She Made Art - Mixed Media

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share a project I made using some of the fun items available at the Your Memories Here store.

I have been eyeing all the yummy goodies from Prima's Winter 2013 collection and decided to try my hand a paper doll inspired by Julie Nutting.  For the background I used some older Prima papers I had in my stash as well as lots of mists, paints, and rub ons.

I then decorated my lovely with papers from my Glitz Cashmere Dame papers, prima bling, Stickles, and a simple flower.

Finally I used a bit of packaging and my Prima Press to make the title.

It has been a while since I made anything mixed media and I must say I had a lot of fun.

Be sure and stop by the Your Memories Here store and check out all the new goodies coming in from CHA.     And, please excuse our mess as we get everything into the store and reorganized.

Hugs.

Nancy

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Springtime Thoughts

Now that the days are longer, the sun is out sooner, and stays out longer I am constantly thinking of how close we are to Spring! And Spring means flowers, butterflies, green leaves, green grass, and warmer weather! 

Because Spring is on the mind, I had to make this cute canvas to share with you today, using products from the Your Memories Here store. 

The canvas was super simple to create. I took the canvas, and decoupaged some patterned paper on the background using Helmar Decoupage. After it dried, I added acrylic paints in blues and greens over the papers to create the sky and grass. 

Stamps were used in various places over the background using the Build a Swirls Stamp Set by Prima along with some others. I used the same stamps on the other elements of the canvas as well, such as the flowers and butterfly which are from the Summer CHA Prima Grab Bag. 

I created the flower stems using book paper that I had inked with Distress Stain in Bundled Sage and Crushed Olive. Modeling paste mixed with alcohol ink created the grass like texture on the bottom of the canvas. More Distress Stain in the two colors used on the stems was added to the paste. 

I added Tattered Rose and Crushed Olive Distress Stickles to the leaves for some added texture. They were stamped on after the Stickles had dried. 

To finish off the piece I added the quote, doodles, some rubons. 

Here are some close ups of the piece so that you can see the texture. 

Below are the products used from the store. Feel free to click on any of them to take you to them in the store! 

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I hope that my canvas has brought you Spring thoughts! 

Have a wonderful day!! 

Just For You!

Hi Friends! Well, it's been a long and arduous week at work....again....LOL I have been rushing rushing rushing!! Especially since we lost the extra hour it seems like. I just received my Pink Paislee stash this week and decided to throw together a card for a co-worker undergoing surgery on Tuesday. I wanted to give her a little encouragement during her recovery and Kristina's store, Your Memories Here, always has just what I need! All of the embellishments you see are Pink Paislee excluding the lace which is Prima and the sentiment from another source. I thought it came together fairly easily and turned out just the way I wanted! I love when a plan comes together! :P and just as a friendly reminder, Your Memories Here has or will have soon the latest and greatest Prima yumminess! But, in the meantime, Kristina has lots of other fabulous creative tools to help you create the perfect project. So make sure to stop by and take a look! Thank you for joining me today and I hope you all have a terrific week ahead!

 

thank you!

This is my last post with YMH; my design team term is up. I want to than Kristina for having me - it's been so much fun! With that said, I created a thank you card for this week. Appropriate, right? :)

I used the Hello Friend Glitz Design 6x6 paper pad. This is my favorite of the four because of the pretty pinks.

I used the hexagon net/chicken wire Prima stamp with shabby tote Prima chalk ink. This is actually a really pretty color, almost a metallic.

I grabbed a Pink Paislee Mistable journaling tag and used the shabby tote Prima chalk ink on it as well. I stamped the sentiment with the white Prima chalk ink. Then I popped the tag off the page with a couple Helmar zap dots.

Thanks for having me & you can always find me on my blog: Markland & Main.

Prima Home Decor

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you another home decor project I made using some of the wonderful goodies from my Your Memories Here grab bag and Glitz Cashmere Dame paper pack.

I had an older clock from my children's nursery days that I decided to embellish with many gorgeous items from my Prima Grab Bag.  And I love the shabby papers from Glitz.

Thanks for stopping by today and check out all the new goodies at the Your Memories Here store.

Hugs.

Nancy

Shabby Shadow Box

Shabby and me do not go well together from my past experience trying it out. However, the project I have for you today seemed to work out pretty well. I used some great products that you can find in the Your Memories Here Store to create it. 

I only recently discovered the Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Configurations boxes, and was instantly hooked. These are so fun to play with. You can use them for shadow boxes, as a canvas, or both! 

I used mine for a bit of both. I flipped over some of the boxes and made them look like drawers simply by covering them in some Prima papers, Distress stain, acrylic paint, and then adding a button for the handle. Super simple but really cute! I did adhere them to the box so that they can't be pulled out since they aren't actually working drawers. 

I left two of the boxes flipped open so they are mini shadow boxes.  I added a charm from my Summer 2012 CHA Prima Grab Bag to one of the boxes and a spool wrapped in some lovely lace in the other. The entire piece was topped off with some Prima Flowers. 

