Little Nugget Creations: Dreamy / Shimmerz Education Team

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Dreamy / Shimmerz Education Team

Hello again, friends! I'm back today to share a new layout for the Shimmerz Education Team. I was inspired by the colors in the older Pink Paislee Moonstruck collection. I pulled out one of the newest navy blue sprays (Coloringz Ahoy Matey) and started with it. I made my background first before I even chose a photo. I covered my white cardstock with clear gesso, let it dry and then used the packaging technique to start spreading color. I mixed Vibez Blue Jeans with the Ahoy Matey and then came in with some pinks and corals. I used Creameez 1 Hot Mama and Great Fruit mostly.

I saw the "dreamy" die cut and knew I needed to scrap this sweet photo of my daughter sleeping. I found a beautiful cut file to use which is the Dreamcatcher Half by Paige Evans. I lightly painted it with Inklingz Miner Miner 49er.

Here you can see that beautiful gold shimmer from the Inklingz. So pretty! I love how it looks against the navy and pinks here. I added lots of rub-ons from this collection around the page.

I used some of the Moonstruck 6x6 papers as layers behind my photo, and I used this die cut for my title. I love when you can go simple with it and don't have to spend a lot of time coming up with one.

For extra pops of the dark pink I added in some messy tangled thread in a few places. Here are more rub-ons and a few phrase stickers. I added my journaling down here on the lower right side.

I fussy cut a few flower clusters from a 6x6 paper and tucked those in on the sides. I really love how the Shimmerz are peeking out from behind everything!

I added a few butterflies from the collection over on the upper right side. I stitched some trail lines with white thread to add a bit more interest and texture. The darker butterfly is a rub-on.

Layering is such a great way to add dimension, texture and color. I didn't glue down the entire cut file. I left a lot of it loose so it would stand up off the page.

One more thing I added were a few stamps. These pretty leaves are from the Bed of Roses Stamp Set, and I used a gold ink pad to stamp them.

I hope this inspires you in some way :) I loved making it, and I love how the color scheme looks. You can check out my process video here if you'd like to see how this all came together.