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Your Passion. Your Art. September Kit of the Month

Hello Uni's and friends!

 

We are THRILLED that our September Guest Designer is the seriously talented and very sweet Gabrielle Pollacco!!!! Yes! Gabrielle is joining us once again at Flying Unicorn to share her creativity and inspiration using our September Kit. On September 01, 2014 we will share  her incredible inspiration , until then  we are  thrilled to present our September  Your Art Your Passion Kit of the Month. 

 

 

 

Our main kit is never complete without an off the page project to get you motivated. This month we have a paper mache mannequin that is already fro you to alter. Let your imagination soar and check out some of the amazing inspiration from the Creative Team.

 

 

 

 

From the beginner to the avid mixed media artist our Mixed Art add on kit will surely please you. Our Mixed Art kit will always come with a canvas and this month we have included a circle canvas ready for you to get your mojo going.  Oh and an  extra special wooden paint palette has been included for you to use or alter with paints Flying Unicorn Adornments  and mists galore. 

 

Flowers, chipboard,  and vines oh my! Our Mixed Passion is a collection of everything pretty to add to the Main kit or the add on kits. The colors and embellishments will enhance  your Kit of the  month creations  or it can stand alone and  you can  create  something magical!  So turn the music up  order that pizza for the family and  lock your self away while you create some pure yumminess! 

 

 

Our Small Art Big Passion is all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and  anything in between. With the 6x6 collection of Studio 75 , Flying Unicorn Adornments, more flowers to a vine metal die manufactured by Cottage Cutz, sweet hellos, welcome to fall,  thank you, and  birthday cards ,  will be reaching friends and family doorsteps soon. 

 

 

 

 

We are thrilled to present great tutorials, techniques, videos and Build a Page using our September Kit of the Month to help you grow in the passion of your art. So stay tuned  there is   so much  more to come in the  next  week!  

 

 

 

 

 

Kits and Add On Kits are limited so do not delay in getting yours! 

7 Dots Studio by Nadia

 

Hi everyone! Nadia with you again today :) 

 

Here are some projects i created with some BEAUTIFUL collections from 7 Dots Studio!

 

The first one is with Domestic Goddess which is available at the store HERE

"LOVE"

 

 

 

I started by adhering some squares from the 12x12 Tags on the background and overlapping them to create a layer and texture. 

 

 I have then used a Memory Box stencil on my background together with some embossing paste. 

 I paired some gorgeous gold and black mist to create contrast. 

 And added some stamping with the Prima Square Stitches stamp before adding some more texture with the Prima trim and Prima flowers. 

I used some more 12x12 Tag pieces to mat my photo on . 

 

7 Dots Studio Supplies List

Paper

7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess - Women's Talk 

Stickers

7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess Stickers 6 x 12 

7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess Stickers 12 x 12

 Tags

7 Dots Studio Domestic Goddess Tags 12x12

 

"Remember"

 Having 3 girls I am always drawn to using soft colours . But that quickly becomes boring for someone like me.. so every now and then I LOVE adding strong vibrant colours while still keeping the layout feminine . Messy Head is perfect for that. The neutral based papers with a hint of colour through them provide the perfect canvas for anything your heart desires :) 

 

Once again to get the beautiful texture in my background I have used White Embossing Paste by Wendy Vecchi. This time I used my chipboard as a mask and applied it directly onto the chipboard. Cool effect!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products used

7 Dots Studio

Messy Head - News Flash paper 

Messy Head - Elements 

Messy Head - Little Thoughts 

Messy Head - Big Words 

Other

Flowers: Prima Marketing

Texture: Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - WHITE

Metal Bolts: Prima Marketing

Peg: Prima Marketing

Stitch Stamps: Prima Marketing

Steam-punk Chipboard: Scrap Matrix

Tissue Tape: Tim Holtz

Colour: A mixture of Prima Color Blooms, 13arts , Silks etc

 

 

Playdate Thursday with Denise

Hi everyone!

Welcome to another Playdate Thursday at Flying Unicorn! For this week's PDT, I thought I would share how I like to play around with Pan Pastels.

I like using Pan Pastels for art journaling. If you like to paint or color, then you will love the advantages of Pan Pastels. They are blendable, erasable and very easy to use. The Starter Sets and Trays come with these awesome tools that are a must for easy application and I highly recommend using them.

For this art journal page, all the colors you see are from using only Pan Pastels. 

 

 

Let's go thru a step by step process of how it was made.

