Creating a Mixed Media Background with Daisie Scraps

 Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing how I like to create my own pattern paper using Shimmerz Paints.  

Products Used:

• Coloringz Night Moves
• Vibez Grey Flannel
• Spritz Granny Grey
• Shimmeringz Concrete
  
•  Vibez Before Dawn
• Shimmerz Celery
•  Inklingz Green Goddess
  
• Exclusive Cut File from Color Kitz 

First I used the black and gray mists to create my plaid background.  It was super simple to do.  I just dipped a paint brush directly into the bottle and used a ruler to paint on straight lines.  This was a super simple process!  Plaid is the easiest design to create because it's only lines.  

 

Then I embellished my cut files.  I used the wreath cut file from the December Color Kitz and cut it on green cardstock.  I then used Shimmerz Celery and Inklingz Green Goddess to create depth in my wreath.  This really upgraded the cut file pieces and made my wreath really shine.  

 

Next I used the pieces to create a wreath on my page.  I glued all the pieces down alternating the light and dark shades in the branches.  I embellished the wreath with some glitter stars and some red circles to represent ornaments.  I added a title and some ribbon to finish everything off!

 

Check out the process video for a more in depth look at my process!  Let me know if you have any questions about any of the techniques I used.  Don't forget to add my name ( Daisie) to the comments of your next purchase for a fun little freebie to be included with your order!

https://youtu.be/8Jf6j1BiPgQ

Thanks for visiting!  Have a crafty day!

Daisie

Strong Together | Ericka Strange

Happy Monday Shimmerz Fanz and I hope the start of this new week finds you healthy and well. Ericka here with another card I made for the Shimmerz Spring Forward Challenge. The challenge is all about making a layout or card WITHOUT using PATTERNED PAPER!! I made a fun background using Tidy Widy Texturz with some Sprtiz and Coloringz.

I started with some Bristol Smooth cardstock and sprayed a couple of layers of Chick-a-Dee Spritz. Once it was dry, I mixed some Tidy Widy Texturez with some 4 Leaf Clover Sprtiz. Texturez have a grit or snady texture in the paste and I used my palette knife to spread it around my background. I sprayed some In Deep Coloringz on some plastic and added smooshed it on the background to give it additional texture.

I knew I wanted to use this Strong Sentiment from Ellen Hutson but my card needed something else, so decided to include the Bear from the All Inside set as well.

I sprayed the bear with Grey Flannel Vibez and added a little colored pencil for additional details. I also added some white gel pen to his eyes and a little pink to his cheeks. I painted the bunny with Ride the Tide Creameez and added it to my bear.

I made a little sign by attaching the Together sentiment which is part of the Be Strong set and added a little handle for him to hold.

I finished my card with a die cut sentiment and Glossy Accents for shine!

Thanks for stopping by and check out my blog Strangely Creative for more information on the products I used.

Two things -
1) The Shimmerz Shop is still running at full pace and we want you to have confidence knowing that everything you receive is safe. There is also a sale running till March 31st. 

If you make a purchase, type in ERICKA in the comments and you'll receive a freebie with your order!

2)Don't forget we have a Spring Forward Challenge and a chance to win a $50 store credit. I look forward to seeing what you create! You can simply share your creation on the Shimmerz Sharez Facebook Group or anywhere on social media using the hashtag #shimmerzspringchallenge.

 

Have a wonderful day and stay healthy and well!

Shimmerz Christmas Tagz | Ericka Strange

Hey Shimmerz fanz! Ericka here and I'm just popping in today with some quick Christmas tags I made using a variety of the Shimmerz sprays and the Concord & 9th Snow Flurry set.

I had so much fun playing with these sprays and finding beautiful colors to blend together. I used watercolor paper so was able to add as much spray and water to my tags as I wanted to get some pretty blends.

For the first tag, I used Vibez Princess and Vibez Sweet Heart. I love the shine the Vibez spray has and it makes a beautiful background.

This tag has a blend of Vibez Hermit the Frog and Coloringz Well Blue Me Down. I love the vibrant look of these two sprays together.

 The Vibez has the beautiful shine while the Coloringz adds more pigment without the shine.

