CHA Sneak Peek...

CHA Sneak Peek!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you may have seen a little taste of what Fire and Ice Designs has been up to on todays post of the PRIMA blog... but we didn't want that to be all. OH NO!!!!!!!!! You saw just a taste of the 3x3 Mini Build-A-Books and a couple of the window pages. Well here are some more pictures of Trisha's entire "Friends" album. She creates this using the Harmony Collection of papers, rub-ons, flowers, brads and ribbons as well as the "Whispered Words" flocked letters.I will walk you through some of the tips and tricks for creating this project:)
First, I used the new flower shaped Build-A-Book Page, covered it with beautiful Prima Paper (Harmony Collection) and sanded off the edges. It was kind of tough to get in those tight spots but that is where the small filing set from Basic Grey worked MAGICALLY! I built up layers of flowers, papers and lace to form the center of the flower. I LOVE the texture and dimension:) The letters are the "Whispered Words" flocked letters by Prima.

This page is of Trisha's dear friend and Prima design team gal, Janine Wahl. The photo was printed on a transparency. Don't you love the look of it?! The Chipboard window page was covered with papers. Some of the Harmony Rub-ons were applies to give additional visual interest. This page was finished off with Essentials 4 flowers, a wee bit of the Viola felt strips and the letters again:)
Because a transparent photo was used on the window page, another picture is not necessary on the back side of the page. The chipboard was again covered in Harmony Paper and the window was trimmed in lace. Journaling will eventually be added here too:)
This is a picture of Michelle (Fire) and Trisha (Ice) in the Prima booth last CHA in Anaheim. The photo was matted on a square of Prima Paper and adhesive was applied near the CENTER of the photo matte, knowing that the corners would show through on the other side of the CLEAR page.
The Voila was cut along the center as a large section was not needed:) Embellish with some lace, flowers and leaves and a simple page is born!!! A cool trick to give those edges more visual interest, outline with the broad tip Sakura Permaopaque markers!
Here is the back side of the Scalloped Circle Build-A-Book page featuring sweet Liz (she is the gal that made this blog look sooooooo much better! She also takes care of the posting of Prima Donnas and people who have used the Build-A-Books creatively!). Anyways, another square of patterned paper was cut and placed in the opposite direction, playing off the paper showing through from the other side.
Here is the new Scalloped Circle window page. It was painted this time and them stamped with the awesome Build-A-Swirl stamps. The flowers are not only the co-ordinating Essentials, but some were cut from a piece of the Harmony paper. A few rub-ons were added to give a splash of colour where needed! In the window, instead of a photo, words were placed there using the flocked letters again and a Harmony rub-on.

On the back, only rub-ons were applied to the chipboard once the acrylic paint dried. Embellish with Prima goodness and you are done another!
Here is one of the Round Tabbed Pages from Fire and Ice Designs first collection. A rub-on was applied to the tab and a cool frame was created using the nested Frames. This is actually one of the pieces that was originally not going to be included as there is a larger frame and an decorative edged box included in the set- this is more of what the scrap would have been HOWEVER check it out...

Can you see the scalloped edge? That thin piece can also be used to create a frame where you do not want a heavy piece. The frame was decorated using an assortment of Sakura Glaze, Souffle and Permaopaque pens. Strategically place mini foam squares to give added dimension.

And finally... the last page in this mini book! The Build-A-Book center frame was used this time:) It was popped up to create somewhat of a shadowbox effect. Voila strips were trimmed to fit, even the center of the flower is a piece of the Voila! A rub-on was applied to the frame and in real life, it is neat to see the shadow cast against the paper in the background.
So as you can see... the Build-A-Book can be sooooo fun to play with! You can use virtually any page with another to create you own UNIQUE album! A great idea is to go to your local scrapbook store with a friend or 2, each buy a couple of sets of the Build-A-Book pages and SWAP! That way you all have a great variety of pages!!!

Anyways, we hope you enjoyed todays post. Over the next couple of days, we (Trisha and Michelle) will be in Chicago at CHA debuting our second collection of Build-A-Book co-ordinates with Prima Marketing, Inc. If you are a retailer, be sure to stop by booth 1533 and say "hi!" If you want to attend the class on Thursday July 17 at 11:30, I believe there are only a few spaces left so register with CHA today!

Stay tuned for additional projects and pictures posted over the next few days! Thanks for stopping by:)