What you will need:

Pan Pastels

Tools/Sponges/Q-tips/Make up sponges work also

Veramark Clear Embossing Ink/ or any other brand is fine too

Stamps of your choosing

 

 

1. For the flowers, I used a Tim Holtz die and got them ready to color

 

2. Using my sponge tip applicator, I colored the petals. The great thing about the sponge tips is they are easy to switch to both sides while working.

3.

3. To form petals, Just bend using your fingers.

 

4. Dipping my sponge tip into the red, I can add some 'depth' to my yellow flowers. Another thing I love about Pan Pastels, is there is no contamination when you are using different colors. I can go from blue to green, to red and yellow without contaminating the colors. Although I try to keep the sponges in the same color family.

 

5. For my background, I first applied Clear Gesso on my paper. I found the colors stood out better..but that is just me. Using the new Prima Pin Wheel Petal Stencil. I chose to use it straight onto the paper instead of making leaves and then cutting them out. I used one of the applicators to apply the green first. I then added in some blue and blended. (Eyeshadow applicators work too!)

For my next step, I covered my leaves with some cut out paper, as I didn't want to stamp over them.

 

6. Using Versamark or any other clear embossing ink, cover your stamp. When ready, stamp onto your page. The Pan Pastels will act like a resist to the Versamark..or vice versa and you can then color your image.

Careful not to get any Pastel where you won't want it. I worked around the edges of my leaves and colored her an orange-red. You can do this lightly or heavy, but I suggest starting out light and working your way up to get the tone you want.

7. I then used the yellow to finish out the background and then did another light coat of orange/red. Pan Pastels blend really nice.

I thought the page needed more blending so I used a make up sponge to blend more of the colors together.

Another fun thing about Pan Pastels is you can color like you would using colored pencils or crayons. I dipped the tip of my applicator in red and started coloring her hair. I did her dress in the blue.

 

8. Using the Versamark again, I used a flower stamp, turned it upside down and stamped along the top edge to make it look more like vines/hanging flowers. Using the green Pan Pastel and a small tip applicator I colored it in.

9. I stamped some Versamark on the word stamps, and did the same technique using a Q-tip. Works nicely with smaller areas!!

 

One more thing that I really like..and there are many..is that once the Pan Pastels are on..they are on. They stay put. It's like paint in a dry cake like pan. I love it. Now you can seal Pan Pastels by spraying with a matte finish spray, but I don't. I have never needed to. But I suppose if you're working with other mixed media materials, you may want to do that.

I hope you give Pan Pastels a try! They really are FUN!!! Do some trial techniques on scratch paper before you begin so you can get the feel of the tools, how it covers..etc.

Happy Creating!

 

Ustream with Robbie

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Robbie  Herring  as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- Robbie will  teach us how to create this magnificent layout and to tie the perfect bow !  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a Country Girl

The Cowgirl

 

Faces life head on, 

      

  Lives by her own lights and

 makes no excuses

-dale evans

 

 

Robbie is hosting one of our mid month challenges -  the  card and tag one and  this month its about  decorating a bag and having a matching  tag  - oh   this one is so up my alley ... for presentation is everything. I surely matched this up - With Cowgirl Becky and  my Cowgirl  boot this is a  perfect  fit! 

 

Using  Tailgate marked by Riddersholm design, flowers from Manhor House Creations and Petaloo  I  truly found  my country side! 

 

PETALOO - TEXTURED ELEMENTS

TAGS - PRIMA

 

TAILGATE MARKED - RIDDERSHOLM

BECKY - JULIE NUTTING FOR PRIMA

MANORHOUSE CREATION - VINES

 

Mojo Monday

Happy  Mojo Monday ! We  are in  leaps and  bounds jumpstarting your  creativeness  this  week with a  sketch from  me - Alda  .. and  an  magical  layout  created by  Jen . So get  creative  with us this week and  post  your    project  take on this  weeks sketch  in the  forums or on  facebook ! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Maja Design  - Gammaldags Jul - Vackra Paket

Maja Design  - Gammaldags Jul - Julbord

Maja Design  - Gammaldags Jul - Goder Afton

 

Maja Design  - Gammaldags Jul - Pyntat Och Fint

 

Prima Julie Nutting Doll Stamp - 910709
Prima Stamp Block 576073
Stampendous - Aged Gold Embossing Enamel
Prima Color Blooms - Lime Wedge 573850
pinecones
floral berries
2Crafty Chipboard - Holly Vine Wreath
2Crafty Chipboard  - Prancing Reindeer
2Crafty Chipboard  - mini corners Jennifer Snyder

 

The Rules:

 

01. You have one week to create your project using the sketch as inspiration ( it does not have to be a layout it can be a card, a tag etc )

02. You must post your creation in this thread in order to be eligible for the 10.00 GC

03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the Anything goes challenge

04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 08.24.2014

05. All other standard rules apply .

Inspiration from Melinda Thompson

Hello to you all :)

I have two projects to share with you today.  Flying Unicorn stocks some of the gorgeous Manor House products which you can find HERE.

