"A smile is nature's best antidote for discouragement. It brings rest to the weary, Sunshine to those who are frowning, And hope to those who are hopeless and defeated. A smile is so valuable that it can't be bought, Begged, borrowed, or taken away against your will. You have to be willing to give a smile away Before it can do anyone else any good. So if someone is too tired or grumpy to flash you a smile, Let him have one of yours anyway. Nobody needs a smile as much As the person who has none to give."
For the whole month of October, the Shimmerz Blog will be showing off Pink projects created the Design Team. We want you to get involved too! We want you to create projects using ANY Pink Shimmerz or Spritz that you have! Any shade of pink. Then, upload it to the Shimmerz Flickr Group! Make sure and tell us what Shimmerz product you have used. Each Design Team member will choose their favorite project, and each winner will receive something Pink from Shimmerz! We are excited to see your Pink creations.
Here are a couple of cards that I made for the Challenge. I used Ruby, Cotton Candy and Licorice Spritz on these flowers. I was inspired by the beautiful flowers that Jeni B. made on her Shimmerz tutorial video.
We will definitely be making some of these pretty flowers at my Shimmerz Ed Class on the 23! Hope you can make it to that. In the meantime upload your pink creations!
Natey loves anything with cinnamon so I decided to make him Snickerdoodle cupcakes from the Martha Stewart Cupcake book. They taste just like the cookie only better, because they are frosted!
I don't really like the frosting that Martha calls for in this recipe (seven-minute frosting) so I made a cream cheese frosting instead and then sprinkled the top with a little cinnamon-sugar. You can find the recipe online here.
Six years ago today, I was lying in bed at Chandler Memorial Hospital in AZ, loving on my newborn and watching baseball playoffs! Nothing has changed! My baby and I will be sitting on the couch for the next few weeks watching baseball playoffs! He's just a little bit bigger now!
I will be teaching my first "Shimmerz Ed" Class right here in my home in Eagle, ID! So, all of you locals do NOT want to miss this!
Think Pink! I will be raising money for The Susan G. Komen Fund by donating $5 for every participant who signs up for this class! We will enjoy "pink" drinks, create "pink" cards and go home with a jar of "pink" Shimmerz paint (3.99 retail value)!
We will be creating three cards using Shimmerz, Blingz and Spritz! I will teach you new techniques to make three OVER THE TOP, fabulous PINK cards (plus envelopes) to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
All this for only $20! For information on how to reserve your spot, please email me at lorirenn@msn.com
He is almost six years old! I can hardly believe it! He was the best little baby in the universe. I sound like a typical mom when I say that! Nate was officially diagnosed with Autism when he was three. (And he is impossible to photograph because he never stops moving, unless he is sleeping!) He has been receiving IBI (Intensive Behavioral Therapy) for two years and has made so much progress. There are angels here on earth that work with Autistic children and we were blessed to have one of the best sent to us!
I had to post these pictures of Nate's haircut. My husband had him in a "straight jacket" hold and made me buzz his beautiful blonde mop off. :( He won't stand haircuts so I have been cutting his hair in his sleep for four years!
He is still a total cutie but I miss that mop! I am seriously considering doing the gluten free/casein free/everything free diet for him soon but I am scared. It is so hard and I am afraid of depriving him and afraid of failing.
I will pray about this and hope to decide what is best. Worth a try, right?
I want to thank you for your outpouring of encouragement for my first video tutorial!! I am simply blown away by all of your comments and kind words!! I want to congratulate:
Welcome to the second stop in the Shimmerz Video Blog Hop! Hopefully you arrived here from my fabulous team leader, Jeni Boisvert's blog. If not then get yourself back to the Shimmerz Paints blog and follow along our blog hop route! If you follow along, you have an opportunity to win one of five of our whole new Vintage collection which is available for purchase today! If you are on the right track then read on...
The Shimmerz Paints Education Team will be bringing you a tutorial video each month to give you lots of tips and techniques on how to use our fabulous products! We will also be providing online and in store classes featuring Shimmerz products! My first video is a little rough, so cut me some slack and be kind! I hope you are all bilingual, meaning you speak Bostonian AND English so that you will be able to understand me!
September's video is all about the new release of the Vintage collection from Shimmerz Paints. There are four new colors of Shimmerz and three new colors of Shimmerz Spritz in new little Miniz which are smaller than the original. The colors are beautiful and I had so much fun working with them!
Here are the two canvases that I have created:
The first one "The Girls" is a canvas I did for a 40th birthday gift for my Bestie Becky. She emailed me a picture of herself with her two girls and I wanted to create something special for her. Just click on the images to make them larger and to see the detail.
This canvas "Through Thick & Thin" is for my other BFF, Denise. I create a layout for her for her wedding anniversary every year and this one is for #5! She had a photo shoot done by the FABULOUS photographer, Chea Lamb and I asked for permission to use one on my canvas. You must check out Chea's photography here.
I also want to give a little shout out to Teresa Collins and say thanks for the Friendship collection that I used on these projects. I love this line and it was so sweet of her to send it to me!!
Ok, lastly here is my video! Oh, how I cringe when I watch and listen to myself, but I guess I'll get used to it! Now, pay attention to when I mention my favorite color from the new line! You will need to remember this for a chance to win the whole Vintage collection! Make sure you click "pause" on my music playlist before viewing.
Leave a comment here on my blog and I will pick one lucky reader/viewer on Friday to receive a jar of beautiful Shimmerz Paint! (Colors will vary)
Now, hop on over to Tanisha Long's blog for the third stop in our blog hop and watch her brilliant video tutorial!
I am so excited to announce that I am part of the new Shimmerz Paints Education Team! This is going to be so much fun! We are going to bring you online video tutorials and classes as well as in-store classes, teaching you lots of fun ways to use Shimmerz amazing products. Sound like fun to you? I'll be working with Jeni Boisvert (our leader), Tanisha Long, Michelle Lanning and Leslie Ashe. What a talented group of gals just full of inspiration!
I can't wait until September 21st! New vintage colors of Shimmerz are being released! And a big huge announcement of something that I am so excited to be a part of!
Also... you have got to go check out what Jennifer Beason has been doing with Shimmerz! Check it out here. She is our guest designer right now and she is fabulous!
The Shimmerz Paints design team recently got to work with Patter Cross's Triple the Sketch blog. The cards and layouts from both teams are so creative and inspiring! You can view them all here.
We also got to do a swap with Cornish Heritage Farms stamps. They have lots of great stamps. The ones that I received to work with were fun to color in with Shimmerz, even though I'm not usually a "color in" type of stamper!
You can check out the rest of the creations that the Shimmerz Paints design team did with the stamps here. Just scroll down to view them all! (I'm a little late in posting this but now that my boys are back in school I'll be on the spot!!)
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