We hope you are having a spooky-good time celebrating this week-end! Here are a few brand new projects from our amazing team...just for YOU!

 

Knock If YOU Dare!

Trina McClune brings us this humurous door hanger all set up and waiting for a good time to be had! Once Halloween is over you can simply add it to a layout for a FABULOUS look.

The felt DeVInes add the perfect "scary" touch to this project.

Supplies used:

• 542221 – Felt gate
• 841683 – Paisley Road Bhangra
• 841669 – Paisley Road Panaji
• 841140 – Shabby Chic Morning Poetry
• 533779 – Hol Lts Glttr Spray Flutter Br
• 531188 – Alphabet en floc
• 540463 – Rose Leaves
• Prima ribbon
• Backing from felt de vines

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Sweet BOO card!

 

Anabelle O'Malley uses our journaling cards to create a "I'm so cute that I am almost scary" card! Isn't that adorable?

(Tip: Just trim the card to fit your project's needs by splicing down the middle and overlapping the seams until it is the size you want.)

• SIIP Corner Black 530365
• E-line Pearl and Crystal 300630
• Symphony Blend Flowers- Ariatta Lilac 537845
• Paisley Road Notecards 541965
• Summer Mix Flowers 716424
• Paisley Road Journaling Stickers 541637
• Paisley Road Panaji Paper 841669

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Stunning MASK Project!

Jamie Dougherty goes all out and brings us a FABULOUSLY stunning mask! Can you see this at a masquerade ball? Simply perfect!

And check out her great use of our floral necklace!

 

• 544201-Blizzard Prima Floral Jewelry Necklace
• 535148-Raja Sequins- Blue
• 530366- Rose Leaves
• alcohol inks
• Frozen Lake Glimmer Mist

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 Halloween Tag & Holder

Daniela Dobson created this tag and holder using a ton of her Prima scraps and a recycled tiny paper bag!

Before we start our Banner feature we have a request for you!

Each month we pick a fabulous Reader's Find from our gallery...well we have a brand-new site and the gallery is not up and running yet...SO...if you have a stunning Prima-based project that you would love the world to see please send a photo (or two) to sharon@primamarketinginc.com. Please put November Newsletter Project in the subject. Thank you!

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You know the banner trend is a whole lot of fun, right? Well, we asked our team to add a "Prima spin" to this trend.  We cannot wait to show you what these talented gals came up with!

 

Birgit Koopsen starts us off with a journaling card banner that is ready to help you celebrate!

Each letter area is a Fairy Flora notecard attached to our adorable pom-pom ribbon and then decorated with a few Prima touches.

Add a touch of bling to add sparkle to your celebration! This full-sized banner is perfect for graduations, birthdays, actually ANY party at all!

• 541972 Fairy Flora Note Cards
• 543839 Butterflies Papillon
• 542757 Love Letter Roses Quartz
• 542740 Love Letter Roses Tiger Eyes
• 539351 Belle Arte Sachette
• 544089 Cottage Blossoms Canary
• 540623 SIIC Vintage Swirl
• 536992 De Vines stems
• 841669 Paisly Road Collection Panaji
• 541217 Lace

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• 841638  Jack and Jill Green Fields
• 841652  Jack and Jill Daydreamer
• 541330  Lace
• 537753  Athena flowers
• 540463  Rose leaves
• 812041 Whispered Words Alphas
• Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Black Gold, Tuscan Sun & Tutti Frutti

The winner for Nic Howard's fabulous Big Picture Scrapbooking class is:

 

Jolaine!!! 

 

Congrats, Jolaine!

Please contact us to start your class: sharon@primamarketinginc.com

 

If you didn't win you can STILL join Nic! This is going to be an amazing class. Register today as the class starts VERY soon.

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Thank you everyone for posting suggestions last week in the comment section about classes you would like to see on Live with Prima! We have read every comment and we plan to develop classes based on your requests! November and December will be chock full of holiday ideas for home decor and gift giving. And we will have more layout classes starting end of December through January. The November schedule will be posted on our Live with Prima website the end of this week. And if you are looking for Prima supplies or kits, be sure to check out our store locator located on the site too. If you interested in attending our classes, tune in at the scheduled times and go to our Prima channel on ustream!

