Prima's May Product Picks.....

                                           
                         Hi Everyone, Hope you all enjoyed Mother's Day and have had a wonderful week!!

     Thank you for joining me and welcome to my Blog!!

 

I have been busy !!

"Paper Mache"

        Had me some messy fun with this, let me tell you!!

               Four days it has actually taken me just to make balloon!!

Yes I know why!!

 Well, I'm nuts... no, well yes , but with the time to dry between layers and sanding, painting then covering it with Prima papers huh, I'm slightly exhausted hahaaa!!

 

So I "really " hope you like it!!

 

I thought I'd enter it in the Prima mood board may PP!

!http://prima.typepad.com/prima/prima-product-picks/

 

here is the mood board

 

 

 

And here's My Take.....

Warning lots of photos!!

 

Well I had to share!! (wink!!)

                                               

 

 

Ok "helpful Harry" , my son got to my camera....don't know when,

but......I'm clicking away and uploading as fast as one could and it's not until

I'm re reading my blog I've noticed my shots aren't well their best!!

Then noticed my fav settings have been fiddled with, how Mr. Smarty pants

worked this out beats me, but LOL!! Anyway I am attempting to re shoot tomorrow!! 

 

So some products used.....haaahaa...Prima Of Course!! ( cheeky Wink!!)

 

The papers used are a mixture of Princess collection, flowers are sprayed with

various glimmers ...( I know no bloom sprays for me just yet.....budget not up to it..

boo hooo!!)

Trims are Prima and some of my old stash, Oh and found the

most gorgeous crotched doliy in our OP shop, 20 cents, I couldn't believe it!!



I've used the Butterfly stencil with some model paste for texture

this was a challenge in itself....ever tried to stencil on a rounded surface??

But so happy it turned out!!

Oh when you heat it with heat tool just stay with it a little longer

than you would normally to dry it, and it will puff up adding a great 3d effect!!



 

I have added various butterflies from Martha, through to Cheery Lynn dies,

added some pearls for a shabby highlight and oh yes I have

painted the cream Prima flowers with some glimmer glam, so everything is

glittery!!

 

Of course some finishing touches with some Prima resins yummo!!

and their gorgeous chippies too!!
 

 



 

I used twine to make the scallops around the middle of the balloon

and to connect the basket, I forgot to put my Prima doll in the basket too....

Good Lordy I was doing well HEY!! LOL

 

I also added a net over the top of my hot air balloon, as when I was researching

I noticed a lot of the vintage balloons have netting, so an old

gift packaging came in real handy!! LOL

 

This is it in full view!! I have weaved Prima's  Princess collection into a basket!!

 

 



I will get back to you with some more details...have to pick my son up from school!!

Blog refresher!!

Hi All just having a tinker with my blog,

 I felt it wasn't giving my photos "creations " full impact ,so I hope this is a nice format for you all to enjoy!! Let me know what You think or any helpful suggestions!! I'd like to have a whole overload of my blog but alas this will do for now!!

 Howz those Blog hops at the moment wow with all The Eye Candy!!

Happy National Scrap Day All!!


I am tinkering with some other stuff too....teaser!! will post asap!!
 

*Prima April Bap*

   "  Love Memories Like These....."

 

This s my Take on the Prima April Bap... 

 

 

Here is the awesome sketch.....

 

 

I really enjoyed putting this together, love the colours and tones

of these papers and flowers,

It's such a soft, vintage feel to it!!

 

I have used that Beautiful floral stencil, as my backdrop for all the circles in the sketch, and layered flowers, embellishments, doily's and how cute are the cherubs !! I have also thrown in some brick patterns from I still think My fav stencl!! Used the Prima inks, dark bark, dark rust, knotted wood, diluted it down for that water colour effect. just painted over the floral stencil with gesso, used dry paint brush to really bring out the brush strokes...  

         
                  I'm in lOOOVE with these flowers!!The colours with just a touch of gold...yummo!!

A Few Close ups........

Used the smaller frame as the design instead of the arrows in the sketch.....something different!!

Love this resin Frame.......hmm might need another LOL!!!

Thanks for letting me share !!

Fun With *Prima*

     *Prima March Bap*

                              So I'm back in the land of crafty mojo ......yer baby!! LOL!!

                        And thought I'd have some fun with this months Prima March Bap

                              I've not done a layout of this kind before,

                         so I had some fun Playing!!

                         O.M.G just lovin these papers,

                       and as we all know "Prima" papers and

                       embellishments are just so easy to put together,

                          wether they're new or old collections!!!

 So here's the inspiration board!!Prima March Bap

 

 

I had a play with some fran tage

from Stampendous......heehee just lov'n it!!