I wanted to share a layout I completed recently using the very gorgeous "Beautiful You" paper collection as well as lots of stunning blooms! This paper range begs to be fussy cut so I cut out some of the flowers in the paper and arranged them on my layout. I used plain white cardstock for the base...which is so unlike me...but these colours look amazing and so crisp against a white background.

"Time Flies"

 

Some closes ups.....love the hot pinks and bright yellows together.  I have mixed a matched flowers from new and past releases, the different sizes and styles look amazing together.  I have also used a Felt Doiley in Hot Pink and a lace flower (Lullaby) to add layers behind my photo.

 

 

Love these chipboard frames which you can find HERE in the store.  I have altered them by priming with Gesso first then adding some Shimmerz Inklingz in Pink a Boo and then while it was still wet I sprinkled it with some Shimmerz Enamalz in Gold Digger...its so sparkly.. :) Then for added interest I added on some cute little chipboard hearts up the side.

 

 

 

The background was also created with a 6 x 6 Crafters Workshop Template - Crossed and 13 Arts Modelling Paste and then a combination of Shimmerz Inklingz in Gosh Garnet & Pink -A-Boo

Products from the Store:

Beautiful You paper collection Vinettes - White Wood Elements - Love Frame Country Roses - IvoryLullaby - White

 

Other Products Used from my supplies:

Felt Doiley - PinkCountry Roses - LemonCountry Roses - PinkFairy Floss - Soft PinkRazzles - Hot PinkSweeties

Thread Chipboard Hearts & Arrows Straw Spotty Buttons Heidi Swap Embellishments Fabric Bow 

 

My next layout I created using a mix of different manufactures.  I love to mix and match. I have used Pion Papers from the A Day in May Collection, Riddersholm Papers from Tailgated Marked Collection, Finnabair Vintage Vanity A4 Papers and a piece of Authentique paper from the Accomplished Collection. I love the strong bold colours in this layout...something a little different for me :)

 

"Perfect Addition"

Sweet stunning flowers from Petaloo and Prima...I just adore lots of flowers on my layouts.

 

The Leaf Chipboard is from Fabscraps which I painted in Silks Acrylic Paints in Teal Zircon as well as some Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments.

 

 

 

Hope you feel inspired to get creating today...Below is the list of products, if you have any questions, please send me a message, I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Melinda Thompson

 

Products used from the Store:

Pion Papers - A Day in May - Butterfly Dance
Authentique - Accomplished
Prima - Finnabair - Vintage Vanity
Riddersholm - Tailgated Marked
Fabscraps Chipboard
Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments
Prima Flowers - Cartographer
Petaloo Flowers
Shimmerz Spritz - Caribbean Sunset
Lindy's Stamp Gang - Marigold Yellow Orange
Silks Acrylic Glaze - Teal Zircon
Prima Lace Sticker
Butterfly Transparencies
7Dots Chipboard

Other Products used:

Prima Flower (orange)
Prima Vine
Thread
Washi Tape
String

Tis Near Halloween

 

Jax is hosting a challenge this month which requires you to use three different paper lines on your project - ohh this was hard for me since I find my  style  has been really monochromatic and using the same line with shades of .. and  this  took me almost one week to create but  Halloween was the  best answer for this . 

 

From Echo Park, G45 and Authentique I  mixed and match the Halloween lines and turned Tasha into a Witch . 

Love the  Halloween  laser cuts from Creative Embellishments for Halloween  - the  spider web, the tree and the  owl are form one  full set . 

 

 

Hats #1

Tasha - Julie Nutting for Prima

Creative Embellishment

Thrilling - Authentique

Echo Park - Apothecary

Echo Park - Apothecary

Happy Haunting - G45

 

Mixed Media Tile

Hi Everyone,

Bex here today to share with you a mixed media project. Having recently moved home I discovered a huge pile of bathroom tiles in our garage. I had never explored the world of alcohol inks and having always been curious I wanted to give it a try. Wow, how amazing, the colors just move and morph. I commenced the project by cleaning my tile, the next step was to spray on a pretty thick layer of rubbing alcohol. A few drops here and there of alcohol ink and the magic begins to happen. The finishing touch was a few drizzles of Izink. Before gluing my adornments to the page I sealed the tile with a coat of gloss Mod Podge.

