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Your Passion. Your Art. February Kit of the Month

Happy Heart Month! How could one not love the month of February, with Valentine's Day,  it being a short month and also knowing that Spring is really just around the corner.  As Jon Boswell wrote "Winter is a lingering season, a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey and enjoy every idle hour." So with this in our hearts and mind,  Flying Unicorn is pleased to bring you a passionate February Kit of the Month allowing you to embrace on a creative journey. Without further adieu Flying Unicorn's Your Passion, Your Art, February Kit of the Month : 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoy the winter scenery while in the comfort of your cozy scraproom sipping on a cup of tea and altering this wonderful teapot by Kaisercraft - what could be more soothing during these long winter  days 

 

 

 

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 mixed media art supplies to advance your skills as an artist.  

 

 

 

 

Flowers, vines,and embellishments 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, make some tea  and  lock your self away while you create some art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Small Art Big Passion is all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and anything in between.From Stamps, flowers, paper and embellishments in between the  yummy goodies included will  enhance any of the kits or stand alone . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are thrilled to present great free tutorials, techniques, videos and Build a Page using our  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! 

Its Vine Time ( even at 7:00am ) - Playdate Thursday

 

Happy Play Date Thursday!!  This is the  one day of the week where the creative team and I share a wonderful tip, technique or something creative with you all - and   it my turn this week !! 

 

We all love  vines they are easy to work with and they add that extra WOW to your project. I am here to give you a little tutorial on making your own . Now you can stop  before adding flowers and simply have your own leaf vine or  you can  add some of those flowers you are  hoarding in your stash -    or you can both - so lets begin. 

 

 

Chalk Ink

MFT - Die-namics Royal Leaves

 

To make the  leaves, I used the Royal Leaves Die-namics die by My Favorite things.  and to edge the leaves was chalk ink by Ingvlid Bolme for Prima Marketing. 

 

Playing  with floral tape can be a bit tricky, so do not get frustrated  - just  keep rubbing the wire back and forth with your fingers which releases the  "gum glue" from the  tape  making it  sticky.  You can also add flowers here and there to hide any perfections in the  beginning and  once mastered you  have your  own  unique vine ! 

Until next  week ! 

Uni Ustream - Tonight is the Night!

Tips, techniques, chatting, lots of  fun  ... yup that is what our Wednesday nights are all about from 9:00pm -10:00pm est -  so come join the Flying Unicorn Ustream and be part of the creative party!! 

  

 

  JANUARY 28TH @ 9:00PM EST 

 

 

 

 

 

Our sweet quirky Jen  with lots of sweetness and fun, is our Educator this week at 9:00pm est on the 28th of January. Now look at this  simply divine  and  magnificent hope box that she will teach us  how to create - such pretty  details and   such  uniqueness  you will not want to miss  this  free class !!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Flying Unicorns Adornments - Butterflies in the Meadow
Prima Julie Nutting - Etched Wood Ornaments - Holly
Liquid Pearls
Prima Color Bloom Mists Peony
Prima  Forever Green Say It In Crystals - 576202 ( Feb Kit)
Prima Resin Angels  - Hope 573539 ( Love )
Prima Julie Nutting  6x6 pad - Blush ,  Kaleidoscope 
Prima Flowers - del Mar Arabians  577568
Prima Vines - 55617
Prima Epiphany Stickers 3D 576257
Raffia
Papermania 4x1m Vintage Note Lace Borders DoCraft PMA367401
Prima Leaf Dies 572839
Darice Paper Mache Box 
String Pearls
Prima  Doily Die 572785

 remember ... JANUARY 28TH @ 9:00PM EST 

Steampunk Mixed Media Canvas by Bex

Hi Everyone,

Bex here today to share with you a steampunk style mixed media canvas. I wanted to push my color boundaries and go with something a little different (for me), I tend to stick to the blue/green color palette a lot. I decided to head in a rustic direction, however you can see I still managed to sneak in a little blue and green.

Products Used

Stamp-N-Add Butterfly Wings

Shimmerz Dazzelerz Licorice Stick

Twiddleybitz Rusting Powder

Prima Mechanicals Plated Labels

Prima Mechanicals Tassels

Silks Pretty Peridot

Silks Bolivian Blue

Silks Sky Blue

Inka-Gold 

Handmade rusty nails, rusty resin screws and bolts

I so love the Prima Stamp-N-Add Butterfly Wings, they are so funky and cool. I gave the wings a touch of Silks Pretty Peridot paint combined with a little Inka Gold on the wing edges.

