Trend Watch!

Trend Watch

 

Trends are important...on Twitter, in the fashion world, in the life of teen-agers, with new technology, and with crafting.

 

Spotting trends is a FUN activity in the scrap world. We sent a few of our own scrapbooking detectives out into the international craft world and here are the trends they found!

 

 

 The trend is:  

Die Cutting

by detective Steph Devlin

 

"I am really loving the resurgence of die cutting in scrapbooking lately."

"There seems to be such a huge selection of dies appearing on layouts.  "

"I have die cut the beautiful frame, butterfly,  and leaves to enhance the stunning Prima Papers and embellishments." Steph

We think Steph is right! People love dies because they can customize them with the papers they choose!

Prima Supplies:

• 890773 - Prima Shabby Chic Resin, Small Birds
• 891459 - Prima Shabby Chic Resin Corner, Marvelle
• 810313 - Prima Patterned Paper - Angelique Collection, Wings
• 950149 - Prima Patterned Paper - Fairy Belle Collection, Aquarelle
• 950385 - Prima Patterned Paper -Fairy Rhymes Collection, Fairy Collage
• 844165 - Prima Patterned Paper - Almanac Collection, Wordsmith

 

• 560546 - Prima Say It In Crystals
• 552718 - Prima Sherwood Roses, Mulberry
• 561390 - Prima Interlude Roses, Pink
• 565312 - Mini Roses, Fairy Rhymes
• 538637 - Prima Fairytale Roses, Pink
• 561383 - Prima Interlude Roses, White
• 561345 - Prima Encore Roses Pink
• 564490 - Prima White Vines, Ladybird

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The trend is:  

Stencils

by detective Leslie Ashe

 "I LOVE how versatile they are! You can use ANYTHING with them. They’re a HOT commodity right now."

"On my layout, I used mists, paint AND ink daubers. I decided to trace a few smaller pieces on the bottom with a pen and around some of the shapes."

 

Leslie is spot on with ehr prediction that stencils are a hot trend. As people use more art mediums on their projects stencils will be an important part is adding design with those mediums.

Prima Supplies:

• Lady Bird Washi Tape #564902
• Lady Bird 12x12 Chipboard Stickers #562809
• Hello Pastel Alphabet #562861
• Hello Pastel Cream Puff Paper #845278
• Hello Pastel Decorative Frames #563394
• Divine Alphabet #562915
• Engraver 12x12 Alphabet Cardstock Stickers #563240
• Engraver Wood Clip Embellishments #563844
• 6x6 Lattice Stencil #564230
• 12x12 Turkish Grunge Stencil #922351
• Fairy Rhymes Papillon Paper #950378
• Fairy Rhymes Secret Garden Paper #950361
• Fairy Rhymes Wood Buttons #565015

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The trend is:  

Watercolors

by detective Felicity Wilson

"When I started to think about trends in the scrapbooking/mixed media world, I found myself asking, how can I possible now this? Where do I look? But then, I soon found my answer. I start looking around and documenting what I see, but I guess that comes back to where you draw your inspiration from, because guarantee, right in that very place you will see something similar. It may not be blatantly obvious until you stop to take a few moments and assess what your eyes keep looking at. For me, I use many different things for inspiration, Pinterest, home decorating magazines, clothing, advertisements, shop windows...

So I started scribbling down what I was seeing in my art journal and I never realised that watercolour effects seemed to be everywhere!"

"Honestly, you take a look for yourself?

Is watercolour the new scrapbooking trend?? "

Yes! Watercolors are trending! People love the simplicity of adding color to a project with them...and they are readily available and pretty inexpensive.

Prima Supplies:

• 960094 A4 paper pad "sun rise sunset"
• 960339 Vintage trinkets "sunrise sunset"
• 564445 Flowers "ladybird"
• 564537 Flowers "Hello pastel"
• 560799 - clear stamp ":Firefly"
• 564261 - 6 x 6 stencil
• 563509 - Journal spot stickers "lifetime"
• 565183 - Flowers "sunrise sunset"
• 891701 - pastel chalk ink "pastel green"
• 891695 - pastel chalk ink "pastel blue"
• 565930 - mini sachet "Lagoon"
• 566036 - mini sachet "pearl"
• 566784 - Cabriole "white"

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The trend is:  

Metallics

by detective Louise Nelson

 

One of the fabulous trends that Louise saw when she was at Winter CHA, was the use of metallics, with a whole range of products from paint right through to flowers and embellishments. Prima have a fabulous range of metallic embellishments to compliment this trend, the most stunning being those from the Sunrise Sunset Winter release including flowers and Vintage Trinkets.

Louise has chosen Silver as her metallic color of choice to create her layout, to showcase this trend. 

To begin with Louise has created a masked pattern on the layout background using the Sunrise Sunset floor stencil. To higlight this pattern louise has applied a subtle coat of silver paint. 

As you can see from the close up photos louise has used 2 different silver coloured fibres from the latest releases. She has distressed them quite artfully to frame her photos and then drape from the top of the layout to the bottom. This helps to draw the eye straight to the photos. Louise has then completed her layout using a glorious variety of silver toned crystals and metal flower embellishments. Once again louise has used the canvas alphas for her title, and coloured them with water color paint, to coordinate with her photo.

 

Prima Supplies:

• 550073 Alphabet stickers
• 544232 Alphabet stickers
• 560492 SIIC
• 560522 SIIC
• 560577 SIIC
• 564209 Trim
• 564117 Trim
• 553456 Medley Treasure Vine
• 960322 Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets
• 960339 Sunrise Sunset Vintage Trinkets
• 960162 Sunrise Sunset Stencil - Flower 6 x 6

Other: 12 x 12 grey board, Spray Gesso, Impasto, paint - silver, Water Color paint, Staples

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What trends do you see? And how can you adapt those to work with scrapbooking? We'd love to see your trendy projects. Feel free to post any of your Prima-based projects on our Facebook page!

 

Comments

[Cathi O'Neill]

I agree with all these trends! Love using them all!

[M-C Graves]

All great trends! Though no matter what is used, I still want to be able to see the pretty papers and embellishments!

[Caroline]

These are all great trends, only other right now I thought of is art journal style doodling (& that whole mixed media look) but not sure that applies to layouts?
Love all above, especially the metalics! :)

[Rea Custer]

Love the watercolors....funny they call it a trend. For those of us in the art and crafting realm it is a staple.

[Helen Tilbury]

Ooooh yes all great trends!! I love the die-cut look and punches work great to achieve that look too!! The metallic & mixed media trends are super awesome too. I have loads of Prima based projects I can post on your wall - must get to it soon!!

[wilma Voermans]

For sure there are trends and I like them. I think a great trend at the moment is: do your own thing.Get a little crazy, it is accepted. I am very happy about that.Oh , and another trend I see a lot: the use of pictures from the internet. It makes scrapbooking much easier, because a good picture does the thing. But at the same I watch myself not to do it to much. Because the soul of my scrapboooking is to archieve pictures for my children.I feel quilty, st this moment I make a page with a pinterest picture.....

[Keren Tamir]

oh wow!! I just love the inspiration here!! all four fabulous trends that I love to use on my LOs. I love die-cuts, stencils, water colors and metallic colors!! beautiful post!!

[Susan Longman]

Gorgeous layouts all round ....love them :)

[Shirley Stark]

Love them all.

[Theresa G.]

Great trends!! I also see lots of metal and STENCILS!!! (my favorite!!)

[~ Danielle x]

I have to agree that stencils are the up and comers!! Love them ;)