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Pocket Mini Album with Marion Smith

Thursday, October 28th at 6:30 pm PST!

(7:30pm MDT/ 8:30pm CST/ 9:30pm EST)

 

This album is filled with hidden pockets and journaling cards on every page. The border cut edge is beautiful and creates a very dainty look in this album. The Prima Fairy Flora papers are so versatile, that this could easily be a fall themed album too!

Prima Products:
841720 – Fairy Flora Paper “Fairy Flora”
841768 – Fairy Flora Paper “Garden Party”
841751 – Fairy Flora Paper “Summer Storm”
841737 – Fairy Flora Paper “Sunny Day”
841744 – Fairy Flora Paper “Pixie Garden”
841775 – Fairy Flora Paper “Garden Party”
541972 – Fairy Flora Journaling Notecards
542566 – Sweet Taffy Pink
542382 – Poetic Whispers Heather
541170 – Lace
541491 – Fairy Flora Pebbles
540708 – Vintage SIIC
543983 – Craftable Flowers
543181 – Blossoming Branches Walnut

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Fall Canvas Banner with Rebecca Gawryl

Tuesday, November 2nd at 6:30pm PST!

(7:30pm MDT/ 8:30pm CST/ 9:30pm EST)

 

This banner is stunning! Join Rebecca for this amazing class to see how you can create a gorgeous piece of home decor for the fall season. She will give you several ideas on how to decorate Prima canvas using different art mediums and masking techniques that will want to try! Not to mention all of the gorgeous Prima flowers and ideas on how to incorporate them in any project.

Prima products:

920838 - 4x6 Canvas Page Refills (2 packages)
541972 - Fairy Flora Notecards
536954 - Devines
536992 - Devines
539672 - Maple Leaves
542597 - Sweet Taffy Blue
537777 - Athena Flowers Nuevo Ice
543327 - Autumn Harvest Ginger
539795 - Umbrella Coordinates
301101 - E-Line Flowers White
300890 - E-Line Flowers Brown
535858 - SIIP&SIIC Brown Swirls
535186 - Raja Centers Brown
535179 - Raja Centers Olive
536060 - Dynasty Centers Azure
536107 - Dynasty Centers Peridot
536084 - Dynasty Centers Topaz
882013 - Mask
541088 - Brown Lace (1 yard)
541149 - Brown Lace (1 yard)
541170 - Brown Loop Ribbon (1 yard)
541415 - White Lace (1 yard)
 

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The winner from last weeks giveaway!

  True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 138

the winner is....Tonya Gibbs! Congrats!

Class reminder: Claudine Helmuth is our guest designer on Live with Prima tonight!

Claudine is going to be teaching a tips and technique class using Prima products with her Studio product line from Ranger! A match made in heaven! Be sure to tune into our Prima channel on Ustream for this free "Live" class at 4:30pm PST (5:30pm MDT/ 6:30pm CST/ 7:30pm EST) tonight!

To join the chat, create a free login on Ustream, search "Prima Marketing Inc." and click on our logo. It will take you right to our channel where the class is taking place. There are going to be two prizes given away at the end of the show. To be eligible to win, you have to be signed in to ustream and participate in the chat. The chat is located next to the video screen. Cari and Sharon will be moderating to answer any questions you may have during the show.

Hope you can join us for this amazing class!

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Floral necklaces are EVERYWHERE!

 

Well, Prima recently released a gorgeous set of Floral Jewelry Necklaces that can be worn as is...or altered to customize it to fit YOUR needs! Our design team has created some very cute and creative projects using our floral jewelry. We hope you find something that you LOVE!

Cari Fennell took one of our necklaces and then added a few special flowers to create this beauty. See how easy it is to customize one for a boutique effect?

• 544133 Floral Necklace
• Kalanchoe Flower
• 542962 Flower
• Flower

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Birgit Koopsen took a ready-made Prima necklace and added it to a headband for her absolutely adorable daughter! How sweet is that idea? (And it is very economical when comparing Prima's necklace price to ready-made floral headbands out on the market.)

