This was created using beautiful trim and a key charm from Tresors de Luxe! I also used a lot of beautiful pieces from my Prima stash.
I picked up this canvas journal from Michaels and went to town adding lots of my favorite things. It starts with a background of mixed media and builds from there!
The Tresors de Luxe trim is so beautiful and it makes this special for decoration, as well as journaling.
You can see the gorgeous key from Tresors de Luxe better in this picture. It is such a great size and adds so much sparkle and shine to this project.
Of course, sparkle and shine leads to more sparkle and shine, so I added rhinestone picks and Prima micro beads to keep it going across the entire project.
Be sure to take a moment to check out Tresors de Luxe! There are so many beautiful things to use there!
This was created using beautiful pieces from Tresors de Luxe. The pieces that are included are the beautiful trim piece and the butterfly. I plan to use this much like you would a tassel and tie it to a grouping in my guest room.
This project starts with an inexpensive frame that I picked up from Michaels and with lots of pretty pieces ends up something that can be added anywhere in your home.
You can see the Tresors de Luxe butterfly a bit closer here. It is gorgeous and so sparkly! It makes a great addition to any project!
One small piece of Tresors de Luxe trim gives this the length that I needed and adding some mixed media touches to it gives it the look I was wanting.
The colors and so many of the touches were inspired by the Mood Board at Treasors de Luxe! There is a challenge each month that you can participate in. You don't want to miss it! The PRIZES are AMAZING!!
I created this hot air balloon for CHA. I used the new Vintage Emporium Collection, some new Prima Flowers and of course, Prima Doily Dies! It was such a fun project to create. Of course, it's always fun to create when you have brand spankin' now products that are so fabulous!!!
There was a reason that I used the dies, too! My balloon is layered doily dies that I paper mached around a balloon. (I used a layer of tissue paper for the first layer.) There are lots of openings that allowed me to use Prima Lumies tucked in so it would light up. I was super happy with the way it turned out. The Lumies are threaded from the bottom through the straws and into the balloon. To turn it on, all you have to do is turn it over and give the Lumies a twist.
You can see some of the lovely new Prima glittered flowers in this photo. I used both new and old things that I loved to embellish it.
The banner and the 'basket' were made from the new Vintage Emporium papers.
You don't want to miss a single day on the Prima Blog! All the new CHA
releases are there along with so much inspiration from the design team!
I'm always so excited to teach on Live with Prima! For my class tonight, I'm going to show you how to make this Frosty Wintery Birdhouse. It is fun to make! I'm also going to show you how I used the brand new CHA release of the Prima IOD Moulds and Paper clay.
You can see this little bird is all snug and warm in his Frosty Home. He even has lighting provided by the terrific and fun to use, Lumies!
MORE beautiful products from Prima! The new rub-ons and foils from Christine Adolph are AMAZING!!!
I could seriously use these on everything!!
This is a charger that I had laying around here. I was able to use some of the new foils, summer release dies and of course beautiful new Prima Flowers to make this piece to set out in my home.
The rub-ons are really easy to use. They apply almost effortlessly and the foil goes on like a dream! In addition to beautiful images, there are also so many words and phrases to use on your projects. Trust me... you are going to LOVE these!!
I put the rub-ons on transparency paper and then cut out the pieces to add some dimension to my project. It worked so well!
Be sure to go by the Prima blog to see what the other designers have created. We have been sticking these things to everything!! They are so beautiful, you just can't help yourself!
I knew that I would love being on Prima's team and I do! Seeing the CHA releases and getting them in the mail was such a fun thing! One of my favorite parts of this release was the new IOD Moulds and Paperclay. (I honestly can't pick one favorite!)
I think that in addition to being so lovely, my favorite part about the moulds is that they can be used again and again!
For this piece, I started with the IOD Wooden Plaque. I used some of the beautiful new stamps to frame the outside and stamped on Prima Watercolor paper to create the base for the inside.
I then used the paper clay for the center and added detail to the top and bottom, too. It is so easy to color!! I used a bit of Bloom Spray and paint to add some details. So easy and sits beautifully on the molded pieces.
I added ribbon and micro beads to give the appearance of them spilling out of the vase. AND.... did you see those flowers? Of course, they are new, too!
There are SO MANY different pieces and possibilities with these products! I can't wait to use them again and again!!
Be sure to go by the Prima Blog to see what the other designers have done! The ideas are seriously endless, so you don't want to miss it!
Don't forget that this week we are finished with sneak peeks and showing off all the full reveals!!
Tonight, I did a class on these cards for Live with Prima! It is always so fun to be on Live with Prima whether it's chatting with friends or teaching some of my favorite projects.
I want to give a HUGE shout out to all of you who take time to watch, comment and hang out with me! It means the world to me that you take time out of your day or night to watch!
Creating in
Faith Cards Supply List:
Creating in
Faith Cling Stamps Phrases 980702
A4
Watercolor Paper Pad 980269
Watercolor
Pencils The Basics 576714
Nikko-Michio
Flowers 582067
Rodanthe
Eplanade 577759
Butterfly
SIIC 579388
Wire Thread
Stark White 572068
Other:Watermark Ink Pad, White Embossing Powder
If you missed the class, no worries! You can see it here...
As promised, I want to share the tips and color combinations I used to convert these bright cards into Christmas cards. For these, instead of watercolor pencils, I used Prima Color Bloom Sprays. All the colors used are Prima Color Bloom.
Supply List:
Watercolor
Paper Pad 8.5x11 847746
Creating in
Faith Cling Stamps 980702
A Victorian
Christmas-Christmas Eve 583439
A Victorian
Christmas-Rudolph's Nose 583446
A Victorian
Christmas-Holiday Lights 583415
Memory
Hardware Pearls 990398
Color Bloom
Carmine 582579
Color Bloom
Frost 582890
Color Bloom
Lime Wedge 573850
Color Bloom
Mustard Yellow 580261
Color Bloom
Worn Leather 573829
Color Bloom
Empress Gold 580315
For this card, to get the top strip of color, I used Yellow Mustard with a touch of Frost. The middle vibrant red color is Carmine Red. The lowest strip is Carmine Red with a touch of Worn Leather.
For the following Card, the top strip of color is the same. It's a mix of Yellow Mustard with a touch of Frost. The center strip is, again, Carmine Red with a touch of Worn Leather. The lower strip is Lime Wedge with a touch of Frost.
Tip: The Frost (White) goes a long way. Start with your primary color and then add just a little Frost. With the Carmine Red, again start with the primary color (Carmine Red) and add just a little bit of the Worn Leather. You can always add more, if needed.
Tip: Color your white wire with any Bloom Sprays to match. I used Empress Gold to color this wire.