Products Used

 Izink - Turquoise, Opaline & Bamboo

Alcohol Ink - Stream, Current, Slate & Meadow

Glossy Accents

Flying Unicorn Adornments

Rub'n Buff - Antique Gold

Wishing you all a fabulous and creative day.

~ Bex ~

Playdate Thursdays - Salvaging Mixed Media Backgrounds Gone Wrong

 

Awhile ago on the Flying Unicorn Forums we asked the members what types of tutorials they would most like to see, and several people asked for tutorials on how to salvage a mixed media background that had gone sideways. Let's face it, anyone who plays with mixed media has occasionally had a layout go off the rails. You might think that the only option is to trash the whole thing, but I hate to see hours of work go down the drain, so I tend to doggedly press on, pulling out some tried and true techniques to salvage what I've invested my time in. Let's face it, paper is cheap, and easily replaced, but time is valuable, and speaking for myself I hate wasting time.

First things first, though. If you aren't already in the practice of covering pages you are intending to use different media on with clear gesso, I can't recommend strongly enough that you start. I have a video on Worry Free Misting on the Flying Unicorn Forums to take you through the reasons for doing so in case you missed it the first time around.

One thing to keep in mind when you are debating whether to trash a layout or to continue working with it is that your background is generally a foundation. Whether you love it or hate it, it is a starting point; one that you are likely to cover up with your photo, embellies and possibly additional layers of paper. It is only a part of your whole. Creating is also a process; recently I saw a great post on Facebook about the creative process that certainly applies to me (paraphrased to keep it G-rated):

Creative Process

 

1. This is awesome!

2. This is tricky.

3. This is crap.

4. I am crap.

5. This might be okay.

6. This is awesome.

Here are some strategies for bringing a mixed media layout back into line. Every one may not work for every layout, but they give you options. Most are geared towards breaking your problem area into smaller components so it is less noticeable.

1) Add a contrasting/complementary colour. For instance, I recently had a layout where bright yellow got away from me. By adding stamping in dark blue I broke up the assault of the yellow.

2) Add neutrals: You can add black, white and/or brown. Neutrals break up the colour and give your eyes somewhere to rest.

3) Add pattern(s) - whether with masking, doodling or stamping, patterns will draw in the viewer's eye and break up the "mistake".

4) Add in more of your problem. It sounds counter-intuitive, but a big splotch of a mistake on one part of your layout will stand out. Although it's hard to do, adding in additional splotches will help the one mistake not to stand out. You're working on correcting your "mistake", and you will apply the same treatments to any additional spots you add.

5) Add splatters. Splatters can be black, white or any colour(s) of your choosing. Black and white serve to add some neutral, whereas adding splatters of colour can help your colour choice look deliberate, even if it was originally a mistake.

6) Add paper layers. By strategically placing your layers and photo you can hide the worst of your problem area.

7) Add embellishments.

8) Select a photo that complements your background. Depending on the colours you've used on you background you may need to change your photo (or print it in black and white).

Generally when I have to salvage a layout it is already "ruined" when I start the process. For the purpose of this tutorial, I created a background, and then systematically set about ruining it (and then making it even worse). It was a very strange journey for me, but again, I am too stubborn to give up midway through, and I think I pulled it off in the end. It might not be my all-time favourite layout, but it's good enough, and sometimes that's okay.

Alright, so let's dive into it! Here's the background I started with (it is covered with clear gesso, but I resisted the urge to give it the full wipe down).

First misstep - I added copious amounts of red/pink misting (I think it looks a bit like I bled all over my layout - ick!)

Okay, so generally I would stop here and start trying to salvage the layout LOL, but for your benefit, I made it worse. Why not add some blue to the mix?

It's looking pretty bad now. Let's try to start putting it back together!

First off, I added in some black, with a stencil and Distress Ink so that I could fade out the pattern at the end. Because Distress Ink is water-reactive, I then sealed the background with Workable Fixative - there's no going back now!

Next I added in some white, using a circle stencil and modelling paste.

Okay, things are starting to come together and it's looking like a bit less of a hot mess.