• Scrapbook Jewelry Malachite # 544140
• headband
• fabric glue

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Stacy Cohen added an altered necklace to her tank neckline! This easy clip-on/clip-off accessory is perfect for any seasonal top! Stacy first colored the white flowers with alcohol inks by Ranger and then added other flowers to fill it in and make it a showstopper. (Try adhering the flowers to the tank with Velcro for a fast and simple solution that allows you to switch out flowers as you wish.)

• 544157 - Scrapbook Jewelry - Snowflake
• 537647 - Lilliput roses - Iris
• 538620 - Fairytale roses
• 537791 - Athena flowers
• 527037 - 4 Seasons velvet leaves

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Leena Loh went all-out and added a necklace to her amazing altered Chinese fan! Just wind the necklace in amongst other flowers and leaves for a very full, gorgeous effect.

• 544171 ~ Scrapbook Jewelry Coconut
• 543372 ~ Summer Carnation Lemon
• 536992 ~ Felt Gates
• 543938 ~ Tuscany Seaside
• 542771 ~ Guava Peony Brahms
• 538750 ~ Zazi Clay
• 537753 ~ Athena Flowers Powder Puff
• 539672 ~ Autmun Leaves September
• 541095 ~ SIIC Swirl with Fimo Grey

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Stacy Cohen also created a stunning headband for her beautiful daughter! Stacy colored the white flowers in soft colors and then added a few more in for a sweet whimsical effect.

• 544195 Scrapbook Jewelry Glacier
• 537807 Athena Flowers
• 300456 E-line Pearls and Crystals
• 506605 Got Flowers

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Trina McClune added a floral necklace to her absolutely stunning layout. She first cut the necklace in half, added a different flower to the center and then adhered everything to the layout as shown. Stitch the ribbon ties in place for sweet movement on your page.

 Supplies:

• 841737 – Fairy Flora Sunny Day
• 813178 – Indeed Lilac Breeze
• 543938 – Tuscan Seaside
• 542603 – Sweet Taffy Lavender
• 544188 – Scrapbook Jewelry Daffodil
• 531188 – Alphabet en Floc
• 538743 – Cameo Roses Heather

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Did we mention how versatile these necklaces are? Anabelle O'Malley took one to dress up a gift bag. Now who wouldn't want to receive one of these? 

• Annalee Poetry 841836
• Journaling Notecards in a Box- Annalee 541989
• Say it in Crystals 529307
• Scrapbook Jewelry- Malachite 544140
• Strawberry Kisses Journaling Chipboard 536664

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Anabelle also created this GORGEOUS all-white gift bag for a wedding! (This would work just as well for a first communion or baptism.) The nexklace adds a stunning touch that you just cannot find out on the market.

Scrapbook Jewelry- Sugar 544126

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Don't we have the cutest little models ever here at Prima? Alyssa McGrew has her gorgeous daughter showing off a colored necklace/headband she altered for her. What's cool is that her sweet daughter can wear this as a necklace OR tie it up in her hair as a headband too.

 Alyssa colored the flowers with a variety of art mediums:

• Paint with Tattered Angels Glaze: Wicked, Waterfall, Emerald Cove.  Then add Stickles (clear), and use Copic BG05 on some of the edges.  Then mist with TA Glimmer Mist Marshmallow. 
• Prima Necklace- 544171

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Wouldn't these make fun Christmas gifts?

Or get a bunch of your girlfriends together to make these and then wear them when you go out together!

The ideas are really endless.

 

I used to look at Mondays like Garfield the cat does. Let's just say he isn't very cheerful about this particular day of the week!

 

However, I have come to TOLERATE Mondays. I do feel so much more refreshed after a great week-end. Well, this past week-end was extra fun as my sweet daughter, Brittany, turned 21! Now, how in the world did that happen? (When people say kids grow up too fast they really do know what they are talking about.) Here she is on her birthday!

  

Brittany used to be on Prima's team when she was a wee squirt! Since then she has grown up and is a junior in college majoring in Graphic Design. (She still dabbles in scrapbooking and does our Hybrid feature in our FAB monthly newsletter!) You have got to download this month's freebie that Britt created and play along with me.

