Announcement, a Giveaway, our Tag Winner and Classes on Live with Prima!

Well, we have quite a bit of news to share on the blog today! There are some amazing classes coming up in the next week that you won't want to miss-our International Show next week is going to be so fun! We also have some big news to share regarding our Live with Prima Instructor team! Our tag winner was finally chosen and it was a very tough choice since all of the tag submissions were gorgeous! And our chat last night was very wonky, to say the least! So we are going to give everyone a chance to win a prize here on the blog today since we couldn't do our regular giveaway on the chat last night! Oh and let's not forget the huge Parking Lot sale that will take place at Prima headquarters! Phew-that is a lot! So let's get started!

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Please give a warm welcome to our newest member

of the Live with Prima Instructor Team:

Lolly Chessie (aka Lolly Chops)!

 

Lolly has been a guest designer on Live with Prima since August and now she will be a permanent fixture on our shows! We are so thrilled to have her and she has so much talent to share with our viewers! Her style is fun, unique, and all her own, not to mention, her amazing personality that shines through each and every class. And have we mentioned she loves the color teal?  Be on the lookout for her upcoming classes on our show schedule! November 30th, at 6:30pm PST-Lolly will be creating an amazing Tree Skirt for the holidays!

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Holiday Wreath Class with Cari Fennell

Thursday November 18th at 6:30pm PST!

(7:30pm MDT/ 8:30pm CST/ 9:30pm EST)

 
Let's bring home decor to a whole new level for the holidays! Cari will show you three different wreath decorating ideas using lots of Prima products and many techniques throughout the class. Each style is unique and easy to recreate! These wreaths will also make fabulous gifts for friends and family during the holidays. 
Prima products:

Paper Wreath: 544041- Antique Mistletoe-Traditional
533069-Leaves-gold
540555-Vintage Bling
810023-Morning Song Alphabet
1 sheet of 840341-Christmas Fancy paper-FaLaLa
3 sheets of 840341-Christmas Fancy paper-Bright
1 sheet of 840303-Christmas Fancy paper-Joy
3 sheets of 840334-Christmas Fancy paper-Hope

White Flower Wreath: (2)-544003-Craftable Flowers
(2)-543983-Craftable flowers

Willow Vine Wreath: (5)-539269 Temple Leaves-Gold
(2)-543280 Glistening Vines-Scarlet
533885-Holiday Lights
920098-Canvas Bird Shapes 

Added Materials:

Vine Wreath Base, Wire Wreath base-10 inch, Glue gun
Red Cardstock, Glitter-Aqua and gold, Fabri Tac
Dirty Martini Glam, Golden Goddess Glam, Bourdeaux Glam, Styrofoam Wreath-9inch
Piece of ribbon-red
 

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International Show-Art Tray with Nic Howard

Tuesday, November 23rd at 4:00pm PST!

(5:00pm MDT/ 6:00pm CST/ 7:00pm EST)

 

Are you looking for a fun gift idea for this holiday season? Join Nic as she walks you through a series of different embellishment ideas and then brings them all together into an artist's tray to make the perfect display piece. Whether you are making this as a gift, whether you want to decorate it as a holiday decor item or whether you just want to enjoy making the selection of gorgeous little embellished cards, this class is for you! The wide range of gorgeous Prima product makes it easy, and the result is simply stunning! 

Prima products:

841171 Pastiche "Love Letter" paper
841478 Flights of Fancy "Miss Pretty" paoer
841218 Pastiche "Heartstrings" paper
850197 Transparency
541972 Fairy Flora Notecards
540531 SIIC Vintage Frame
531270 Joy Clear Stamp (or similar)
536435 Clear Stamps Fontologie (or similar)
543242 Winter Branches Grape
543259 Winter Branches Plum
543181 Blossom Branches Walnut
543518 Fairy Flora Pattern Coordinates flowers
539634 Debutantes French Bluebird Flowers
543808 Orchard Mix Sahara Flowers
542726 Love Letter Roses Jude Flowers
880712 Prima Pebbles
536909 Alphabet

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  Winner From Marion's Tag Challenge:

Amanda Haase!

 
Congrats Amanda! Your tag is just beautiful and we love everything about it!

And thank you to everyone who entered the challenge! All of the tags were stunning and you made it really hard to choose. Keep up the great work and lovely inspiration!

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 Onto the giveaway: Please post a comment telling us: What was your favorite part of Stayce's class last night? Did you learn a new technique? What part of the class inspired you most? Tell us what you liked! We will choose a random winner from the blog posts and announce the winner on Cari's Live with Prima class tomorrow night! Comment here under this post and you have until tomorrow at 6:00pm PST! And you are welcome to congratulate Lolly too!

