As a member of the Stamp Sistahs design team Tonya asked us to do a review of some of the products in her store, StampHappens. The first products up to bat are Shimmerz and Blingz.
I received Shimmerz Celery and it took me a bit to figure out what I was going to do with it. But as it always does ispiration finally hit when I bought these lovely stamps from Inkadinkadoo.
You can see here that I used the Shimmerz to paint in the designs on the butterfly. I really like the way it turned out.
I do think that Shimmerz take a little bit of patience to get comfortable with. At first I wanted to paint them on too thin and the color wasn’t laying down smooth. Then I added to much and I had a puddle so I had to find a happy medium but once I did it turned out exactly like I expected.
I do have a few tips. Well one at least. If you happen to apply to much you can easily remove it by drying your paint brush with a paper towel and then gently dab at it with the brush. The brush will soak the Shimmerz up like a sponge and you can use the Shimmerz you picked up to paint another area. Also be careful not to rewet a painted area… it tends to get a little gloppy when you do that.
Overall I really liked the Shimmerz and I really liked this color. It went perfectly with the Pink Bazzill Bling that I used for the base of the card.
Here’s the rest of the card:
Card details:
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Jeweltone Insects, Hampton Art Friends
Ink: Versafine Black
Paper: Basic Grey, Bazzill Bling
Accessories: Shimmerz Celery, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities small circles, Diamond Stickles, rhinestones, dimensionals, ribbon
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really gorgeous! Love the shimmers.
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Beautiful card – that is a great stamp for Shimmerz! Do you come up with your own layouts? That is one area (of several! ♠ ) I have NEVER been good at – yours *never* disappoint! Beautiful job as always!
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This one was a Mojo Monday sketch but most everything else is my own unless it says I used a sketch. I think that’s what takes me so long. I sit and play until I get something I like.
This is such a beautiful card and I really love what you did with the Shimmerz. The butterfly is so pretty. Great card!
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What a beautiful card. I love butterflies and this one is so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card! Love the butterfly… the design is so detailed… TFS!
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This card is so much more than beautiful…just perfect!! The green and pink make an absoultely brilliant color combo, more than likely it is how YOU combined them!! I LOVE this card!
Your card is stunning!!! Great layout and color choices! The embossing on the green strip is a very nice touch to admire!
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This is a really stunning card! Thanks for the tips on using Shimmerz!
This card is so, so stunning! I absolutely love it!
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Stunning is the perfect word for this card!
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It’s just beautiful! Great review too!
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Card…Review…Layout….Colours…Stamp…Ribbon…Sentiment….PERFECT!
Can you do no wrong woman?!!!! Love it all Jen…Beautiful and Elegant just like you….Love ya!
Xx
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Gorgeous!! Love all the shimmer! The Shimmerz looks perfect with that stamp!
Wow, Jen! This is so pretty! You captured the shimmer really well too ;o)
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