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April's Build-A-Page is HERE!

Anam created a FABULOUS sketch for us this month! There is room for four photos, along with a HUGE title, and some FUN swirls! All of these are placed on a fantastic backdrop of three circles for lots of excitement! This sketch would work wonderfully for a HUGE assortment of themes...Easter egg hunt photos, sets of sequential photos, shots of various flowers blooming in your yard, etc. It also works well for a masculine page since there is only one main flower.

To participate simply upload your take on this month's sketch to the Prima Gallery by April 25th (put "April BAP" in the title please). If your layout is chosen as the winner you will receive a Prima paper pack! Open to all countries!

Now let's see what our design team has done with this fabulous sketch!
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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer followed the sketch pretty closely, but added her own signature artistic touches to the wonderful design! Julie adds lots of custom stitching and painting on the Flirty papers to make this BAP her very own! A Bonnet Bloom balances out all of the circles while providing an anchor for the array of photos!
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Oddbjorg Ringsby adds a feminine touch to her take...using lots of Flirty papers and a lovely felt Devine wrapped around the main circle! The tiny little dragonfly crystal adds the perfect finishing touch to this delightful page.
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Ingvild Bolme uses three FUN photos of her sweet daughter splashing in the pool as the main focus. After adding lots of beautiful flowers, Ingvild cut up a Glittered Transparency to use for "water splashes" on her layout! How ingenious is that?
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Julie Ann Shahin used our Sketch to create a wonderful hybrid page! The photo uses a Loft 18 digital photo mask/flower silhouette printed right on a digital Tea & Silk paper! After printing the page out Julie Ann added her lovely touches of flowers, crystals, letters and ribbon!
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Joei Lau used the sketch as a jumping off point for her art canvas creation! Using a felt mattie for a base...Joey then added her 4 photos, a few hand-painted flowers and a sprinkling of natural fibers for a ton of texture. Joey also colored a Paintable and slipped that in for an amazingly soft touch.

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Iris Babao-Uy celebrates her daughter's fourth year with this whimsical design. Instead of four photos, Iris used a background of four brightly-colored pieces of paper! Adding lots of color and dimension with felt flowers and crystals, Iris also added cuts of paper as a border, for her circles and for a vine running through the middle! Beautiful!

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Christiane Muller took a different interpretation of the sketch and created a GORGEOUS large circle as a base for her two photos. Christiane added lots of Daisy Dreams flowers, cut paper (Tea & Silk) and Prima's velvet leaves for stunning layout!

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Malin Dahlstrom followed the sketch pretty closely, but inserted one large photo (instead of using 4 smaller ones). Using kraft-colored cardstock is a great way to let bold patterns really stand out! Malin also added a Say It In Pearl swirl, lots of gorgeous Prima flowers and a large leaf tucked in under the Juliette flower for a gorgeous layout. 

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Anam Stubbington also used her own sketch to create this lovely layout about her precious girls! Lots of Prima papers are combined to create a watercolor effect that is highlighted by the family photos and large flower. A pink Say It In Pearl adds a perfect touch to the whole beautiful design!

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Although we already have posted this layout we just had to show how Janine Koczwara took this sketch and made a winning layout with it! Janine adapted the BAP for a boy page and used lots of fun Dude paper, rub-ons and a huge piece of Voila that makes the page just come together! Crazy FUN stuff!

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Melinday Staley also created a FUN hybrid design for us based on the sketch! Melinda printed out the "Melody digital flourishes" right on Life In Colors paper. After cutting them out she added the custom fit Say It In Crystal swirls. The flourishes pull out the purple in the photos and add so much movement to this page. How cool is that?

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Jaime Warren used the circle theme in a totally different way! Nesting her circles not only makes for lots of textural interest, but it also draws your eye to the most important part of the layout: the gorgeous photos! Jaime then added some Galaxy Stars, Say It In Pearls and a lovely, springtime butterfly to the fabulous design!

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Sharon Laakkonen went for a brightly-colored, fun look with her sketch layout! Using Signs of Spring paper, Sharon added a few Say It In crystals swirls and Mini Page Pebbles to keep the layout clean and simple. Prima's stitched letters adds lots of additional color, while the smallest circle catches her journaling.

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Signs of Spring!

That's right..not only are we seeing signs of spring outside, but Prima also has it's very own line called,

"Signs of Spring!" 

This line has brightly-colored papers that will put a smile on your face and add a skip to your step!