My next tag is a little more masculine with the darker colors. I used Vibez Grey Flannel with the Coloringz Blue Me Down.

On my last tag, I the same Vibez Hermit the Frog and Coloringz Well Blue Me Down but this time less of the green and more of the blue.  This tag is a little more grungy since I accidentally stamped the back of the snowflake and white heat embossed it. I then stamped the right side of the snowflake and heat embossed it with a pink. Still fun but a little more grungy.

For more information on how I created my card, check out my blog Strangely Creative.

That's all for me today. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget if you make a purchase on our new website, type in ERICKA in the comments and you'll receive a freebie with your order!

Snow Day | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  We've got another fun challenge this month!  The Fall Color Challenge last month was so much fun so we decided to do a Winter Color Challenge this month!  The design team each chose 1 color to use in a Winter themed layout.  We hope that you'll play along with us, we want to see what you create! Don't forget to tag me in your posts so that I can check it out!  For this month, I chose a Vibez in Grey Flannel.  Grey Flannel is a beautiful shimmery grey and was part of the 2018 Fall release.  Here's what I came up with for this month!

In addition to Grey Flannel, I used Inklingz in Naughty Or Nice and Me & Blue with a little bit of Vibez Deep Blue Sea mixed in.  I wanted the additional colors to compliment the pretty Grey Flannel color.

I used an older cut file from the Hip Kit Club and cut it out twice so that I could layer them both on top of each other.

I pulled some die cut pieces from a few different Christmas kits from the Hip Kit Club and made sure that the ones I chose, matched my color scheme.  I love how it turned out and can't wait to see your take on this months Color Challenge!  Check out my process video below and don't forget to put my name in the comments section of your next Shimmerz order and you'll receive a free gift!

Autumn Shaker card with Sandi Clarkson

Hello, Shimmerz fans! 

Sandi here with you today sharing a card I made for my sister-in-law. 

I always try to make something special for her because not only do I love her but she also is the person who introduced me to scrapbooking. 

So, here is the completed card using 6 Shimmerz colors as well as some of the sequins that Stacey is now carrying in the store. And of course, lots of Creative Embellishments chipboard. 

This is actually a shaker card, so I had to think a bit as I created, lol! 

Here was one of the first pieces of CE chipboard that I altered by spraying it with Vibez Hot Fudge which gave it a nice sheen!





Next I prepared the CE Viney Frame by first giving it a coat of black gesso. I had been wanting to experiment with using the Shimmerz on a black base and was pleasantly surprised.

Originally, I was just going to use only 2 colors: Inklingz Miner Miner 49er and Spritz Granny Gray .... but later decided to throw in some of the yummy Vibez Quit Yer Wine-n. It is so gorgeous!




My little CE "Happy" chipboard title piece was colorized with black gesso and then Shimmerz So Sappy which gave it a beautiful copper-y glow. At the very end everything was dabbed with white gesso.




Here is another view of the Viney frame as well as more of the lace border where you can really see the shimmer!





Because this is a Shaker card, I used another frame that you can't see (by design) but it was coated with Vibez Grey Flannel to make it blend with the background photo better. Here you can also see the sequins I put inside the shaker which are Spigelmom Scraps Sequins Rustic Retreat. Perfect for my color scheme!





And one last shot of the frame where you can see how the 3 colors look on the black gesso.
Also, towards the end, I splattered drops of the Vibez Quit Yer Wine-n all around my focal point.




Here are the Shimmerz products that I've used.

Shimmer Paints products used:

Vibez Hot Fudge

Vibez Grey Flannel

Vibez Quit Yer Wine-n

Spritz Granny Gray

Inklingz Miner Miner 49er

Shimmerz So Sappy

Spigelmom Scraps Sequins Rustic Retreat

Thanks for coming by the blog today!

Don't forget to use my name when you place your retail order for a free surprise gift from Stacey.

Sandi

Other products used: 

Prima Amber Moon paper collection

Prima French Riveria flowers

Creative Embellishments products used:

Lace Border 1

Viney Flourish Frame

Heart Frame Set

Happy Word Set

"Get Your Paint On" with Sandi Clarkson

Hey hey, scrappy friends! 