The nuts and bolt have been created using hand poured resin into a mold. I painted the nuts and bolt with a combination of grey and silver paint and finished them off with a light dusting of rusting powder. They look pretty cool right?

Many thanks for looking, I wish you all a happy and creative day.

~ Bex ~

Mojo Monday

 

 Chase those winter blues away or use them?! This weeks sketch created by me Alda and inspiration layout by Tammy. Looks like we decided to use them in a scrappy way! Get your mojo warmed up and join us this week!

Tammy decided to give a vintage/mixed media twist to the sketch. Using pops of gold to warm the sketch up a bit. Tammy's tip on choosing a color to go along with your pattern paper is use the area behind the photo to sample your chosen colors to see if they will work together. Here is her example photo..

Her goal was to match up the colors in the paper itself already. Sometimes matching up can be tricky. by using the area that won't be seen anyway, you are sure to get a perfect match and not be stuck with a dilemma of a wrong color choice.  Here are some close ups of her LO.

 Items used:
Fabscraps- Industrial chic Steel Chic 2, Steel Chic
Prima- Vintage vanity
Flying Unicorn Lace
Kaisercraft stamps-Script, Journal
7 Dots stamps- Nature walk
Creative Embellishments stamp- distressed script
Petaloo Flowers- Botanica Sugared Blue, Willow vine
Prima Flowers- Innoscence 2

Mediums and inks used;
Gesso
Tim Holtz- Distress ink Faded Jeans, Tea dye- Distress Stain wild Honey- Distress Paint Tarnished Brass
Shimmerz-  Vibez Fudge- Smimmerz paint butter cream
Prima Little inker Dark Rust
Izink- ambre
Silks- Bolivian Blue
Versafine little inker in onyx black

Hope to see you chasing those winter blues away or playing with them this week!

The Rules:

 

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

02. You must post your creation into the Mojo Monday thread in order to be eligible for the RAK .

03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the 'Anything Goes Challenge' or Use Your Stash Challenge

04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 02/01/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to particpate in any of our challenges! Flying Unicorn Forums is a place to share, learn, form friendships, and have too much fun with us!*

 

The RAK - well .. its a suprise 

Flying Unicorn January Kit Off The Page Project by Song

Hi friends :)

 

Today I am on Flying Unicorn's blog sharing with you the altered jewelry box included in our January Your Passion, Your Art Kit. I used 13 Art's Cozy Evening paper collection alone with some goodies in the kit. 

 

I haven't really used red color as the main color in any of my project, since I was a little intimidated by the boldness of the color. But I really like how this turned out. Although the collection's name is cozy evening, the beautiful vibrant red really reminds me of flaming hot red color. So I made my project really right, like it's on fire. I played around with different shades of red and added a bit of cream/yellow color to it to tone it down so it doesn't have the overly bright feeling.

 

  Click HERE for Tutorial

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking :D

Love,

Song

 

 

Playdate Thursday - Shona's Shabbylicious Flowers

 

Hi everyone! It is Playdate Thursday at the Flying Unicorn and I have some Shabbylicious flowers for you to make. First off I save bits and pieces of burlap, canvas, trims etc…and these shabby flowers are perfect for those bits and pieces you have.

 

 

 

Here are the supplies for THREE flowers. I used some packaging to cut the 3 circles for the back. Than I cut 3 pieces of everything. Canvas, burlap, some cheese cloth or gauz, some May Arts trims pieces and some frayed bulap pieces.

 

 

Next step I did some cuts in the canvas and frayed it up a bit….tip: roll it in your hands to roughen up the look of the canvas pieces.

 

 

 

I also frayed up the burlap circles a bit.

 

 

 

Poke holes in the canvas and cardboard pieces and use an old brad to layer everything on. There is enough here for 3 flowers…so just use one of each for the flowers. Add in some cut pieces of the cheese cloth for added texture and for the last bit wind some of the burlap strands around the brad. See how the piece on the back give it all some stability.

 

 

 

Now you can use them as is…they are just gorgeous flowers but I have added some Shimmerz Coloringz to two of them to show you how easy it is to create your own colors! Just mist them and dry then with your heat tool.

 

 

 

These yummy flowers are now ready to use on your projects! Have a great week everyone!

 

 

Products used:

 

May Arts Web Weave

 

Burlaps

 

Canvas Sheet

 

Shimmerz Coloringz

 

Brads

 

Flying Unicorn Ustream and You Tonight 9:00pm est

Tips, techniques, chatting, lots of  fun  ... yup that is what our Wednesday nights are all about from 9:00pm -10:00pm est -  so come  join  the Flying Unicorn Ustream and  be  part of the creative party!! 

