Thursday, January 21, 2010

Sparkly Thursday's #7- Shimmerz

Only one more week of Sparkly Thursday's left! I hope you have enjoyed these as much as I have--it's been fun to get sparkly!
Today's product focus is Shimmerz



Shimmerz Paints has a blog that has lots of inspiration and tips!

A few things good and not so good about Shimmerz from humble me~

The good~
  • lots of fun colors
  • reasonably priced
  • easy to use
  • lots of sparkle
The not so good~
  • there is a slight odor
  • for me, these tend to dry up but if you add just a bit of water they do mix back up an work fine
  • sometimes even after mixing there are "chunkier" areas of sparkle than others
I really do like shimmerz but tend to grab my Inspirations Paint more often now. But like any sparkle product there are times that I just want shimmerz! It's all in your preference.

Just like my other sparkly products, I always paint a bit on a piece of cardstock with the name so I have a reference of what it looks like. 





To apply shimmerz, I just shake it up really well, mix it with my brush well and then apply with a small paintbrush. It can be applied alone or over most coloring mediums. It cleans up easily with water.


This is the image I was working on yesterday that I didn't like ( I love the image, just didn't like the way I colored her--but now I do like her, go figure)--I have used 4 different colors of shimmerz on her...it really does add a nice sparkle.



To see more projects I've done with shimmerz, click HERE!


Be sure to come back next week for my last Sparkly Thursday on Stickles!




9 comments:

Randi said...

WOW!!! Yummy pics!! Your project with the wedding PMS image is gorgeouse!! Brilliant idea to use that ethereal shimmer on her! LOVE it! Thanks for all the swatches!

Kimberly S said...

I finally bought a few colors, and can't wait to try it out. It looks beautiful on your image! Thanks for the info! :)

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

OH...this is so pretty! Now I want to buy them all! LOL!
Thanks for the info.!

☼ Cheryl* said...

Now I want some!!!! They are lovely.

Karen Wilson said...

Oh, this is gorgeous!!!

stampinfrog said...

Danni I have enjoyed your take on the different ways to get the sparkle on a project!
I love the shimmerz!But they do dry out too fast!
Hugs,Connie

Kristie W. said...

Oh yay, glad to know I can add water to them. I have a gold one that totally dried up and would love to use it again.

Ms. Jen said...

I'm so glad you did these. I like to see how something looks before I buy it and there's SO much product out there. Thanks for taking the time to put this together!
Peace and Love - Jen

Jaspere said...

Wow what a beautiful touch to your card.