Psycho Moms Scrapbooks: Prima DT Call Submissions

Hi everyone, I'm excited to share with you today, my Prima Design Team submissions. I had a lot of fun creating these projects, and wish all that submitted the best of luck!

Project 1:

I loved the soft colors in the Songbird collection and wanted to carry that into my layout. I created a tree in the background then used the Prima's Songbird Stamps to create the branches. Stamping them in multiple generations gave me a great depth of field, and offered some interest to the negative space of the layout. For added texture I also included some drywall tape to the tree trunk. I decided to use the Songbird 6x6 paper pad, to create strips of tattered paper that will offer a platform for my floral spray and photo. As I was creating it, the platform reminded me of a tree house. Prima's Valentine Vine and Kennedy Flowers offer a soft embellishment cluster to the side of the photo, and finish off my "tree" theme. I added a few Vintage Trinkets and Shabby Chic Treasures to create additional weight to the vine.

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Once the layout was dry I created a mixture of Crackle Accents, Crystal Glass Beads and Glass Glitter, then placed it in the negative spaces of the floral spray and under the photo frame. This offers a touch of sparkle without a lot of bulk.

Here is a process video of me creating this layout:

Project 2:

Mixed Media Chalkboard - Hope is the Anchor. For this project, I used Prima products to decorate the anchor on the side of the chalkboard.

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I found this Chipboard anchor and thought it would be great to alter it for the side of the frame. I decided to add elements to the anchor that represent the quote on the chalkboard.

I started by covering my anchor with Prima's Jodie Lee Nature Garden Collection Fairy Godmother" the b-side. I then began to add color and texture by spritzing the anchor with Prima's Color Bloom sprays Antique Gold & Storm Cloud then I added Utee to the top and heat set. I love how my anchor now looks like corroded metal.

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To represent "time" in the quote. I decided to Use the Prima Finnabair Mechanical Clock with a Prima Wooden clock inside. The ship on Prima's Seashore stamp is adorable! I decided to create a 3D ship using this stamp. I stamped it on sticky backed canvas, and chipboard several times, then used foam strips to assemble pieces until I had a great 3D effect. Isn't this ship just the cutest? It would be adorable on a layout or card as well! To keep the canvas from fraying I brushed a quick coat of Gel Medium over the top. To finish off my anchor I added the Prima Cherry Blossom Vine (removing the flowers), the Capri Merlot Burlap Flowers and the Oahu-Hula flowers. To fill in around the clusters, I added some shells that I recently found on a trip to the beach. I love how the flowers mimic the texture found in the shells. I used the Finnabair Art Ingredients Mica Flakes Gold Leaf to fill in the negative spaces around the shells and flowers.

Project 3:

Fairy Bell Shabby Chic Mixed Media Mini Album. My base album is the Prima Canvas album. I selected the Prima Fairy Bell collection because it has lots of spring elements and maintains my Shabby Chic style. Nestled on each page, are a collection of Prima embellishments including flowers, canvas resist pieces, butterflies, trinkets, metal, and trims. I also gathered some random supplies of misc. lace, burlap, muslin, doilies, hymnal pages, and vintage book pages. I kept everything in soft neutral tones, so that the colors of the Fairy Bell papers could become dominate.

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