Another One Done

Happy Tuesday! Did you all have a long weekend too? My girls didn't have school yesterday for Dr. Martin Luther King's Day so we kinda vegetated all day :)
I did a little more work on my mini album this weekend (it's a slow work in progress) Remember the cover page HERE

The background paper on this page is from the DCWV Mariposa stack. I'm using the 8"x8" stack for this since my mini album is only a 6"x6" so there is minimal waste and the images are more to scale than if I were to use the 12"x12" papers cut down.

The bird cage on my page was cut on my Cricut using the Bloom Lite cartridge. I cut out the first layer once in blue, then the shadow layer twice, in olive green and then in dark green. I inked all three layers with Peeled Paint Distress Ink and off set the dark green shadow layer just slightly from the olive green shadow layer. This cut also has flowers with it but instead of using those I added Prima flowers clustered and layered. And those little leaves you see peeking out from behind the flowers, those are a green "got flowers" style 5 petal flower that I cut into sections to use as tiny leaves. I wished I had taken a photo to better explain, but basically you cut it into 5 pieces at the natural separation down to the middle and each one looks like a little heart when it's cut apart.

My little "free bird" is a Tattered Angels glimmer chip. I inked it along his belly and tail feathers area with some Denim Jean Distress Ink and then sprayed it all over with Glimmer mist. The inking really brings out the embossing on the glimmer chips. I added a tiny black adhesive pearl for an eye and called him done!
Overall, I didn't do much on this page but that's because I'm saving room for a photo.
Who knows, maybe I'll even get this entire album finished this year?!

Great Grandma LO

Happy Monday! My LO today uses lots of Prima goodies, the flowers, lace trim and trimmed out butterflies from the Wings stamp set. The paper is from Imaginisce, Oopsie Daisy and for a few finishing touches I used a few Dew Drops. I hope you are having a great start to your week! Thanks for dropping by:)

Shabby Chic Adoption Card

Hi y'all...I'm a little late with this post so please forgive me! I'm here to share a sweet little card that is for a friend's shower this coming weekend. Her & her husband are adopting a baby girl next month; not only will they get to bring her home from the hospital, but they are supposed to participate in her birth as well! How cool is that?! I am soooo happy for them & super excited to make my first diaper cake for the shower on Saturday. I'll be back with photos of that on my blog later in the week so wish me luck...lol!

Supplies from YMH Store:

Patterned Paper - Prima packaging, Imaginisce

Solid Pink - Misted w/Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Bling/Pearls/Flowers/Lace - Prima

Carriage Stamp - Imaginisce

My favorite thing about this card is probably the Prima packaging I was able to upcycle & use as my background...also, I love that I was able to make a sheet of paper match using my Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Vintage Pink. I am so addicted to all things Prima & Tattered Angels!! If you are also an addict like me, hop on over to the Your Memories Here Store for some amazing deals on the products. Not to mention that there are new shipments of Prima/Marion Smith coming in & you can pre-order RIGHT NOW! If you would like some more info. about my card, you can always visit me on my blog, too...until next time, Happy Craftin'!

Prima Tease

So my project is finished yet for ya'll as it's been a rough start of the year. I didn't want ya'll to think I forgot either so I thought I would should you my work in progress project. It is a Prima Live kit that YMH sold. If ya'll haven't tried one of the Live with Prima kits you really do need to check out YMH section and start. The video link is even paired with the kit so you don't have to go hunting for it.

Here's my desk covered with Prima goodness from the FAB kit.

I have finished the ATCs and now need to work on the main branch. My current problem with that is finding my hot glue gun, lol. My oldest saw it and asked when I will be done so that he can decide where it should go, lol.

More Prima Peeks

Hi everyone! We're back with some more pretty Prima peeks! I'm sure you've been catching some glimpses of what's in store for us craft enthusiasts after the 2011 Winter CHA at the end of this month.Do you have any favorites so far? We have a couple more peeks to share with you and some special offers.




How gorgeous are those? And if you want to see some more Prima peeks stop by their blog because they are sharing bits and pieces of their new product lines every couple of days!
If you like what you see and can't wait to get your hands on some, we have a special offer for you to be first in line when they start shipping:
For a limited time you can pre-order a "grab bag" box of new Prima 2011 products. There will be a mix of flowers (which Prima is famous for) lace trims, papers, crystals and other incredible never before seen embellishments!

