Love That Smile

Summer is officially over, but before welcoming in Sweater Weather and warmer, cozier tones, I wanted to share this stash-bashing, "controlled" mixed media layout.

I love stash bashing layouts! Add multi-colored fussy cut florals into the mix and I'm floored! A while back I went to a crop and colored and stamped 3 different backgrounds on some watercolor paper. For each, I simply added color with a wet brush and then used a palette knife to scrape, swatch and blend colors (below is the complete color list). Then I stamped images from Vicki Boutin's Color Kaleidoscope stamp set with black archival ink (Lawn Fawn). Afterwards, I went to town fussy cutting everything.

• Marigold (Shimmerz) *no longer available
• Just Peachy (Creameez) *no longer available
• Oakie Bear Blue (Creameez)
• Jeni B Blue (Vibez)
• Pink Caviar (Shimmerz)
• Pink (Shimmerz)
• Meet Me @ Sunset (Creameez) *no longer available
• Rip Van Periwinkle (Vibez)
• Cotton Candy (Spritz)
• Caribbean Sunset (Spritz)
• Royal Purple (Shimmerz)
• Peacock's Plume (Shimmerz)
• Tickle Me Turquoise (Shimmerz)
• Hermit the Frog (Vibez)
• Pinin' for You (Creameez)
• Honey Dew List (Creameez) *no longer available

For the layout, I merged 2 different patterned paper to form my base. With a honeycomb stencil (Vicki Boutin), I added Puttin' On the Glitz texture paste where the 2 papers met and spread it out about 1 1/2 to each side. Once dry, I added a string of bling to each side and then began layering in the leaflets and flowers. Matted my picture with yellow cardstock and added a bunch of embellishments from my stash. Tied everything together with splatters of Plum Crazy.

Hope you liked it, and are inspired to create something like this!

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Stay crafty and see you back soon!

- Lorimar

Upsidedown with Process Video | Niki Rowland

Hi there Shimmerz Fans, Niki here today with a layout I had so much fun creating. There is a process video for this layout too which can be viewed below.

I started off by putting beautiful stars all over my white background. I used Puttin' on the Glitz Dazzlers through one of the beautiful new Paige Evans Stencilz, 'Star Confetti'.

Once my stars were dry, I used three colours of Creameez and Inklingz to create the water colour strips. The colours I used are:

Witches Blue Creameez

Blue Lagoon Inklingz

Lettuce Get Together Creameez

 I used a wide paint brush to apply the paint. I added lots of water to make the paint colour run a little. Once dry I then added lots of splatters in the same colours.

When my background was dry, I then built the rest of the layout on top. I added various paper layers - trying not to cover up too much of my background! I also added some cute pom pom trim. I added my photo and lots of embellishments, mostly by Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidescope collection.

I then added my title. I used the Shimelle Sparkle City Thickers for See the World, but I stuck them first onto white cardstock. I then cut them out so there was a small white border around the words. I also added other Thickers for 'Upsidedown', which I actually placed upsidedown to mimic the subject of my photo! I doodled around some of the stars on the background and also around some of the paint splatters.

I hope you've enjoyed this layout today. There is a process video that you can view below.

Happy scrapping xxx

Simply Enjoy Life Card | Melinda Beltran

Happy Saturday Shimmerz friends!
Melinda here with you today and i'm excited to share this fun card I created.

Here's a look at my card. I started by creating an A2 top folding base from some white cardstock. I then cut a mat from some medium purple cardstock. 

Next, I went to work creating my background. I used a piece of white cardstock and then painted several colors of Shimmerz and Inklingz paints onto the background to create this background. Once the paints were dry, I added a layer of Puttin' On The Glitz Pasteez. This added a layer of sparkle to the shimmer.

Here is another view of the mat. It is so pretty in real life with the shimmer of the Shimmerz paint, the pearly look of the Inklingz and the sparkle.

Next, I added some scalloped heart die cuts, some tiny flowers and some butterflies. I also added a strip of ribbon with a bow.

I added a variety of butterflies in various colors and sprinkled some sequins around them.

