CARI FENNELL OF PRIMA MARKETING WEEKEND CLASSES - OCT. 25TH & 26TH, 2013

CLASSES ARE READY! 
Just call the store to sign up asap 613-938-4888. Sorry for the delay - great to be busy but not fun when you don't have enough time to do it all!! If you can't make the class but would love a kit make sure to get your name on the reserve list as only so many kits will be made and Cari Fennell will be sure to include all the directions! Please note that payment is due on registration. Hope you can make it!!

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25^TH @ 6PM

Holiday Jubilee Cards and Tags

Tis’ the season for holiday cards and tags-Prima style! These cards and tags have creative features such as pockets for gift cards, die cut flaps and other fun elements. Plus, we will be making a bonus ornament project too. Join me for a festive night of creating and get a jump start on the upcoming holidays.

You will need your basic tool kit. The class kit is loaded with tons of products. The class cost is $50+HST.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26^TH @ 9AM

Creative Canvas Layout

Canvas can be the perfect backdrop for any layout and it is especially wonderful for adding art mediums! In this class, we will spray, dab, stencil and layer to create a one of a kind layout that is sure to make your photo shine! There will be countless techniques and ideas shared throughout the class using a variety of art mediums.

Be sure to bring an apron or old shirt. You will need your basic tool kit. The class kit is loaded with tons of products. The class cost is $55+HST.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26^TH @ 1:30PM

Optimist Layout Class:

Let’s create a couple of fabulous layouts using the new Optimist collection by Prima. This trendy collection features paper and embellishments that have a chalkboard look, perfect for color or black and white photos. And we will jazz up our layouts with lots of texture using burlap, felt flowers and wood icons. And when we put it all together, the pages will pop with dimension and color, perfect for showcasing special photos.

You will need your basic tool kit. The class kit is loaded with tons of products. The class cost is $55+HST.

SATURDAY, OCT. 26^TH @ 6PM

POPPY ALBUM

This beautiful canvas album is perfect for altering and customizing! We will enhance the art on the front cover and add extra special touches to the inside pages. This 8x8 album is great for photos or art journaling. Each page can be uniquely designed with a mixture of art mediums and embellishments that are sure to make this album amazing!

Be sure to bring an apron or old shirt. You will need your basic tool kit. The class kit is loaded with tons of products. The class cost is $85+HST.

Nat Noted -- July 8/13

Hello everyone!

It feels like ages since I've posted the last Nat Noted because, well, it's been ages. I've noticed that other bloggers have had the same problem I do: lots of time gobbled up by life.

But I'm back now just in time for CHA Summer 2013 (which has been renamed Create-N-Connect). I found some new releases that are must-haves, a few cool techniques, a few tips and one amazing layout. I hope you enjoy these finds!

1. Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair is behind 7 Dots Studio which has released three new collections for CHA Summer 2013. My favourite is 9th Wave.

Photo credit: 7 Dots Studio

2. Anna Dabrowska is also a designer for Prima. Her newest collection is called Vintage Vanity. This preview has me very excited!

Photo credit: Prima

3. A few years ago, my scraproom was filled mostly with Bo Bunny products. Then, something happened and I moved to Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye and Little Yellow Bicycle. Then, Bo Bunny released some amazing collections at CHA Winter 2013. Now, the company has four new collections for this summer and I have to say they're really good. Love the Silver & Gold collection the most.

Photo credit: Bo Bunny

4. Stencils and masks are now a big part of my scrapbooking. I must have been living under a rock because I completely missed the release of Heidi Swapp's stencils. I have to have this 6x6 confetti stencil.

Photo credit: Heidi Swapp

5. Over at Pink Paislee, Danielle Flanders used Gelatos on the Artisan paper and embellishments collection. That's a match made in heaven! If you were ever curious about gelatos, this post is a nice introduction and will make you want to buy the whole set.

Photo credit: Pink Paislee

6. I have to be honest, I don't have time to watch video tutorials. But I couldn't help but have a peek at Dyan Reavely's video. She showed a resist technique using a glue stick. Very cool!


