Arty Tag by Joyce

 Hello my Shimmerz Sirens.

It's me Joyce here today to share a little mixed media tag featuring a photo from one of my fav pre-raphaelite period artist, Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

I adore the dusty hues in his work, his details are exquisite.

This photo reminded me of a creative relationship I have with a fellow artist. I know those two women are discussing current arty trends and art supplies during that Victorian time.

The tag was slathered with gesso over a printed book page, and the photo was printed on printer paper and adhered to the tag. 

Below, I set about trying to create drips of ribbons of colors from each

of the women's gowns.  I liked how some of the colors ran through the lacy bits of lace creating more interest and texture.

Although I didn't have the colors of these gowns in my Shimmerz Paints arsenal, I was able to capture them using a variety of Shimmerz colors like the lovely shimmery Inklingz White, and the pretty little pots of purples such as Inklingz Precious Posey, Pugnacious Purple, Creamez Witches Blue, Shimmer Orchid-Stra, Blingz Under the Sea, and finally Vibez Princess.

Don't be afraid to mix your Shimmerz Paints products to obtain a desired color.

See you next time, where I hope to have completed my 

Autumn Enchantment Junk Journal.

Shabby Chic Summer Place Junk Journal by Joyce

Summer’s over but I’m not quite done with it yet. It’s me Joyce here today to share my shabby chic Summer Place Junk Journal.  It’s stuffed with old things I used to hold dear: a collage featuring an old ticket to a play I attended; stained Battenburg doily; Pansies I dried years ago and now have a home in my journal; a letter from Grandma which included a dollar to buy ice cream on the way home from the neighborhood pool; a post card from my favorite Pre-Raphaelite Artist; and some music sheet to, “ A Summer Place” by Percy Faith.  When I was a young child, my mom would play this song when she set up to oil paint or attend to chores. Then and today, it still resonates with me. I feel all is right in the world and it still brings a tear to my eye.  

Here's a little slide show of the completed journal. Thanks for viewing with me.

All the chipboard, and linen fabric in the junk journal was treated with yummy, creamy Shimmerz Paints.

Let me tell you what I used.

Chipboard:

Acritonez-Three Sheets to the Wind

Inklingz – Pugnacious Purple, Precious Posey, and I Love you Onyxly

Shimmerz – Orchid-stra

Button:

Blingz- Gold Glimmer

Shimmer – Berry-licious

Coffee dyed paper and white linen fabric:   I combined the following two products to achieve a dusty lilac color.

Vibez- Princess

Shimmeringz-Heavy Metal

Thanks for letting me share with you.

Shabby Chic Wall Art

Hi Shimmerz fans! Gabrielle here with you today to share something a little bit different.  I love browsing Pinterest, lots of inspiring artwork to be found there.  I've been admiring the fashion drawings of Katie Rodgers and thought I'd like to try doing a little fashion sketch using my Shimmerz Paints.

Here are the Shimmerz Products I used for this project:

~ Tuscan Sun Spritz

~ Pumped Up Purple Coloringz (NEW)

~ Cotton Candy Spritz

~ Hot Fudge Vibez

~ Shades of Grey Coloringz (NEW)

~ Peek-a-boo Pink Inklingz

~ Imperial Amethyst Inklingz (NEW)

~ Blue My Mind Inklingz

~ Pugnacious Purple Inklingz

As always, I've created a video tutorial to show this project from start to finish...sketching out the design, painting it to completion.  Enjoy!....

I hope you enjoyed watching the process, ...here are a few close-ups of the project to enjoy at your leisure...

One of my favorite parts of this project was using the masking fluid with the water color paints, and then rubbing it off to the the almost glittery look to the dress.

I couldn't resist adding a bit of texture to the design with some texture paste and a stencil....then giving the design a wash of  a variety of colors from the Inklingz collections.

I framed this project and will be giving it as a gift for my beautiful sister for her home office.  She has a bright and pretty shabby chic theme going in her office so I thought this would be a nice surprise for her.

Before I sign off for today I just wanted to make sure you are all aware of the amazing sale going on at the Shimmerz Store, they have 5 beautiful Seasonal Sets for a reduced package price, along with a Special offer.....

With any purchase of $50.00 or more you get the above gift set for FREE!  And don't forget, if you mention my name "Gabrielle" in your message to seller, you will get a FREE/Bonus Shimmerz product in the color of your choice!  How awesome is that!

Thanks for stopping by the Shimmerz Blog today, I hope I've inspired you to get your paints out and play! xo