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May 04, 2012

May's Build A Page

This photo perfect sketch is ready for you to add your special touches, the possibilities are endless!!

Would you like to play along with us using this month's BAP? Simply send your Prima-based project, using this sketch, to us by May 31, 2012 for a chance to win some amazing Prima products.

Send projects to: Sharon@primamarketinginc.com

Please include "BAP May" in the subject line of your email.

Now take a look at how the design team took the sketch and made it their own.

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Steph Devlin uses the Almanac collection to create her precious page with. She die-cuts her photos, which make them pop off the page.

Supplies:

844127 - Shaffer
844110 - Libre
844097 - Composition
554910 - Notecards
556259 - Lucerne
556204 - Camille
556235 - Charme Rose
556181 - Perle Bebe
556662 - Genie Stone (Bright Mix)
554613 - Clocks
550684 - Trinkets
557638 - Laraine - Black Tie
557263 - Manette - Antique
552151 - Meredith
532079 - Velvet Rose Leaves

Anna Dabrowska brings a artistic feel to the sketch. Her page holds a few of the key components of the sketch. Beautiful page.

Supplies:

Item# 950149 - Fairy Belle Collection Aquarelle
Item# 950095 - Fairy Belle Collection Summer Dream
Item# 950132 - Fairy Belle Collection Marcelle
Item# 556372 - Laredo Socorro
Item# 556693 - Genie Stones Black Wrap
Item# 553319 - Coventry Rose - Pixie Glen
Item# 921729 - Sculpture Flowers
Item# 921880 - Paper Tag Set
Item# 554484 - Wood Buttons Nature Garden
Item# 551186 - Tiny Treasures - Lock Keys
Item# 550783 - Vintage Buttons
Item# 550776 - Vintage Buttons
Item# 550745 - Vintage Buttons

This dimensional masterpiece was created by Trina McClune. Trina uses a unique way to add her title, so that it stands out from her wonderful page.

Supplies:

940040 – Nature Garden Blackthorn
950088 – Fairy Belle En Pointe
950064 – Nature Garden Midsummer Eve
550080 – Alphabet Stickers
557225 – Namazzi Pecan
557928 – Fabrique Coffee
556808 – Miss Godivas Caladon
549176 – Cinderella Bird cherry

AnnaMarie Mondro uses the sketch to highlight her photos, changing up the color makes both stunning photos stand out equally. She compliments her photos even further by using like colors on her inspiring page.

Supplies

Item# 950088 - Fairy Belle Collection En Pointe
Item# 950125 - Fairy Belle Collection La Spa
Item# 950101 - Fairy Belle Collection Firefly
Item# 950262 - Notecards Fairy Belle
Item# 555337 - 8"x10" Alphabet Sheet Meadow Lark
Item# 890698 - Resin - Window Shutters
Item# 555481 - Lucerne Fairy Belle
Item# 555436 - Melisse Fairy Belle
Item# 555443 - Vinetta Fairy Belle
Item# 555511 - Flutter Bits Fairy Belle
Item# 557263 - Manette Antique
Item# 558406 - Kennedy Vintage
Item# 558390 - Kennedy Antique
Item# 558338 - Primmer's Peanut
Item# 556709 - Petal Pins Pearls

Anne Jo Lexander created this wonderful page based on the "Hunger Games" trilogy book her son was reading. Anne Jo thought our Shabby Chic resin bird looked JUST like you'd picture the mockingjay...especially since you can color our resins!

Supplies:

Printery collection – 843533
Nature garden collection – 950064, 950071, 950057
Almanac collection - 844110
resist canvas – 554750
shabby chic treasures – 890803
Press stamps – 550325
Wood buttons - 554460
Miss Godivas mermaid - 556853

Maiko Kosugi followed the sketch exactly to create her amazing layout below. Adding a few punched edges, a bouquet of flowers, and several canvas resist butterflies fills the design with gorgeous texture.

