Trust in Your Heart

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team post for Shimmerz Paints!I've used a photo by Miina Anahita with her permission. 

To make this page I applied texture paste with a stencil to a piece of Blue Fern Paper. To put the photo on I made layers with corrugated cardboard, watercolor paper, and foam core board. I prepped some chipboard from Reneabouquet and painted it with First Blush, and Greener Pastures Inklingz. I used a paintbrush to pour on Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I put pieces of Alchemy Paper by Stamperia around the border of the layers.

I glued the chipboard on, then added the rest of the embellishments. To add visual interest I used micro beads, glass glitter, mica powder, seed beads, pearls, glass beads, rhinestones, sequins, dried flowers, lichen, Tim Holts and Vintaj metal,tiny blue flowers by 49 and Market, and a butterfly by Reneabouquets.

On the cardboard I used Greener Pastures and Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklinz.n

The gold is Golden Wheat Shimmerz  on the paper and cardboard. I used gold mica powder too.

I made the round item at the left with a Prima mold. The blue is Oakie Bear Blue Inklingz.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

Live in the Moment

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team post for Shimmerz Paints! I've used a photo by A.M. Lorek, from free google. I love using these high quality paints.

To make this page I applied gesso to Remnants Blue Fern paper. I stenciled on texture paste. To put together the layers under the photo, I ripped off some of the paper from corrugated cardboard, and painted it with gesso. I mounted the photo on cardstock and watercolor paper.I  used layers of foam core board between the layers of paper to add dimension. I cut up pieces of Alchemy paper by Stamperia and put them around the page. I picked out chipboard by Reneabouquets, and applied gesso with a cosmetic sponge,and glued it to the page. I painted it, applied a thick coat of Clear Rock Candy Crackle,and later added more color.

To add visual interest I used  micro beads, glass glitter, mica powder, seed beads, pearls,glass beads, rhinestones, sequins, dried flowers and leaves,shells,Tim Holtz metal, flowers by Prima and Petaloo, and a butterfly from Reneabouquets.

I dabbed on gold mica powder around the page.

All the brown paint at the bottom is Penny 4 Your Thoughts.

Here is a list of paint I used:  

Inklingz:

Blue My Mind 

Imperial Amethyst

Greener Pastures

Penny 4 Your Thoughts

Angels Kiss 

Plum Crazy

Honeymoon 

First Blush

  

Shimmerz:

Pixie Dust 

Christmas Cheer 

Green Olive 

Key Lime  

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

Creativity Takes Courage

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team post for Reneabouquets! I've used a google free photo  by A.M. Lorek. 

It's always a pleasure to use the beautiful and high quality products found at Reneabouquets!

To make this page I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together. I took some corrugated cardboard, ripped some of the surface paper off, painted with gesso, then while wet sprinkled on Ultra Thick Embossing Powder. I used the cardboard, watercolor paper, and foam core board to make more dimension. The Graphic 45 paper pieces are on double sided foam tape.

I used Steampunk Debutante paper to frame the photo. I picked out Beautiful Board(B board), prepped with gesso, painted it with Shimmerz Paints, and topped it with Clear Rock Candy Crackle.

I scribbled on paper with a Derwent Inktense Watercolor Pencil, mixed it with a little water, and held a brush with it up to the edge of the B Board. The crackle absorbed the color, to make the cracks more visible. I brushed on some gold paint and mica powder to highlight the blue tones. Underneath the chipboard is a Prima mold item I made with Sculpy clay. I painted it with gesso, then used Finnabairs brass paint from the patina paint set to color it. The rusty washer to the left of it is also from Prima.

To add visual interest I added microbeads, glass glitter,mica flakes,seed beads, glass beads, pearls, cystals, rhinestones, glass marbles,shells, pressed flowers,pressed leaves,sticks, moss, pieces from flower picks, Prima flowers, metal from Reneabouquets, Prima,Tim Holtz,and Vintaj, old jewelry, chain,strands of cheesecloth, and tiny pieces of lace. Most of the paint is Shimmerz, but I also used Finnabair metallics and waxes. I used gold mica powder to kind of highlight the colors and textures. To add microbeads and seed beads I spread on Glossy Accents with my finger, then pour them on. Later I go back and put some coppery colored watercolor paint on to add definition and color. 

I like to add a lot of detail to the bottom of the page. I dry brushed a little gesso on top of surfaces to kind of tie things together. 

