Pixie Glen Tutorial from Live With Prima Class

I have been playing with the sweet, delicate Pixie Glen range!  This range is so full of pretty and playful details, perfect for baby pages or feminine LO's!  This layout is filled with lots of Shabby Chic elements to compliment the pretty papers.  This was the LO I taught in my Live with Prima class. Live With Prima Recorded Class

Products Used:

843236    Pixie Glen Collection - Dartmoor
843205     Pixie Glen Collection - Rose Arbor
843168     Pixie Glen Collection - Window View
843182 Pixie Glen Collection - Pyske Cuts
541064    Lace
536350    Clear Stamp
536152    Monarch Centers
Special Edition Prima Roses Pink Cream (PE-002)
538620    Fairytale Roses - White
890797    Shabby Chic Resin Treasures - Birdhouses
546137    Innocence Collection II
549336    Candy Gems - Blue Berry
544324    Alphabet Stickers
Prima Packaging

Other Products Used:

Spellbinders Circle Dies
Spellbinders Lotus Die
Papertreyink Doily Die
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Distress Ink Tool
Edge Distressor
Martha Stewart Lace Doily Punch
Martha Stewart Leaf Punch 

• Step 1 - Ink and distress the bottom page of your design.  Cut a small slit along the umbrella and near the bird, so that the green paper can be slipped under.

• Step 2 - Cut Green Jack and Jill paper, 8 1/2 inches x 6 inches, ink and distress edges and curl over top LH corner slightly.

• Step 3 - Punch a strip from pink text paper (check what is on the back before punching so you do not go through images on the other side you may need to use later, or just have 2 sheets if easier!). Cut to 8 1/2 inches in length and around an inch wide after punching and slip under RH side of green paper.

• Step 4 - Cut out floral elements from the "rose arbor" paper and slip under green paper as shown.

• Step 5 - Using a set of nesting circle cutters (I used spellbinders dies) lay the 4 largest dies onto the pink paper so they sit perfectly within each other and run through your die cutting machine. This should give you 3 circle frames.  Ink the edges of all the frames and stick the mid sized one under the green paper as shown.  All of these layers are ready to be stuck down now.

• Step 6 - Handcut the strip of floral vine from your paper, ink slightly and stick down on LH side edge of the green paper as shown.

• Step 7 - Cut / tear a piece of corrugated carboard box, 4 3/4 inches x approx 4 1/4 inches (at longest torn edges), Ink and place on page.  Before sticking down, stick your piece of lace (approx 6 inches in length) as shown and your smallest circle down as well.

• Step 8 - Stick down your largest circle at the top as shown. Cut out the frame shown from your patterned paper, ink and distress edges then cut the two decorative ends of some green Prima packaging, ink edges and stick to the back of the frame before sticking onto your page as shown.

• Step 9 - From the blue paper cut a lotus shape using the spellbinders die, a lace doily with the Papertreyink die from green J&J paper and finally a circle from pink (this should be left over after cutting the circlular frames.)  Ink the edges of each layer and stick on top of each other.

• Step 10 - Cut a couple of strips (1 blue and 1 pink) and cut out a V in them, ink and distress then layer under the lotus/circular element.

• Step 11 - Finish off page with flowers, (a couple of mine have been coloured with Glimmermist),stamped butterflies, candy gems and your title. The green leaves have been punched from the green Prima packaging.

Hint: The new Pixie Glen papers work beautifully with the first release of Jack and Jill papers (they are the same tones of pink, green and blue), if you are wanting a few more options of patterns to mix with this range.

By building a layer cluster you add both depth and interest to the design.

Lastly, I have heavily inked many of the edges of this layout as it really adds to the depth of the page.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Comments

[Linda L]

Learnt so many little snippets from watching you work....gonna try that with my circle Nesties too....how easy:)

[lizzyc]

this layout is stunning, and thank you for taking the time to show how it was put together!!

[Josephine]

Wow your layout is ssssoooo very beautiful, thanks for sharing!!

[Romy]

Oh my, this has to be one of my favourite layouts of the many gorgeous pages that you've made! I just adore the colours, the layers, the pretty flowers and the beautiful photo of your girl! Thank you so much for the clear video tutorial too. I really enjoyed getting a peek behind the scenes:)

[Vicky Varvadouka]

Thanks so much for the tutorial!!! I LOVE this stunning layout!!!! I had so much fun watching the process!!!
Hugs!!

[Theresa]

Absolutely loved your class. Makes me think more about how to layer the dies I have and use them differently. Hope you do more classes soon.