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The line's very own designer, Valerie Foster, has created a layout using the amazing papers (881276, 881313)! Valerie added lots of Prima ribbon (529437) which she colored, and Say It In Crystals vines (812904, 812829) which she cut up and used in such a creative fashion!

See the crystals set directly on the photo? Simply BEAUTIFUL!

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Janine Koczwara used a decorative-edged Signs of Spring paper (881375) as a fabulous anchor for her photo! The blue, fancy-edged paper is simply stunning when combined with other primary colors (Dude & Mommy and Me papers!) Janine also added a green Felt Devine (813048), a stamped BINGO image (850487) and a stamped NEWSPRINT image (850401)! Morning Song chipboard letters add the perfect finishing touch to this amazing BOY layout!
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Sharon Laakkonen also used the decorative-edge SOS paper for her "Sunny Days" layout! The edged-paper (881375) is set on bright yellow paper for a fun effect (and to protect the swirly edges.) Sharon also cut up Mommy and Me paper (870256) to create the fun collage down the side of her photo. NEW orange chipboard (840723) and yellow Alter Ego letters (530037) create the bright title, while a piece of new lime lace (529482) adds fabulous contrast.
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Mini-Album Kit Give-Away!

How about a Prima "Springtime Mini-Album Kit" give-away to celebrate spring's arrival?

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This give-away includes everything you need to get started on a fabulous mini-album filled with spring-time colors.

Contents include:

• Embossed chipboard mini-book
• White Whispered Words Letters
• Full pack of Elysee Ribbons
• NEW Collage Stamp
• Blue Fluttering Butterfly
• Package of Center Kiss Gems
• NEW Say It In Crystals Corner Swirl
• Robin Egg Blue Frillies Flowers
• NEW Package of Bonnet Blooms
• NEW Mixed Package of Prima Flowers
• NEW 3 Sheets of Glittered Mommy and Me Papers
• NEW 1 sheet of Mommy and Me paper
• 1 Sheet Paper Paintables
• NEW 4 Sheets of Signs of Spring Papers

For your chance to win simply post something that you LOVE about SPRINGTIME! Comment must be on this post only in order to be eligible. Contest is open to all countries. Winner will be randomly chosen next Friday, April 3, 2009, at noon EST! Good Luck!

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It's a Sunshiney Day!

Please check back again tomorrow for something REALLY fun! In the meantime maybe our Design Team's latest projects will brighten your day a bit!
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Tracie Hudson created this layout that is just BRIMMING with sunshine! She will be teaching this as part of the International PrimaDonna Tour coming up in April! (contact Donna for details on the tour: donna@primamarketinginc.com)

 

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Joei Lau created a piece of art in her personal journal! Using paint and other art mediums, Joei then added a Felt Gate (526627), Say It In Crystals swirl (517304), Prima's clear tape (811020) and a rose cut from our Stitched Mulberry papers (812942).

Truly beautiful! Try decorating your journal for a customized touch.
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Jen Jockisch has created a knock-out birthday card using layers and layers of gorgeous Prima papers! Jen also added a pink Felt Mattie (820787), Crazy Daisies flowers (513818, 513771) and part of a Say It In Crystal swirl (522889) for a touch of sparkle. Adding a few fluttering butterflies to the design adds lots of FUN movement!

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Reaching Higher!

 

 
Shaped layouts are all the rage right now and our very own Janine Koczwara has created a gorgeous shaped layout with all new Prima products just for YOU! There are many ways to create a shaped layout: simply trace a shaped template/pre-cut paper, cut out with a Cricut or other machine, or trace household items (like a lampshade or shaped plate)!

Janine used new Flirty glittered papers (812768, 812812), a Petit Fleur vine (529086), Daisy Dream flowers (528829) and a Felt Gate (526627) which is a perfect addition to the park theme! Simply GORGEOUS, Janine!
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"Fab Girls" by Oddbjorg Ringsby is simply filled with wonderful little touches unique to her style! Look at the beautiful cutting, stitching and layering of flowers! What a delight!

Oddbjorg started with Flirty's frame paper (812706)...then added a Windsor Rose (529932), our mini-roses, a journaling note and a Say It In Pearl swirl (529291) for an extra touch of femininity!
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It's A Beautiful Tuesday!

It is a gorgeous day outside, and we hope to brighten it just a bit more with some amazing projects from our talented design team!