I added a little Prima stamping at the end. The tiny green crystals are plastic. I painted a lot of the background with gesso, to give more negative space, and added a pale pink watercolor around the layers.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

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Here is a list of products I used:

Sweet As Candy Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies 

Beautiful Board Pretty Fall Pumpkin Laser Cut Chipboard  

Prima Lavender Frost 12 x 12 Paper Pad With Foil 

Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Deluxe Collection 

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls  

1.8 Ounce Beautiful Beads Cotton Candy Flatback Pearls 

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass  

2 Ounce Mermaid Shard Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass 

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Teal

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads 

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace 

Just Believe

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new design team post for Reneabouquets! I've used a Google free photo by A.M. Lorek.

 It's great to have such beautiful and high quality materials to work with.

To make this page I spread mat medium on the page with a credit card. I applied texture paste with a stencil, then put the layers under the photo together. I used corrugated cardboard, watercolor paper, and foam core board to make more dimension.I picked out chipboard, painted it, and applied a thick layer of Rock Candy Crackle.

To add visual interest I added microbeads, glass glitter, metal glitter, seed beads,glass beads, pearls, crystals, rhinestones,glass pebbles, pressed flowers, dried moss, pieces from flower picks, Prima flowers, metal from Reneabouquets and Vintaj,old jewelry,chain, cheesecloth,tiny pieces of lace,paints by Shimmerz,Finnabair, and Tattered Angels.

I love the B board star shapes.

Reneabouquets butterflies, or in this case a moth, are amazing.

I've made a lot of pages with Blue Fern's Tattered Walls Collection. 

In many places I painted the microbeads with watercolors, letting the color pool and dry to give them more definition.

There are small pieces of metallic gold lace all over the page.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!  

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Here's a list of items I used:

Beautiful Board Large Cameo Flourishes Laser Cut Chipboard 

Beautiful Board Clockwork Gears Set Of 4 Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Large Victorian Scroll Frame 

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Stars 

Beautiful Board Large Beautiful Day Elegance Frame  

Beautiful Board Hardware Gears Set Of 4 Laser Cut Chipboard  

Blue Fern Tattered Walls Collection 20 Papers

Key Set Of 2 - Garden Gate Bronze Metal Keys 

Reneabouquets Copper Spoons Trinket Pack  

Reneabouquets Brass Spoons Trinket Pack

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass  

Reneabouquets Copper Spoons Trinket Pack

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Purple 

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads 

1 Ounce No Hole Champagne Glass Microbeads 

Reneabouquets Trim - Wide Gold Embroidered Lace 

Moon Dance Premium Paper Glitter Glass Moths    

Remember the Now

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a page for Shimmerz Paints!I really enjoyed using these colors, they are so bright and bold. The quality and texture of Shimmerz makes them a pleasure to work with, they are just fun and delightful. I've used a photo from Google free, from Stella De Libero. 

To make this page, I applied gesso, then texture paste with a stencil on paper by Prima's Lavender Frost. I painted the chipboard from Reneabouquets with Gold Glimmer Shimmerz,then applied a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I added more colors later. I made layers of corrugated cardboard and watercolor paper to go under the photo.

 To add visual interest I added micro beads, glass glitter, metal glitter,mica powders, seed beads, pearls,glass pebbles, rhinestones,old jewelry,sequins, dried flowers, lichen, moss, cheesecloth,and small pieces of tulle. The bright green stripe at the left of the photo is Key Lime Shimmerz. Once I added that I started adding bright colors all over. The colors were fairly muted before.

The orange at the upper left is alcohol ink. The blue to the right of that is also alcohol ink. I dripped the blue on in several places. 

 The blue on the right of the photo, on the watercolor paper, is Ultra Marine Shimmerz .The gold to the left of it is Christmas Cheer Shimmerz,and further to the left is Peacock's Plume Shimmerz. The purple by the little white Reneabouquet butterfly on top is Plum Crazy Inklingz. The metal tag is Tim Holtz.

The bright purple at the top right of the photo is alcohol ink. Above that is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.

I added the colors I've mentioned all over.

There's a lot of different colors because I wanted to pick up the ones of the dress, and yet have a good balance of dark and light.I kept wanting to add black,because of how much of it there is on the dress. The gold bead cap is by Vintaj.

The flower is by Prima, the metal 3 leaf is by Vintaj.