 

Each hybrid design is created just for you! Once you save it on your computer you can print it out as many times as you wish. Brittany created these two projects with her digital elements:

(Using the pumpkin card option Britt created a fun card with touches of divine texture! )

(Using the tag option Britt printed the pumpkin on our Annalee patterned paper for extra dimension, then decorated it with a Pearl swirl and a piece of our felt devine.)

 

Well, I am going to take this tag download and show you another way to use it for fast and easy TREATS for Halloween.

You'll need:

• Prima pumpkin tag print-outs
• clear treat bags (I used Wilton party bags)
• candy corn (or any other candy that survives in the house long enough to be bagged!)
  
• curly ribbon (to tie bags shut)
  
• crepe paper (for decoration, optional)
  

First fill your bag with candy and tie it shut with the curly ribbon. Add a crepe paper bow if desired, or just leave the curly ribbon a bit longer.

After cutting out your tags (with a plain scissors as shown OR a pinking shears for extra fun) you will need the following Prima products to decorate it with style:

• Sugarplum Roses in Chestnut-543716 (you could really use any small Prima flower for these)
• Felt Devines-537142
• Say It In Crystals swirl-535841 (we will cut these apart so one swirl will decorate 3-4 bags)

 

1. Add part of a crystal swirl using the swirl on the tag as a guide.
   
2. Cut the felt devines apart for the pumpkin's "stem and leaves"

Now grab a few other supplies to kick these tags up a notch!

• Pinking Shears
• Silver Stickles
• Black Distress Ink
• Pumpkin Spice Glimmer Mist

1. Cut off the clear bag tops with the pinking shears.
2. Add a flower to the tag and ink the edges with black ink.
3. Adhere the tag to the front of your treat bag with a glue dot.

OR add a touch of Silver Stickles to the flower for a sparkly option!

 

OR spray your flower with a little Pumpkin Spice Glimmer Mist for more intense color and a touch of glimmer!

What you have are stunning treat bags perfect for handing out to co-workers, neighbors, your kid's teachers or friends! These really are fun and FAST to make. Get the kids involved and have a grand ole time together cranking these sweet treats out together! And do it today to make your MONDAY even sweeter!

 ~~ Sharon

September's sketch was so much fun! We had a ton of entries which showed how versatile this Build-A-Page really is.

 

First off congrats to our (always-VERY-hard-to-choose) winner:

Anna Koziarek!!

Anna colored her Paisley Road paper (841676-how absolutely creative is that? It's like getting two papers in one.) to set the tone for this vibrant layout! (So creative and so stinking cute.) Her adorable photo, use of packaging, and wise accent choices make this an all-around FAB winner!

 

Anna-please email to claim your prize within 7 days: sharon@primamarketinginc.com

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 We also want to share some of the other entries with you!! (Did we mention how many Russian entries we received? Go, Russia! We love seeing new countries get in to scrapbooking.) Enjoy!

by Amanda

by Ann Terny

by Annette Gearside

by Becky Teichmiller

by Carole Maurin

by Chris Boshoff

by Christina Aiton

by Dianne Hanson

by Johanna Westin (This card is going to charity to benefit cancer research in Sweden. Very cool, Johanna!)

by Jolaine Frias

by Kim Silva

by Lene Neby

by Lina Olafsson

by Lizaveta Danenkova

by Louise Williams

by Maiko Kosugi

by Maiko Miwa

by Nataly

by Robbi Bell

by Sarah Wilkins

by Shishkina Svetlana

by Vanessa Waller

by Wendy Kwok

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Don't forget there is still time to enter October's BAP contest! Simply email your project based on the sketch to: sharon@primamarketinginc.com

 

You can see all the details for October right HERE!

The Scrapbook Expo in Ontario California starts today! Prima is offering free make and takes in select Retailer booths throughout the weekend. If you plan to attend the event, be sure to stop by these locations to make a free layout using fabulous Prima products! There is a different make and take in each booth!

Prima Make and Take schedule:

 Friday, October 22nd 10am – 12noon – Strictly Scrapooking
Friday, October 22nd 12:30pm – 3:30pm – Scrapbook Grammie
Saturday, October 23rd 9:30am – 12:30pm – Strictly Scrapbooking
Saturday, October 23rd 1:30pm – 4:30pm – Story Tellers

Information for Scrapbook Expo in Ontario California here!