Prima's new Artful Cardboard is one of our hottest new products! Not only is it pretty to look at, but it is fun to play with too! Flower Girl Oddbjorg Ringsby recently created this gorgeous layout using the cardboard as her base (813086). It lends a gorgeous vintage feel to accent her lovely photos. (The cardboard is not fussy-it can be distressed or just left like it is!) Oddbjorg also added roses cut out from our patterned papers (Flirty Little Secret-812744, 812720, 812737), along with a Say It In Pearls swirl (529338) and a Fluttering Butterfly (528355)! A strip of die-cut black Voila is added up the side and topped with a new Petit Fleur vine (529062)....awww! Truly beautiful!
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Designer Christiane Muller created this hilarious layout about her dog, Balu, and how he smells after he bathes in the Eastern Sea! Christiane used a Just Me Journaling book page (820664) as a mat for her photos (cool idea or what?) while adding lots of fun elements: Mattie Journal Overlay (820633), paper cut-outs (601294, 881290), Whispered Words lettering (812072), and bright-colored buttons!

TIP: Christiane covered some Prima packaging with paper, cut out the hang-tab area, and used it on each side of the layout for a cool, fun twist!
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Prima's Frugal Scrapper is...

Rachel Tucker!!!!!!!!!!

Entry #3880-3883

 Rachels' WINNING PRIZE:

$300 prize package of Prima
products (retail value)

PLUS the coveted title of

 "The Frugal Scrapper"!

Just read how Rachel ingeniously created this mini-album:

"This mini album's front and back cover are made from the lids off the small Prima flowers bucket. I used a hammer to flatten them. The handle from the bucket has been snapped onto the back of the album and acts as a stand to keep the album upright. The inside pages are made from the packaging of a Prima Paintable, sandwiched between the backing and a transparency is the packaging/backing from a Prima felt gate. I have used small circle shapes cut from a velvet leaves pack as the centre of a few flowers on the front and the backing of a felt mattie on the inside. I have also used Prima flowers, say it in crystals, velvet leaves and Prima alphas on this project."

 

The judges thought that this beautiful album was so creative...from the flower bucket covers to the bucket handle holding it up ...every little detail caught their eye!

Rachel: please email Prima to claim your prize!

sharon@primamarketinginc.com
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We would like to share some of the other AMAZING entries with you! The creativity simply stunned us! If you would like to see all of the creative entries please visit the Prima Contest Gallery! make sure you check out each month's gallery. (January and February for Frugal entries.)

 

A Little Bit of Free by Lesley Cooper uses a Collage Sheet package as a shaker box filled with beads and artful flowers!

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This mini-album by Wendy Kwok is created from Prima Flower Packaging! How gorgeous is that?

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This Space Globe by Nicole Hiltbrand started out as a Prima Bubbles Flower container!  The base is packaging from our Say It In Crystals packaging! How very clever!

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This brick backing is found on a few Prima packages! Debra Beschler used it to create this amazing layout!

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This adorable calendar by Vanessa Gutierrez uses Say It In Crystals backing as the base for each page! See our site for more shots of this project.

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Lynda Lindley created these piggy banks out of Big Bloom flower boxes! What a fantastic idea!

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Prima's journaling note boxes are perfectly recyclable! Wendela Lam used one to create this beautiful "Fragile Keepsake Box"!

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A Prima Pop-Up Box was used to create this adorable Boxed Photo Frame by Shemaine Smith! 

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Peggy Forshee used a clear container from our Build-a-bauble stamps to create this art magnet holder. The snap-shut case keeps the artwork nice and clean!

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Trina McClune used the clear plastic part of her Prima packaging as a fantastic element on this handsome layout!

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"PrimaDonnas" is FILLED with Prima packaging! Debbie O'Neal used a Pixie Tin, Festive Can scalloped top and a State Flower Tin cover to create this beauty!

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Thank you to all of the Frugal Contest participants! You have showed everyone how to re-purpose so many of our products! YOU (and your stunning creativity) are the most important part of each contest!

Please stop by the Prima Contest gallery (Look in January and February for ALL of the contest entries!) There are so many more amazing entries that you simply MUST see!!

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Thursday's Musings...

Tomorrow we will be announcing our Frugal Contest winner so be sure to stop by!
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In the meantime we have some very cool designs for you from our talented Flower Girls!


Flower Girl Christiane Muller created this rad layout about her niece using the new Rebellious papers! Even the names of the papers are filled with personality: Boring # 840501, Rockin' Mad Skills #840495, Wicked Cool #840440, Revolt #840419. Christiane cut the paper apart to create the journaling area and used Prima's newest stickers (840716) to create the funky title!

