Happy Friday everyone! It's our last post of the week before Christmas and Trina McClune has brought us some outstanding projects to share with you. Make sure to check out her unique advent calendar!
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HI everyone. Trina here. I'd like to share some Prima projects I've been working on in the last little while...
First a couple of 'day to day' LO's. Then a wonderful Christmas project I created a little while ago. And finally a 'teacher gift'.
This first LO was created with Prima's canvas, packaging and crystals.
I wanted to keep the photo the focus on this LO as it's so beautiful. By adding in the transparent packaging, I was able to add a pattern without taking away from the focus.
The canvas was cut, then sprayed in several different colours, before some black was splattered across it to tie it into the background.
- 541101 - SIIC Swirl with Fimo Black
- 890902 - Metal Treasures Street Lamps
- 549763 - Mistables
Other: 2 types of packaging, white tag, pen, thread, sandpaper
This next one has a photo Sharon took of my children and I on her recent trip to NZ. We went out sightseeing and she took this great photo. THANKS Sharon!
I included some old Prima (like the heart stamp, some of the flowers and leaves) and some new (the metal treasures, the vine and a couple of flowers). I've said it before and I'll say it again... I LOVE how you can mix and match ranges of Prima from a few collections ago to right now!
In this LO I also included bunched up pieces of organza. I love how you can colour them using inks or sprays to fit the theme of your work.
And now, because it's Christmas, I thought I'd share a fun advent calendar I made.
The idea is to hang it around your Christmas tree, and open one box each day of Christmas until Christmas day.
Each box was made using a Sizzix Suitcase die cut. Then put together and decorated. Each has been held together with a beautiful ribbon, so heavier items can be put into the 'suitcase' should you wish to.
I used the beautiful North Country collection to create this calendar.
Each suitcase is designed differently to enforce the idea that there is a new and special surprise in each one.
But I wanted them to 'match' as well, and so used glitter to bring them all together.
Die cuts are a wonderful way to keep your costs down when you're making such a large project. By using them to cut designs from Prima's paper you make interesting textural embellishments without the extra cost.
Because each one is being opened to collect the goodies inside, Prima's double sided papers are perfect for this project. Both the inside and out, look beautiful.
Patterned Paper:
- 843311 - Glacier
- 843243 - Wonderland
- 843274 - Icicles
- 843304 - Maine Meadow
- 843267 - In the Forest
- 843298 - Snow Fall
- 843281 - Forest Notes
- 843250 - Red Deer
- 553838 - mulberry 6x6 paper.
- 550110 - Prima alphabet sheet Pixie Glen
- 550097 - Prima alphabet sheet Romantique
- 551254 - Prima North Country chipboard stickers
- 550851 - Prima Flocked Rubons North Country
- Vintage Swirls
- Swirl with fimo brown
- 551490 - SIIC
- 552923 - Melody white
- 552589 - Jardinere
- SA002 - White roses
- 552541 - Essentials
- 540456 - Rose Leaves
- 552008 - Twisters
- 890728 - Resin
Other:
Seam binding, white tags, Kindy Glitz (USA Equivalent Stickles), brads, Tattered Angels Glimmermist Hula Hoop, Button, Dusty Attic mini words, Dusty Attic Damask, Dusty Attic mini words, Dusty Attic Damask, Dusty Attic Fence, Fiskars punch, Die Cuts: Cherry Lynn Italian Flourish doily, Spellbinders Fancy tags 3, Classic Scalloped circles, Tim Holtz paper rosette, Sizzix bag, suitcase.
For instructions on how I made this calendar, please see my blog: www.trinamcclune.typepad.com
And finally I made this booklet as a 'thank you' to my son's first teacher. In New Zealand our school year goes from Feb-Dec, so our schools have just closed for the summer. Yippee!
As a class we worked on this together. I created the book, then all the children in the class drew a picture and contributed a photo of themselves to make a double page of each child. It was a very special project and we all had a lot of fun with our children creating their masterpieces.
This is what the front of the book looks like:
I've used a gorgeous resin piece to highlight a photo of the class on their first day, and it also reminds me of how as parents we'd all stand at the windows watching and waiting for the day to end.
Each page of the book was made from canvas. I cut out 20 odd pieces of cardstock in size 6x6", then cut pieces of canvas slightly larger.
I glued a piece of canvas to each side of the card. Then stitched them together.
Then for the front cover I used a Prima wall mask to create a design. To make it easier to block off pieces of the mask, I scrunched up some left over pieces of canvas and popped it randomly onto the mask.
Next I used some Glimmermist (riptide) to give a bright blue colour (Dan's teacher's favourite colours are blue and purple).
Once the base design is created you can decorate with flowers, resin, crystals etc.
I thought the word 'inspire' in the vintage trinket was perfect so had to be added!
The finishing touches were of course a ton of ribbons to add extra 'fluff' to the look of the album.
Plus tags stitched onto each page with the child's name.
As I write this post, we are still to give it to the teacher, but by the time the post goes live, she will have received it. I sure hope she likes it!
Here are the Prima supplies I used:
- 535315 - SIIC with flowers black
- 551186 - Vintage Trinkets
- 552985 - Gillian Aqua
- 538736 - Cameo Roses Turquoise
- 548858 - Corine Collection
- 549343 - Candy Gems Fruitty Tutti
- 548599 - Whisper Collection Sparkling
- 544102 - Cottage Blossoms Orchid
- 550004 - Brick wall mask
- 546649 - De Soie Col Bistro
- 553616 - Vermont Ivory
Well, that's it from me for the year. Thanks so much for joining me. Have an absolutely amazing Christmas season and safe and happy new year!
See you in 2012!
It would take me all year to make this many gorgeous projects.I am in awe!
Posted by: NanaBeth W | December 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM
What a wonderful gift idea the canvas book is. Love your layouts as well. It gives people like me, more ideas to work with. Thank you. Heather B
Posted by: HeatherBick | December 23, 2011 at 02:10 PM
WOW awesome projects Trina. Love that sweet feminine LO of you and your kids...soooo pretty. Also the advent calendar idea is amazing....so much inspiration....thanks heaps! Merry Christmas! xL
Posted by: Linda L | December 23, 2011 at 09:35 PM