Supplies:

# 950156　Fairy Belle Collection La Ronde
# 950132　Fairy Belle Collection Marcelle
# 555504　Pixie Vine Fairy Belle
# 555467　Charme Rose Fairy Belle
# 554415　Wood Tickets Fairy Belle
# 554156　Lace and Crystals Border Fairy Belle
# 844097　Almanac Collection Composition
# 844103　Almanac Collection Toile
# 844127　Almanac Collection Shaffer
# 554347　12"x12" Cardstock Alphabet Stickers Songbird
# 557331　Charlotte Snow
# 557249　Manette White
# 556792　Miss Godivas Blush
# 556846　Miss Godivas Marshmallow
# 558406　Kennedy Vintage
# 558574　Sassy Butter Nut
# 554699　Resist Canvas Nature Garden

Embellishments featured in this post...

Flutter Bits Tiny Treasures Wood Clocks

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May 03, 2012

Layouts and Mini Books coming up on Live with Prima

If you are looking for layout ideas, then join us tonight on Live with Prima! Jamie is going to create two adorable layouts using the new Yuki collection, coordinating embellishments and her Cricut. Next week, Drew has some unique page ideas in a handmade mini book using Prima's Songbird collection.

Join our Facebook group to stay up to date on all of the classes we have scheduled. We also encourage members to share their Prima projects, ask questions and chat with other viewers from all over the world. Watch our shows from our Prima channel on ustream.com. Create a free login to join our chats that take place during every show. We hope to see you there!

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Whimsical Layouts with Jamie Dougherty

Thursday, May 3^rd at 6:30pm PT/ 9:30pm ET-5/4 1:30am GMT/ 11:30am Sydney

Looking for some fresh ideas to highlight your spring photos? Join Jamie as she creates two layouts, loaded with whimsical details and fun design elements using the new Yuki collection.

Prima Products:

554743 Reist Canvas Heart flowers
556310 velvet rainbow brights
557201 Trixie Bright
557676 laraine Sorbet
551414 SIIC
550851 North Country Rub-ons
550325 Prima Press

Extra Materials:

Cricut Machine with basic shapes
Black embroidery thread
Ranger white enamel or liquid pears
White Encaustic Wax or white crayon
Heat gun
PanPastel (color used Phthalo Green) Other PanPastels for resist canvas
Shimmerz Paints (color used Jilted Jade & Aqua Marine)
3D foam squares
Embossing ink (Tim Holtz Distressing Ink)
small paintbrush

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Pretty Pockets and Pages Mini Album with Drew Scott

Thursday, May 10^th at 6:30pm PT/ 9:30pm ET-5/11-1:30am GMT/ 11:30am Sydney

Join teen instructor, Drew Scott as he creates a very pretty album filled lots of great ideas for making your own custom pages. The color palette is made up of soft pink and green tones with many lovely patterns from the Song Bird collection by Prima.

Prima Products:

844042 - 12x12 Songbird Mosaic
844035 - 12x12 Songbird Zephyr
844011 - 12x12 Songbird Collage
844073 - 12x12 Songbird Tag-it
844059 - 12x12 Songbird Lineage
552091 - Meredith Flowers in Mer
557676 - Laraine Flowers in Sorbet
557997 - Hermosa Flowers in Teal
547189 - Parfait Flowers in Blush
544515 - Say it in Crystals

Extra Materials:

Paper trimmer
Liquid and Dry Adhesive
Bone Folder
Prima Comfort Craft Knife
Distress ink - Gathered Twigs
White Paint
Glitter

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Jamie created a gorgeous Mixed Media album on Live with Prima, with lots of art mediums and cool techniques. Grab a cuppa and enjoy the class!

Video streaming by Ustream

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May 02, 2012

May's Prima Product Pick

Fall in love with this month's romantic color palette. May's PPP is a full of bold, rich colors, elegant in it's tones. Flowers full of texture and dimension just waiting for you to use them on your page.

Also don't forget we always offer a chance to win some amazing Prima products with our Palette and Pick challenges! Here's how:

Complete a Prima-based project using these products, or the color palette shown above, and submit them to us: sharon@primamarketinginc.com by May 31st! Please make sure to put "May PPP" in the subject line.

Here is what our Design Team has created using this month's opulent palette...

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Steph Devlin has created this stunning page based off of this month's color palette. She uses Prima's papers to create a creative lattice affect on her background.

