After last year's success of Creative JumpStart Nathalie Kalbach decided to organize it again. (About 4,500 subscribers joined the Creative JumpStart in 2012. It was so much fun and so inspiring!) So here's the scoop about it:
January is approaching--a month that is full with promises, resolutions and intentions. A month that for many is following lots of holiday celebrations, family gatherings and other end-of-the-year events.
It’s also time to start creating again. But, suddenly, there it is for some of us: that lost feeling on how to start. Here is the cure! :) Nathalie invited a group of wonderful, inspiring, and creative ladies and gentlemen from around the globe in the mixed media and scrapbooking world to join together for the Creative Jump Start Summit 2013. We are coming together to show you some ways to get back into the creative groove and how to get your creative juices flowing. We want to share with you "3 Ways to ..." help you jump-start your creativity in 2013.
WOOHOO!!! Here’s what you get and how it works:
1. Throughout January we will share videos showing tutorials to inspire you –
2. You sign up for the Creative JumpStart 2013 newsletter HERE and, in January 2013, you will receive a daily link and password to unlock the view of the materials as soon as they go live
3. On some days our Sponsors will have a giveaway for you and you will receive two newsletters these days
4. You watch the presentations and you will be hopefully inspired to be more creative—all for FREE! If you like it you can donate to the cause - check it out here.
So come on—get inspiration from some of the most creative people in the community
What are you waiting for?
(Did I mention it’s FREE?)
(And a special thank you to Nat for the wonderful invitation!! She is simply wonderful to work with and super talented to boot!)
It's the holiday season and I have a "Christmas Joy" tag card just for YOU!
First I started with a tag. Tags are so fun to make, but I run out of ideas of what to do with them...so I added it to a card base!
Then I grabbed a few of my favorite things: doilies, punches, a date stamp, Ranger tissue tape, twine, and LOADS of Prima!
You know I save all my scraps. Do any of you do that? Well, I picked out all of the ones that fit this color scheme and used them here and there on the tag.
Remember the "Got Flowers" jars
filled to the brim with gorgeous blooms? I found a bottle, pulled some
out, and added crystal centers to them. I also punched stars out of the
bottom of the tag to let the red-striped Prima paper peek out.
A velvet trinket and a touch of twine add the perfect finishing touches.
Top off your tag with a white bow and adhere it to a card base (I just used coordinating paper for the base.)
Next send your amazing card to your FAVORITE person in the whole wide world! They will love you forever!
Today I have the last quick video tip for making ornaments!
This week we will look
at creative ways to use doilies, Comfort Craft Chalk Inks & Prima packaging to
create this wonderfully inexpensive Christmas Ornament that can be customized to match your home.
As a bonus my daughter used the tips in all 3 videos to create her own ornament! (I think hers is super cute!)
Brittany created a washi tape hanger, sandwiched a doily (colored with chalk ink) and lace in between her papers, AND added a punched photo (instead of patterned paper) to make a one-of-a-kind ornament!
The flip side announces her engagement date and shows off a few special embellishments!
So-jump right in and click play on the video below. I would love to have you create along with me.
Prima Product List for Ornament 3:
Prima Packaging
844073, 844080 Songbird paper
Leaves
Vintage Trinket
Vintage Button
Pin
561444 Serenade White Flower
556952 Tasha Brown Flower
555481 Lucerne Sugar Flower
891169 Ingvild Bolme Fluid Chalk Ink
Other: Marvy Uchida green scalloped circle punch, 4 inch doily, seam binding
Video 1 is located here Video 2 can be found here!
I love washi tape and was trying to come up with a fab new way to use it. So-I doubled it over on itself and used it to make a hanger. Sweetness. Add a bit to another punched circle to tie it all together and you are good to go.
And canvas resist shapes are one of my favorite products (tan "lovely" word!) On this project I used Prima's Fluid Chalk
Inks by Ingvild Bolme and a bit of water! Just click play on the video below to see how easy it is. One last tip: color these fab resins with a bit of chalk ink too.
Make sure you catch all three of the ornaments videos! Video one is here. Video three will be shown next Thursday!
