What's the difference?

Whats the difference betweeen Shimmerz, Shimmerz Pearlz and Shimmerz Blingz?

Before...

 After...

Supplies:

Shimmerz Lilac

Shimmerz Pearlz Luscious Lilac

Shimmerz Blingz Poinsetta Pink

New Shimmerz class -- B. You with Heidi Kelley

Shimmerz Education Team member, Heidi Kelley is hitting the virtual road and teaching an amazing new Shimmerz class at Stash to Treasure! Class starts March 1st so hurry over and register now!

This class is going to put your all your Shimmerz Paints to work!! Over 12 videos, and 6 days of working with Shimmerz... so if you love using our product - you gotta get yourself over there for an amazing crash course in fun techniques! All for only $5.00! Yep, that's it!

 B. You!
"Putting a bit of YOU into your art journal by misting, masking, and adding personal details." 

Some sneaky peeks at what you could be creating...

 

 

Click HERE to get even more information.

Visit http://www.stash-to-treasure.net/ for more details! 

Coloringz Your T-Shirt!

We love the earth and we will use Coloringz to display it and wear it proudly! :)  Find Coloringz Lime in da Coconut and No Yoking in the store!

We are on the lookout...

For 1-2 more Educators for our Shimmerz Education team! 

If you feel comfortable in front of a video camera, and you are passionate about your artwork, then maybe you should be teaching and showing others how to put paint and mists to creative work! :)  We are looking for artists who will commit to posting one video per month, and who love working with, and promoting all the amazing products that Shimmerz offers.

Here's what you need to do:

We'd like to see what you can do with paints and mists,

so email us at shimmerzcall@live.com with the following:

1)  Your resume and blog address.
2)  A 4 minute or less video that shows you working with
paints and or mists.
3)  Your contact information.
 

Who will our next artists be? We cannot wait to see! 

 

Trash? I think not.

I LOVE my trash bags. Yep. I buy myself a box, and I don't share them with my husband for his regular to-do chore around the house. Why, you ask? Because trash bags are most definitely not just for gathering the garbage! You can make layout backgrounds like this one....

or this one...

or create beautiful shimmery effects in patterns like this...

by using this VERY simple technique!



I hope you have enjoyed this and will put your garbage bags to good use... I mean, really.... :)
xx Heidi

Welcome to Shimmerz Ed Guest: Ronda Palazzari

We are beyond excited that Ronda Palazzari is guesting for us this month! Ronda is an amazing artist and we are lucky to have her here today!

My name is Ronda Palazzari and I live in the burbs of Denver with my two teens.  My hubby is currently residing in Qatar, so we are a global family. I’ve been 
artistic all of my life, but I didn’t start scrapping until about 1995. It seemed the perfect fit for me after the birth of my kids, considering my love of 
print, photos, and paper.   I love being a mixed media artist and enjoy pushing the boundaries of scrapbooking. I am a technique girl who loves to get messy, 
especially with paints & inks.  Some of my proudest scrapbook moments are being a named a Memory Makers Master, becoming part of the Maya Road, Purple Onion, 
and Cocoa Daisy Design Teams. I have also been blessed in being published in various magazines, Memory Makers, Scrapbook Trends, Artful Blogger as well as 
some idea books.

What Ronda failed to mention is her new book! Congratulations Ronda! 

Enjoy her video!

Thank you so much Ronda for taking time out of your busy schedule to guest for us!

Hiya!

Louise here with a quick layout using the gorgeous new Shimmerz Coloringz and Shimmeringz. You'll have to excuse the lack of introduction and audio (although there's still a great music track!) but my camera was having a bad day... I'll kick it before my next video ;)

So for this one I used the gorgeous Coloringz in My Bleeding Heart (over red paper it adds a deeper, richer hue), and Anchors Away (over these other colours gives a dense, dark shadow look). Also I sprayed flowers with the My Bleeding Heart and the Goldie Lox Shimmeringz - just gorgeous!!