Supplies

843748- Ledger Papers
843915 - Province
842468 - Parfait
556341 - Velvet Rainbow (Vintage)
555818 - Lucerne - Doodle - Deux
556037 - Lucerne -En Francais
556853 - Miss Godivas - Mermaid
556389 - Laredo - Nuevo
557225 - Namazzi - Pecan
557683 - Laraine - Candy Apple
554613 - Wood Clocks
556655 - Genie Stones - Vintage Mix
882105 - Mask
542221 - Felt Gate
891176 - Ingvild Bolme Ink - Dry Sand

This favorite little scrapbook page was designed by Maiko Kosugi. She uses the Fabrique flowers on her layout to help add a bit of substance to her piece.

Supplies

# 844424 Ledger 12"x12" Paper Pad
# 844417 Script 12"x12" Paper Pad
# 844097 Almanac Collection Composition
# 554385 Wood Tickets En Francais
# 554682 Resist Canvas Koolio
# 557256 Manette Maple
# 556921 Tasha Teal
# 556891 Tasha Gold
# 557508 Fabrique Persimmon
# 557911 Fabrique Ochre
# 558680 Encore Tartan
# 552725 Sherwood Rose - Larkspur
# 543068 Mountain Lilly- Sunflower
# 555344 8"x10" Alphabet Sheet En Francais
# 552886 Cradle - Sparrow
# 891084 Chalk Fluid Edger - Branch Bark
# 891176 Chalk Fluid Edger - Dry Sand

This cheeky page was created by the artistic Stacey Young. Stacey uses Prima flowers to create a bridge to settle her adorable photo on. She adds little touches that makes her page unique.

Supplies

#841201 Pastiche collection "Seasie"
#841218 Pastiche collection "Heartstrings"
#554729 Resist Canvas
#546878 Treasure Rae Venice
#543358 Summer Carnation
#552657 Bretton Vines
#890827 Shabby Chic Resin Woodland Animals
#890742 Shabby Chic Resin Corners
#842574 Melody collection "Arabesque"
#550066 Alphabet Stickers
#550035 Mask
#555832 Millicent
#556341 Velvet Rainbow Vintage
#557652 Laraine Blue Lagoon
#557683 Laraine Candy Apple
#558390 Kennedy Antique
#558406 Kennedy Vintage
#557928 Fabrique Coffee
#557225 Namazzi Peacan

This hauntingly beautiful page was thought up by Heidi Kelley. Heidi gives the Doodle-Deux collection an enchanting feel with her one of a kind design.

Supplies

Doode Deux Alpha-Bytes #843991
One-up 843946
All-Overs 843984
Doodle-Bits 843997
Melisse Doodle Deux flower #555764
Vinetta Doodle Deux flower #555771
Larane Candy Apple flower #557683
Fabric Poppy Flower #922009
Say it in Crystals #544294, #544805, #551506

This delightful page was designed by Karola Witczak. She creates a masked background to help showcase her beautiful layout. Karola uses a wonderful blend of Prima flowers to enhance her page.

Supplies

Doodle Deux - All-Overs paper #84394
Doodle Deux - Bits paper #843977
Doodle Deux - Doodle-Up paper #843960
8 x 8 Mask #554637
Laraine Candy Apple flowers #557683
Manette Attic flowers #557270
Tasha Teal flowers #556921
Tasha Gold flowers #556891
Fabrique Coffe flowers #557928
Laredo Austin flowers#556396
Allegra Adelle flowers #556495
Allegra Bisquit flowers #556471

This fun layout was created by Anna-Maria Wolniak. She uses the brighter colors of the palette in her spunky page.

Supplies

Ledger 12x12 papers pad #843755, #843748
Doodle-Deux Collection: "Doodle-Bits" #843977
Doodle-Deux Collection: "Two-By-Two" #843939
Doodle-Deux Collection: "Doodle-Up" #843960
alphabet: #555405, #544317
Arco Iris Flower #544355
Prima Flowers #549343
Wood Tickets #554408
Wood Buttons #554514
Say it in Crystals #551339
Say it in Pearls #554064

This adorable little grump belongs to AnnaMarie Mondro. AnnaMarie creates this handsome page using the En Francais collection. She adds bold pops of color to add eye catching detail.