We're offering 3 sizes of "grab bags"

Small: containing over $70 retail value of product for only $50 shipped!

Medium: containing over $100 retail value of product for only $70 shipped!

Large: containing over $160 retail value of product for only $125 shipped!

These boxes will begin shipping in early-mid February but this offer is only good for a limited time!
Also don't forget about our Prima Vintage Trinkets Pre-Order - today is the last day to get your order in for those!

Messy No More

Hello Friday! and Hello crafty ones!
Do you have Glimmer Mist & want to die your ribbons to match the color but don't like messy, inky fingers :( Well, today I thought I'd share the way I dye my ribbon using Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I thought I'd make a little tut for ya.
Here we go:

 You'll need a sandwich baggie, ribbon of your choice, & glimmer mist.

                                                  Spray some glimmer mist in the bag

 Add your ribbon & seal the bag WELL. Make sure it's sealed (with a kiss if you want ;)

                                          Add more dye until you reach the desired color.
Work the ribbon with your fingers (on the outside of the bag) so it's absorbing the glimmer mist.

 Then you're ready to remove the ribbon from the bag & lay it flat on a protected surface.

 Let it dry or if you're as impatient as I am, use your heat tool :) Remember to use a heat-resistant mat or surface.

 Here it is dry & ready to use! You can see what I started with & the color I achieved. It will lighten a bit once it dries. But best of all, there's not a drop of glimmer mist on my hands! Dang, I should have taken a pic of that :(


Easy peasy! So what did I do with that ribbon trim?
This:

I made a simple little card :) I also sprayed the Prima Flower with Glimmer Mist as well, used pink satin ribbon for the ribbon ruffle, & stamped "Be Mine" to make a border. This card was a total CAS card for me!


You can find loads of yummy Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist colors, Prima flowers, & the Bella lace trim I used for my card (& others) at the YMH Store.

Thanks for peeking today & I hope this tut was helpful :)
Gotta Go!

Vintage Trinkets Pre-Order

The amazingly talented Marion Smith has designed a product line for Prima Marketing and you have just got to see these vintage beauties!





And that's not even all of them! The whole collection is debuting at 2011 Winter CHA.
If you want to get your hands on these in February when they first ship you're going to have to be quick because they are going to go FAST and there won't be another release until March.
Your Memories Here is offering a pre-order for these (order them now and we'll ship to you as soon as they arrive, which is expected to be early-mid February) But we have to be quick before the first release sells out which means this pre-order offer is only good for a limited time.

Winter CHA 2011 Sneak Peeks

Hey everyone! We're all a buzz around here in CHA new product excitement. I'm sure you've been catching some glimpses of what's in store for us craft enthusiasts after the 2011 Winter CHA at the end of this month. We have a couple more peeks to share with you and some special offers.





How gorgeous are those? And if you want to see some more Prima peeks stop by their blog because they are sharing bits and pieces of their new product lines every couple of days!
If you like what you see and can't wait to get your hands on some, we have a special offer for you to be first in line when they start shipping:
For a limited time you can pre-order a "grab bag" box of new Prima 2011 products. There will be a mix of flowers (which Prima is famous for) lace trims, papers, crystals and other incredible never before seen embellishments!

We're offering 3 sizes of "grab bags"

Small: containing over $70 retail value of product for only $50 shipped!

Medium: containing over $100 retail value of product for only $70 shipped!

Large: containing over $160 retail value of product for only $125 shipped!

These boxes will begin shipping in early-mid February but this offer is only good for a limited time!

January Tag Swap Video

As promised, I am back today with a video reveal of my project using the little peaches I gave you all a peek at.

I created these tags for the January KinderStampo tag swap. The theme this month is "Wishing you a Peachy Birthday". Since I don't own any Peachy Keen stamps yet (it's just so hard to decide which ones to buy!) I went more literal with the theme and created a 'Happy Birthday' tag with a peach on it!
To give my peach that real peach feel I used SEI velvet paper. I colored the peach with some Pebbles chalks for a more 3 dimensional look and finished it off with some Prima rose leaves.
The tag itself is made of Imaginisce All Kinds of Happy card stock cut at 4" on my Cricut using the Sweet Treats cartridge (with the tag feature, number 5 button).
The ribbons and trim are all random pieces from my stash. The Stickles color I used is Cotton Candy.
I usually stamp the back of my tags with personalized "created by" stamp but I thought I'd leave this one blank so that the recipients can use them for gift packaging if they like.