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October's PPP is FILLED with delightfully spooky products which are perfect for your Halloween (and fall) projects!

(Make sure you scroll down for last month's winner!)

Just look a the gorgeous flowers offered in purples, oranges and black...the whimsical chandelier-patterned Little Boo paper...smoky black E-Line pearls and alphas, creepy, crawling vines, and sparkly orange Sultan centers!

Prima has a wide variety of perfectly coordinating embellishments to go on your next project! Make sure to check these out for all your crafting needs.

 For a chance to win some of these products:

1. Simply repost this blog post on your blog, facebook wall or other site (please follow TOU for sites.)

2. Then link your post back right here in the comments section. We will pick a winner the first week of November from the linked comments!

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Cari rocks these pumpkins with gorgeous Prima flowers in purple (543334), orange (543310) and black! Just think of the possibilities using our Picks this month!

Birgit shows off a few of our orange-colored products  (543327) on her adorable layout! See how the orange flowers pop on the page?

Cari uses the Little Boo paper line for a PERFECT Halloween layout filled with tricks and treats (860172, 860189)!

Jamie D tucks a few fall-colored flowers (543327, SA-018-ND-0125) in on her amazing wall-hanging!

Sultan centers (535087) add the perfect amount of color and sparkle to this altered mirror by Birgit!

Altering fashion accessories is oh-so-simple with Prima's flowers (543334)! Hair combs by Cari.

Janine adds purples and oranges (543327) to a layout about her sweet little girl! It just shows how VERSATILE Prima's products really are!

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Last month we showcased the Jack and Jill collection. Well we have one very lucky winner who will receive some of the above products!

 

Congrats, Kelly!!!

Please email Prima within 7 days to claim your prize: sharon@primamarketinginc.com

 

 

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Hi everyone, Karola here with a few words about Karola's world. 

What is my world? Very chaotic, but full of happiness and positive emotions! I begin with where  I am from and what I do - because it makes me just as I am.

Who I am? Well, wait for a minute ...

We have a great schedule coming up on Live with Prima including a very special guest, Claudine Helmuth! She will share tons of tips and techniques using her product line called Claudine Helmuth Studios made by Ranger along with some of our amazing Prima products. She is a very talented mixed media artist, author and illustrator and we are very excited to have her guest on Live with Prima!

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 We have a special giveaway on the blog today!

All you have to do is comment on this blog post and tell us what kind of projects or techniques you would like to see on our Live with Prima classes. We will choose a random winner from the comments and announce it here next Wednesday on the Prima blog. The deadline is at midnight Pacific Standard Time on Monday, October 25th! One comment per person please. See the prize pack below! Doesn't it look amazing?

 

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There will be some changes to the Live with Prima schedule starting November: 

Our International shows will continue to be scheduled on the third Tuesday of every month with special Guest Designers hosting on Live with Prima. In November, we are so excited to have Nic Howard as our special guest for our International show! She is so talented and her class is going to be amazing! Stay tuned for more information regarding her show in our November schedule announcement next week! Marion will be hosting two Thursday Night shows per month, so we will be filling the remaining time slots with a variety of guest designers in the months to come.

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Flowery Layout Class with Marion Smith

Thursday, October 21st at 6:30pm PST

(7:30pm MDT/ 8:30pm CST/9:30pm EST)

 
 

 This is a fun and flower filled layout class using some of Prima's newsest products! Learn to design a flower collage using Prima's Sweet Taffy crocheted flowers, pearl swirls and more! There will be a bit of recycling too! Don't miss this fun class!

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 Special Guest: Claudine Helmuth

Tuesday, October 26th at 4:30pm PST

(5:30pm MDT/ 6:30pm CST/ 7:30pm EST)

 

Join Claudine as she demonstrates amazing tips and techniques using her Studio Line from Ranger Industries and Prima products all in one class! Watch as she uses art mediums to design and decorate on Prima canvas, flowers and more. Claudine will share some fabulous ideas using her Creative Layer Stamps too! How cool!

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Join us here to see the classes:  Prima Channel on Ustream

Hope to see you there!