Supplies

Item# 843915 - En Francais Province
Item# 843892 - En Francais Memoire
Item# 843885 - En Francais Billettes
Item# 556037 - Lucerne En Francais
Item# 555986 - Camille En Francais
Item# 555962 - Perle Bebe En Francais
Item# 556396 - Laredo Austin
Item# 556372 - Laredo Socorro
Item# 550431 - Toggle - Bobbin

Here are a few more flowers that would blend well with May's PPP...

Donna Downey Manette Attic Laredo Austin

Poppies

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May 01, 2012

April Showers Bring Prima MAY Flowers

Thankfully we have flowers for you all year round! May brings us new projects, new challenges, and flowers galore.

Besides the monthly BAP and PPP we will also continue the Pinterest contest! All you have to do is pin one of Prima's Songbird Products or projects from our Pinterest boards. After you pin make sure to comment below our pin saying you did so. You will be entered in a chance to win some Prima goodness. Deadline-May 30th.

We also would love to see you on Facebook! Like our "Prima Marketing Flowers" fan page and tag any project using the Songbird Collection for a chance to win a Prima prize. Deadline for both contests is May 30th. We will pick Facebook and Pinterest winners at the beginning of JUNE!

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This month we will have some amazing projects using Faber-Castell. We will have a blog hop for you to join as well. Faber-Castell has a wide arrange of different art mediums perfect for adding accents, color, and fine details to your Prima projects.

By: Heidi Kelley

This month we will also be showcasing the Songbird Collection! This collection is full of beautiful birds, vintage inspired designs, and soft spring colors.

By: Trudi Harrison

We will have a few new project features on our blog!

Last month we had started Tag Day, where we featured a group of tag designs from our design team, to help spark that creativity.

This month, we will also include Card Day, Scraplift Day, and Simple and Stupendous Day (One designer will show you two ways to create one layout). We hope these will get those artistic juices flowing.

Card By: Maiko Kosugi

This is only just a small part of what we have in store for you this month. Make sure to check in for everything we have coming up!!!

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April 30, 2012

Fantabulous Flower Feature

Today is the last day of April and we thought we would end it with a bang. We have a few projects that will blow you away,flowers that will entice you, and designs that will encourage you to create.

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This precious layout was created by Maiko Kosugi. Her layers support her stunning photo. Maiko uses soft color tones so that her photo isn't over powered by the pages.

Supplies

# 844219 Sun Kiss Collection Shady Nook
# 844196 Sun Kiss Collection Bliss
# 844240 Sun Kiss Collection Lemon Ginger
# 555603 Button Vine Songbird
# 554927 Notecards Sun Kiss
# 554446 Wood Tickets Sun Kiss
# 554255 Trinkets Songbird
# 557317 Charlotte Nectar
# 557034 Lady Godivas Nougat
# 557577 Pankita Rose Spring Mix
# 557157 Tivona Rose Small
# 558642 Merelle Apricot
# 556952 Tasha Caramel
# 844424 Ledger 12"x12" Paper Pad
# 551629 Resistant Canvas - Alla Prima
# 890858 Metal Treasures - Bird Cages
# 554347 12"x12" Cardstock Alphabet Stickers Songbird
# PE-003-87 Cream Green 24 PCS
# 555221 Trinkets

Emeline Seet has created this awe inspiring scrapbook page. Emiline nestles her lovely black and white photo in a bed of prima flowers. Here is just a bit about Emiline's colors:

I was inclined to use trendy Mint color as the focus and yellow and peach as secondary colors on my page.

I selected similar color flowers, grouped them, and layered them onto paper buntings.

Supplies

Cling Mount Stamps #551087
Printery Collections Pressman #843496
Sun Kiss Collection #844240
Lucerne Flowers # 555818
Vinetta Fairy Belle #555443
Corine Collection #548834
Gallery Rose #533281

This burst of color was dreamt up by Steph Devlin. She brings this rainbow full of Prima on a soft white background. Here is what Steph said about her outstanding project.