7. Noell Hyman from Paperclipping has a wonderful post on Tim Holtz Distress Paints. She added Tim's video on how to use the Distress Paints on a tag, but she wanted to show us how to use this product on scrapbooking layouts. I have been asking this question all year. Thank you Noell!!

Photo credit: Paperclipping

8. This is a stunning layout by Stacey Young. She created the apple (a genius idea for a school layout btw) with Shimmerz and Dazzlerz. Now I want to try these products. <sigh>

Photo credit: Stacey Young (My Boys, My World)

I hope you get some time this week to sneak in some scrapbooking, cardmaking, art journalling or other paper crafting.

Take care!

Find more scrap happiness at mamanhall.blogspot.ca or follow me on Twitter @mamanhall.

Nat Noted - April 29/13

So many great ideas floating online this week. I was drawn to five tutorials on five amazing techniques. It looks so simple. The results are beautiful. I think I can try these! I hope you do too!

1. Kimberly Crawford posted a great tutorial for stamping with watercolour markers.

Photo credit: Kimberly Crawford (For the Love of Paper)

2. Watercolour seems to be a little trendy right now. Over on Shimelle Laine's blog, the amazing Lilith Eckles created a watercoloured look using gelatos and sprays. Very good step-by-step instructions.

Photo credit: Lilith Eckles (pretty paper.true stories)

3. Lisa Dickinson has a nice tutorial on how to add embroidery to your layout. 

Photo credit: Lisa Dickinson (Basic Grey)

4. Tina Walker from My Mind's Eye created a very cool mini-album. She used plastic bags on her pages! Although there is some ironing involved, it looks super easy to make and the end result is super beautiful.

Photo credit: Tina Walker (My Mind's Eye)

5. I am using more and more mixed media elements in my scrapbooking these days. They're so much fun to play with and you don't need to be perfect to create something beautiful. Mixed media includes gesso, modelling paste, acrylic paints, sprays and other art mediums. Prima has an excellent post on how to use some of these elements, but I suggest you try just one on your next layout. Careful! They are addictive! ;-)

Photo credit: Louise Nelson (Prima)

I hope these posts have inspired to get creative.

Have a fabulous week!


Find more scrap happiness at mamanhall.blogspot.ca or follow me on Twitter @mamanhall.

Nat Noted - April 22/13

I took three classes with the amazing Cari Fennell from Prima on Saturday. I'm totally inspired, energized and motivated to scrapbook.

It seems the blogs are full of tips and cool projects. I hope you enjoy these!

1. Over on Shimelle Laine's blog, Melissa Stinson posted five ways to use your scraps. I love this idea of creating an eclectic border.

Photo credit: Melissa Stinson (pretty paper.true stories)

2. It seems rainbows are a bit of trend in scrapbooking right now. Debbie Hodge from Get It Scrapped! posted 9 ways to incorporate this trend, including using washi tape in a rainbow of colours or adding a row of chevrons in these colours to your page. I really love this layout by Marie-Pierre Capistran because it incorporates the trend, but doesn't overpower the layout.

Photo credit: Marie-Pierre Capistran (Get It Scrapped!)

3. I'm always amazed when paper is transformed into something beautiful. Like this boat by Thienly Azim which is so wonderful!

Photo credit: Thienly Azim (mod paperie)

4. Lots of techniques on this stunning layout by Kelly Foster. I love how everything about it!

Photo credit: Kelly Foster (all the pretty things)

5. This is a great canvas by Leah Farquharson. The title, the colours and that tree -- all amazing. Plus, it makes me long for Spring!

Photo credit: Leah Farquharson (American Crafts Studio)

I can't wait to get to my craft table and I start creating something handmade and beautiful! I hope you have a wonderfully creative week.



Find more scrap happiness at mamanhall.blogspot.ca or follow me on Twitter @mamanhall.

Encore En Francias

So the Mega Challenge has proven to be pretty big for even me. Emma provided two members of her Design Team with 8 sheets each of patterned paper. My collection is the En Francais line from Prima.

