Shimmery Winter Peace

Hi friends! Today I'm sharing a no-stamping card with you. I am totally smitten with the new Stencilz from The Cat's Pajamas from The Cat's Pajamas, particularly the two part Birch Trees.

I pulled out some Shimmerz paints to do some stenciling, starting with Chocolate & Diamonds Inklingz and stenciled the deer onto watercolor paper. To use these paints with stencils, I like to paint a little bit onto a glass mat, then pick up the paint with a mini blending tool and pounce onto the stencil. That way it's less moisture all at once, and you don't get the seepage you sometimes do when just painting directly on a bumpy surface like watercolor paper. I then traced around the stencil on post it note paper and fussy cut masks for the deer.  Then I repeated the same process with the birch stencil, this time using Colder than Ice Shimmerz.

I loved the frosty peaceful look of the scene so much that I didn't want to cover any of it up.  So I pulled out the Peace Love Joy Die and cut it, cutting off the love and joy so just the peace remained.  I painted this with Steely Blue Eyes Inklingz and then popped it up on foam dots for a bit of dimension.

Overall, a simple card, but the shimmer makes it magical! I hope you've enjoyed this project.  As always, if you're inspired to shop in the Shimmerz shop, add my name, in the comments for a free paint!

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