The next picture shows a couple steps. I added in another colour, green. I started assembling some paper layers. And I selected a photo that featured the colours I'd used in my background. The bold colours of the photo also help the lighter shades in the background fade into the background even more.

 

And then I really started to build my paper layers, adding foam tape to some areas for dimension. You can see how as I add layers they break up the big blob of my original mistake, and it seems much less overwhelming. To prevent the paper layers from looking out of place, I edged them in blue and green.

 

 

Then I added my finishing touches: splatters of blue, black and green mists, a flowering vine and some fussy cut butterflies to help break up some troublesome areas. And voila!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope I've been able to share some helpful techniques with you.

Supplies Used:

- Prima Princess collection papers
- Shimmerz mists: Caribbean Sunset, Cotton Candy, Lime In Da Coconut
- Faber-Castell Gelatos: Blueberry
- Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot
- Prima stencil: 12x12 chevron
- 13 Arts Modeling Paste
- Heidi Swapp stencil
- Prima Chalk Edger - Rock Moss
- 13 Arts Mists: Pastel Black, Chalk Blue Light
- Prima Lady Bird Vine (565503)
- Webster's Pages Alphas
- Faber-Castell Art Journaling Pen Small

 

 

Pre-Orders September Kit of the Month

 

 

Preorders will be open for a 48 hour period, giving you time to relax and preorder the kit at your convenience.  There are no waiting lists, no rushing to the store, and certainly no obligations!  We will have a limited number of kits available on the last day of each month for full reveal in case someone has missed the preorder window of opportunity.

We are also giving our devoted customers a what  works best  for you, purchase options on the preorders.

Pre-order – Pay Now Option –You may purchase and pay for your kit and/or all the add ons from the 20th–22nd of the  month which  will guarantee your order being  mailed out to you 5 days before the full kit reveal. 

Pre-order – Pay Later Option–Simply reserve your kit and/or the add-ons and pay later.  We will send you an invoice the day of reveal giving you time to pay.  Once payment is received, your order will be mailed out to you.  

Make sure to like us on Facebook, be a member of our forums and subscribe to our newsletter thru our store so that  you do not  miss out on the preorder reminders and other special offers. 

Let‘s Get Creative! 

Alda & the 
Flying Unicorn Creative Team 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Ustream with Jen and maybe Kitty too....

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Jennifer Snyder  as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- and look at the amazing altered project  she will  teach us how to create using Authentique Papers!  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Web Weave - Cream  (great substitute Net Ribbon in Ivory)
Beacons 3 In 1 Glue
Paper Cords - Brown, Gray, Ivory
Authentique  Anchored Collection -
    Top - Authentique Anchored Collection - Particle paper 
    Scalloped Edges - Authentique Anchored Sailing paper
    Red strip - Authentique Anchored - Secure paper collection
    Banner - AuthentiqueAnchored Sticker Sheet
    Banner - Authentique Anchored Collection- Cruise paper
Great substitute - Authentique Pride
Flowers:  Prima Perla - 571856
Flowers Prima Camille Song Bird 555542
Flowers - Prima Delight 570873
Flying Unicorns metal Adornments - Down By The Sea


Kreaxion Circle Cutter

Mojo Monday

Happy Mojo Monday! Lets begin  the week  with  explosive creativeness!  Here is this week's mojo monday sketch created  by me ( alda) and  an amazing  off the charts  inspirational layout by Song

 

Play along for your chance to win!

 

The Rules:

 

01. You have one week to create your project using the sketch as inspiration ( it does not have to be a layout it can be a card, a tag etc )

02. You must post your creation in this thread in order to be eligible for the 10.00 GC

03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the Anything goes challenge

04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 08.24.2014

05. All other standard rules apply .

 

September's Guest Designer-Gabrielle Pollacco!!!

Hello Uni's and friends!

We are THRILLED that our Septemeber Guest Desinger is the seriously talented and very sweet Gabrielle Pollacco!!!! Yes! Gabi is joining us once again at Flying Unicorn to share her creativity and inspiration using our upcoming September Kit. We can't hardly wait to see what she will create!!