Ive used it on my chippies, around my hand made photo frames.!!

Have to apologise my internet has frozen again, I have 2 entries so embarrassed xx

 

             So Now I have internet back up ....hope to stay!!,

          lets have a go at some description's and products I've used!!

 

       Some new Prima chippies along with Too Crafty,

 

      I have used some of the ever lovely prima resins

       the corners just below to the right corner!!

             

                 Some fav junk yard findings, tore and distressed edges,

                    punched and chomped bits out of this gorgeous paper range 

used some of the new "yummy" stickers,

added some doily's from my die stash

edged my raised papers with gesso,

and well I'm so happy how this turned out!!  

This is a close up of my handmade polaroid frames that I just had to attack with fantage!!

How cool is this stuff?? 

                         

                                     Stamped around the edges of papers for an added effect and different dimension

 

I just love these photos of my little man, it just shows him to true form.....

"Happy" always larking about and being just him!!

He just makes you want to smile!!

Lov ya  hunny xxx

Happy Craftin

Not much time for craftin'........

              Hi All,

 

              well lets see...yes I'm still alive,

              still working on the dealings of my arthritis in and out of specialists etc.,

              but I'm getting there,

              so crafting hasn't been a big part of life.....unfortunately....

              my fingers just seize at present so I'm not a happy camper!!

              My big boy is now in year one of school and well it was a bumpy ride for the start.

              WE had a lot of trouble last year with "Bullying" and it started the same....

.             it has subsided for now,

              and his school has been very supportive and is helping us manage the problem,

             On a lighter side he finally has his 2 front teeth starting to show!!! YAH!!!

             Oh it's a biggy for us as we have been waiting and waiting,

             He had a nasty accident at childcare (one of a few) and lost his first 4 front teeth

             due to an "accident"!!

             His bottom 2 came through no problem but his 2 top ones ...well let's just say they kept us      

             WAITING!!

             So will share some pics when they're on show properly!

             We've been to some really nice playgrounds down at grans place on our last visit

             so stay tuned for some layouts!!

             Fingers crossed that mine are on board with my creative flow hahaha!!

             I have had  a little play and will share some creations,

             I hope you have all been well and thank you to all your well wishes and thoughts,

             it's so nice to know I have such wonderful friends xoxoxo

                  So without further waffling ...... here's  have been playing with.

 

                                                                     "Prima Optimist Tags"

 

"Perfect Day"

I had a fun afternoon of fussy cutting something I love but don't

get to indulge too much these days!!

I have layered with dies and cheese cloth, paints, glimmers

gesso and flowers...Prima of course!!

Died the seem binding with pink and orange colours to blend..

I have used glimmer mists and Tim Holtz re inkers!! 

 

My last tag I have started off with painting with gesso

then used Prima's stencils, added some layers of dies and goodies

and copied my seem binding dying.

I added some more gesso for a soft effect on the flowers and bits here and there!!

 

Happy Craftin

 

Prima December Bap " Christmas Wish"

Well It's been a while hey!!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as My son and I did
we spent the week at Gran's!! Got spoilt, ate tooo much LOL..

I know I have been M.I.A on my blog but I do have one last
Layout for the year to share with you all. I chose to go out with
a Bap heehee!!! Yes I thought I'd enter The Prima Bap for December
isn't It gorgeous!!

http://Prima.typepad.com/prima/2013/12/december-bap.html#more


This was some photos taken at our last Christmas Pageant, He was so excited,
must say So was I ...being a big kid at heart...who doesn't get excited
when Santa's coming to town!!
He had lost his front teeth due to a traumatic chain of events from childcare
we wont spoil our theme, any way that's what we where waiting for
Santa to bring.....but as luck would have, we are STILL waiting!!!

I fell in love with this paper range as soon as it hit our shores, and eager to use
these cute photos, I was waiting for  more than a miracle for some long winded
inspiration and mojo !! And what better place to look than on my fav blog!!
( cheeky wink!!)

I have started Off using my ever loved prima masks and topped them with
chalkboard linen to give that white snowy effect, throw in some diamonds
Tim's of course!! And played around with my other favs dies!! 

 Indulging in a few close ups....
I coloured my Prima flowers with some new Fireworks mist
OMG love this stuff, I painted the inner petals with the
London Fog and dazzled the tips with more diamonds!!

In this cluster of flowers I used Trunk bay, and white washed
when Finished, then went over with some London Fog...
just yummy don't you think??

The wish is Leeza Gibbons Stamps and inked in white paint
trickled with rock candy glitter

 

Well That's it for me for this year...
Here's wishing you all The very Best for the New Year xxxx

Happy Craftin