layout today. I wanted to achieve a soft and subtle look using cool tones of pink and blue.

I started off my creating my background. I trimmed down Marshmallow cardstock and mounted it on a piece of Pretty Little Studio Indian Summer paper. I could then apply my mixed media. I've used five colours of Inklingz:

Angel's Kiss

Pink a Boo

A Rose (by any other name)

Frosty Buns

The Holly and the Ivy

I used the packaging technique to create the very soft background. I started off with the very pale Angel's Kiss colour and then added areas of darker colours. The Frosty Buns Inklingz wasn't quite the right shade for the bits I was planning to use on this layout so I mixed in a small amount of The Holly & the Ivy to make it slightly more green. I added splatters too.

Once my background was done I then started to assemble my layout. I mounted my photo on a few paper layers, including vellum for a soft look. I positioned my photo and the word 'Family' and then added embellishments around those.

I added silver thread for some sparkle, and a Dotz by Shimmerz button that says Hi. I also fussy cut some houses from Jen Hadfield We are Family. I added stickers and a number of acrylic dots to finish off.

Thanks so much for joining me today, here's another look at the finished layout:

There is a process video for this layout that can be viewed below.

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 Happy scrapping xxx 

 

Simply Enjoy Life Card | Melinda Beltran

Happy Saturday Shimmerz friends!
Melinda here with you today and i'm excited to share this fun card I created.

Here's a look at my card. I started by creating an A2 top folding base from some white cardstock. I then cut a mat from some medium purple cardstock. 

Next, I went to work creating my background. I used a piece of white cardstock and then painted several colors of Shimmerz and Inklingz paints onto the background to create this background. Once the paints were dry, I added a layer of Puttin' On The Glitz Pasteez. This added a layer of sparkle to the shimmer.

Here is another view of the mat. It is so pretty in real life with the shimmer of the Shimmerz paint, the pearly look of the Inklingz and the sparkle.

Next, I added some scalloped heart die cuts, some tiny flowers and some butterflies. I also added a strip of ribbon with a bow.

I added a variety of butterflies in various colors and sprinkled some sequins around them.

I finished off my card by adding a sentiment from the Simply Enjoy Stampz set.

Here is one last look at my finished card.

SUPPLIES USED

Colder Than Ice Shimmerz

It's Mint To Be Shimmerz Paint

Ginger Snapped Inklingz

A Rose By Any Other Name Inklingz

Puttin' On The Glitz Pasteez

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1) 1oz jar of  Good as Gold Inklingz

1) 1oz jar of Pining for You Creameez

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As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to come back by and see what the rest of these incredibly talented designers are creating! Until the next time, you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Peace Cards | Melinda

Hello crafty friends,
Melinda here and I am super excited to share my cards with you today!

I created two cards featuring a variety of the beautiful Shimmerz Products!  They are both a finished size of A2, so they will fit in an A2 sized envelope. Of course they are a bit chunky with the dimensional Poinsettias.


For both, I started by creating the card bases. I then cut the bases out of some cream colored cardstock and then cut the titles and flower pieces out of plain white cardstock. I absolutely love to start with just plain white cardstock and see where these beautiful Shimmerz products take my projects! The only other non-white pieces are the flourishes and the Kraft paper background mat for the card on the right.


For this first card, here is a closer look at the beautiful poinsettias. I used a combination of the  and   the    to paint the poinsettias. For the smaller ones I just made the two layers two solid tones. For the large one, you can see I brushed the   on first and then added in the  darker shade.  For the leaves, I used the Olive You Only Shimmerz paint.  You can also see in the background that I stamped some tiny snowflakes using the tiny snowflake stamp from the     stamp set.  I then brushed on some of the Puttin’ on the glitz pasteez and brushed it horizontally to make the mat look a bit “snowy”.


Here’s a closer look at the peace title. I layered three of them together to give them some depth. I painted some of the Angel’s Kiss Inklingz onto the die cut. You can’t tell in the picture, but it has a very soft and subtle shimmer to it. Reminds me of a pearl like finish. The bottom outline layer has some Puttin’ on the Glitz dabbed onto it.


Here’s a closer look at the Poinsettias on the second card. I painted these the same as the other card. For the background on this card, I started by spraying some Jenni B Bleu Vibez onto the background. Once it was dry, I just brushed on some of the Angel’s Kiss Inklingz onto the background.

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Supplies Used

Love Never Melts Clear Stamp Set

Jeni B Bleu Vibez

Puttin’ On The Glitz Pasteez

First Blush Inklingz

Olive You Truly

A Rose (by any other name)

Now all that's left is for your to go pick up a little Shimmerz Paint and you can make your own!

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Thank you so much for allowing me to share with you. Please leave me a comment and let us know you were here. Don't forget to check back to see what the rest of these amazing designers are working on! Until the next time, you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Mixed Media Video Tutorial with Gabrielle

Good morning Shimmerz Fans! It's Gabrielle here with you today to share my newest mixed media page and Video Tutorial.  I don't know about you, but I love doing mixed media style pages, they are pretty quick and easy to do and they really allow you to get creative.

For this page I used a variety of Shimmerz Paints products for the background design as well as for use on the Dusty Attic chipboard embellishments I used.  So much fun getting to use some of the NEW colors Shimmerz recently released!  

As always, I created a brief video tutorial to show step by step how this page design came together....so if you have a few minutes, grab a beverage, kick your feet up and enjoy!....

Hope you enjoyed today's video tutorial! Here are a few close-ups that you can view at your leisure...

I'm loving the soft smokey look some of the new colors gave my background design.  I have to say that Arti-choked has to be on of my favorite Texturez colors! Such a lovely shade of green! (used on the Dusty Attic Foliage)

I also love the pitted iron look the Shimmerz Gritty Graphite gives my scroll designs!

I'm glad you have the video to watch because my photos just don't do justice to the lovely effect the Shimmerz Spun Sugar gives to my hanging vines! Here I used the Crafter's Workshop Stencil I designed called Moving Vines with the Spun Sugar Dazzlerz.

So happy you had a chance to stop by the Shimmerz Blog today, we always love to hear your comments and feedback! Remember: if you would love a FREE/BONUS Shimmerz Paint product in the color of your choice with your next Shimmerz Paints order, be sure to put my name 'Gabrielle' in the Instructions to Merchant/Seller' part of your order! xo