  

 

TONIGHT  9:00PM EST 

 

 

 

 

 

Our sweet Texas gal  Robbie is our Educator tonight at 9:00pm est on Ustream  and  look at the yummy  creative mixed art  goodness she is going to show us how to create:  love  the heart and the  background - this  free class you can not  miss out !!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supply List:

Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals//Tres' Chic Color Shot  http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/lindys-shot-set-tres-chic.htm

Riddersholm Design Paper Vintage Venture Carte/ January Kit

 Prima Marketing Inc. Delight Flowers  #570910http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-fl-570910.htm

 Prima Marketing Inc. Delight Flowers  #570897http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-fl-570897.htm

 Prima Marketing Color Bloom Glistening Waves http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-cb-ss-waves.htm

 Prima Marketing Color Bloom Peonyhttp://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-cb-peony.htm

Prima Marketing Inc. Leaf Dieshttp://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-metal-572839.htm

 Prima Marketing Inc. Resin Angels  #573546

 Prima Marketing Inc. 6x6 Stencil Static

 Crafter's Workshop 6x6 Stencil Mini Art Is

Faber Castell Pit Big Brush Marker Scarlett Red

Faber Castell Pit Big Brush Marker Cold Grey

Faber Castell Artist Pen Sepiahttp://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/faber-cast-pitt-800012.htm

Modeling Paste

 Gesso

 Mod Podge Matte Finish

 Beacon's Fabri-Tachttp://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/beacon-fabritac-4oz.htm

 Off-White Cardstock

Pearls

Small Yellow Roses

 

 

 

Your Passion. Your Art. February 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. We do not hold or auto bill your credit card.  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

FEBRUARY YOUR PASSION. YOUR ART. 

KIT OF THE MONTH

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRE ORDERS NOW OPEN !! 

Mojo Monday

Get ready, get set - its a wonderful creative Mojo Monday!  You can not deny the  temperature is  oh so cold outside - but  her are creative HOTT inside - creating and preserving our memories.   So join this  week as we host  our Mojo Monday weekly challenge with a sketch by me. and  a beautiful creation by Denise. 

 Denise used Cigar Box Secrets, Creative Embellishment Chipboard and an assortment of flowers from her stash. A splash of color was added on the background paper using Shimmerz Mists . The chipboard was treated with a mix of Stampendous Shabby White and Aged Aqua embossing enamel.

For the embellishments, some Tim Holtz Ruler Ribbon, Flying Unicorn Adornments (clock) and Sizzix Die Cuts were used.

The Rules:

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

02. You must post your creation into the Mojo Monday thread in order to be eligible for the RAK .

03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the 'Anything Goes Challenge' or Use Your Stash Challenge

04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 01/25/2015

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to particpate in any of our challenges! Flying Unicorn Forums is a place to share, learn, form friendships, and have too much fun with us!*

The RAK - well .. its a suprise 

Flash Sale - Flying Unicorn Store

Playdate Thursday - Pan Pastel Technique

Hi Everyone,

Bex here with you today to share a Playdate Thursday technique with you all. Lets talk about Pan Pastels, I am guilty of buying A LOT of them but very rarely using them. However it is new year and on my list of goals this year is to learn more about my craft products which I rarely use and to actually start using them. My background color below has been created with varying shades of pink, blue and purple Pan Pastels.

Products Used

Watermark Ink Pad

Prima Finnabair Bubble Stencil

Pan Pastels

Faber Castell PITT Pen Black

Flying Unicorn Adornments

Silks - Rich Cobalt, African Jade, Sky Blue

Viva Inka Gold

Prima Art Ingredients Glass Beads - Licorice

To begin you will need t a stencil and a VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad (or other embossing pad). I applied the stamp pad directly onto my canvas through the Prima Finnabair Bubbles Stencil. 

Once the ink had dried I begin dabbing on Pan Pastel color with the Pan Pastel foam pad. Using black Pan Pastel I outlined the border.

White Pan Pastel was applied to give shadow to some of my larger bubbles.

Using a black Faber Castell Big PITT Pen I added some black outer shading to the larger bubbles smudged the line with my finger.

A little flick of White Linen Dylusions Ink Spray. 

To complete I layered my Flying Unicorn Adornments, added some Art Ingredients Glass Beads (Licorice) and dabbed on some Viva Inka Gold. Please note the Flying Unicorn Adornments were given a light brush of Silks Paint in colors Sky Blue, African Jade and Rich Cobalt. 

Many thanks for looking, please if you have any questions at all be sure to come visit the Playdate Thursday thread in the forum.