For me, color is such an integral part of my creative psyche, what better way of featuring Prima's beautiful blooms than through a high intensity color spectrum. I love rainbows and this presented me with the perfect excuse to dive into my plentiful stash and play with color. I wanted the color of the flowers to seep into the paper somehow, so I just used high pigmented paint and overlapped the core hues. By doing this, secondary color revealed itself, giving even more dimension to the project. (And an excuse for me to use MORE flowers).I used a clean neutral white base as a frame for the spectrum of flowers and added a lot of punching as texture to play off of the different surfaces and textures of the blooms. The trinkets extended the heart's line and hopefully balanced the heaviness of the design at the top of the layout with the bottom title.

Supplies

554118 - Pearls & Crystals - Fairy Belle
557294 - Charlotte - Lilac
557300 - Charlotte - Melon
557201 - Trixie - Bright
556872 - Trixie - Pastel
557034 - Lady Godivas - Nougat
557069 - Lady Godivas - Orange Ice
557096 - Lady Godivas - Rasberry Ice
557072 - Lady Godivas - Grape Ice
557065 - Lady Godivas - Limeade
556334 - Velvet Rainbow - Summer Mix
556358 - Velvet Rainbow - Spring Mix
556310 - 556334 - Velvet Rainbow - Brights
557652 - Laraine - Blue Lagoon
557676 - Laraine - Sorbet
557652 - Laraine - Pearl White
542986 - Roses of Spain - Anais
555689 - Charme Rose - SunKiss
555795 - Charme Rose - Doodle-Deux
555764 - Melisse - Doodle-Deux
556891 - Tasha - Gold
556921 - Tasha - Teal
557997 - Hermosa - Teal
554217 - Trinkets - Meadow Lark
556662 - Genie Stones - Bright Mix
930059 - Vintage Trinkets
930004 - Vintage Trinkets
930011 - Vintage Trinkets
930035 - Vintage Trinkets

The icing on the end of the month is this topiary created by Anne Jo Lexander. She uses a variety of Charme roses to design this bundle of color. Here is info from Anne Jo about her beautiful center piece.

I love how this center table piece turned out! The mix between the larger roses in the Coventry Garden and the smaller roses in the Charme rose and Avon rose-lines yields the perfect rose tree! Big plus that the colors and patterns in Nature Garden, Almanac, Pixie Glen and Printery mixes well together. And notice the "ground" - it is covered with gillian-flowers.

Supplies

Charme rose – nature garden 555900, almanac 556235
Coventry garden – pixie glen 553319,
Avon rose – pixie glen 552466, printery 552480
Gillian – cinder 553029
Lace

Flowers featured in today's post.

Merelle Lucerne Trixie

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April 27, 2012

Flower Feature Friday

Happy Friday everyone! We have some wonderful layouts to share with you today, as well as some of our gorgeous flowers. We love seeing the variety of styles in our Design Team's work and we hope that they inspire each one of you.

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This enchanting page was artistically assembled by Stacey Young. She uses a variety of Prima embellishments to design her layers. Here is what she said about creating her page...

"I love working with flowers, layering them, altering them. My layout started out with the metal fence. I wanted it to look like the fence was open and you were stepping into my garden. I wrapped and twisted a vine around the fence and layered the flowers underneath and up my page. I choose flowers in coordinating colours to match the Pixie Glen line I used. The new flowers worked perfectly with this range. That is what I love about Prima, you can mix and match everything from all different collections and releases!"

Supplies

#843632 Pixie Glen A4 paper stack
#843229 "Cornwall"
#890858 Shabby Chic Metal Birdcage
#890773 Shabby Chic Resin Bird
#890865 Shabby Chic Metal Baroque
#555610 Pixie Vine Songbird
#558420 Kennedy Blueberry
#890766 Shabby Chic Resin Mushrooms
#557096 Lady Godivas Rasberry ICe
#556235 Charme Rose
#556822 Miss Godivas Pebble
#556303 Velvet Rainbow Dove Grey
#558147 Cherise Grape Vine
#558680 Encore Tartan

Trina McClune created this fresh crisp design. Her scrapbook page is full of flowers that trail across the page creating the perfect nest for her photos. Here are a few tip from Trina on how she created her page...