I think later this week I'm going to tackle re-organizing my ribbon stash (it's pretty obscene how much ribbon I have) Would anyone like to see a video on this?

Hugs,

Gingerbread Cookies

This was our third year of our tradition of baking gingerbread cookies before Christmas. The kids love it and we surely get our fill of gingerbread for the year! I used some fun Christmas paper, Prima lace trim and rosebuds and I finally tried out the trendy banner look! I cut the banner using Country Life cartridge on my Cricut. It really is fun to scrap annual traditon photos as you can really see the change each year in the kids. Be sure to stop by Your Memories Here to check out what's new, thanks so much for stopping by!

Snow Baby!

Hey my crafty peeps! It is soooo good to be back after a wonderful Christmas break!! I wanted to share with you a fun winter LO featuring our fur baby (who loves the snow!) & some fabulous Prima products from the Your Memories Here Store. I am so blessed to be part of the YMH DT in that it has definitely secured my love for all things Prima! And Tattered Angels, but I did hold off using the Glimmer Mists this week...hehehe!

I decided to incorporate some old stash, some new stash, & some upcycling in this LO as well. All of the flowers, crystals & pearls are by Prima and you can find them HERE in the YMH Store. I took some chipboard letters (the Tattered Angels Glimmer Chips you can find HERE are perfect for this too!) & covered them in acrylic paint, then I used some Stickles & ultra fine glitter to simulate snow. The ribbons & the snowflake are upcycled from some Christmas presents I received from my awesome mom-in-law, who happens to wrap the most gorgeous gifts you'll ever see! The paper is from my stash, as are the inks I used to distress the paper & photo, & the journaling spots were actually trimmed from the bottom of the paper. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit & I hope that maybe I inspired you to get crafting on some fabulous winter projects. And maybe use up some of your stash & incorporate some recycling into your LO, too. I would love it if you'd visit my blog too! Don't forget to visit the YMH Store for some absolutely rockin' products & prices...you won't be disappointed! Happy Craftin'! 

Balance with Prima

Hi every one! It's Kristina today posting for Cassie as she has to be away this weekend. But she wanted to make sure to share her project with you.

Her goal of 2011 is keeping balance in her life as you can see in her photo frame she created using some beautiful Prima products.

The gorgeous embellished frame is adorned with Prima fiesta flowers, mini roses, lilliput roses and Prima adhesive pearls.

Creating a beautiful display piece is a great way to remind you of your goals and keep you motivated.

Little Big Girl Layout

 I love this picture of my oldest daughter Isabel. The paper I found in the Prima Sasha paper pack was just the right color. I tore up a piece of book text and the gorgeous Prima flowers really pulled everything together. I love the Prima lace. It adds a "fancy" touch to the layout which I liked because she is all dolled up.

 I used a couple Fairy Flora gems to add some sparkle.

 Check out that lace! It's so beautiful and fun to work with. Those itty bitty roses are a must have for your stash! You can paint them, mist them, color them any way you want.

The green piece in the background is a piece of Prima packaging, I never throw them away! Go check out yourmemorieshere.com to see all the fun new things added all the time! I hope you have a great day! Thanks for looking and I'll see you next week!
Kim

Peachy Peek

Hey every one! Today has totally gotten away from me and along with it went my crafty mojo. So I don't have a completed project to share with you but more of a "peek" of some pieces I working on.

Any guesses on what you think they might be for?
I can tell you that they are made of SEI velvet paper and I used my Cricut to cut them out. That velvet paper cuts beautifully in my Cricut on the max pressure setting. The leaves are Prima and I added the shading on the peach with my Pebbles chalks.
I hope to have a video of the completed project as well as the process of making it by my next Tuesdays post.

Quick Tag

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's! I am trying to get back into my normal routine with family and crafting, but it has been a bit challenging! So, to start off the New Year I decided to ease into it a bit by creating a quick tag that could be used for the fast approaching Valentine's holiday. I used the gorgeous frame stamp from the Prima Wings stamp set, trimmed it out and then used some SEI Love Bird rubons and embellished it with some Prima ribbon and flowers and of course a Dew Drop. To finish it I added a bit of Stardust Stickles and a sentiment from BG. I hope you are having a wonderful Monday and thanks so much for dropping by!