Blessed Joy | Shimmerz Paints Creative Team | Masculine Mixed Media Layout

 Hello everyone!

Who's up for some Fall Fun right about now? As one day leads into the next, we are slowly transitioning from Summer to Fall, and hopefully some cooler weather. I have a masculine mixed media layout to share with you today, and it can easily be adapted to more of a Fall theme. Not only that, but it also took under 20 minutes to make!

Let's get started. I began by choosing a navy cardstock as my base and added 3 horizontal brushstrokes of white acrylic paint followed by two areas of modeling paste in the upper right and lower left hand sections. I set my base aside to dry off the modeling paste and in the meantime began selecting my embellishments. I didn't got to crazy with the embellishing so as not to cover up the mixed media. 

Once my base was dry, I sprayed Rollin' In The Hay and Bed of Roses near the modeling paste; and splashed a bit of Granny Gray on the other areas. I then began to add in my pictures (matted on silver cardstock and backed with craft foam) nestled a bit on top of each other and began placing the previously selected embellishments (for added dimension, some of them were popped up on craft foam as well). Finished off the tags with some off-white ribbon, added a few drops of golden Stickles, and splattered some more Rollin' In The Hay and Bed of Roses to tie everything together. 

And that's it! Pretty quick and simple, but altogether a stunning masculine layout. Hope I've inspired you to crack out your fall colors and get creative. Thank you so much for reading up to this point. Remember, you can always get a freebie in your next Shimmerz order by typing "LORIMAR" into the comments section.

- Stay Well, Lorimar.

2 Cute | Boy-themed layout with process video

Hello everyone!

Started this new year by making a boy themed layout with lots of colors and layers. It's a pretty simple layout so let's get started! For further help, link to process video is posted at the end of this blogpost.

Started off my background with white cardstock covered in clear gesso and began spraying in colors with the following mists: Bed of Roses (Spritz), Lil' Yellow School Bus (Coloringz), Jeni B Blue (Vibez), In Deep (Coloringz), Princess (Vibez), Tuscan Sun (Spritz), Rollin' In The Hay (Vibez). I added these colors just by spraying them unto the background and rolling my paper towel roll over them. After doing this 3 times to ensure a bold colored background, I splattered black and white acrylic paint. Set it aside to dry.

While the background dried, I began to work on my paper layers. Used Shimelle's Field Trip collection patterned papers;began trimming them into various widths and lengths and finally distressed most of the edges. Once the background was dry, I layered all the pieces of patterned paper unto the background, adding an extra layer of paper with a teal polka-dot acetate sheet. 

Added some stars (leftovers from 2 different cutfiles) which I previously colored with Hermit the Frog (Vibez), Lil' Yellow School Bus (Coloringz), Bed of Roses (Spritz), Hint of Mint (Spritz) and In Deep (Coloringz). Popped these up on craft foam and layered in some more ephemera and stickers from Field Trip. For more interest and color, I punched out some leaves and also layered them in. I added some vellum beneath the title thickers in order to make it pop even more.

Finished the layout off with splatters of Pixie Dust (Blingz) and some Nuvo Drops in dark green, and added my journaling beneath my title.

That's it! I hope I've inspired you to get creative with your Shimmerz colors and get your stories documented. Remember, you can get free paint in your next Shimmerz order by typing in my name in the comments section. 

Here's the link to the process video: https://youtu.be/-728OKwDhVI 

Take care, friends, and stay crafty!

- Lorimar

Boys Rule | Boy Themed Layout using Mists from November Color Kits

Hello friends!

    Lorimar here sharing a new boy-themed layout! I just loved the rich, deep color mists found in both November Color kits; and loved them even more when I saw how well they paired up with Chance of Rain (Vibez). Rather than document a Christmas picture, I went with more of a colorful, boy-themed, winter-feel layout.

     Here's how I made it: Using a 12x12 white cardstock, I added clear gesso using a palette knife to the whole sheet; set it aside to dry. In the meantime, I started pulling out boy-themed embellishments from my stash. Once the base was dry, I began adding color by spraying it on one side (enough to form a puddle) and then lifting and turning the base just so to form the drips. I did this twice with all four colors just to get a bolder look; I alternated the placement of the puddles and drips. They were: Rolling In The Hay, Rose Gold Red, Hot Fudge, and Chance of Rain. Finally finished the base by adding splatters.