Tips:

Like Karola, I created a base of flat flowers for my LO. I used some of an ‘Essentials’ packets and still have a ton left over!!!!
Cut your vines up to spread through your LO more.
Cut the stems off the Charme Roses and then twirl them on an awl to make ‘tendrils’ to put in spaces that need filling.
The tiny Flutter Bits butterflies are perfect to add further dimension and interest to a LO.

Supplies

555931 Pixie Vine Nature Garden
557031 Lady Godivas Nougat
555917 Essential Petals Nature Garden
557577 Pankita Rose Spring Mix
555467 Charme Rose Fairy Belle
556952 Tasha Caramel
556327 Velvet Rainbow Naturals
921910 Canvas Banners
554613 Wooden Clocks
550066 Alphabet Stickers
555955 Flutter Bits Nature Garden

Janine Koczwara has created this eye-catching masterpiece, using the Nature Garden collection and Showcases the Cherise flowers.

Here is a video by Janine with her how to on building this page.

Supplies

950040 Natures Garden Collection Blackthorn
950064 Natures Garden Collection Midsummers Eve
950019 Natures Garden Collection Candelas
950002 Natures Garden Collection Espitit
843755 Ledger Paper Pad
602406 Paintables
950279 Natures Garden Collection Notecards
554705 Resist Canvas Fairy Belle
554743 Resist Canvas Heart Flowers
557331 Charlotte Snow
558123 Cherise White
558215 Metalique Silver
550103 Alphabet Stickers Black
544225 Alphabet Stickers Black
890933 Comfort Craft Cutting Mat
890940 Comfort Craft Distressing Tool
890964 Comfort Craft Craft Knife
Other Products Used:
Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Tattered Angels Glimmermist - Chalkboard Apricot
Tattered Angels Glimmermist - Marshmallow
Windsor Newton Watercolor Irridescent Medium
Helmar 450 Glue
Foam Mount tape

Flowers used in todays Flower Feature.

Pixie Vine Tasha Cherise

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April 26, 2012

Funky Layout Time on Live with Prima!

We have one more show on the schedule for April with teen instructor, Drew Scott. He has a really fun layout to share with our viewers tonight, using Ruby Violet papers, felt flowers and more!

Next week, Jamie Dougherty is hosting our Thursday night show, sharing two layouts she created using the brand new Yuki Collection. She is pulling out her Cricut to create custom accents, to add to the whimsical charm of her layout designs.

Go to our website, livewithprima.com to see a complete schedule of classes and all that our program has to offer. And this is the direct link to our Prima channel on ustream: www.ustream.tv/channel/primaflower. We also have a Live with Prima Facebook group, that is open to everyone! It is a great place to ask questions, share projects and stay updated on all of the classes.

We hope you will join us every Thursday night, for our fun and interactive shows!

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Funky Felt Layout with Drew Scott

Thursday, April 26^th at 6:30pm PT/ 9:30pm PT

4/27 -1:30am GMT/ 11:30am Sydney

In this class, teen instructor Drew Scott will teach how to create a funky- fun layout with the new prima felt flowers and ruby violet papers. This will be the perfect project to hang in your teen’s room or recreate with your kids!

Prima Products:

558505 - Cascade Flowers in Currant
557751 - Marcelle Flowers in Overature
552923 - Melody Flowers in White
940089 - Ruby Violet 6x6 Paper Pad
921927 - Canvas Banners
891398 - Fluid Chalk Edger in Ladybug

Extra materials:

Kraft Cardstock-12 x 12
Black Pen
Washi Tapes (optional)
Alphabet
Glimmer Mist-Coordinating Colors
Small Paint Brush

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Whimsical Layouts with Jamie Dougherty

Thursday, May 3rd at 6:30pm PT/ 9:30pm ET

5/4-1:30am GMT/ 11:30am Sydney

Looking for some fresh ideas to highlight your spring photos? Join Jamie as she creates two layouts, loaded with whimsical details and fun design elements using the new Yuki collection.