Wishing you a very happy and creative day.

~ Bex ~

Ustream Wednesday

 

We had a wonderful time last week,  chatting it up and learning some awesome tips and techniques so you will not want to miss this coming week with Lynne as our Educator and creating this amazing layout! Mark your calendars and  join Flying Unicorn every Wednesday at 9:00pm est  for our  live, free Ustream Shows!   

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look how creative this coming Wednesday show is going to be - an amazing mixed media layout  with lots of details, layers, splashes and  yummy flowers  -  this is a show you will not want to miss. So mark your calendar  January 14th  at 9:00pm! 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

• Canvas Board or stretched canvas
• 13 Arts Paints - Matte Lime, Matte Pistachio, Matte Turquoise and Matte Black
• Ranger Archival Inks - Jet Black, Leaf Green, Hydrangea and Forget-Me-Not or other permanent inks such as Stazon
• Gesso
• Golden Soft Gel (Gloss)
• Golden Light Molding Paste
• 7 Dots Studio Destination Unknown Collection - Triangula Stamp
• Crafter's Workshop Stencils -  Mini Numeral and Mini Specimens
• Prima Stencil - Stone Wall I
• 13 Arts Stencil - Cozy Evening Branch & Words
• Tim Holtz Weathered Clock Die
• LaLaLand Crafts Die - Cherry Blossom Flower
• Memory Box Die - Swirl Butterfly
• Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments - Country Garden and Daydream
• Petaloo Flowers - Botanica Blooms Pistachio
• Prima Flowers - Soprano Aqua
• Prima Resin - Icon Words
• Watercolor Paper or white cardstock
• Grunge paper - small piece
• McGill Paper Blossom or Susan's Garden Tool Kit
• Fun Foam or Mouse Pad, Sponges, Scraper Tool, Stamp Block, Newspaper, Cardboard, Thread and Basic Craft Tools

 

 

 

Hi there! It's Lainie, and today I would like to share with you a layout I mostly created with the incredible Flying Unicorn January Kit of the Month. I love to create with blues and browns and these "Vintage Venture" papers by Riddersholm were absolutely amazing to work with.  They were perfect for a somewhat masculine page using a photo of my husband and son.

I used lots of layers and fussy cutting with the papers Skies, Yesterday, In Time, Avenant and Pavot in the collection. After punching, stitching, and mildly distressing the layers I used the Staedtler karat watercolor crayons (they are so fun to work with) included in the kit to give some shading and dimension to the background.

 I stamped a semi-circle of birdcages from the Bo Bunny Romance Stamps in the kit and fussy cut them along with some stamped circles, as well. I used these to layer underneath the photo and the Creative Embellishment circle frame (which was sprayed with Ayeeda Mist in Pastel Turquoise.)

I inked the FabScrap Filigree flourish with Prima Ingvild Bolme Dark Rust and embossed it for the upper right hand corner in my design.

 I also sprayed the beautiful trim included in the kit with the Ayeeda Pastel Turquoise Mist to coordinate with the layout. I fussy cut the chest and then applied a variety of flowers to round everything out.

Thank you for looking and I hope you have a wonderful day!

 

Mojo Monday

Snowy days and long winter nights - no worries though, its warm and  lots of creating inside! We are here to help jump start your week, with a sketch by me, and a beautiful inspiration layout from Shona. So join us this week and share your creation using this week's sketch! 

 

7 Dots Thoughts Keeper and Soulmates

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/467.htm?searching=Y&sort=3&cat=467&show=10&page=1

 

Petaloo Flowers

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/511.htm

 

Golden Gesso and Molding Paste

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/930.htm

 

May Arts Wired trim with Raffia Bows

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/may-472-58-02.htm

 

Shimmerz Coloringz

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1306.htm

 

Shimmerz Inklingz

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1365.htm

 

13 ARTS Stencils

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1382.htm

 

Creative Embellishments Chippys

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1262.htm

 

Flying Unicorn Adornments

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/927.htm

 

Prima Finnabair Mechanicals

 

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1137.htm

The Rules:   01. You have one week to create your project using the sketch as an inspiration (it does not have to be a layout, it can be a card, tag etc). 02. You must post your creation into the Mojo Monday thread in order to be eligible for the RAK . 03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the 'Anything Goes Challenge' or Use Your Stash Challenge 04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 01/18/2015   *Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to particpate in any of our challenges! Flying Unicorn Forums is a place to share, learn, form friendships, and have too much fun with us!*   The RAK - well .. its a suprise

Build a Page with Shona and the January Kit

 

Hi everyone! I am here today with a Build a Page Tutorial featuring the yummy Flying Unicorn January Your Passion Your Art kits! The Riddersholm papers are truly gorgeous! I have always struggled with dark background myself..so thought this was a great starting point for my BAP. So here we go!

