Friday, February 22, 2019

Love This 12x12 Layout | Shimmerz Paints & Cocoa Vanilla Studio

Hi Shimmerz Fans!

Nicole here today with a fun, colorful, easy layout to share with you!
Today's project was inspired by the tiny floral die cuts in the Cocoa Vanilla Midnight collection. I loved them so much that I had to paint larger versions! Here's a quick look at my final project:


I began by prepping my page with white gesso. I coated most of the page because I wasn't sure how many flowers I was going to paint. I eventually ended up just paining a row of them along half of the page. I used Creameez Cheeky Pink and Berry Hot and Coloringz Pink Stilettos and Ahoy Matey to create them.  I really didn't put a whole lot of thought into it. I just made sure some areas of the flowers were lighter than others or combined two colors.  When my colors were dry, this is where the thought came into play.  I grabbed a black fine line sharpie and sketched what I thought was my best representation of the floral ephemera. The lines were on the darker side and some of them were even a little lopsided, so I decided to go back in with a black gel pen that had a thinner line thickness and go over it again. This time, I tried to keep the line in the same general area as the first, but not exact. Once the flowers were drawn, I did add a few splatters so the background wasn't so stark white.


After all of my paint was dry, I set my photo in the general area that I was thinking of placing it, which is actually where it ended up staying! (That doesn't happen all that often for me lol!) I then strategically placed all of the floral ephemera exactly where I wanted it and popped it up on foam squares. After that, I added in a few other bits of ephemera and a couple clear and puffy stickers.

In the end, it felt like it was missing something along the right and top sides. There was just so much white space that it bothered me, even though it was the look I was going for. I decided to use the same three colors of Shimmerz and paint a piece of scrap cardstock to create my own watercolored boarder that matched the rest of the layout. I adhered that along those edges and called this layout done! It really came together quite quickly! Here are a few close ups of my final project:






Here is the list of Shimmerz that I used for this layout:
Creameez Cheeky Pink
Creameez Berry Hot
Coloringz Pink Stilettos
Coloringz Ahoy Matey

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Don't Get Your Tinsel In A Tangle | Scrapaholics Chipboard

Hi everyone!

Happy hump day! Today I'm featuring an amazing chipboard piece from Scrapaholics Chipbard!

Yes, I'm doing a holiday travelers notebook layout, but I had the perfect pictures for this piece and I couldn't resist! Better late than never I guess, right?! Here's a look at my final spread:



For the left page of my spread, I kept it very photo heavy because I wanted the right side to be primarily simple so it could feature this beautiful "Don't Get Your Tinsel In A Tangle" chipboard. Seriously, this phrase fit my photo perfectly! My so was so frustrated trying to get his arms around a pencil tree and he was determined to make it work...and he did!

For the chipboard, I coated it with a layer of white gesso and let it completely dry.  Once dry, I added two layers of Shimmerz Paints Spritz in Ruby and Spritz in Caribbean Sunset, making sure the first layer was completely dry before adding the second.  I let this sit overnight so it would dry and not be tacky.  Here are a few close ups of the final spread:




Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Monday, February 11, 2019

"Love" Layout Featuring Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Shimmerz Paints DT

Hello Shimmerz Fans!
Nicole here and today's project features not only Shimmerz Vibez and Coloringz, but also the new Midnight collection from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.  Midnight has to be my most favorite paper collection ever! When I saw some of the embellishments in the line, I knew I wanted to recreate a 12x12 background that coordinated with all of the embellishments.  When I was working with my mists, I found the PERFECT color combo that matched this collection: Vibez Rose Gold Red, Vibez Pink Moscato and Coloringz Ahoy Matey. Take a look:



Oh my goodness, ya'll! Isn't it perfect!

I created this background very simply. I took a 12x12 sheet of cardstock, added a layer of white gesso and then did 2 layers of the packaging technique and a bit of splattering. The lines left from the gesso after it dried helped to add some texture and lines int he background, which I love! I diluted the color with water quite a bit on the first layer and then got gradually darker.



 After the background was dry, I trimmed it down and then stitched it to the center of a new, clean, 12x12 piece of white cardstock. I roughed up the edges for more dimension. I added my photo and several bits from the Midnight collection, making sure they hung off the center background and also tucked under it, giving the impression of "running off the page." I added my journaling under my photo and called it done! I kept a lot of my embellishments clustered together in a small area so the background could really be the focal point and "shine" on this layout. Here are a few close ups:
 





The Shimmerz products used on today's project are:
Coloringz Ahoy Matey
Vibez Pink Moscatto
Vibez Rose Gold Red

Thanks so much for joining me today!
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