Card and Tag by Jennifer Marie

Hello Shimmerz addicts,

Today, it's my turn to post on the blog. I am so happy to be part of this team.
It is really a pleasure to play with inks and paintings ... The pastes and textures of "TEXTUREZ"

For his 2 sheaves I played with the "TEXTUREZ" and "SHIMMERZ"

To start, I spread out using my knife, "texture" Gold mine, its sanded texture gives a dimension and texture to the creation. Once dry, I spread out my "texture" Sandy stone, and once again dried.

Once all is dry, I have using my "Acritonez" 3 Sheets to the Wind, apply with my brush to some place to soften...
Then, place at my favorite moment: the assembly of the sheave.

Once every embellishment in its place, up to more colors ... And this time I used my "Shimmerz" Golden Wheat, to apply to some places of my embellishments.

I hope you like it ...

Used media:

- Texturez ( Gold Mine )

- Texturez ( Sandy Stone )

- AcriTonez ( 3 Sheets To The Wind )

- Shimmerz ( Golden Wheat )

See you soon

And good Shimmerz

Creating a Serene Beach Canvas with Gabrielle

Hi all! It's been crazy with the weather here in Canada! Just when I think the summer weather is finally here, we get another cold spell!  But I'm not letting that stop me from having some warm summery fun making up a beach style canvas!  I recently renovated my laundry room and now am at the decorating stage.  The colors I chose were in the soft aquas (kind of beachy/Cape Cod look). So I wanted to create some art work for my walls.  So I gathered together some of my favorite Shimmerz paints products and got to playing!

Shimmerz Paints Products used in this video:

~ Taupe of the World Spritz

~ Don't Be Suede Coloringz

~ Glorious Day Vibez

~Jeni B Bleu Vibez

~ Oh Say Can U Sea Coloringz

~ Lime Shimmerz

~ Olive Green Shimmerz

~ Golden Wheat Shimmerz

As always I created a video tutorial so that you can watch step by step how I created this canvas.  So grab yourself an iced tea, sit back, relax and enjoy! xo

I hope you enjoyed watching this project come together.  Here are some of the close-ups that you can view at your leisure (the video doesn't give you a long time to look :) ....

I made some of the embellishments with some Martha Stewart air dry clay (starfish, barnacles).

All the chipboard accents are from Dusty Attic Designs.  I love the effect the Shimmerz paints give the crooked fence design, the little bits of mica in the paint helps add that aged texture to the chipboard.

I also added some glass seed beads to the canvas for added texture.

I was really happy with the way the Taupe of the World Spritz looked on my chipboard anchor, I think it gives it a nice iron look!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Shimmerz blog today.  I hope I've inspired you to get playing with your Shimmerz products!  NOTE: If you'd like a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product with your next order, be sure to mention my name 'Gabrielle' in the 'Instructions to Merchant/Seller' part of your order, to get bonus Shimmerz product in the color of your choice! 

Get Your Rainbow On ~ Art Palette Canvas with Video Tutorial

Hello Shimmerz fans!  Gabrielle here with you today to share an OTP (Off the page) using a really fun wooden art palette canvas I got in the September kit at Flying Unicorn Kit Club.  There were so many cool metal ornaments included in this kit so I went and used these and some of the flowers and Shimmerz mixed media elements included in this kit as well.  I also added other colors of Shimmerz paints as well. Here are the Shimmerz products I used in this project:

~Golden Wheat Shimmerz

~Grape Escape Vibez

~Caribbean Sunset Spritz

~Hot Fudge Vibez

~Beets Me Inklingz

~Pugnacious Purple Inklingz

~Me and Blue Inklingz

~ Giddy about Green Inklingz

~Gold Mine Inklingz

~Pink Inklingz

~Tarnished Treasure Inklingz

~ Brass Knuckles Inklingz

I recorded a video tutorial on how I made this canvas design, hope you enjoy!

I thought I would share a bunch of close-ups that you can enjoy at your leisure. Above is a close-up of the embellishment cluster, a combination of metal accents, blooms and gems.  I gave the whole thing a coat of gesso and then spritzed and painted with Grape Escape Vibez.  Last but not least, I dabbed on some Brass Knuckles Inklings to further the metalic look on my embellishment cluster.

I used a variety of stencils....Heidi Swapp Moroccan stencil, Crafter's Workshop 'Art Is' stencil and the Prima 'Sunrise Sunset' Checkerboard stencil to create a textural background on my palette.  I then layered on lots of Shimmerz colors to create an 'artsy' looking background.

I chose a quote that I thought would work nicely with the art palette design....'Art is not what you see but what you make others see' ....I used the Tim Holtz alphabet stickers (included in the Flying Unicorn kit mixed with some Webster's Pages alphabet stickers I had in my home stash).