 

Our team has been crazy busy creating fabulous fall projects just to share with you!

We hope you find them inspiring...so grab a cup of coffee, sit back and ENJOY them!

 

(Don't forget we have a FAB Live With Prima class today at 11:00 AM PST. Click HERE for details!)

 
Karola Witczak sends a smiling jack-o-lantern card over to us even though Halloween is not celebrated in Poland. Now how thoughtful is that?

This pumpkin is extra adorable with a flower top and leaves, vines and felt used to fill in the foliage area.

Accent stitching around the face features really adds a touch of adorableness to this project.

• Paisley Road - Panaji - 841669
• Paisley Road - Assam - 841713
• Autumn Leaves September - 539672
• Winter Branches Grape - 543242
• Eclatte - 539207
• De Vines - felt stems - 537005
• Alphabet stickers - 537401

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Trina McClune brings us a STUNNING layout which is perfect for those amazing fall pics filled with lots of color! See the amazing contrast when placed on a dark backdrop?

Trina even includes a playful banner along the bottom to tie the whole theme together.

• 841713 – Paisley Road Paper-Assam
• 841669 – Paisley Road Paper-Panaji
• 841683 – Paisley Road Paper-Bhangra
• 541781 – Alphabet Stickers
• 539207 – Eclatte
• 539672 – Autumn Leaves September
• 537616 – Melange Sunset
• 543112 – Swallowtail Butterflies Julia
• 541317 – Lace
• 540463 – Rose Leaves
• 538729 – Cameo Roses Poppyfield
• 517939 – Say it in Crystals
• 517380 – Say it in Crystals

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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer brings a sweet message on her color-filled layout featuring lots of fun flowers, sparkly crystal swirls, and warm felt alphas!

The gorgeous hand painting makes this layout a one-of-a-kind FUN project!

Supplies:

• Patterned Paper: Prima (#841836)
• Flowers: Prima (#539207, 540043)
• Rhinestones: Prima (#300081)
• Alphas: Prima (#811792)

Notes:

• Julie painted the leaves with a mixture of acrylic and watercolor paints.
• To make your rhinestone swirls go further, cut them apart and use just small pieces to make it look look like they continue under elements.

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Don't we ALL have jars like this lying around? Well, let's decorate them like the talented Janine Koczwara did. Then fill them with treats for a frugal, yet GORGEOUS, Halloween project!

For the large purple flowers Janine took a daisy-like Prima flower and folded it into quarters...then wrapped florist wire around it to hold it in place. Creativeness right there.

• 840877  Animal Bash papers
• 840747  Paradise City Papers
• 540180  Innoscence
• PE-013  Dk Yellow Large Crumpled Flowers
• 513061  Mixed Can Moda
• 543242  Winter Branches Grape
• 534950  Lace
• Black Felt Lettering
• Glimmer Mist: Haunted Shadows, Golden Terracotta

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Daniela Dobson shares a scrumptious fall card with us using our journaling card and a lovely large Tuscany flower. Using our cards as a base you can whip these beauties out in no time at all!

• Tuscany Flower - 543952
• Paisley Road Journaling card - 541965
• Assam Paisley Road Paper - 841713
• Trim - 541262
  
• Bhangra Paisley Road Paper - 841683

 

 

Fall has arrived in most of the United States!

It's that time of the year when temps drop to a tolerable level, while nature shows off by displaying gorgeous colors for all to see. The kids can run outside without becoming sweaty little buggers and there's a crisp scent to the air that is simply refreshing! Since the winds are changing all around us, we decided to change up our blog a bit too!

 

Pssst: Don't forget our Live With Prima class today at 11:00 AM PST. Click here for details! You won't want to miss Julie's FUN, FUN, FUN class!!!!!

 

Once or twice a month we hope to share a bit more with you than just projects.

We want you to get to know us better too! Today we will start with Sharon Laakkonen (that's ME by the way! I do almost all of our blog posts.) I hope to bring you inside stories from the fabulous people who work for Prima, along with some fun stories, step-by-step projects...maybe a recipe or two, and lots of other interesting tidbits. Let us know what you would love to see and we will try to get it for you!

So let's get going!

