Fun & Vibrant Layout by Lorilei Murphy

Hello friends! For this layout I got out my stash of Crate Paper Wild Heart to have some fun with the gorgeous purples, pinks, and blue of the Shimmerz Paints I selected!  Full disclosure- I have made my fair share of messed up backgrounds with paints and mists, and I have learned to use colors that are harmonious vs. contrasting when I want to make a pretty page!  I knew I wanted to use the FUN letters, so I used them to choose my colors!

I started with a white background and applied gesso.  My first color to go down was Sweet Heart Vibez using the packaging technique (spray mist onto plastic packaging - flip packaging onto a background- smush), and I also added some pink splatters using the tube and a tapping motion.  I usually start with the lightest color of a set I have chosen so I can build the color up.  Next, I used the same methods to apply the Frost Bite, such a gorgeous color and it has lots of shimmer!  I added the blue next to the pink spots, overlapping slightly so that it would make a new purple color.

I let everything dry and used the Vivacious Violet spray next, I only added splatters and drops with it, so that the purple wouldn't over power the nice mix of pink and blue.  It is a lovely shade and added just the right pop of color!  Once all the paint had dried, I started layering all my scrap items.  I used a white floral cut file under my photo to give it some nice definition against the painted background.

Most times I find that the paint puddles help to dictate where the photos and design will end up on a layout.  I embellished the left side of my photo and then added more embellishments in a vertical line with the photo.  As I added die cuts, I found the shiny gold Wild Heart photo reel embellishment and thought the gold was a perfect addition to add sparkle and glam.  I got out my Old Yeller Inklingz and added gold splatters in the vertical line.

Thanks for joining me today!  I hope your next project is full of messy, painty fun!

Supplies used:  Sweet Heart Vibez / Frost Bite / Vivacious Violet / Old Yeller

There's Snowbuddy Like You | Niki Rowland

Hey Shimmerz Fans! Niki here today and I have a layout to share that has a winter theme. These photos are from a birthday party my children went to a few weeks ago at a snow centre. They basically zoomed down a very large snow slide on giant rubber rings - how much fun is that!

As I've been in Florida for most of December and quite a bit of January...I don't have many winter photos yet so I was delighted to have these snowy ones so I could get all frosty with my Shimmerz paints!

There are so many awesome shades of blue paint in the Shimmerz store! I picked out six and applied them to the bottom of my layout using the packaging technique.

I've used:

Winters Mist Shimmerz

It's Mint to Be Shimmerz

Frost Bite Vibez

Deep Blue Sea Vibez

Ride the Tide Creameez

Witches Blue Creameez.

I'm learning that to get a fabulous water colour effect background, the trick is to use several different shades of the same colour. This is demonstrated by how well this blue area turned out on this layout! It also doesn't matter too much if the colours mix together a little...becuase they are all just shades of the same colour, no muddy mixing this way.

I added lots of splatters in the same colours. I made a snowy hill for the bottom of my layout just by tearing white dotty cardstock. I kept holding this piece up against the water colour area I was working on to check for size. Amazingly I didn't get any blue fingerprints on it!

Once my background was dry I could start to assemble the rest of the layout. I used shades of blues and greens to add layers behind my photo. I bordered the whole layout with a dark blue border and I added lots of snowflakes, embellishments and sequins, also all in shades of blue. I did also add some white Perspextives and some silver thread, also a couple of glittery silvery hearts...this definitely added to the snowy effect.

 

Finally I finished off with my title which I created out of two different alphabet stickers, also in shades of blue.

 

Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed my wintery layout.

Don't forget that if you place an order via the Shimmerz website and add my name in the comments you will recieve a free gift.

Happy scrapping xx