Back soon with a very cool technique for using this new range, until then don't forget to stock up over at www.shimmerzpaints.com

L :)

A Shimmering Mini-Album

Punky Sprouts, the maker of my favorite style of mini-albums, recently sponsored the Shimmerz Education Team. I was the lucky recipient of a Junk in my Punk album and I had a blast with it!

As you may know, I recently had my 6th sweet baby: Wyatt Grant. My album is dedicated to his first few weeks of life. It is a special project that I hold dear to my heart.

In my video, I offer tips on creating an interesting mixed-media mini-album as well as a beautiful background watercolor technique using Shimmerz paints and mists.

Grab a cup of hot chocolate (take a few sips for me!) and enjoy!



xoxo
Bethany Kartchner

Shimmerz Swatch Book

Hey there. I made myself this little swatch book a while back to help me keep track of all my Shimmerz Paints.  I love it- and it really helps me match my Shimmerz Colours so much easier.  I made you a quick video showing you how I did this.



Hope you enjoyed watching........

Lydell Quin
Shimmerz Education Team
 www.lydellquin.blogspot.com

FABRIC HEART ART with Shimmerz Spritz!

Lucky me, I get the first post in February, so I can wish you all a splendid month filled with candy hearts and hugs, and lots of hugs and kisses from loved ones.  This month, Bethany gave us a loose theme of "HEART", and it was up to us to use it or not.  I used it.  I RAN with it!  This project is ALL HEART!

 Do you have a crafty daughter, a scrapbooker, yourself perhaps who needs some LOVE this February?  Have a bit of time to sit down and create ART FROM THE HEART? 

This video tutorial takes you through creating a FABRIC HEART with Shimmerz and stamps, then creating a canvas/Gesso background for your heart to really shine.

This project is also great for using up odds and ends of stash!  It's a CRAFTY project for a CRAFTY chick!  PS: Heidi K. - see that wing?  I believe it came from your stash!  Thanks!!!

Hope you enjoy!

Shimmerz Products Used in this Video:

Red-y or Not Vibez

Pop Art Pink Vibez

Razzle Dazzle Berry Vibez

Cotton Candy Spritz

Barn Door Spritz

Eucalyptus Spritz

Licorice Spritz

Jeni B Bleu Vibez

Other Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co. Stamps (Just Be You)

Gesso Paint (Ranger)

Mod Podge (Matte)

Canvas on Frame (11x14)

Fabric (white cotton)

Staz-on Jet Black by Tsukineko

Metallic Pen (Silver)

Hottie Pink Shimmerz Blingz (to cover up mistakes)

Blue By You Shimmerz Pearlz (chipboard letters, some on top of Gesso)

Prima Flowers, Leaves, and Flower Packaging (white words on plastic)

Metal Keyhole (Tim Holtz)

Hemp Cord

Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun

My Mind's Eye Brad

7 Gypsies Chipboard Letters (Create)

Basic Grey Chipboard Letters (from, the)

Stardust Stickles (Ranger)

Gems: Queen & Co.

Metal Watch Container Top with Glass

Metal Wing

Metal Corners (Lee Valley)

Video tutorial by Lesley Langdon.

Clearly Shimmerz!

 Have you gotten your order in for the new Shimmerz Coloringzs?  I am in love. The colors are brilliant, and intense, and were perfect for my making of this mixed media album, "Punky Love", by Punky Sprouts!

I used Coloringzs in No Yoking, Pink Stiletto, Mon-Shari, and Valentino... and some Vibez in Jeni B Blue! Here are a couple close-ups of the transparency and acrylic pages you will see me alter and embellish...

 Are you ready to watch now?? Then, click below!!

The Color Room Palette #43 with Shimmerz

For the Color Room palette this week (#43), I demonstrate customizing a Prima paintable paper using Shimmerz Vibez: Sunset Strip, Princess, and Spritz Sea Foam.

I should mention that I used a cloud/hills shape as a misting template just to get some general curves.  You'll see what I mean.


And finally, this is the layout I completed using the customized paper in the video :)  for the Color Room palette 43.  Join us and give the challenge a try and be eligible to win a Shimmerz prize package!