     Once my base was dry, I trimmed an inch off of each side to get a 10x10 inch square of cardstock; ruffled up the edge with a distressing tool and glued it in the center of my patterned paper. For my pictures, I matted them with from red cardstock and black and white gingham patterned paper. Added some craft foam behind them and tied some red and white twine along the bottom portion of the picture.

For finalizing my layout, I used a variety of boy themed stickers, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, sequins, ephemera and wood veneers. Wrote my journaling in black ink in the left hand corner of the layout and splashed some Rain of Chance all around the finished layout to tie everything together.

     So that's it! Pretty simple, and yet so stunning! Hope you're inspired to create something like and get your stories documented. Thanks for stopping by! Remember to type my name in the comments section of your next Shimmerz order to receive some free paint!

- Lorimar

November Color Kitz | Brianna Lepper

Hey y'all!  Brianna here using the fabulous November Edition Color Kitz!  At only $15.95, this kit is absolutely gorgeous and comes with 2 Vibez in Rose Gold Red and Rolling In The Hay,  a Shimmerz in Peacocks Plume, an Inklingz in Imperial Amethyst and an exclusive Dotz set in Sweet Seasonals.  

 First, I took a few pieces of vellum and taped them down to a board.  In doing this,  it would help the vellum stay in place and minimize warping.  If you've added any liquids to vellum before, you'll know that it will instantly curl up!  I did want some of bubbling and warping, but not too much.  After it was taped down, I applied all 4 colors in the kit and let it dry overnight.  The next day, I cut leave shapes from the colored vellum and ran them through my sewing machine.

I was inspired by some leaves that came in my recent HKC kit.  I've done this technique before and punched out shapes using punches from my stash.  Whether you're free hand cutting shapes or using punches, this is just another simple way to use your Color Kitz!  

For my background, I tore some patterned paper and layered them at the top of my layout.  For my base, I used a thick white cardstock and applied white gesso to the mid section down to the bottom.  I mixed the Vibez Rolling In The Hay with the Vibez Rose Gold Red to help create a deeper orange tone.  I applied that color along with more of the Rolling In The Hay and splattered both colors around.  

I layered and created clusters around my photo with the leaves that I created.  I love all of that shimmer on top of the vellum! They're so vibrant and pretty.  The stitching just adds another layer of texture.  I added some chipboard stickers in the same clusters and then put down my title.  

These Color Kitz are just beautiful and I hope that I've inspired you in some way today!  There's some still in stock but once November is over, they will no longer be available so make sure to snag yours before they're gone!  Add my name in the notes/comments section of your order to receive a freebie!  Thanks so much for stopping by and we will see you next month with the December Color Kitz!

November Color Kitz Inspiration & Process Video | Amanda Baldwin

Hi Shimmerz Friends!

Welcome back! It's a new month and that means new Color Kitz - YAY!!!

November is jam packed full of gor-jus colorz that are just bound to have you swooning! 

Here's what both kits look like....

 

Amazing, huh?! 

As always, I'm creating with the monthly Original Color Kitz, and boy-oh-boy, these colors are errrrything!!!!

The kit contains.....

1 x Vibez - Rollin' in the Hay - 1oz
1 x Vibez - Rose Gold Red - 1oz
1 x Shimmerz - Peacock's Plume
1 x Inklingz Imperial Amethyst
PLUS
1 x Exclusive Dotz - Pumpkins

As always, the kit quantities are limited, so be sure to get yours before they sell out!

***Shop the Color Kitz HERE***

Now time for some inspiration,
 here's what I created......

"Thankful"

Oh.my.heart!

So thankful for this season, indeed! So super pretty, too!

All the Farmhouse & Fall feels happenin' here!

Here's a better look for you....

Just DIVINE!!!

Vibez Rollin' In The Hay takes center stage in this layout, and geez, it's simply stunning!!! 