I still have heaps of it to get to, I think 8 sheets is a lot. This line is great for boy photos, and if any of you watch my blog, you will know I tend to scrapbook my daughter way more than I do my son. So, here is perfect opportunity for me to scrapbook The Boy!! I love the rust browns and the greys and blues in this collection. And some of the new Magnolia stamps that Emma has in the store are fantastic for pulling out the blues and browns.  Can you believe that the first two images are the same stamp - amazing how colouring them up with different colours changes them so much!

So here you go ... so far ... more to come, so stay tuned!

 

More from the Mega Challenge - En Francias ...

Um yeah, I'm not writing this blog post En Francias - but it's all about the Prima paper line En Francais collection! This is part three of my projects created with this line - and I'm still not out of paper or inspiration. It truly is a versatile collection.

Lost A Mitten

I used some gesso to create white space then stamped over the gesso with the script stamp from this collection. Some Tim Holtz tickets in the corner, and a combination of Prima alphas and Thickers for the title. Sepia photos are particularly perfect for this line.

Mr. Serious

I used a Prima mask on this layout with modeling paste and Pan Pastals to give texture to the feather in the corner. I used another mask and tinted gesso with gelatoes and then painted with gelatoes for the bricks. You see that folk - more BOY layouts, LOL and flowers on every single one of them too *grinz*

Nat Noted - March 25/13





Photo credit: Czekoczyna



It's Spring! (Even though we are still buried under 7 feet of snow.)

The only respite: more scrapbooking!


I found five great blog posts which have inspired me with their beautiful and innovative creations. I hope you too will find them interesting!






1. I really love this photo frame wreath by Julia Stainton. Wouldn't this make a beautiful Mother's Day gift? Or teacher gift?


Photo credit: Julia Stainton (Belle Papier)

2. Easter is just around the corner and I love love love this card by Paige Evans. 



Photo credit: Paige Evans

3. These adorable pinwheels by Patricia Roebuck make me swoon!



Photo credit: Patricia Roebuck (Roebuck Adventures)

4. Glitter Girl aka Shimelle Laine has a great video on mixing papers from different companies and collections. She makes it look so easy! 

Photo credit: Shimelle Laine (pretty paper.true stories)

5. I love using different mediums on my layouts. You may think the mixed media trend is all about "grundy", but Sharon Laakkonen shows that using different mediums can help you create something soft and beautiful. 

Photo credit: Sharon Laakkonen

Have a wonderful week!


Find more scrap happiness at mamanhall.blogspot.ca or follow me on Twitter @mamanhall.

Challenging!

At Auntie Em's Scrapbooking we are all about the challenge.  So when Emma asked me to put together as many projects as I could out of 8 sheets of patterned paper I was all for the challenge.  What's even more challenging is the fact that she gave Sara (fellow Design Team member) 8 sheets of patterned paper too! *rubbing hands together* I love it!

I received the Prima line En Francais - filled with cool grey/blue, rusty brown and taupe ... very boy, but very French as well, and well ... I don't have anything French about me, unless you count the mean French toast that I make periodically on a Sunday for my family LOL!

I also have entered this into the Prima Marketing - Build-A-Page contest, each month they supply a sketch and you build a layout using Prima product based on, or inspired by the sketch.  Email it off to Prima and wait to see if you are featured on their blog or better yet, win a prize package!  I did this last month as well, and was featured on their blog!!

So ... here we go!  The sketch was this:Prima's BAP January 2013

 

And here is my entry!!

 

 

So, tell me what do you think?

 

Paper bag cards - Winter Fun style

I was watching an episode of Live With Prima the other night, and Frank made some cards out of paper lunch bags, yes you read that right! I had so many little pieces left over from the Winter Fun line from Carta Bella that I had to try making some of those paper bag cards.

The method is simple, fold the paper bag in half, glue down the flap and decorate the front, center and back of the card, leaving the opening so that you can tuck gift cards or photos inside to give to your loved one - genius!

You can check out Frank's video tutorial here: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/27546829

Here are four cards I did using the same technique.

I hope you enjoyed my little paper bag cards, leave a comment and let me know what you think!