It turns out this piece will be headed to a restaurant in the St. Charles, MO area where my brother works. It fits the decor and they would like to have it! I was so thrilled to hear that they wanted it! My brother will be delivering it to them this week. I will take photos of it once it is in it's new home. 

Here are some close ups... 

The following products from the store were used in today's project: 

Idea-Ology Configurations 5.5x5.5	CHA Summer 2012 Grab Bag	Vintage Photo Distress Stain
Helmar Decoupage

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Hope you enjoyed today's shabby box! See you next week! 

Fairy Rhymes Card with DeNetra

Hey everyone. I hope you all are having a great Sunday Morning. Right now breakfast is cooking....yyuuummmooo :) But before I dig in, 

I wanted to share a card that I made using the Fairy Rhymes papers by Prima.

 I also used one of the new Prima wooden clocks. 

So easy to use and fun. I hope you like my card. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Prima Purse

*sorry this is late posting! STUPID BLOGGER!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! it converted it back to draft!*
Hello my friends :) I hope your having a good start to the weekend so far. I'll tell ya....this weekend couldn't have come fast enough! Phew! What a stressful week at work! Plus, it stinks to be losing an hour on Sunday but, it'll be nice to have a longer light day. I guess you have to take the good with the bad right? :P So today I thought I would share with you a creation I made using a cutting file from Silhouette. It's a Prima Purse card using some fun Prima supplies available from Your Memories Here. Kristina is the sweetest person and you won't be disappointed in the service. I always look forward to fun little goodies in the mail. Not to mention all the new release Prima goody bags that will soon be available with pre-orders available now and who doesn't want a chance to play with all this yummy goodness??! I for one am enjoying the previously purchased goodies in my stash. Including the Prima Craftsman goody bag. I decided to pull it out here and use it to decorate thia adorable little hand bag. It is embellished with Craftsman flowers, charm, cog wheel, journaling cards and stickers. Furthermore, I stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment using my Prima Press Alphabet stamp.It was a breeze to make and a joy to embellish. I invite you to visit the store and pick up some fun crafting goodness for YOUR creative ideas. Have a great day and thanks for joining me today!!

 

just a note [card]

I tried something new this week... Faber-Castell gelatos! I haven't used these before and honestly was a little scared to try them. I ordered a set and used the orange on this card with a grid stamp to create the background on my sentiment block.

These are really easy to use and were a lot of fun to try. I can't wait to use them more! I saw these pretty metallics in the store as well and imagine they look just lovely on cards!

The ink pads I used for my sentiment and the white border are Prima chalk inks. I love these colors and I hadn't used much in the way of chalk inks before, but I am using these for everything. The two colors on this card are teal damask and white. Aren't they great?!

For more details about my card, stop by my blog today: Markland & Main.

Chalkboard Prima Home Decor

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today and I wanted to share with you another project I made using lots of yummy goodies from my Prima Marketing grab bags.

I found this sweet frame at Michaels for just a few dollars with my 40% off coupon and couldn't wait to make something for my daughter's room.  We have been in the process of redecorating and I thought this would be such a great addition for my soon to be teen.

I painted the frame with a crackle wash in white and then backed it in chalkboard contact paper over chipboard.

And then the fun began.  Bits of flowers, chipboard, bling and butterflies from my Prima grab bags brought out the girly factor of this little chalkboard.

I know that she loves using it in her room.

Hugs.

Nancy

Products Used from Your Memories Here

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Time and tide stops for no man...

Good morning Your Memories Here friends. I hope you are all doing well this week. We've been battling the stomach flu in my house and I think we are finally past it. It lasted all weekend and yesterday. I am so happy everyone is better now! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everyone stays healthy from here on out! 

Today I have an altered shipping tag to share with you. I am a HUGE fan of Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Stain, and love using it when making vintage looking projects. For this tag, I used my favorite stain, Vintage Photo.  All it takes is a little bit of the stain and some water sprayed over it to create a fantastic distressed/vintage look. 

The stamps and canvas resist I used are by Prima, from the Craftsman collection which came in my 2012 Summer Grab Bag. It's hard to believe that I am still using stuff from the Grab Bag, but I am! There are still some left in the store... plus there are the new Prima releases available to purchase as well! 

Here are a couple of close ups of the tag.... 

Products from the YMH store used in the tag today: 

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Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day! 

Oh Happy Day! with Prima

Good Morning! Sue here to say, with Prima and Your Memories Here, your always guaranteed a happy day! After all, the products are gorgeous, trendy and affordable! What's more, with a purchase of a Your Memories Here goody bag, your sure to be able to create many happy projects!
In fact, the project I'm sharing with you today, I created using a plethora of Prima yummy goodness! The canvas flowers I created using some Tattered Angels Glitter Glam  (and remember, if you see a product you would like and it states it's "sold", make sure to contact Kristina who can place a special order for you) and some Prima Chalk Ink. Furthermore, I used a Prima script stamp to create interest. The flowers,papers, trinket and bling are from the Zephyr goody bag. Thank you so much for stopping by today make sure to visit Your Memories Here for all your crafty needs!!