 

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And if you don't happen to live in the Southern California area to take advantage of this amazing event, thats OK! We have a Virtual Warehouse Sale on our Live with Prima website! 6 boxes to choose from, all marked at 50% off the retail value with photos of the box contents. Three different prices, all retired Prima products and enter the Promo Code: POM to receive a 6x6 paper pad from our newest releases! Take advantage before they are all sold out!

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Live with Prima Information:

Visit our website for a complete listing of Live with Prima classes, descriptions and more! Go to our Prima Channel to enjoy our free Prima classes and participate in our live chats! To participate in the chats, create a free log in on Ustream.com, search "Prima Marketing Inc." and click on our logo to see the show page. We select a random winner from our chat participants every show. The winners receive a Prima prize pack. Moderators are present for every class to help with any questions you may have and the instructors can answer questions regarding the class too! All shows are recorded and archived so you are able to watch the classes anytime. All classes are listed on our channel.

Hope you are able to join us for these amazing classes!

 

 

 

Comments

[Nancy L.]

Congratulations Lolly!

[Cim Allen]

Congrats Lolly ! I love the wreath class, I'll have to watch that one ! Thanks for a chance to win :)

[Jill]

That is one gorgeous wreath!

[Lindy]

Congrats Lolly. I love the wreath...putting on calendar now. ;) Thanks for the chance.

Amanda....love your tag. Absolutely gorgeous.

[SusieScrapper]

Welcome Lolly and the wreath is so pretty Cari! Also, congratulations to Amanda on her tag!

I was at the chat last night with Stayce and did love the canvas purse and it's a must have. The advent calendar was such a great idea with the puzzle pieces for each day. Thanks Stayce!!

[LollyChops]

YAY! I am so excited to be a part of the Live with Prima team! Thanks for the warm welcome!

My favorite part of Stayce's class was learning how to stamp with sprayed masks! So cool! The chat was a hoot too (in a crazy way)!

I'll see you guys tomorrow night for Cari's wreath class!

HUGS!

[Erika Taylor]

Having My Golly Miss Lolly on the team, just gives me one more HUGE reason why being a Prima addict is a great thing.

Love Stayce's work. The colors she uses are fantastic. Off to watch some more Live with Prima episodes.

[Chrys Kamps]

Congrats Lolly! I'm looking forward to all the awesome Prima classes coming up. It's always fun to watch the classes and learn new things. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Bonnie Rabon]

I felt so bad for Stayce. Hope she feels better. I loved the masks. I have to get those asap.

[Landys]

I liked the way that Stacey managed to be creative with her binding of the smaller refils and make it work with the project. Despite the chat problems, it was a great class to watch..... but is there a kit out anywhere rather than having to piece-meal it out thru different websites? I don't see it on any of the linked websites.

[Ki Kruk]

I've always wanted to make an advent calendar and now I have the perfect inspiration! Thanks Stayce!

[Kristina]

Yay! I'm so happy to hear Lolly will be a more common fixture on the LWP classes.
I thought Stayce's class was awesome, my favorite part was the way she incorporated the packaging onto her pages and the non-traditional Christmas colors that made it really versatile for other themes. It was also pretty funny that she was kinda taunting her kids with the Christmas surprise that they will have to wait to figure out (do I sound cynical?)
I'm sad that I didn't get to chat with all my friends last night, I hope to "see" them all Thursday for Cari's class. Which by the way looks so incredibly awesome!
Hugs!

[Jenny Chesnick]

I must say, I am quite shocked at that wreath. I am disturbed at the blatant rip off of my crate paper project. Thanks so much for the credit for my design inspiration! Needless to say I won't be promoting your class.

[Suzy Gray]

Congrats Lolly - she is awesome & I'm so happy she will be a regular prima teacher. I only caught a little bit of Stacy's class & need to watch the recording - as always I come away wanting some products &the masks are at the top of my list

[Carolyn D]

The wreath is a fantastic take on woe I saw on MrsChez's blog in August. I would have loved to have taken her in person class then.

[Loraine]

The wreath is great, would have loved to have seen credit given to the person who inspired it, Jenny Chesnick. Scraplifting is ok when you give proper credit.
Shame....

[Trish]

The wreath is nice....It looks very simular to the one Jenny Chesnick posted on her blog a few months ago.

[Mandi]

Congrats to Lolly!!! I can't wait to see her tree skirt class! And I am SO looking forward to Cari's class tomorrow! I'm completely addicted to Live with Prima classes! I was at the chat last night and it was a hoot, to say the least! Loved what Stayce did with the screens, using them as both a mask and a stamp!

[judean]

Yep, that's a Chez wreath!! Doesn't anyone have any integrity anymore?

[trace-e]

wow. look it's a jenny chesnick wreath. but I guess I missed where credit was given.

needless to say I might not be buying prima products anymore.

[Krystina]

I love Prima, congrats to Lolly. I am disappointed that mrschez (Jenny Chesnick)isn't getting the proper credit for her wreath design. She has not only been making this wreath and variations there of for a couple of years now, she posted it for Crate Paper's blog. Please give her the proper credit.