Professionally: I started with Prima over five years ago by applying for their first ever design team call...and, thank God, I made it! The rest, as they say, is history! I now coordinate our international design team of 20 absolutely amazingly talented gals, work with media relations, plan and co-coordinate events, create and teach projects internationally, work hands on with our Creative Director, co-moderate "Live With Prima" classes, and a bunch of other things that need to be done! I cannot imagine working for any other company since Prima and I are a great fit. I love their products, love the people whom I work with, and love the company's vision.

Personally: On a personal note I'm a pretty simple girl in a crazy, busy household in Kentucky! 

I recently celebrated 25 years with my hubby, Bill (whom I met in pre-school. I wish I could find a pic of the two of us from back then! I'm pretty sure I was WAY taller than he was. :) )

Together we have three beautiful daughters-Brittany, Breanna and Bethany (who all happen to be in college right now-$$$)

...and four handsome boys- Brayden and Billy in the back and Jonathan and Josiah in the front-whom all happen to be at home with me. every. single. day. Haha. (We home-school-EEK! Now there's an adventure for you. It's our 18th year...which seems totally crazy to me, but it works and we love it. Only 12 more years to go...) 

Our oldest daughter, Bethany, is married to a wonderful guy, Jon...

...and they JUST had a sweet little girl in February named Amariah Grace. (Somehow she ends up in a LOT of my layouts...I have no idea why! Do you?)

Things I Love: Photography, reading, a clean house, caesar salad, chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce, traveling, my mother-in-law's potato salad, dates with hubby, laughing, Bible Quizzing, hanging out with my kids and their friends, politics, history, games, snuggling with my grandbaby and...get ready for this...SCRAPBOOKING! Haha...I absolutely LOVE it. As soon as I take a new batch of photos I cannot wait to print them out and dig out my Prima products and art supplies. Sometimes I even dig out my sewing machine...hehe...(it gets used for scrapbooking ONLY now!)

Since it's fall and I just took my boys to the zoo (boy was that funny...think teen-age boys' humor and animals...in the same place) I made a special layout commemorating those fun memories just to share with you. 

Favorite Season: I had so much fun trying a new technique on this project. First up...I sent the boys out to collect leaves. (I only needed about 5, but, SOMEHOW, got a lot more...along with a gorgeous purple flower that Josiah found. I REALLY hope it wasn't from the neighbor's flower garden.) I sealed the leaves with a bit of Tattered Angels Golden Goddess Glam. Here's a "before" shot:

And an "after" shot...look at that sparkle and shimmer! Make sure you coat both sides with a healthy amount of Glam.

Next I stamped on the leaf with a Jack and Jill text stamp with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. (I LOVE that whimsical stamp. The text is all haphazard. Simply adorable.)

Next I added a hint of gold (with the same stamp) right on top of the brown ink:

After the ink dried I added the leaves right on my layout in a banner shape. Now how fun is that? I know they MAY dry a bit, but so far they look good! (This is a project I would frame and hang up instead of putting in an album just to protect the leaves.)

Here's a close-up of the leaves and our amazing 3-D letters which I popped up with foam.

And a shot of some of our gorgeous flowers and crystal leaves.

Thank you for letting me share so much with you! I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a bit better.

Be sure and try this technique on a fall project. I think you will LOVE it! And if you send your kids out to collect leaves I hope they bring you back a flower too!

Stay tune for a fabulous week of inspiring projects, wonderful "Live With Prima class" info and MORE...right here on the Prima blog!

 

Supplies:

• 841751 - Fairy Flora Summer Storm Paper
• 841720 - Fairy Flora Paper
• 536640 - 3-D Letters
• 542849 - Vivian Anastasia Flowers
• 540791 - Say It In Crystal Leaves
• 542580 - Sweet Taffy Crocheted Flowers
• 542016 - Jack and Jill Stamp
• 543716 - Sugar Plum Roses-Chestnut
• Tattered Angels:  "Favorite" Acrylic Tab
• TA Glimmer Mist: Apple, Pomegranate, Sugar Maple
• TA Glimmer Glam: Golden Goddess
• Ranger Distress Ink: Frayed Burlap
• Autumn Leaves Gold Ink
  
• Border Punch

 

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