You Are Special Card | Melinda Beltran

Hello crafty friends,
Melinda here with you today and I am excited to share my latest card with you.

My card starts with an A2, top folding card from white cardstock. I then cut a mat from some plain white cardstock along with some heart shapes.

I painted some of the Crimson Tide Shimmerz paint onto the mat. I then spritzed it with some Glorious Days and Snow Storm Vibez spray. I repeated these steps until I was satisfied with the mat.

I then proceeded to color the top hearts with some Pink O De Mayo Shimmerz paint. I then adhered them to the solid hearts. 

Next, I proceeded to cut some flowers and the leaves from some more plain white cardstock. I used Pip Pip Cherry O Shimmerz to paint the flowers and some Angel Kiss Inklingz for the leaves. I love the contrast of the pearly finish the Inklingz has. I mounted my flowers and leaves onto some oval cross-stitched mats.

I finished of my card by stamping a sentiment in some berry colored ink and then adding a few sequins. I also added some pearl embellishments to the centers of the flowers.

Here is one last look at my finished card. I love the way it turned out!

Supplies Used

Glorious Day Vibez Spray

Snow Storm Vibez Spray

Crimson Tide Shimmerz Paint

Pink O De Mayo Shimmerz Paint

Pip Pip Cherry O Shimerz Paint

Angel's Kiss Inklingz

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1 package of Spiegelmom Scraps Sequins in One in a Melon

1) 2oz bottle of Pink Moscato Vibez

1) 1 oz jar of  Celery Shimmerz 

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!

Stay Wild | Niki Rowland

Hey there Shimmerz fans! Niki here today. How is everyone getting on with Christmas preparations? I love Christmas so much but but today I have a bright and colourful layout to share with you that isn't Christmassy at all! Back to Christmas crafting next week!

So I couldn't resist using this beautiful die cut sheet by Paige Evans from her new Whimsical collection. It sat in my stash for a while becuase I wasn't too sure what to do with it but then I had a lightbulb moment and decided to paint it in all the Shimmerz colours!

I started off by trimming the white card down, backing it on a piece of light pink paper, and then I mounted it on the dark pink border. I then attempted to colour match the colours from the Whimsical collection with my Shimmerz colours. I did a good job - there are so many Shimmerz colours that I had lots of choice and perfect matches in some cases.

I then painted all the flowers and leaves in my chosen colours. I used (all Shimmerz originals) Sunny, Jilted Jade, It's Mint to Be,  Pink O de Mayo, Pink, Pip Pip Cherry-O.

The die cut background painted beautifully. In some cases the flowers were double blooms so I painted the inner and outer petals different colours. The effect is really very beautiful. I added a few yellow and Pink O de Mayo paint splatters. 

It took quite a while to do the painting but it was very peaceful and theraputic and I really enjoyed just sitting and being arty.

 

Once the flowers were all painted I constructed the layout. I wanted the focus to be on the flowers in the background and therefore I tried not to add to it too much. I created a base for my photos on some fussy cut flowers, also from the Whimsical collection. I layered up my photos with a few paper layers and bits of ephemera. I the added rub-on butterflies and enamel butterflies around the flowers on the background.  The title is an Acrylic Perspextive by Bramblefox.

Thanks so much for joining me today - I hope you have enjoyed my very bright and colourful layout!

Happy scrapping and if you place an order, don't forget to put my name in the comments to recieve a free gift. Happy scrapping xx 

Products used: 

Shimmerz Sunny, Jilted Jade, It's Mint to Be,  Pink O de Mayo, Pink, Pip Pip Cherry-O.