Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Be A Peacock Art Journal Layout | Shimmerz Paints

Hello Shimmerz fans!

Nicole here and today I'm breaking the barrier and stepping outside of my comfort zone for an art journal layout! I was inspired by a piece of paper from Maggie Holmes for this project! Here's a look at my final entry:


I began by creating my background with Coloringz Peachy Keen, Spritz Sapphire, Vibez Snow Way Man and Inklingz colors Green Goddess, Blue Lagoon and Greener Pastures. I really had no pattern or method as to how I applied the colors. I just put color on my page and sometimes that's what it takes for my ideas to flow!

The peacock was taken from a 6x6 paper pad and I really had to fussy cut him out. I used his surroundings on the same paper to create a small scene on the left.  On the right of the page, I used bits and pieces of ephemera, a tag and gold leaves to create a cluster. With the left side of my page appearing heavy, I wanted the right to feel similar. To finish my layout, I used alpha stickers and a gold glitter pen to create my title. Here are some close ups of the finished project:







Thanks so much for joining me today!
I hope you got inspired!






Thursday, April 5, 2018

Create Your Own Sunshine Art Journal Entry | Shimmerz Paints

Happy Thursday Shimmerz fans!

Nicole here and today I have a fun art journal layout to share!
Here's a quick look at the final page:



If you have not had a chance to check out the pre-orders for the new stamp sets, it is a MUST! This page features one of those sets! How stinkin' cute is the doggie?!?!
I began with a completely blank page and did not do any page prep. I stamped the adorable girl with the dog with Archival black ink and just began to paint.  I chose a hand full of Shimmerz Creameez and Inklingz and built my scene.  I started with the ground then carried the color to the sky.  I painted the stamped image last and once she was completely dry, I added in accents with a white gel pen.
Here are some close ups:





The colors that I used on this are:
 



Thanks so much for joining me today!
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