I used this amazing color to back the FLORAL PUMPKIN cut file designed by Wild Pilot & courtesy of the Silhouette Store. I just love how effective this looks, and couldn't help but pair it with that similar die cut from the Paige Evans, Truly Grateful collection and our gorgeous exclusive pumpkin Dotz!  #pumpkinsforthewin



You'll see that I used both the Shimmerz Peacock's Plume and Inklingz Imperial Amethyst to paint the flowers on the cut file, and then backed these flowers with similar colored pattern papers for that added wow factor! To create the green for the leaves, I sprayed a lil Vibez Rollin' in the Hay into a paint tray, and added a few generous droplets of Shimmerz Peacock's Plume & mixed up this pretty 'bonus' color! Vibez Rose Gold Red is the perfect color for the berries, and completes the look!

How gorgeous are the exclusive pumpkin Dotz?!! 

You'll spot two of these lovelies in this embellishment cluster, and the other one adorning my sweet photo! 

I combined the Hip Kit Club August 2019 Main Kit, and SpiegelMom Scraps: Jewel of the Nile sequin mix to decorate my layout. But in the end, it's all about the color...

Seriously stunning colors in this month's kit!

And yes, Vibez: Rollin' in the Hay is going on my official must-have colorz list! This color has absolutely wowed me! Ga-ga-gor-jus!!!!

Want to see how this layout came together?

Please watch my process video HERE

https://youtu.be/6Cvw4jeVW0w

Thanks so much for watching! 

It really was a fun page to create!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creating with this fabulous monthly kit!

I think you'll agree that the colors are beyond beautiful! 

Shop the Color Kitz HERE 

Thanks so much for visiting!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Merry Christmas! with Sandi Clarkson

Hello, scrappy friends! 

It's Sandi Clarkson here with you today sharing a new Design Team layout created using Creative Embellishments and Shimmerz Paints. 

This adorable photo is of my cousin's grandson taken a few years ago. She reminded me of it a couple of months ago, so I put it on to-do list for this time of year. 

I wish the photos could do justice to just how pretty and shimmery this layout is truly is. 

My background papers are some older Graphic 45 Christmas papers that went well with my sweet photo. 

My background was prepared with clear gesso and then I added some super heavy gesso pushed through the CE Falling Stars Stencil. The colorizing around the photo cluster was done later with my Shimmerz Vibez Rolling in the Hay. It's a darker, more vintage gold than Vibez Glorious Day. It really adds just the right amount of oomph to my cluster. 

I had just received the CE Tall Trees chipboard in the mail and thought they would be perfect for this project! I altered them with Shimmerz Green Olive original paint and then lightly sprayed them with Vibez Palm Reader for a little more glimmer. Later I went back and splattered everything with Vibez Snow Storm which gave a snowy look to the entire page  .. even better than gesso. As you can see see, I also added some art stones here and there.

Here you can also see some of the CE Falling Stars Stencil work as well as my random stamping with the CE Circle Bokeh Stamp.




I wanted to frame my photo with more than just cardstock, so I used one of the Creative Embellishments Mint Box Flourish Frame Set 2 and altered it the same way as the chipboard trees for a cohesive look. It was placed underneath the photo so that I wouldn't lose any photo details.
Just to add a little bling, I added some green flat back pearls to the frame and to the trees.




Another sweet little snowy tree and more stamp work.  You can also barely see the end of the CE Wavy Music Note Border which I altered with Walnut stain. I thought it made a great little "road" for my sweet fella driving his Christmas tree home.




Here is the lefthand portion of the CE Wavy Music Note Border. Also you will note lots of the added art stones which were first sprayed with my Vibez Glorious Day. Later, I decided to spray them with my Vibez Snow Storm instead to make them white like snow. However, the gold edges still show and make them glisten a bit more which I like.




I finished the layout with a very old Petaloo vine that I had on hand. I updated it by spraying the flowers with my Vibez Glorious Day. Because I'm trying to use up my old Christmas stash, I added a few 3-D candies and some old buttons. Why, oh why do I have so much Christmas paper?