I put a lot of I Love You Onyxly Inklingz around the edges of the colors. I added Penny 4 Your Thoughts on top of most of it, I thought the black was too much for the page. I added white gesso stripes, blobs, and dry brushed small amounts to break up the intensity of the colors. I dotted some Pink Caviar Shimmerz on to pick up the flowers in the dress.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

Choose Your Own Path

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team page for Shimmerz Paints! I love using these richly colored paints, they're amazing.I've used a photo from Google Free, by A.M. Lorek. I have done this for the November Color Team Challenge. I picked Olive U Truly Inklingz, a soft green color.  I added other paints to complement it.

To make this page I made layers of corrugated cardboard, watercolor paper, and small pieces of foam core board,and the photo. I sponged on gesso to the Lavender Frost background paper by Prima. This was so the paint wouldn't soak into the paper. I stenciled on texture paste,glued on mesh type pieces on the top and bottom, then put on the layers with the photo.

I started adding chipboard by Reneabouquets, the frame pieces were painted with Olive U Truly. I added Clear Rock Candy.

To add more visual interest I added micro beads. seed  beads, rhinestones, Swarovski crystals,lichen, feathers, pressed flowers, shells, resin pieces from Prima and some I'd made,pearls, charms, metal glitter, distress glitter, and metal from Tim Holtz. The white butterfly at the top is from Reneabouquets.

For the purple I used Imperial Amethyst Inklingz. Almost all the brown is Penny 4 Your Thoughts Inklingz.The gold is mica powder. I also rubbed on silver mica on the background.

I used a few small pieces of lace, cheesecloth, and tulle.

The moon face is from Stamperia.

The white flower at the bottom middle is from Prima. The gold bead cap is from Vintaj.

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week! 

Live By Your Own Rules

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a design team post for Reneabouquets! I have used a Google free photo by A.M. Lorek. I was pretty happy that almost all of my supplies from Reneabouquets were just what I needed. I sponged some gesso on Prima's Lavender Frost, then applied texture paste with a stencil and a credit card. I prepped the Beautiful Board(B Board)with gesso, then painted it with Shimmerz. I applied a thick coat of Ranger Clear Rock Candy Crackle. I mounted the photo with some layers: using double sided tape I put cardstock behind the photo. I find that this helps the photo lie flat. When I get the images from CVS, they are curled. Even lying in tons of books, I couldn't flatten them.  I put a single layer of foam core board on, then watercolor paper, 2 layers of foam, then corrugated cardboard I'd ripped some of the surface off of. There's one more layer of foam between it and the background paper.

I started applying all the embellishments. To add visual interest, I added:microbeads, glass glitter, metal glitter,distress glitter, seed beads, pearls, crystals, rhinestones, pressed flowers, dried moss,pieces from floral picks, a Prima flower,shells, metal from Reneabouquets, Tim Holtz, and Vintaj. You can also see tulle, cheesecloth,sequins, chain, and a little stamping too.

As I added items, I whited areas out with gesso to keep things balanced. I added more color to the B Board with Prima Finnabair Art Alchemy paints,alcohol inks, and rubbed on mica powder all over the page.

I did a lot of dry brushing, where you put a small amount of paint on the brush, and apply it gently over the surface.

I used a lot of diamond chunky glitter glass, I sprinkled it on any of the pale pink Shimmerz Paint when it was wet.

I drew out the beads from the woman's headdress with seed beads. I think copper and purple look great together. 

I painted some of the flower with gesso, and sprinkled microbeads, seed beads, and glitter on.

I love the brass key from Reneabouquets, I've used them in a number of pages. There are little holes on it that you can put pearls or rhinestones on.

I like to use metal, it gives a page depth and strength.

I guess you can tell I love adding detail!

Thank you so much for looking, and have a great week!

List of products used:

Beautiful Board Large Beautiful Day Elegance Frame 

Prima Lavender Frost Paper Pad With Foil

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits - Stars  

Prima Santorini Flowers~Fira  

Reneabouquets Tarnished Brass Pocket Watch 

Key Set Of 2-Garden Gate Bronze Metal Keys 

.4 Ounce Beautiful Beads Unicorn Candy Flatback Pearls

.4 Ounce Beautiful Beads Candy Choose Color Flatback Pearls - I chose lavender 

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads Bronze Teal Iridescent Pearls

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Dark Purple Chunky Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Pink Chunky Glitter Glass 

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Purple

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbeads 

1 Ounce No Hole Rust Glass Microbeads  

1 Ounce No Hole Champagne Glass Microbeads  

1 Ounce No Hole Plum Glass Microbeads  

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