A little bit about Gabi:

Hi, my name is Gabrielle Pollacco and being creative is what keeps me happy!  I've been scrapbooking for many years now and have had the privilege of being on a number of awesome manufacturing and magazine design teams.  When I was in school I majored in commercial arts and later on worked for a trade show display company as a project manager.  When my girls were little I started to get into scrapbooking, and I haven't looked back since.  Over the years my work has evolved, and while I would describe my work as 'vintage/shabby-chic', I've been dabbling more and more in mixed media's over the years.  I'm honored to do another guest design month for the Flying Unicorn, their kit's are fabulous (and I just LOVE their sketches!!) xo

 

Are you as excited as we are?! Then don't forget to look for Gabi's amazing creations on reveal day!! Reveal day for September will be August 31! Just follow the links below on reveal day to see some amazing creations from Gabi and the rest of the Creative Team!

 

FACEBOOK

FLYING UNICORN KIT OF THE MONTH GROUP

GABI'S BLOG

 

See you on Reveal Day!!

13 Arts Fly Away Inspiration - Melinda Thompson

Good Morning to you all,

 

I am back again to share with you a layout I created using some very gorgeous 13 Arts papers from the new Fly Away collection which you can find HERE. 

I have also teamed it up with a stunning piece of 13 Arts Doiley chipboard.  Don't be afraid to cut your chipboard up...here I have cut the doiley into 4 pieces to create a circular flow to my layout.

 "Together"
 

 

I have painted the chipboard with 13 Arts Gesso layering it on my base and then then on my photo. 

 

I have added some beautiful Prima and Petaloo flowers to my doiley cluster along with some Flying Unicorn metal adornments. The title of my layout is also from 13 Arts...its is part of the Word Accents set.

 

 

Once I had this all in place, I added lots of mediums for further enhancement.  I have used on my chipboard, Prima Color Bloom spray in Soft Teal, Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Shots in Medieval Gold and Gecko Green.  For some final touches and some sparkle I used some Shimmerz Blingz in Gold Glimmer.

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

 

Till next time...
Melinda

 Products from the Flying Unicorn Store:
(Please note, some of these items may no longer be in stock)

 

13 Arts Papers - Fly Away
13 Arts Gesso
13 Arts Modelling Paste
Crafters Workshop Stencil
13 Arts Chipboard - Doiley and Word
Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments
Flying Unicorn Lace
Petaloo Flowers
Prima Seashore Flowers
Prima Crochet Embellishment
Prima Shabby Chic Angel 
Prima Color Bloom Spray - Soft Teal
Lindy's Stamp Gang Glitz Shots - Medieval Gold, Gecko Green
Shimmerz Blingz - Gold Glimmer

 Other Products:

Twine
Fabric Bow
Prima Flowers
Washi Tape
Paper Straws

Playdate Thursday - Mixed Media Box

Hi Everyone,

Bex here with you today to share a Mixed Media box for Flying Unicorns Playdate Thursday.  Last month when I created this......

I had many requests from people asking 'how did you do that?'. Kicking myself and wishing I had photographed the process, I decided to create another project very similar and document the journey this time.

This tutorial is going to be a little photo heavy, I apologize in advance. So the above box started life looking like this, a boring pink box with pink flowers (I think we all know I am not a a fan of pink, a makeover was needed ASAP).

I began by tearing of pieces of dry wall tape and placing them in random spots on the box lid (please excuse the stripe of silver paint, it was a trial to ensure the paint would cover the pink).

Golden Gel Medium was used to stick down my pieces of lace, a coat was used top and bottom over the lace.

  

I then used Ayeeda Gesso by 13 Arts and placed it randomly through a Finnabair stencil using a palette knife.

After allowing ample time for the gesso to be 100% completely dry I gave the entire box a coat of paint with Lumiere paint in color Pewter. 

I then added extra touches of color with Lumiere Metallic Rust and Lumiere Metallic Silver. 

Using Glossy Accents by Ranger I glued my metal chain boarder, leaves and cogs.

Butterflies, cogs, leaves and chain were then painted with Lumiere paint in Metallic Rust.

Now this next part is scary, rather scary. You need to take a black acrylic paint and paint the entire top black. Yes, you read correct paint it all black.

Allow the black paint to dry slightly and then gently begin removing with a baby wipe. Remove as much or as little as you like. You will then be left with this grungy kind of look (which I love!).

I then added small watch parts to corner and to the wings of the butterflies.

The finishing touch was to add a little Antique Gold Rub'n Buff here and there and a stamped title.

That is it, the project is now finished. Who is willing to give this technique a try?

Products Used

Golden Regular Gel Medium

Ayeeda Gesso by 13 Arts - White

Finnabair Stencil - Prima

Lumiere Paint - Metallic Rust

Lumiere Paint - Metallic Silver

Lumiere Paint - Pewter

Black Acrylic Paint

Rub'n Buff Antique Gold

I wish you all a happy and creative day.