Adding a Say It In Crystal black swirl and a few Key Lime Daisy Dreams really pull the elements on this amazing layout together!
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Lost In Thought by Janine Koczwara is a beautiful composition of papers and flowers! Janine cut parts of our new Mulberry Stitched paper (812942) apart to use as a major design element...then added Prima packaging, and random pieces of the left-over mulberry paper. Janine stitched it all together to create a gorgeous patchwork base.

Tip: use a collage stamp by Prima to alter your flowers! Janine used a collage stamp (850401) on her cream flowers to create one-of-a-kind gorgeousness!
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Isn't this layout absolutely the sweetest thing ever? Malin Dahlstrom used lots of gorgeous Prima papers (Tea & Silk, Rue 88, Steel Toe Mary Janes, Caliope and Flirty Little Secret), along with a musical Lollipop flower (526870). A new Say It In Pearl (529307) all done up in pink adds the PERFECT girlie touch to this very Springy design!

It's Hybrid Day!

Hybrid Designer Di Hickman shows us how to take an inexpensive calendar and make it look fabulous! Di used the Stone Rose Digital Kit to print out her elements:

Instructions

1. Unfold the calendar and pop the full length cover (back and front) onto your scanner, and scan @ 300dpi (this saves measuring!)
2. Using the marquee tool drag a box 1/4" larger than the cover, open a new layer and fill with white.
3. Open stonerose_card04 from digital kit, drag onto document and re-size to fit a front cover. Use a clipping mask to form to the box in step 2.
4. Make a copy of stonerose_card04 layer, flip horizontally and use for the back cover.
5. Add MixedFancies_02 from digital files, adding a blending mode: color (turquoise color-picked from stonerose_card-4), place in upper right corner
6. Print onto cardstock and let dry & cut to size. Assemble cover of calendar
   
7. Open stonerose_chipmates, using marquee tool drag a box around the item you want to use, then invert selection and delete. This will avoid printing the rest of the sheet when you only want to print ONE chipmate item.
8. Add text to tag, print onto chipmate sticker. Let dry then adhere to chipboard chipmate
9. Adhere chipboard to front of calendar, add a Prima Fancy flower and Center Kisses.

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Hybrid Flower Girl Julie Ann Shahin used Prima's brand new Signs of Spring chipmates to create this precious layout! (Photos by Ulmer Studios)

The chipmates present the perfect medium for adding vital statistics, baby quotes and even photos! Since they can be customized they lend a very unique aspect to your project.

Here Julie Ann re-sized the photos to fit the chipmates, then added clear epoxies on top to create a one-of-a-kind embellishment.

Julie Ann printed text on these die-cut stickers, adhered the stickers to the corresponding chipboard shapes and then added the coordinating clear epoxy stickers on top. If you have never tried the RFH hybrid products you simply must! You will be wonder how you ever scrapped without them!

Physical Products used:
Papers: Angelique Paper, 810313; Signs of Springs: Diecut 881375; Signs of Springs Papers 881313, 881213; Flirty Little Secret Papers - Glitter 812812, 812720
Chipboard: Journalist Collection - Baby Girl alphabet chipboards 516437
Letter stickers: Whispered Words 812010
Retail Friendly Hybrid: RFH-chipboard pieces 400026; RFH- ink jet die cut stickers 400019; RFH- blank epoxy stickers 400002
Flowers: Caboodles 528706
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Free Bling! 

We know that times are tough and every dollar counts. So, to thank you for spending your hard earned dollars on Prima products, we are going to send you a free gift.

 

How can you participate?

It's easy!

Just send us your original receipt for $25 (or more) plus the UPC barcodes from your Prima purchases. Include a self-addressed envelope (we'll pay for the postage to get your prize to you) and we will send you a package of our Say It In Studs frame pictured on the right ($3.00 retail value). Please include your e-mail address so that we can let you know of upcoming specials like this in the future.

 

 Sample by Donna Salazar

The fine print:

• Your receipt needs to be dated anytime between March 15th and April 15th, 2009.
• Product as pictured while supply lasts
• Prima reserves the right to substitute an item of equal value
• All receipts and UPC barcodes must be original - no mechanical copies permitted
• Prima is not responsible for missing/undelivered entries 
• There is no limit to the number of times you can participate!
• Please allow 3-4 weeks processing time 

Don't forget the UPC barcodes:

Send your entries to:  

Prima Marketing, Inc
Attn: Customer Service
5564 Edison Ave

Chino, CA 91710
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