It's Sandi here with you today sharing my latest Shimmerz Paints project. 

I wanted to have a little fun with some of the newest Shimmerz Paints colors, so I decided to create this little art palette piece and try for an ombre effect using the grays. 

The actual Art Palette is a chipboard piece from Creative Embellishments and it's about 7 inches high.  I prepped it with some crackle paste and let that air dry (waiting is the hardest part!) for about 24 hours. Next I adhered some old paintbrushes and decided on my other embellishments.

To achieve the ombre look, I've used Coloringz Night Moves, Vibez GreyFlannel and lastly Spritz Granny Gray. These were simply sprayed on one after the other.




Before the colors were completely dry, I splattered on Shimmerz Teal the End of Time and Vibez Snow Storm. And then because I couldn't stand NOT to, I splattered on some of the new Shimmerz Pip Pip Cherry O. I thought it would be a nice pop of color and it's perfect!




When that was done, I colorized my chipboard title (also Creative Embellishments) with the Coloringz Night Moves. After adhering that, I moved on to adding my other embellies.




I finished everything off with some white gesso splattering and highlighting.  Lastly, I added a few of the new sequins we are carrying by SpeigelMom ... Spigelmom Scraps Sequins Picking Wild Flowers


 

I'm loving all the dimension and mostly, these new gray colors!
I'm thinking lots of great modern farmhouse projects!

If you are ready to shop, don't forget to include my name SANDI in the comment section, to receive a little free gift.

That's it for today!
Thanks for coming by.

 Vibez GreyFlannel (new) 

Vibez Snow Storm

Spritz Granny Gray (new)

Coloringz Night Moves

Shimmerz Pip Pip Cherry O (new)

Shimmerz Teal the End of Time

Spigelmom Scraps Sequins Picking Wild Flowers (new)

Blending and painting with Pearlz

Do you know what is so great about using Shimmerz Pearlz and Shimmerz Paints??? They blend so well together and the final look is flawless and beautiful. For today's layout, I went ahead and used my new Teresa Collins Shimmerz Pearlz to color my chipboard, flowers and some of the open spaces in my stamping. I really love being able to recolor the plain white flowers that Prima offers, and in this case, I used my Grey Flannel, Crafty, Morning Mist Pearlz and Olive Branch and Terra Cotta Shimmerz Spritz for the main colors on the flowers.


With the flowers colored with the color Crafty Pearlz, I went ahead and smeared on some of my Pearl Pearlz on top to give a little bit of a distressed look.


With the chipboard, I had previously used this piece as a mask for other projects, and therefore it was originally spritzed with my Shimmerz Spritz in Concrete, Mango Madness and Rock-a-Fella Blue. I wanted to add some more dimension to the colors and therefore went ahead and added to it my Shimmerz Pearlz in Pearl, Crafty and Morning Mist. The results were just beautiful!
There are just so many things you can do with your Teresa Collins Pearlz Shimmerz and with other Shimmerz products that you could just keep on creating over and over and over. I hope you'll try these fun products, and then share your projects with us as well!
-Deanna

Stamping with Pearlz

I've had so much fun creating with Pearlz. The possibilities are really endless. I just had to share with you some recent creations. I decided to use one of my favorite stamps to create a soft, romantic background for both of these projects.
On the first project I used Ballet Slipper, Grey Flannel, acrylic, a wooden script stamp, and a sponge. I used the sponge to daub the background of the acrylic using Ballet Slipper. Creating a soft textured sponge look. Once that dried, I used a paint brush to brush the color (Grey Flannel) onto my wooden script stamp. Stamping off/onto the acrylic creates a two tone soft textured background. It's even more beautiful in person. Some of the Background color (Ballet Slipper) came up when Stamping creating a antique aged look. I really love the way it all turned out. If you are not into the aged look, just sponge more of the background color onto your acrylic.














On this project I used the same wooden script stamp, and Morning Mist Pearlz stamping onto black cardstock. Once it dried I embellished the rest of the layout. I love the way the Pearlz added an elegant, feminine, soft touch to my projects. Just think of all the fun things you can do with Pearlz and your stamps. I hope you give them a try and have tons of fun in the process.