Here is another shot of the embellishment cluster.....I finished the design with a few colorful adhesive gems.

Originally I had planned to use a bunch of large colorful gems as my 'paint colors' but couldn't find them in the size and colors I was looking for....then I came across these 'sugared' gems at a local dollar store and went with these.  I used a variety of coordinating colors of Inklingz as a background mosaic design behind the colored gems.

There are a bunch of paint brushes included in the palette set, so I took two of these brushes as accent pieces to my design and 'dirtied them up a bit, giving them a well used look, by smudging on some paint colors before I applied them to my canvas.

I hope you enjoyed today's project! If you would like to order some of the beautiful Shimmerz products used on this project you can find them HERE.....and remember if you would like to get a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product, be sure to mention my name 'Gabrielle' in the INSTRUCTIONS TO MERCHANT part of your order, and Shimmerz will send you a bonus product in the color of your choice.

Before I leave today I want to share some exciting news!!  The lovely folks at Shimmerz Paints have been hard at work creating NEW and EXCITING paint colors!  I just had a peek and the NEW colors are up and ready to go!  I don't know about you but I'm super excited to give these new color palettes a go! xo

A Quick & Easy Canvas!

Hi all! I'm so excited to share with you today a small canvas design I made using goodies from the September Flying Unicorn kits and some of my favorite Shimmerz Paints Products. There were so many beautiful metal embellishments in this kit I wanted to use them on a mixed media style canvas.  Most of what is on this canvas is from the September kits from Flying Unicorn (I think the only thing from my stash is a couple of adhesive gems and a couple small Dusty Attic chipboard pieces and some Shimmerz Paintz (although some of the Shimmerz products are in the kit)....I will list them below).  As always, I find it easier to show than to tell, so here is a little video tutorial I made up for this piece,...enjoy!

As I said, most of the products I used on this canvas are from the Flying Unicorn kits, but here are the Shimmerz Products used on this canvas....

~ Sunset Strip Vibez

~ Before the Dawn Vibez

~Truffle Spritz

~ Jeni B Bleu Vibez (in Kit)

~ Apple Cider Blingz

~ Artechoked Texturez (in Kit)

~ Golden Wheat Shimmerz

NOTE:  If you would like to order the Shimmerz products used on this canvas you can order them directly from the Shimmerz online STORE.  And remember if you would like to get a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product be sure to mention my name "Gabrielle' in the 'INSTRUCTIONS TO MERCHANT' part at the end of your order and Stacey will send you a bonus Shimmerz product in the color of your choice :)

Here are a few of close ups of the canvas that you can view at your leasure....

I just love that metal branch!

Hope you enjoyed my project! This one came together quick and easy!  I've got another really fun canvas/and video tutorial coming up in a few days (11th) done with more goodies from this kit and lots of lovely Shimmerz products!  Hope you'll be able to come by and check it out!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Cover for sewing machine

Why I love the Shimmerz products?
Because with them I can change the colors of my embellishments as I like.

For example, I had a white felt border, but I needed one yellow for my work. I used Tuscan Sun Spritz Shimmerz, Golden Wheat and Apricot Shimmerz .... and I obtained, very easily, my new yellow felt border to embellish the cover for my sewing machine.

.... and I obtained, very easily, my new yellow felt border to embellish the cover for my sewing machine.

I used Key Lime Shimmerz on the flower and on the leaves of the felt border for give light.





Have a great day with creativity!

Roberta

Explore

For this layout I used rub-ons to create my own patterned paper. I have a box full of rub-ons and sometimes I don't know what to do with them. These particular rub-ons were on a sheet, 8 1/2 x 4 inches. I placed them on white cardstock and started rubbing. What is fun about these is that you can paint them with any Shimmerz color to match your layout. I know you have some.

I used Royal Red and Golden Wheat Shimmerz paint and December Sky Blingz . I didn't add anything else. This is what Shimmerz and Blingz looks like. It reflects light and it shimmerz.

Use a paint brush to dip some color and have fun!

CPS #138 and Shimmerz

Hi, Daniela here, with my take on CPS #138 sketch. I made this card with polka dot paper that I made by stamping and embossing. The background is Crate Paper and then I used a journaling note, for my butterfly and the sentiment.I die cut the butterfly from old book pages using my Cuttlebug die. I sprayed the butterfly with Licorice Shimmerz Spritz and then painted with December Sky Blingz, Golden Wheat and Bubble Gum Shimmerz. I used a heat gun to set each color before moving to the next color.
The journaling note is sprayed with Tuscan Sun, Sea Foam and Licorice Shimmerz Spritz.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you get a chance to play.