I finished off my card by adding a sentiment from the Simply Enjoy Stampz set.

Here is one last look at my finished card.

SUPPLIES USED

Colder Than Ice Shimmerz

It's Mint To Be Shimmerz Paint

Ginger Snapped Inklingz

A Rose By Any Other Name Inklingz

Puttin' On The Glitz Pasteez

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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!

Peace Cards | Melinda

Hello crafty friends,
Melinda here and I am super excited to share my cards with you today!

I created two cards featuring a variety of the beautiful Shimmerz Products!  They are both a finished size of A2, so they will fit in an A2 sized envelope. Of course they are a bit chunky with the dimensional Poinsettias.


For both, I started by creating the card bases. I then cut the bases out of some cream colored cardstock and then cut the titles and flower pieces out of plain white cardstock. I absolutely love to start with just plain white cardstock and see where these beautiful Shimmerz products take my projects! The only other non-white pieces are the flourishes and the Kraft paper background mat for the card on the right.


For this first card, here is a closer look at the beautiful poinsettias. I used a combination of the  and   the    to paint the poinsettias. For the smaller ones I just made the two layers two solid tones. For the large one, you can see I brushed the   on first and then added in the  darker shade.  For the leaves, I used the Olive You Only Shimmerz paint.  You can also see in the background that I stamped some tiny snowflakes using the tiny snowflake stamp from the     stamp set.  I then brushed on some of the Puttin’ on the glitz pasteez and brushed it horizontally to make the mat look a bit “snowy”.


Here’s a closer look at the peace title. I layered three of them together to give them some depth. I painted some of the Angel’s Kiss Inklingz onto the die cut. You can’t tell in the picture, but it has a very soft and subtle shimmer to it. Reminds me of a pearl like finish. The bottom outline layer has some Puttin’ on the Glitz dabbed onto it.


Here’s a closer look at the Poinsettias on the second card. I painted these the same as the other card. For the background on this card, I started by spraying some Jenni B Bleu Vibez onto the background. Once it was dry, I just brushed on some of the Angel’s Kiss Inklingz onto the background.

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Supplies Used

Love Never Melts Clear Stamp Set

Jeni B Bleu Vibez

Puttin’ On The Glitz Pasteez

First Blush Inklingz

Olive You Truly

A Rose (by any other name)

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Poinsettia Christmas Card | Melinda

Hello crafty friends,

Melinda here with you today, sharing another card creation featuring the amazing Shimmerz Paints. 

My finished cardis a standard A2 top folding size. The base is plain white cardstock. In fact, everything started out with plain white cardstock! I cannot resist starting with plain white cardstock and watching what this amazing product range will do!

I created and cut my Poinsettia and border pieces.  I used Honeymoon Inklingz for the flower pieces and Freshly Minted Inklingz for the leaves. I really like the Inklingz range of products. They are so creamy and glide on the paper so smoothly. I added some pearls and a larger embellishment to the centers of my flowers.

For the little swirls, I  added some Puttin’ On The Glitz Pasteez. It gives them a soft sparkle without looking too overdone. You can also see the background here. I started with plain white cardstock, ran it through my embossing machine with an embossing folder and then painted it with some Angel’s Kiss and  Misty Morning Inklingz. I then spritzed it with my Jeni B Bleu Vibez. Love all the shimmer and interest it has.

Here’s a closer look at my sentiment. It comes from the new Love Never Melts Clear Stamp Set. I layered it onto my border.

Here’s just another look at the flowers. I cut them in two sizes so I would have one larger flower as my focal point and then have a couple of smaller ones nestled by it.

For a final touch, I added a bow from some of my seam binding ribbon. Seems these days all my cards have some of this….rofl!

Here is one last look at my completed card. I really like the way it turned out using some non-traditional Christmas colors!

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Supplies Used

Love Never Melts Clear Stamp Set

Misty Morning Inklingz

Jeni B Bleu Vibez

Puttin’ On The Glitz Pasteez

Freshly Minted Inklingz

Angel’s Kiss

Honeymoon Inklingz

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