Prima Products:

940942- 2-Yuki Lumber Grove
940959- Yuki Peter Cottontail
940966- Yuki Classy Felines
940973- Yuki Apple Seed
940997- Yuki Evening Blossom
941000 Liquid Sunshine
941086 Yuki Alphas
941079 Yuki Chipboard
941017- Decorative Frame set
941130 Yuki Cling stamps
554743 Reist Canvas Heart flowers
556310 velvet rainbow brights
557201 Trixie Bright
557676 laraine Sorbet
551414 SIIC
550851 North Country Rub-ons
550325 Prima Press

Extra Materials:

Cricut Machine with basic shapes
Black embroidery thread
Ranger white enamel or liquid pears
White Encaustic Wax or white crayon
Heat gun
PanPastel (color used Phthalo Green) Other PanPastels for resist canvas
Shimmerz Paints (color used Jilted Jade & Aqua Marine)
3D foam squares
Embossing ink (Tim Holtz Distressing Ink)
small paintbrush
Prima Mask for Background

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April 25, 2012

A Doodle Doodle-Deux

We can't get enough of this cheerful collection. The Doodle-Deux paper line is full of bold color and original design. This line can be used for a wide variety of themes.

We hope you enjoy this line as much as our design team has. Take a look at what our talented designers have brought us.

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Anna Dabrowska created this fun, joyful layout. Here is what she has to say about how she finds the Doodle-Deux collection inspiring.

The Doodle Deux collection is full of good emotions, color, and fun! I loved this optimistic collection from first sight - bold design, interesting color palette - it made my want to play and try something light and energetic. To create the background for this layout I used my set of PanPastels and a mask with pattern of simple circles and some paint, which was splashed randomly on the plain white background. Wonderful Doodle Deux chipboards helped me to build dimension and stamps - to add some "extra touch" to this scrapbook page. I was also positively surprised how nicely these colors go with the color of natural canvas banners - cute little embellishments from Donna Downey
collection!

Supplies

Item# 843991 - Doodle Deux Collection Alpha-Bytes
Item# 843939 - Doodle Deux Collection Two-By-Two
Item# 554798 - Journaling Chipboard Doodle Deux
Item# 555184 - Cling Mount Stamps Doodle Deux
Item# 921927 - Canvas Banner

Trudi Harrison has brought us this die-cut masterpiece. she uses the chipboard pieces to help accent her page.

I had lots of fun with die cutting and circles. Chipboard pieces and some hand cut flowers from a note card highlight the photos. The hand cut elements and photos were attached with foam tape to add dimension.

Prima Products:

#843939 Doodle-Deux Col. Two-By-Two
#843946 Doodle-Deux Col. One-Up
#843977 Doodle-Deux Col. Doodle-Bits
#844004 Doodle-Deux Col. Button- Up
#55276 Chipboard – Doodle-Deux
#554798 Chipboard Stickers – Doodle-Deux
#554873 Journaling Notecards – Doodle-Deux
#555368 Alphabet Stickers

Janine Koczwara brings us this delightful cheeky page full of Doodle-Deux. She uses the papers designs to add layers upon layers to her wonderful page.

Supplies

843939 Doodle Deux Collection – Two by two
843977 Doodle Deux Collection – Doodle Bits
843946 Doodle Deux Collection – One Up
843984 Doodle Deux Collection – All Overs
843953 Doodle Deux Collection – Lucky Charms
843960 Doodle Deux Collection – Doodle Ups
555351 Alphabet Stickers
554316 Alphabet Stickers
544225 Alphabet Stickers
551438 SIIC
555801 Flowers
554392 Wood Tickets

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April 24, 2012

Yay for Yuki!!!

One of the mid-release collection we have released this month is the Yuki Collection. This joyful, girlie line is just waiting to be designed with. It's happy little girls and perfect pets want to grace your scrapbook pages.

Here are a few pages that show how fun this line truly is!

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Stacy Cohen has designed this beautiful layout using the new Yuki collection. She uses the patterned papers to draw your attention across the page. Her cluster of flowers in the center of the page draws your eye to her wonderful garden photos. Here is a little bit from Stacy on working with yuki collection.

I just adore the bright, happy colors and patterns of the new Yuki collection. I thought these cheerful papers would be perfect for a layout showcasing photos of my daughter planting flowers in the spring. I added one of Prima’s lovely mid-release butterflies.