~ Bex ~

Ustream Tonight at 9pm

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Delaina Burns as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- and look at the amazing  project she will  teach us how to create!  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

 

Mixed Media Canvas For Flying Unicorn

Hi Friends :)

 

It's Song here :) Today I want to share a mixed media canvas I created for Flying Unicorn August KOM. The canvas is from the mixed art kit add on. The main color of this month is purple, and it really got me in love with purple now. 

I first tore some beautiful Pion Design papers that are included in the main kit this month, and collaged those paper pieces onto my canvas as background. Although I ended up cover most of it, but if you look closer at the finished canvas, whatever is showing from the paper is really adding some subtle texture to the canvas. 

 

Then I used modeling paste and snow paste to add texture. While they are drying, I added some ribbons to the canvas. I love the little purple flower spray in the Small Art, Big Passion add on. When I got it, I knew I would use it on this canvas :) I used some petaloo and prima flowers too. Of course it won't be complete without beautiful Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments. Every time when I start using metal embellishments, I always have to remind myself to stop because I can just keep adding them. I gessoed these metal pieces a little and applied the same colors on them as I used for the background. 

 

 

Here is the tutorial on how I made the canvas, enjoy :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for looking :)

 

Song <3

Mojo Monday

A Wonderful Monday indeed!! It is  still summer holidays at  least for this  week ...  its back to school then ... So lets celebrate this week with a wonderful Mojo Monday sketch designed by me (Alda)  and a fantastic inspirational  layout created by Michelle .

 

Do not forget to share your creation with us either on Facebook and.or on our forums 

 

 

 

 

From the Flying Unicorn store :

Gorgeous papers from the Flying Unicorn’s August kit

Prima doily

Stencil

Metal adornments

Leaky Shed Studio chipboard

Lindy’s Stamp Gang embossing powder

Lindy’s Stamp Gang sprays

Muslin

New collections from Prima!

Hi everyone! It's Nadia here with you today. I am sharing some cards with you which I created with the new collections from Prima. 

 

"Hello" Card with FOREVER GREEN 

 

 

Materials List

 #846954 Forever Green Paper Pad

 Forever Green flowers

#555856  Perle Bebe Nature Garden flowers

#576233 Forever Green 3D stickers

#961299 Elementals Bubbles Stencil

#573874 Color Blooms Sorbet

 Yellow Twine

 Modeling Paste 

# 961428  Finnabair Art Basics Soft Matte Gel

 Trim Lace

#572686 Time Travelers Companion Buttons

#564964 Engraver Buttons

and some close ups..

 

 

 

 

This next card was created with the just STUNNING "Epiphany" collection 

"Happy Birthday" card

Prima Products: 
#846855 Epiphany Clear As Day paper
 #575724 Epiphany 4x6 Journalling Note Cards
 #576257 Epiphany 3D stickers
 #577902 Juno Vellum Flowers
 #578800 Epiphany Unveil Flowers
Resist Chalk Edgers Dry Sand
 #961381 Finnabair Art Basics-3D Gloss Gel
 #961435 Art Basics -Soft Gloss Gel
 #572785 Metal Die Cuts 
#961633 Art Ingredients Glass Glitter Pearl
 #961749 Art Ingredients Mica Flakes frosted
#961800 Art Sugar White
 #573751 Color Blooms White, Angel Resin

 

 

 

 

And this last card has been created with the lovely "Coffee Break" collection 

Prima Products Used
 #846725 Caffeine Fix paper

#846732 Fill To The Rim paper

#572808 floral die

#572839 die

  Coffee Break Flowers

Coffee Break 3D stickers

#573874 Color Blooms Sorbet

 

 

 

Ustream with Delaina August 13th

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Delaina Burns as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- and look at the amazing  project she will  teach us how to create!  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

 

You Tube Mix Media Delight

 

 

Join us on our You Tube Channel today for a  positively delightful step by step  video recreating this spectacular mixed media layout using  the Flying Unicorn kit of the month, 13@rts mists and mediums,  and Flying Unicorn adornments 

 

 

Visit the Flying Unicorn Store! www.flyingunicornstore.com

Hi! It's Erica, and today I'm sharing a jewelry organizer I created for Flying Unicorn's Playdate Thursday! Every Thursday the Flying Unicorn Creative Team shares a creative tutorial, technique or tip, and I'm up today. 

