Best Friends Layout | Shimmerz Paints

Hello Shimmerz Fans!

Nicole here and today I'm sharing a 12x12 layout using a few pieces of the April Missy Whidden Color Kit!  Today, I'm using Vibez Jeni b Bleu, Shimmerz Bumbly bee and the butterfly cut file from the kit along with Vibez Razzeldazzel Berry and Coloringz Ahoy Matey. Here's a quick look at my completed project:

For the layout, I wanted to use some of Paige Evans products since I was using the butterflies from her cut file.  I found this beautiful butterfly paper, however it was from a 6x6 paper pad. I made it work by cutting the paper on a diagonal and then machine stitching it to a piece of 12x12 white cardstock that I previously had gessoed and colored with the Jeni B Bleu and Ahoy Matey.

 Once my pieces were stitched together and dry, I layered my photo along with a few of Paige's die cut flowers. I then created my title by putting "best" directly on the flower and "friends" I put on a piece of coordinating paper then fussy cut it out.  I love the look it creates! It also helps the puffy alpha stickers stand out and sit nicely on top of my photo.

Lastly, I created a cluster of flowers, a camera and one of the butterflies from the cut file that I colored using the Vibez Razzeldazzel Berry and Shimmerz Bumbly Bee, in the top right corner to balance my layout.

Here's one more look at the final layout:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Have a colorful week!

Layout Using the NEW April Missy Whidden Kit | Shimmerz Paints

Hello Shimmerz Fans!

Happy Friday to everyone!  I'm so excited to share with you a look at the NEW April edition of The Missy Whidden Kit from Shimmerz Paints!  This months kit features a beautiful butterfly cut file designed by Paige Evans, a package of the new Shimmerz Dotz and four Shimmerz paints: Vibez Jeni B Blue, Creameez 1 Hot Mama, Inklingz Honey Do List and Shimmerz Bumbly Bee. This kit is honestly the perfect start to all of your spring projects!  Here's a quick look at my layout that I created using items from this kit:

 

I really wanted the butterfly's to be my focus of this layout, so once I knew how and where I wanted them, the rest fell together fairly quickly. I cut the file twice so I could put one on the bottom right and another on the top left. I backed a lot of the larger butterflies with papers from a 6x6 paper stack from Paige's Turn the Page line. While the glue was drying, I used Jenni B Blue and Inklingz Hone Do List to create colored areas on my background that would be under the butterfly's.  Once everything was dry, I added my butterflies, photo, title and a lot of rub ons and called it done! Here are a few close ups of my final layout:

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Don't forget to head on over to Shimmerz Paints to grab your April kit! (...and March's too!)