Primrose Card Share

When all else fails make a card. That's my mantra for this project. I kept staring at the Primrose papers thinking these are so beautiful. I started out making a mini that I didn't like the end result so.....We won't speak of that again. 

Then I tried making a layout and I liked it but.....it just didn't end up like I pictured it in my mind. 

And finally I said, Ok, Angela. Go for what you know! Make a card and I'm a happy girl again. Sometimes everything you try doesn't end up a masterpiece or worst it looks a hot mess, but hey, the fun was in the journey and my journey ended up with this card using Marion's gorgeous Primrose Mini book kit. 

I went through all the papers and picked out a few of my favorites. I loved these specifically because they reminded me of Paris and I just completed an engagement scrapbook for a friend who got engaged in Paris on top of the Eiffel Tower....(jealous!)

Next I had to decide on a background. I wanted to go with a floral background to match the papers then I thought of Stacey and Clinton from "What Not to Wear" and how they always say clothing and prints should go and not match. Well I decided to "go" with a geometric background using colors that "matched." I used PapertreyInk's Rosie Posie stamp set. Love those hexes. I used Hero Arts shadow inks to stamp the background. 

After that I just cut out the gorgeous images, distressed the edges, and arranged them on the front of the card. I added a little tab punched piece on the side because I'm obsessed with it. (That's the only reason it's there...Ha!) 

Lastly I added some flowers I received in a RAK and stapled them in place. The card isn't bulky except for the flowers. I did use pop dots but very thin ones. And this card was done and done. And I love it. I couldn't even add a sentiment because I loved the papers so much. I printed them out on some Matte Photo Paper that I found a Sam's a few months ago and the papers printed gorgeously. The colors were very saturated and so lush. Simply gorgeous papers. <---Did I say that enough?! They are gorgeous, I tell ya. 

ATC sized Primrose Mini

A few days ago I shared with you the Primrose Mini Album that I created using Marion's digi downloads.  I loved this mini so much that I decided to make one in ATC size and keep it next to my computer as a quote book.

On the cover I used ATC sized sticky backed canvas and painted it with Santa Baby and Creme de Chocolate Glimmer Mist.  I used Marion's Vintage Trinkets for decorations and one of the new Tim Holtz phrase plates.

REDUCING YOUR IMAGES
To print the image in ATC size - in the Printer Dialog box change the Page Sizing to: Multiple pages and Pages per sheet to 1x2. Make sure the orientation is also set to Portrait. This will reduce the size of the images to half the size and give you the ATC size.

Make sure you do this with all of your add-ons, covers, and embellishments in order for them to print to scale.

Here are the two box side by side to show the difference in sizes. 

I think I want to make one of these each time I do a monthly journal. Then at the end of the year, I can share them with my scrappy friends for Christmas presents.

Thanks for stopping in today.

Tonya Gibbs
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