Thanks for coming by today!
Sandi 

Is you're shopping, don't forget to add my name to your order for a freebie! 

Shimmerz Products used:

Vibez-Rolling-in-the-Hay

Vibez-Palm-Reader

Vibez-Glorious-Day

Vibez-Snow-Storm

Shimmerz-Green-Olive

Boys will be Boys ~ Altered Canvas with Sandi Clarkson

Hello, fellow scrappers!
Sandi here with you today sharing my favorite project of the year so far ... and a joint Design Team project for  Shimmerz Paints and Creative Embellishments.

I've had this heart-shaped watercolor canvas by Crate Paper for over a year and had not found quite the right use for it .. until the other day.  This cute photo of the grand boys screamed for something unique.

The first step was applying the color to the background which I did with a limited rainbow design. I started on the right with Glorious Day Vibez, then added in Palm Reader Vibez and lastly Well Blue Me Down Coloringz.  After that, I added texture using the Creative Embellishments Circle Bokeh Stencil and super heavy gesso. When that was dry, I re-applied the paints as needed as well as splattered droplets creating interest. For depth I used the CE Distressed Crackle Stamp around the edges of the heart.



Next I began altering my chipboard pieces. The Boys will be boys was first stained with Hot Fudge Vibez and then hit with Rolling in the Hay Vibez . I seriously love how it turned out!



The Cattails were so fun to alter. You will need 2 of them. First the stems were painted with Green Olive, then blasted with the Rolling in the Hay Vibez and some of the Glorious Day Vibez for a hint of yellow.
I took a cue from fellow CE team member Jen Snyder and pulled out the Stickles for the heads of the cattails which gave them great texture. They were sprayed with Rolling in the Hay Vibez to reduce the shine.



Here they are all done up! Aren't they perfect? The use of multiple colors makes them look more real, I think.



The sweet photo was framed with the "family frame" from the Together Frame Set. This frame was treated the same as the Boys will be boys title piece but turned out a little lighter, probably due to less stain. I also tied a little jute bow to the side of it.

Behind the photo, I placed a bit of actual chicken wire, then aded my flowers and art stones. Lastly, I used my finger to trace some of the Hot Fudge Vibez around the edge of the heart for dimension.

This was a super fun project to create. Don't be afraid to use those odd canvases to showcase a treasured photo!

Thanks for coming by today!
Don't forget to use my name SANDI when ordering for a free surprise product!

Shimmerz Products used:

Well Blue Me Down Coloringz
Glorious Day Vibez
Palm Reader Vibez
Hot Fudge Vibez
Rolling in the Hay Vibez

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22% Irish!

It’s all about the color Green today!

Hello Friends!  It’s me Joyce! 

While investigating my roots and heritage, a DNA test revealed that I was 22%

Irish.

I had no idea!

Now I understand why Celtic music has always enchanted me…

it was my heritage tugging at my heart.

So, of course, I was going to create with this knowledge.  Some of my favorite elements on this art journal entry are the chipboard pieces, and the background on the typed written pages of the book.

Chipboard: You know those remnants of chipboard you have left after you punch out the shaped piece of chipboard? Some of them look like puzzle pieces, and I thought why not create with those and use them as elements.   After painting each puzzle piece  and the cross and gear chipboards with gesso, I lightly painted on the chipboard with Olive Branch being carefully to leave a lot of the gesso white around the edges.  Then I applied a little bit of Rollin in the Hay around the chipboard and finished off the pieces with some light application of Brass Knuckles to add age to the pieces.  Finally, I took a fine black pen and followed around the shapes of the chipboard.   For such little work, you can create a some drama on a little piece of raw chipboard.

Shimmerz Products Used: 

Spritz: Olive Branch; and 4 Leaf Clover

Vibes: Rolling In The Hay

Inklingz: Brass Knuckles; and I Love you Onyxly (the cross chipboard includes this product)Shimmeringz: Heavy Metal 

I hope I have inspired you to tell your story with some Shimmerz Paints products. 

Listen for my Shimmez Siren call beckoning you to come back and visit me here on

March 29^th.