Splatter Painting with Shimmerz!

Well, I've shared with you two of the three new Limited Edition Shimmerz Autumn colors and today I'm going to show you the third color, and "sort of" a fourth color! So you've seen Rustic Red and Beeswax - and now Sagebrush! It is a beautiful soft green! I had so much fun with these cards - I went a little crazy and made tons! Sp how about those leaves? Do they not knock your socks off or what? I think they are gorgeous!

Guess what I used to stamp those rich autumn leaves?? Well, yes, I used a stamp, actually two, but I also used Shimmerz! I know I've shown you stamping with Shimmerz before here, but that was when I used chalk ink on the stamp as well as Shimmerz; these leaves (the first layer anyway) were stamped only with Shimmerz!

I used Kitchen Sink Stamps 3-step Autumn Squirrel set. It really is a great fall/autumn set! It has the squirrel, some great acorns and beautiful leaves! To create these leaves, I only used the first and last steps of the 3-step leaf. The first step is a solid leaf. I took a paint brush, dipped it in the Shimmerz and just splotched it all around the stamp and stamped! I love that each leaf turned out different - just like in nature, some splotchy, some light, some dark. Once they dried, I stamped the last step of the leaf with Timber Stazon. Then I took my paint brush, dipped it in Shimmzers, and then flicked it with my finger, which created the splatters; I did this with each of the LE colors on each card (cleaning my paintbrush between colors!). I even did envelopes to match!

When I was making patterned leaf Shimmerz paper, I did card-front sizes, and then when I made the card, I cut them in half and had enough for two cards! I did the same for the individual leaves and cut them out. I thought the Shimmerized leaf paper gorgeous enough that the card didn't need much so I kept them very simple! All ribbon is May-Arts double-sided satin ribbon - I used two different colors and their reversed sides!

For the "sort-of" fourth color, the multi-colored leaves, I first painted the stamp with Beeswax, then I quickly added some Rustic Red around the edges of the leaf, then I stamped it! I could sit and look at these Shimmerz-Stamped leaves all day long!

Warning: When splatter painting, prepare for everything within 1-2 feet to be splattered - including your face! If you don't want it splattered then move it or cover it up or maybe just don't flick so hard! I went a little splatter crazy - I had it everywhere! It was quite funny!

Thanks so much for looking! If you've been using Shimmerz on a project - I'd love to see! Link it up!