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Want to make a mini album with me today?  You can capture an entire summer worth of memories in just two hours of scrapping!

Come to the Live With Prima classroom at 8pm EST.  I've put the time conversion chart below.  Due to Daylight Savings Time here in the U.S. the last chart was incorrect.  My apologies.  However this one is correct.

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Here's the project:

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It's a transparent mini album.  There's lots of painting and hand cutting and plenty of ideas for using little scraps of paper.  I hope you'll join me.  You can watch the show, chat with other students, ask me questions, and even have the chance to win a prize from Prima!

Official website here.

Classroom is here.

Buy your kit here.

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I also wanted to point out that my friend Amy is hosting a FREE
week-long class
all about selling on etsy

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I'm sure it's full of amazing tips and I know I'm going to be checking it out all week long!

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Finally, I wanted to share a random little layout I did last night.

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A few days ago I painted this odd circle filled with a floral design.  I wanted to use it as the background for a layout, but I just couldn't make it work.  So it sat on my desk staring at me.

Last night I was fatigued from creating CHA samples.  (Listen, I'm not complaining.  I love creating CHA samples.  But there's a lot of pressure.  You're working with prototypes.  They may be the only examples of the product that will be at the show.  And every project has to be knock your socks off great.  That's a lot of pressure.  And I like to experiment, but I feel a little like I can't when I'm making CHA projects. So it's tiring.)  Anyway, I decided to use the painting to throw together a layout just for me.  Something joyful and fun to create.

I painted the floral design white and cut it out (I didn't like the black border around the circle).

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And here's the layout:

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I love it!  It really refreshed my spirit to make it.  I loooooooooove all the companies I get to work for, but sometimes I need to create without having to use certain papers or embellishments, you know?

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My favorite part of the layout is the painted design. But my second favorite part is the fact that I matted the small photos on book pages.  You can see a bit of the text in the photo above.  I'm going to have to do that again.  I love the way the yellow-y paper looks!

Thanks for stopping by!

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

36 thoughts on “A Post in Three Parts

  • Thanks for all the updates and the link to the Etsy class, how cool! Beautiful layout as well…I know it must be so much pressure creating the samples. I guess you have to keep making more and more stuff 🙂

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  • Thanks for all the updates and the link to the Etsy class, how cool! Beautiful layout as well…I know it must be so much pressure creating the samples. I guess you have to keep making more and more stuff 🙂

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  • Thanks for all the updates and the link to the Etsy class, how cool! Beautiful layout as well…I know it must be so much pressure creating the samples. I guess you have to keep making more and more stuff 🙂

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  • Thanks for all the updates and the link to the Etsy class, how cool! Beautiful layout as well…I know it must be so much pressure creating the samples. I guess you have to keep making more and more stuff 🙂

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  • Absolutly great layout!

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  • Absolutly great layout!

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  • Absolutly great layout!

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  • Absolutly great layout!

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  • I luv it it looks great dont let the pressure stifle your creativity every layout is knock your socks off as long as you love it so rock on Julie!!!

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  • I luv it it looks great dont let the pressure stifle your creativity every layout is knock your socks off as long as you love it so rock on Julie!!!

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  • I luv it it looks great dont let the pressure stifle your creativity every layout is knock your socks off as long as you love it so rock on Julie!!!

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  • I luv it it looks great dont let the pressure stifle your creativity every layout is knock your socks off as long as you love it so rock on Julie!!!

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  • thanks for sharing, j! oh, and inspiring us! 🙂
    have a greeaaat week.

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  • thanks for sharing, j! oh, and inspiring us! 🙂
    have a greeaaat week.

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  • thanks for sharing, j! oh, and inspiring us! 🙂
    have a greeaaat week.

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  • thanks for sharing, j! oh, and inspiring us! 🙂
    have a greeaaat week.

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  • Wow, beautiful layout!
    Hey, Julie, thanks for letting us know about your Live Prima show tonight. I’ll be watching! Looks like a super cute mini-book!

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  • Wow, beautiful layout!
    Hey, Julie, thanks for letting us know about your Live Prima show tonight. I’ll be watching! Looks like a super cute mini-book!

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  • Wow, beautiful layout!
    Hey, Julie, thanks for letting us know about your Live Prima show tonight. I’ll be watching! Looks like a super cute mini-book!

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  • Wow, beautiful layout!
    Hey, Julie, thanks for letting us know about your Live Prima show tonight. I’ll be watching! Looks like a super cute mini-book!

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  • I totally lve that layout you have done..:D so pretty…
    I have to watch recorded show coz show is 3am here in finland..But have a nice show..:D
    Hugs,
    Mirjarr

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  • I totally lve that layout you have done..:D so pretty…
    I have to watch recorded show coz show is 3am here in finland..But have a nice show..:D
    Hugs,
    Mirjarr

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  • I totally lve that layout you have done..:D so pretty…
    I have to watch recorded show coz show is 3am here in finland..But have a nice show..:D
    Hugs,
    Mirjarr

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  • I totally lve that layout you have done..:D so pretty…
    I have to watch recorded show coz show is 3am here in finland..But have a nice show..:D
    Hugs,
    Mirjarr

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  • Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the link to the free Etsy Workshop. As always your artwork is fantastic! Liz

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  • Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the link to the free Etsy Workshop. As always your artwork is fantastic! Liz

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  • Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the link to the free Etsy Workshop. As always your artwork is fantastic! Liz

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  • Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the link to the free Etsy Workshop. As always your artwork is fantastic! Liz

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  • That layout is so cool–love the white, kraft, and black! And thanks so much for the link to Amy’s etsy workshop. I am following along and this is just the push I need to hopefully get my etsy shop off the ground.

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  • That layout is so cool–love the white, kraft, and black! And thanks so much for the link to Amy’s etsy workshop. I am following along and this is just the push I need to hopefully get my etsy shop off the ground.

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  • That layout is so cool–love the white, kraft, and black! And thanks so much for the link to Amy’s etsy workshop. I am following along and this is just the push I need to hopefully get my etsy shop off the ground.

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  • That layout is so cool–love the white, kraft, and black! And thanks so much for the link to Amy’s etsy workshop. I am following along and this is just the push I need to hopefully get my etsy shop off the ground.

    Reply

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