Shim Shim-ery, Shim Shim-ery Shim Shim Sher-ee!

Shimmerz In The House!
A New Blog Challenge to Play!

I'm sure you all know the Mary Poppins song Chim Chim Cher-ee right? That's the tune I got stuck in my head while playing with something new in my craftroom. Have you ever tried Shimmerz? This stuff is 'da bomb!! (More about Shimmerz later in the post.)

I found a new blog - Limelight Papercrafts. Every second Thursday there's a fun new sketch challenge and product focus. Check out the Blog for sketch #3 layout & details. This week's product challenge is to use bling - any kind of bling. Can you guess what I used?! Shimmerz of course ;)



You've got to click the pics to see 'em bigger!

The main image is from Whipper Snapper. I thought cutting out most of the tree and owl would look cool...so I popped it up on dimensionals. The moon is colored with a yellow Copic Marker and then painted with Shimmerz Golden Wheat. Looks awesome!! The rest is colored in with Koh-I-Noor colored pencils and Gamsol. Can you tell I used Crystal Effects on the owl's eyes?

Now back to the Shimmerz stuff. You can paint over the top of something you already colored in - or - you can use it alone to color in an area. I love how you only need just a little and it goes a long way. Plus...you can paint it all over in big areas without getting streaks. And...it doesn't chew up your paper. It dries super fast & doesn't rub off. As a matter of fact...it didn't really feel any different from how the paper felt after coloring it with my marker! (btw - I don't have any connection to Shimmerz -- I just bought this stuff and wanted to share my thoughts about it.) The only bad thing about Shimmerz is trying to decide which colors to get! I seriously want them all! Well....did I just enable anyone?! LOL Read all about this product on the Shimmerz Blog.

Recipe:
Stamps - Whipper Snapper Owl & Tree, Hero Arts Clear You Hoo Owl
Paper - Bazzill Textured cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Die Cut With A View Boo Patterned Paper
Ink - Tsukineko Brilliance Graphite Black, Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Charcoal
Misc. - Shimmering Products Shimmerz Golden Wheat, Copic Marker, Koh-I-Noor Colored Pencils, OMS, Misc Brad & ribbon, Dimensionals, Fiskars handheld hole punch.

Shim shim-ery, shim shim-ery shim shim sher-oo! I draws what I likes and I likes what I drew :)