Supplies:

940980 Yuki “Flower Bed”
940935 Yuki “Hall of Fame”
940959 Yuki “Peter Cottontail”
940966 Yuki “Classy Felines”
554767 Resist Canvas Flowers
890797 Resin Birdhouse
546175 Eminence Flower
557676 Laraine Sorbet
556129 Meadow Lark Roses
558284 Butterflies

Anne Jo Lexander combines two of our mid-releases to create this charming page. She combines the colors of the Doodle-Deux and Yuki collections with ease. Here is how Anne Jo felt about using the inspiring collection.

I love how both the Yuki and the Doodle Deux collection can be mixed with great results! Here I used the Doodle Deux collection as an contrasting accent, and let the Yuki papers take main stage. And spot that little flower stamp on the little tag-pennant? Comes from my favorite Yuki stamp set!

Supplies

Yuki collection – flower bed – 940980, peter cottontail – 940959
Doodle Deux collection – doodle up - 843960
essentials – 555917
Marcelle starlette 557737
SIIC – 551599
Resist canvas – 554750
Vine - 555504
Lucerne almanac – 556259
Doodle deux wooden buttons – 554477
Doodle deux journaling notecards - 554873
Yuki cling stamp – 941147
Chalk Ink Fluid – Old Rose - 891213

This bright joyful page was created by Steph Devlin. She uses an abundance of color to highlight her black and white photo. Steph makes the perfect girl page using the enchanting Yuki papers.

Supplies

940935 - Hall of Fame
940942 - Lumber Grove
941000 - Liquid Sunshine
554293 - Typeset
558512 - Cascade
558499 - Cascade
558758 - Cassie
558741 - Cassie
941185 - Yuki Crystals
890674 - Roman Pillars Resin
556761 - Mariposa
558000 - Hermosa

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April 23, 2012

Spring Fresh Flower Feature

Happy Monday!!! We have three new projects to share with you today, each one showcasing a specific flower and unique ways when using them.

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Maiko Kosugi has created this amazing burlap piece. She uses Prima's brick mask with art medium to build dimension onto her background. She embellishes her page with an abundance of the cozy Sassy flowers, and rich Fabrique blooms. A heartwarming piece destined to grace the walls of her home for years to come.

Supplies

# 844097 Almanac Collection Composition
# 844158 Almanac Collection Agenda
# 844424 Ledger 12"x12" Paper Pad
# 844417 Script 12"x12" Paper Pad
# 556327 Velvet Rainbow Naturals
# 557645 Laraine Pearl White
# 558406 Kennedy Vintage
# 557928 Fabrique Coffee
# 558451 Soiree Copper
# 558543 Sassy Aqua
# 558574 Sassy Butter Nut
# 552664 Bretton Vines - Parchment
# 551629 Resistant Canvas - Alla Prima
# 536916 Times Alphabet
# 545505 Alencon Collection

Hege Lundquist brought us this springtime bouquet and showcases the Charlotte flowers well on her layout. She uses Prima's flowers to mimic the tiny bouquet that her little girl had collected. To add an extra touch to her page, Hege hand stitched around her photos.

Supplies

Item# 844233 Sun Kiss Collection Sun Dried
Item# 844172 Sun Kiss Collection Sunshine Path
Item# 844189 Sun Kiss Collection Sweet Tea
Item# 555405 8"x10" Alphabet Sheet Sun Kiss
Item# 555696 Essentials Petals Sun Kiss
Item# 555702 Lucerne Sun Kiss
Item# 555320 Chipboard Pieces Sun Kiss
Item# 551636 Resistant Canvas - Romantique
Item# 555610 Pixie Vine Songbird
Item# 557294 Charlotte Lilac
Item# 557324 Charlotte Tiffany

Here is a little bit from Heidi Kelley about how she came, to design this artistic canvas: As an artist, when I look at my daughters, I am sometimes thrown into a world of whimsy. I see them sitting in gardens, catching butterflies, with flowers pinned all haphazardly in their hair. That was the inspiration behind this canvas. I love to layer my daughters hair within projects, to create the true essence of what I see on a daily basis, and then add all the magic in with flowers, bits and baubles. Using the little Charme Roses from Prima works perfectly for this! I can layer them, slide them under locks of hair, and combine different colors for a beautiful and not-overwhelming-the-photo kind of way!