Can you see the shimmering on the paper?  I love how it turned out so pastel and beautiful like the palette!  You can purchase the products here. Thank you for checking this out!

Bethany is Making a SPLASH!!!

Congratulations go out to our very own Bethany Kartchner. She not only had her amazing art work published, but a whole article in the Jan/Feb edition of Somerset Studios on her Shimmerz technique. This a HUGE accomplishment and we are so proud of her!
Congratulations BETHANY!!!

Introduction to Shimmerz New Shimmeringz and Coloringz

I know that you've seen the release video and you are intrigued. Are you wondering how exactly Shimmerz new Coloringz and Shimmeringz work together? Wonder no more. This short video demonstrates exactly how you can completely customize your projects with Shimmerz.

Enjoy!

xoxo
Bethany Kartchner

Punky Sprouts album transfer technique

wow that's a mouthful... anyway I was lucky enough to get one of the Punky Sprouts mixed media albums to play with and have a quick video to show you how to transfer printed paper onto canvas - it's super easy and when laid over the Shimmerz Vibez, it looks like it was always meant to be there!

So here's the video, hope you give it a try.





Louise :)

Shimmerz Paints Techniques part 2

Hi there again!

Lydell here, with the second installment of the punky Sprouts album I started last week. With the cover done, I tried out a few techniques on some of the other pages. There was a lot to get through today....Thank goodness for the speed up function in the video production is all I can say!!!

Ok. Here is the cover.

It is certainly lots of fun to tie the colour scheme of your album together using paints, and the possibilities are absolutely endless.
Here is the video anyway!
Hope you see something you might like to try



Prucucts used.......

SHIMMERZ PAINTS (Purchase them HERE)
December Sky -Blingz
Concrete -Spritz
Hot Fudge-Vibez


Punky Sprouts (Rebel Sprout) Album
Flowers- Petaloo, Prima, Zva

Bye for now....

Lydell

Paint techniques with Punky Sprouts

Hi there!
I have a video for you today, showing you some things I did with canvas, acrylic, metal and chipboard.
Today, I am working with a Punky Sprouts 'Rebel Sprout' Album.  Lots of Techniques and ideas in this one! (This video will continue next week.  There was just too much to fit into one!)
First up I will work on the cover of the album, using a metal door plate, lots of Shimmerz Paints and some flowers.  I saw an album Marion Smith created using some vintage metal items, so when I found this antique door plate I knew I wanted to have a go! So lets get started........



Hope you are inspired to get out an album now!!!

PRODUCTS USED
Shimmerz Paints (get them here)
Pearl -Pearlz
Concrete - Spritz
Hot Fudge- Vibez
December Sky- Blingz
Gold Glimmer- Blingz

Texture Paste
Gesso
Punky Sprouts Rebel Sprout album
Studio Paint- Claudine Helmuth/Ranger
FLOWERS
Petaloo, Prima, Zva,

Thanks for watching.
Have a great Day!

Lydell x

Framed Art - SO VERY EASY!

First of all - HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!

It's Lesley with you today, and I'm going to try and convince you to create your own pieces of art for the wall.

Creating your own framed art is so very easy, not to mention inexpensive too!  If you have some Shimmerz, you must try using them on watercolor paper!  In the video, I used 140 pound watercolor paper, and it's meant to withstand a great deal of watercolors and paints, and in this case, VIBEZ too.

If you have about 10 minutes, grab a cup of joe and watch how easy this is.  I would love to see this done with other colors too, so if you happen to try this, we'd love to see it!  Share your link below and we'll come have a peek!

Shimmerz Products Used in this Video:
Tickle Me Turquoise Shimmerz
Key Lime Shimmerz
Golden Wheat Shimmerz
Blue by U Pearlz
Jeni B Bleu Vibez

Other Supplies:
Stamps - Unity Stamp Co. (Donna Downey)
Ink - Ranger Black Soot
Paper - 140 Pound Watercolor Paper
Tools - paint brush, heat gun, black pen

Bye for now!