Prima Product List for Ornament 2:
Prima Packaging
844073, 844080 Songbird paper
561185 Washi Tape: Rondelle
890773 Ingvild Bolme Shabby Chic Resin
553715 Grove Vine
554712 Resist Canvas Word
561444 Serenade White Flower
556952 Tasha Brown Flower
555481 Lucerne Sugar Flower
891169 Ingvild Bolme Fluid Chalk Ink
Other: Marvy Uchida green scalloped circle punch, circle punches, thread
Each November I gather
a few of my saved Prima packaging pieces and create a Christmas mini-album.
What a GREAT, and inexpensive, way to put together an album very
quickly. Then, after I print out my Christmas photos I can just stick
them in since the album is ready to go. (Tip: This would also make a fabulous gift for a teacher, neighbor or friend!)
This year I pulled
some of the packaging from Ingvild Bolmes' Shabby Chic resins. The blue
and white palette is perfect for a wintery look. You will only need
about 3 sheets of patterned paper to cover 3 or 4 packaging pieces on
both sides-and Prima's ledger pads are a great deal offering a wonderful
mix of coordinating patterns. Tip: Do not worry about tears on the packaging. You will cover those up with paper or flowers!
Directions:
1. After adding paper to the packaging
I looked through my stash for a few elements to decorate with. I love
to make scrapbooking simple so I use similar elements through-out the
book to keep a cohesive look. Tip: Try to stick to 3-4 colors (turquoise, red, white and black) that coordinate with your papers.
2. Next I chose 2-3 packages of
flowers in different sizes/colors, some leaves, doilies, ribbon, red
Velvet Trinkets, alphas, and whatever little left-overs I had around. Tip:
I keep a jar of left-over tidbits right on my scrap table so they are
always in sight. I find myself using them a lot when I can SEE them!
(Buttons, extra flowers, pieces of ribbons, etc.) 3. I also like to create pockets on
minis! What a great place to tuck Christmas memorabilia...or some extra
photos! Punch some tags to tuck in for journaling space. 4. A great way to include a lot of
photos on one page is to make your own little book. Staple several
sheets of paper together at the top. Then add a binder and glue to the
mini-album page. So simply, but so creative. 5. I love to use doilies when I scrap. Cut them apart to get more mileage out of them. Tip: You can cut down the middle, or, as I did on multiple pages here, cut just 1/3 off for a visually pleasing balance.
6. Add titles or words that carry the holiday spirit through-out the book! Tip: I used the Paris alphas which offer a dark red and light blue. Working wtih two colors opens up your options for placement.
7. Make as
many pages as you wish and then loop them all on a large ring. Make sure
to decorate the ring for that little extra touch. Tip: Punch a small hole in some leaves to thread on your ring. 8. Wrap up for a gorgeous one-of-a-kind gift for that special someone!
Prima is starting a new feature called, Video Tip of the Week, and I am excited to share the first video and project with you!
I never throw my Prima packaging out so I created a Green Concepts™ tip on how to make Christmas ornaments using the packaging.
Of course this would make a perfect, inexpensive gift for anyone: teachers, neighbors, friends, etc. Tip: customize the gift by punching out a photo and adhering to the back of the ornament. Ornament measures about 3.5 inches/9 centimeters across.
Here we go with Ornament #1!
This is a 3 week series so come back for ornament #2 next week!
Prima Products-Week 1:
Prima Packaging
556655 Prima Genie Stones
844073, 844080 Songbird paper
547516 Lovely Leaves
561444 Serenade White Flower
556952 Tasha Brown Flower
555481 Lucerne Sugar Flower
554415 Fairy Belle Wood Ticket
891619 White Chalk Ink
Other: wire (I used a floral stem from one of our flowers), Marvy Uchida green scalloped circle punch, turquoise seam binding, thread
TV Celebrity and
Author Leeza Gibbons teams with trend-setting Prima Marketing to debut
an amazing new line of scrapbooking products launching at Winter CHA-
2013.
“Wishes and Dreams” – celebrating moments, recording desires and goals, honoring traditions, and making secret wishes!
“All About Me”– helping children express themselves in their own special way! Leeza will be in
attendance at our fabulous Art*Venture Scrapbooking Event now booking
for January 2013. Register now for this once-in-a-lifetime chance to
mix and mingle with Leeza and our six amazing teachers!
