Adorable Little Prima Book
Hi readers! Happy Wednesday, and please join me in wishing our returning guest designer Sharon Laakkonen a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope it’s full of fun, laughter, and of course a delicious treat of your choice! Sharon has started playing with a mixture of brand new, coming soon, and existing Prima products to make this very fun Prima book that I’m sure she’ll fill with great memories!
Would you like to make your own?
First off I just have to say THANK YOU to SSS for inviting me again! It is always a huge honor, but this time it’s extra special because TODAY is my birthday! Woohoo! Okay, on to the project! I sure hope you like it!
Planners and journals are all the rage right now and while I LOVE those out on the market I always like to make something unique for myself! When I received a sampling of Prima’s new summer releases I instantly fell in love with the Memory Hardware Tall Journal Book (Coming SOON to Simon Says Stamp!). It is the PERFECT size (about 5″x7″) for a journal or planner…and for slipping into my purse!
My vision for this project included a touch of mixed-media, but it also had to be fast and easy to do. (Hey, according to my schedule I just didn’t have ALL day to play like I wanted to!) So, I pulled out my favorite Art Basics product, Light Paste, and mixed in a touch of brand-new Art Ingredients Iridescent Mica Powder in GOLD! Who doesn’t love gold right now? Just mix it up until you love the color, then spread over the stencil with a palette knife.
Loving this stencil? So am I! It’s a brand-new one filled with gorgeous roses. It is only 6×6 so I completed one layer on the book. Let it dry a bit. Then spread more colored paste over the stencil to completely cover the book. Now, if you mess up it’s okay! I have a pretty noticeable smudge line on the front. So the lesson of the day is…start on the BACK until you perfect your technique..then move to the front. Yours will be so much better than mine!
Once everything was ALMOST dry I dry-dusted a touch of Mica Powder all over the book. I love that the mica clings to the paste and makes it extra sparkly! (You could wait until it is totally dry to do this step so you don’t smudge the paste. Just seal with a matte spray sealer or hairspray afterwards. Yes, hairspray works as a sealer, and we ALL have some Aqua Net lying around, right?)
Next step: add a gorgeous new Prima trim along the paste seam. It will cover up all imperfections and add a gorgeous, shabby-chic touch to your project! (Back shown here.)
On the front I only added a few lace flowers as I knew I wanted a metal label as well! And find some gorgeous Prima flowers in your favorite colors and glue a cluster of them in the top left corner.
Cut three lace flowers off and add to the flower cluster for extra texture. I love how it adds cohesiveness by carrying the lace trim through-out the project as well.
I struggled a bit with my title, but decided to go with “2015”…it’s perfect for a planner title…or I may just turn this little book into a highlight of my extra busy and crazy year! Prima’s resist canvas alphas added the perfect touch once I colored them to match my flowers. How? I pulled off the numbers I wanted to use; sprayed Lime Wedge, Glistening Waves, and Summer Sky here and there to cover the letters; wiped them gently with a wet wipe so the pattern showed through; then let them dry.
Pop on the new metal plate with foam squares and glue your numbers on top!
In about one hour I customized my own little book! Now all I need to do is add some photos and memories inside for a really fun year-in-review! Or should I make it a planner after all? I REALLY need one! Decisions. Decisions! What do you think I should do?
Thank you, SSS, for inviting me once again to join you! Your readers are the BEST! I just adore reading all the comments they leave! ~Sharon Laakkonen
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Thanks for reading today and thanks to the always awesome Sharon for being our guest!
So pretty. Michelle t
Wow, Sharon! This is a lovely project. Thanks for taking us through it step by step. It’s really one of a kind!
Wow. This is pretty! Nice. Thanks for sharing
Love the added texture with those stenciled roses!
Love those cute little bloom sprays. Hugz
Fabulous Florals!!!
Beautiful–love the stenciled/pasted floral background.
I love this
Gorgeous project, inspires me to get my paste out and start working.
Bee-utifu; altered journal book w/ rose stenciling, flowers & tag.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
What a fun project. Love that stencil!
Sharon! She is awesome! I like this project so much!
Great project. Love it. Thank you for the tutorial.
Simply fabulous this book is. Gathering inspiration
to replace my current planner no longer functional.
cheers!
Oooooh goodness, that is STUNNING!! o_0
Oh but I have to give this a try … love the stencils!!
LOVING this Sweet Planner!! The Rose Stenciling is just BEAUTIFUL!! =) THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS and HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY Birthday Week!! HUGS!! =)
Wow! So beautiful!! Happy Birthday Sharon!!
Gorgeous project – love the stencil you used and the mica to sparkle it up. The prima lace flowers is a great finishing touch!!
Very pretty book. like the texture with the roses.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Love your work Sharon!! And Happy birthday! Loving the new Prima products–“All things roses” is what I am going to call it! Want all of it! Great tutorial too!
Loving stencils and paste right now!
I just love your journal/planner/notebook and your cover is lovely! Great idea for covering up your boo boo too!! I use a wall calendar to keep track of birthdays/appointments, etc. but am thinking of transitioning to a planner and love the idea of making my own. Thanks for sharing all these great tips – enjoy!!
I love the embossing paste look on your book.
Stunning!!!
Thanks Sharon for sharing this neat project and for the tutorial on how you created it! I knew the tip about the hair spray as a fixative, but had forgotten it.
Love the flower stencil, totally need to get it.
Absolutely gorgeous project!!!
What a gorgeous book! I am loving that stencil!
Wonderful book with this lovely texture and the sweet flowers! Love so much this stencil and Sharon has made a fabulous work with the paste! Thanks for sharing!!
This is a whole lot of amazing and that texture is beautiful and adds so much to this project!!
This is soooo super pretty!
Wow, who would have thought? This is too cool.
P.S. Make a diary so you see it everyday.
Wow, what a beautiful box!
This is so pretty. I love the stencil and paste/mica treatment. It really makes the journal special!
beautiful book cover!
Gorgeous creation, fabulous tutorial! I love that stencil !!!
Love how everything coordinates and how pretty it turn out.
Love the book. The colored flowers really accent those that were stenciled onto it.
thanks for sharing.
So pretty and great
use of the paste.
Carla from Utah
I am loving this stencil, prima fading floral. And the way it was used to cover this book. Just inspiring! Thank you!
Stunning! Love that stencil.
That book is beautiful and the colors are a perfect combo.
Beautiful! Love that stencil!
GREAT project!
very pretty
Great project! ;-)
What a beautiful project!! Thanks for sharing:)
This is beautiful! Love the raised roses and also the way you covered your ‘mistake’.
Thanks for a terrific tutorial! I love that stencil and book–just gorgeous! Happy Birthday!