Today I want to share the mixed media layout I created for Once Upon A Sketch but I used a ton of Shimmerz product here. The sketch is shown below and the product list will be listed at the end of the post.
I have never done a layout like this before and I think it an art journal page style layout. I cut out my face from a photo and colored the photo with alcohol based marker to add lip color, blush, and to alter the color of the eyes. I doodled my hair and around the circles.
I want to make this page very bold to match the title "live boldly", so I used many bold colors as well. It is not a pastel-colored layout but a very vibrant-colored layout.
My main message in this layout is to live the way you want and don't be afraid to do things differently. I really hope you like this very different layout :))
This is my Graphic 45 Design Team 2014 Audition post. I have always loved graphic 45 and have always been a huge fan of graphic 45 too. I trying out this design team call will be a wonderful experience to me. If I made a video about that project, I will embed the video of each project in this post too. I apologize that his post is very long. I want to include as much as I can.
I have attached many projects in the post. Some use Graphic 45's product and some did not use. I will give each project a quick one to two sentence description so please scroll down :)
2. Christmas Window created using Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas. I put on some texture to make it look more distressed and old. I also made my embellishment to match the color and the overall theme of the paper.
3. Christmas Window Box using Graphic 45 Twelve Days Of Christmas. I fussy cut out some little elements to put on the tree. I also used the paper itself to create some embellishment, like the ribbon on the clock wreath, the bows, the flowers, and the snow man behind the tree.
5. This is a tag box I created using Chipboard and a wood door. I used Graphic 45 French Country paper. I also have made two tags using the same paper. This box is meant to store my altered tags.
6. Pen Holder made using Graphic 45 Bird Song paper. I made everything from scratch using chipboard. My goal is to create a very asian inspired look. I did this project before I started my channel, so there is no video for this.
7. Altered Easel using Graphic 45 Secret Garden. A lot of fussy cutting on this one. I just LOVE fussy cut Graphic 45's paper. This is an older project too, I didn't start my channel at that time, so there is no video for this.
8. Altered Shadow Box using Graphic 45 Bird Song Collection. I cut out many ladies and different element from the paper. This is also an asian inspired project. Because I did this project before I started my channel, I don't have a video for this.
9. A card I made using Graphic 45 Secret Garden Paper. I did many fussy cut and layering on this card. Again, I did this before I started my channel, so there is no video for this.
10. Altered Tag Album and Altered Mini Runway made using Graphic 45 Couture Collection. This tag album is greatly inspired by a G45 designer Anne. They are a ton of fussy cutting went into these two projects. I made the mini runway from chipboard.
This is my recent Design Team project for The Piece By Piece. This box is going to be holding my trims from The Piece By Piece. I used a beautiful gem flower spray and several candy gem from TPBP and I LOVE this spray! I know I will be getting more of this.
I lined inside and outside of this box with patterned paper. I used mod podge for the collaging part.
Here is the start-to-finish video:
The leaf Venise trim is always perfect to use as individual embellishment. I cut 4 leaves out of the trim and made them look like a fan. The big canvas heart is also from TPBP. I went over some places with my Shimmerz Dazzlerz to add extra shine.
Here is my Education Team project for Shimmerz. I bought this baby shoes from the hobby lobby's clearance area. I used Texturez in color Teal Me No Lies and a prima chevron stencil to add texture on the sides of the shoes. Then I added some coral, green, and lighter blue colors to the shoes. Of course, ever medium I used is from Shimmerz.
Here is my start-to-finish video:
You can see here the texture on the sides of the shoes and the extra coral, green, and lighter blue colors.
I used blingz to paint and sprayed shimmerzingz all over the shoes to add extra shimmer. The shimmer and shine are not captured by my camera, but in real life, it is very very shimmery. The flowers are all colored using Shimmerz's mists to match my whole color theme.
I then went over everything with a little of Shimmerz paint in color Angel wings to add the extra grunginess.
I used Spritz in color Rock-a-fella blue to add those black paint splatters.
It is such a fun little project that you can do in a short time. I love how it turned out!!
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Texturez: Teal Me No Lies, Artie-Choked
Dazzelerz: Dreamscicle
Blingz: Hi Ho Silver, Pixie Dust
Spritz: Terra Cotta, Olive Branch, Blue Jeans, Rock-a-Fella Blue
Shimmeringz: Concrete
Shimmerz: Angel Wings
If you are going to shop with Shimmerz, just mention my name in "instructions to merchant" that is below your name and address at the check out page, you can get a full size of Dimensionz, or a sample size of Dazzelerz or Texturez of your color choice :)
Today I want to share a card for Shimmerz. It is my first project as an educator for Shimmerz and I made it Shimmerz Style.
I don't really do card that much, but since it is the first project for Shimmerz, I decided to do something I don't normally do. This card is very grungy and I love how it turned out.
I used Bed of Roses(Spritz), Pop Art Pink (Vibez), Ruby (Spritz) to spray on a sheet of printing paper and used Caribbean sunset (Spritz) to do some splattering on the paper. And that is how I made the background paper.
I wanted to give it some pop of colors, so I splattered some Key Lime (Shimmerz) and Olive Branch (Spritz) on to the card. To make it grungy, I added Gritty Graphite (Texturez) and splattered some Rock-a-fella Blue (Sprtiz) on to he card
The start-to-finish video will show you the whole process of me making it.
Product List:
---Texturez: Crushed Coral, gritty Graphite
---Dazzelerz: Sour Apple, Spun Sugar, Tutti Frutti
---Spritz: Bed of Roses, Olive Branch, Caribbean Sunset, Ruby, Cotton Candy Pink, Rock-a-fella Blue