 

To create my jewelry organizer I started with an empty 

Prima Marketing resin box...

 

 

 And, this is what it looks like now! I've provided a step-by-step tutorial 

below so you can make your very own jewelry organizer!

 

 

Step 1

 

 

Step 2

 

 

Step 3

 

 

Step 4

 

 

Step 5

 

 

Step 6

 

 

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

Paper

Marion Smith Designs, Garment District

 

Embellishments

Tim Holtz, Ideaology – curio knobs

Petaloo, Prima & Recollections – flowers

Celebrate It – ribbon, pearls

 

Adhesives

E-Z Squares® RefillableDispenser

 

Products

Prima Marketing – resins (wood box)

Tim Holtz – distress ink 

 

Thanks for joining me today!

Erica

 

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Keren Tamir as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- and look at the amazing  project she will  teach us how to create!  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

Happy Mojo Monday! What a better way to start the week with some creative fun! This week's sketch was designed by me - Alda and  the incredible inspirational layout was created by Robbie

 

Do not  forget to  share your creation  on our Facebook page or on our forums - we  love  to see your take on  our  Mojo Monday sketches. 

 

 

 

What makes our monthly kits distinctively different is the off the page project in the main kit.Whether you use items from the kit to complete it, or items from your stash the creativity is endless. It is  included  to get you to think "outside of the box" .To dig deep into your creative soul, explore and enjoy the  journey to wherever your imagination takes you.  

 

The August kit and all the add ons are sold out, but that  does not  mean the creativity of the projects  can  not  be captured on your own  stash or explored deeper in your own creativity .  

 

Here are some Saturday eye candy creativity for you to enjoy, using our August off the  page  project. 

 

 

Layouts, cards, tags, altered oh my - so much creativity in one little package! Our Main Kit of the Month allows you to create what inspires you, what you enjoy crafting - the only limit is your imagination.  So take a look at these amazing  creations from the creative team  using  the August Your Passion Your Art, Kit of the Month. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flying Unicorn Playdate Thursday

Hi! It's Erica, and today I'm sharing a jewelry organizer I created for Flying Unicorn's Playdate Thursday! Every Thursday the Flying Unicorn Creative Team shares a creative tutorial, technique or tip, and I'm up today. 

 

To create my jewelry organizer I started with an empty 

Prima Marketing resin box...

 

 

 And, this is what it looks like now! I've provided a step-by-step tutorial 

below so you can make your very own jewelry organizer!

 

 

Step 1

 

 

Step 2

 

 

Step 3

 

 

Step 4

 

 

Step 5

 

 

Step 6

 

 

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

Paper

Marion Smith Designs, Garment District

 

Embellishments

Tim Holtz, Ideaology – curio knobs

Petaloo, Prima & Recollections – flowers

Celebrate It – ribbon, pearls

 

Adhesives

E-Z Squares® RefillableDispenser

 

Products

Prima Marketing – resins (wood box)

Tim Holtz – distress ink 

 

Thanks for joining me today!

Erica

 

Ustream with Keren August 6th

 

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est 

 

 

How exciting that we  have  Keren Tamir as our Ustream Educator this coming Wednesday at 9:00pm est- and look at the amazing  project she will  teach us how to create!  Mark your calendars- this is a show you will not want to miss! 

 

Mojo Monday

Happy Mojo Monday! What a better way to start the week with some creative fun! This week's sketch was designed by me - Alda and  the incredible inspirational layout was created by Robbie

 

Do not  forget to  share your creation  on our Facebook page or on our forums - we  love  to see your take on  our  Mojo Monday sketches. 

 

 

 

Your Passion. Your Art.

What makes our monthly kits distinctively different is the off the page project in the main kit.Whether you use items from the kit to complete it, or items from your stash the creativity is endless. It is  included  to get you to think "outside of the box" .To dig deep into your creative soul, explore and enjoy the  journey to wherever your imagination takes you.  

 

The August kit and all the add ons are sold out, but that  does not  mean the creativity of the projects  can  not  be captured on your own  stash or explored deeper in your own creativity .  

 

Here are some Saturday eye candy creativity for you to enjoy, using our August off the  page  project. 

 

Your Passion. Your Art.

 

Layouts, cards, tags, altered oh my - so much creativity in one little package! Our Main Kit of the Month allows you to create what inspires you, what you enjoy crafting - the only limit is your imagination.  So take a look at these amazing  creations from the creative team  using  the August Your Passion Your Art, Kit of the Month.