[cari fennell]

There are several paper cone wreaths all over the internet and they have been around for years and years. The idea of creating one is not original, but perhaps the different styles and elements used to create one is. Google Rolled Paper Wreaths

Like this one for example:
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg_display.asp?seed_id=25591

[Andrea MacDonald]

Yay Lolly!!!! I love, love, love her classes!!!!!

[Cheryl Pollard]

Oh I liked the puzzle advent idea. Love the wreath and I want to give it a try. Thanks for the giveaway, ms.cheryl

[Brittney A]

Yay, Lolly - congrats!

And, I loved the way she used the packaging. Awesome!

[Erin Reed]

congrats Lolly, thanks for the giveaway!!

[Donna]

I like how she made advent calendar with the puzzle pieces - fabulous, everything was just fabulous

[jan metcalf]

Welcome Lolly! I love teal too!

[Jan S]

Congrats Lolly for being part of the Live with Prima family! =)

[Kristina]

I love the wreath Cari is making for Thursdays class. After reading all these comments I cannot believe how many people just assume the idea was "stolen". Did they ever stop to think that perhaps these types of crafts have been around much longer than the person who believes they "originally" created it?! After looking at the so called "original" I can see where Cari's differs dramatically. I think someone just has a big ego.

[Nicole H]

I have to agree with Kristina. These paper wreaths have been around for years. Hmmmm.. wonder where this Jenny Chesnick got her idea from. Come on people. Cari does not need to steal an idea from anyone. She gets by on pure talent! And look around. We are inspired everyday by each other. If anything this Jenny chic is going to get a nice showing for her class on Dec. 4th. She should be greatful for the inspiration. Cari is a Class act.

[Alex]

Cari's wreath looks nothing like this Jenny girls. The Crate Paper wreath is huge and hurts the eyes with the busy pattern. Cari's is clean, neat, and elegant. Something you could actually hang on a wall or door.

I will not be buying Crate Paper anymore after seeing the attitude that Jenny girl displayed. She is not the creator of the paper wreath. Doesn't that go way back, decades, to who ever created those party displays with the fan folded crete paper. You know, the ones that you get to decorate for parties or holidays. Donna Downey just posted one on her FB. Did she steal the idea from Jenny too. I agree with the big ego. Wow.

[LG Belarmino]

I love how creative she is! I had learned so much techniques and found out some great ideas

[Kelly Feldman]

First, Congrats Lolly...I think you're fabulous lol

Second, Chez and Cari are both posting what they feel openly and honestly. The rest of you jumping on one bandwagon or another without posting who you are or are not...that's pretty chicken poop. If you have an opinion and are going to share it, own up to it.

Third, No one is knocking Cari's wreath. While it's not my personal style, I still think it's beautiful. I think most would agree that the Crate wreath Chez created is also quite awesome. Alex, just because you wouldn't hang it on your wall doesn't mean that half a million other people wouldn't.

Last, I think the wreaths are very similar.

That's it...

[Kathy]

I enjoyed Stayce's class immensely. She was very personable and had good humor, even with the chat problems. I loved the idea of an advent calendar that can be wrapped up and saved for the following year and the puzzle pieces in lieu of candy is a nice alternative to the traditional advent treats!

In regards to the paper wreath....I've been scrapbooking for 15 years and have seen wreaths with this type of styling for at least that long. Actually, my mom worked at Lee Wards (craft store that became Michael's years ago) and she learned a technique similar to this wreath using rolled pieces of wrapping paper way back in the 80's.

Looking forward to Cari's class tonight!

[Traci Ahangarzadeh]

My first comment didn't post so ... Big Congrats to Lolly - I got to see one of her classes and loved it!! We are SO lucky!! I thought Stayce did a fantastic job even when she didn't know if anyone was watching. I absolutely love the idea of the advent purse - still in awe of that - but I LOVE the magnet picture puzzle of her family's Christmas present! There were several techniques I learned but the one I loved the most is reusing the mask once it is sprayed with glimmer mist. Thank you Stayce for the great project and for continuing with the class even with the UStream problems. Loved every minute of it!!!

[Holly Terra]

I was very surprised and upset to see all the drama caused over the wreath. I know Cari PERSONALLY and she is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She is a talented designer and a class act. She simply would not "steal" anyone's design. Not to be rude, but who is Jenny Chesnick? Why should we (or Cari) know who she is and what she has created? These wreaths (just like scrapbook pages or cards) have been around for years! Who did Ms. Chesnick "steal" her design from? And, I looked up the wreath created by Jenny Chesnick. Cari's is nothing like yours. Hers is clean and polished and yours is very busy (not that there is anything wrong with busy). I think you could have handled this is a different way. To accuse someone of something before looking into it is unfair.

Cari- your wreath is beautiful. We love you, admire you and respect you. Keep up the great work my love.