More Prima projects and blog candy!

Hey friends!!!
I feel rested from CHA-it was crazy hard work-and I am trying to get through my list of post CHA stuff that needs to get done. And I am preparing to venture out to Chicago again for the Scrapbook Expo in St. Charles, August 20th and 21st. Prima has a booth at the expo and we are doing free make and takes there! Rebecca is venturing out with me. If anyone plans to go, please stop by to see me!

Last night during Marion's Live with Prima class-someone suggested I do some blog candy. And I thought it was a great idea! Check out the photo below. Leave a comment and I will choose a random winner to send out this pile of lovelies! You have until Midnight (EST) tomorrow night, August 7th to comment. I will post the winner here on the blog on Sunday. I may even throw in some extra goodies too...:)

And here is a layout I made for CHA using the new Jack and Jill line by Prima. I took these photos from Christine Middlecamp's blog-I haven't taken my own photos yet. She takes amazing photos too.

I also used some SIIC swirls with lace-they are dreamy! A Carnation branch, new alphabet letters, Sweet Taffy flowers and matching chipboard accents were also used.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I'll be back with a winner and more projects.

xoxo Cari

New Crown...

Hello everyone!
I am off to CHA is less than 24 hours! I catch a flight out tomorrow afternoon to Chicago to meet up with everyone. I have so much to do to get ready and it's already midnight...ugh!
No worries though-I always manage to get everything done before I leave. I also had to get Jack ready to leave for Camp, which meant running around to 10 different places to get what he needed.
I just wanted to share another project with you before I leave. It's another crown for the Prima booth. I swear-these are so much fun to make! And to wear too! I created the base from Prima packaging. I used Glimmer Mist on the background and then dry brushed gold paint over the surface.

I added German glitter glass to some leaves and placed them over some velvet leaves I had in my stash. The temple leaves really pull it together in the front with a gorgeous new bloom from Prima.

I habd painted a bunch of the flowers you see in blue. And then I added some rich color to some neutral flowers that matched.

Anything goes when making one of these. It can be any color combination, all kinds of textures can be added and just when you think you're done-add a little more for flair!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll be back after CHA with more projects and stories to share!

xoxo CAri

Pretty Packaging

Hey friends!
I'm back with another mini album made from Prima's new releases and this one is my new favorite. I hope you like it!

The pages are made from the flat packaging our flowers come in. Each page is made from two pieces that are glued back to back. All of the edges are embossed in gold. I simply ran my emboss ink pad (I use Distress by the way) around all the pages, sprinkled with fine gold embossing powder and heat set. I love the look! I made three pages all together.

The papers are from Prima's new release this summer-Annalee. I used the same papers on the previous project I posted. I used the 6 x 6 paper pad. The scale of the patterns are great for smaller pages.


I punched three holes in the binding and used lace to hold the pages together. Each page has the new Annalee chipboard embellishments that can be used for journaling or to frame your photos.

On these pages I used the new Clementine roses and matching ribbon strips. In the flowers centers-I placed smaller flowers to add a bit of dimension. You know how I like to layer :)

These papers are really soft and sweet, yet they still have a punch of color throughout the patterns that make it so eye catching--I love that!

OK-gotta go back to work! I have a lot of projects to complete before I leave for Chicago. I promise to share along the way!

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Cari