 

 

Pick your two sheets of Riddersholm papers from the main kit.

 

Tear down the right and left sides of the dark paper…keep those strips for later on.

 

This is the bottom sheet so lets cut out the center to use elsewhere on the layout.

 

Adhere to two sheets together now.

 

Lets use those strips now..and also rip that square cut out  piece into strips. Glue to the top and bottom of the layout.

 

I used a piece of packaging cut about the size of a credit card and applied some gesso on the strips now. Heat set.

 

Grab the Chocolate Shimmerz and spray on top of the gesso areas…heat set.

 

The kit has some gorgeous BoBunny Stamps in it…I added some stamping on the top and bottom sections.

 

Cut a piece of cardboard…distress the photo..and mount it with glue.

 

I did some masking with a couple of masks from previous kits and some Golden Molding paste.

 

Look at all the fun pieces to add now.

 

Glue your photo down and start to layer your embellishments all around it.

 

Don’t forget to add some to the bottom section as well.

 

After it was all put together I added some water to the Inklingz, stir it up with a paint brush and just keep dipping in that brush and flicking it on the layout around the embellishments..this helps to make it all pop. TIP: I always like to cover my photo when I do this part…helps from splatters going on it.

 

The last part of my BAP was to just paint some gesso on the embellishments to make them all blend in. I also used some of the glass glitter with gel for some added glitter. Last thing I did was the 13 ARTS beads...love them!

 

 

Here are some close ups…I hope you liked my BAP and give it a try. I know I love the way it turned out and it helped me get over the timidness of creating with a dark background.

You're Beautiful

Hi everyone!!

It's a New Year, and it is my turn to share....this time a layout, made with the January Kit of the Month and the Addons.

 

Love the Riddersholm Vintage Venture Papers!!!! They are so gorgeous!! And the Shimmerz goodies are amazing....love the colors!!

 

I also have a video for you......

  

 

Supplies:

• January Main Kit: Riddersholm Vintage Venture Papers, Fabscraps You're Beautiful Laser Cut and May Arts Paper Twine
• January Mixed Passion Kit: Shimmerz Inklingz in Corney Flower Blue and Prima Flowers
• January Mixed Art Kit: Shimmerz Coloringz in Pretty in Pink
• Prima Stencil: Flower
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Walnut
• Golden: Light Molding Paste
• Liquitex Gesso
• Punches: EK Success Notebook Edge, Marvy Uchida 1" Square
• We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

 

Thanks for watching!

Lynne

Purple Color Themed Mixed Media Card (Flying Unicorn Playdate Thursday)

Hi friends :D

 

Song here with this week's Play Date Thrus.  I created a purple themed mixed media card using Pion Design My Precious Daughter paper. Just LOVE the soft purple color and the vintage pattern. 

 

When I was a kid, I really really loved purple color. Everytime my parents went to buy me clothes, I made them get me purple clothes althought I wasn't really successful at this all the time because they don't think I look good in purple, lol. Anyways, when I see the name and the color theme of the paper, it reminded me when I was a little. 

 

So in this challenge, I think it would be really fun to create some purple color cards together. I can't wait to see your beautiful creations.

Lets get creating :D

 

Click HERE for tutorial

 

 

 

Tonight is the Night - Uni, Ustream and You - a perfect mix!

 

Its here - and we are BACK!  Join us tonight at 9:00pm est for an amazing show with our wonderful educator Song  as she  shows us step by step instructions to create an  amazing  mixed art layout!  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look how creative this coming Wednesday show is going to be - an amazing mixed media layout  with lots of details, layers and splashes -  this is a show you will not want to miss. So mark your calendar  January 7th  at 9:00pm and join us for this  free step by step tutorial and loads of conversational fun! 

 

 

Supplies Used : 

 

Wood Embellishment - Stationer's Desk
Prima Manhattan - Lady Liberty
Prima London -Crown
Thoughts Keeper No6
Thoughts Keeper No1
Thoughts Keeper Tags
Thoughts Keeper Stamp

prima flower item$ 577506

prima flower item# 5577599

prima flower item# 571801

Shimmerz: Jilted Jade, Orange Sherbet

coloringz; Peachy kim, oh say can you sea

tim holtz distressed gliter (clear rock candy)

Prima resin in a box (clock set)

 

 

Yummy Canvas tutorial with Olga

Oh how yummy is this... We are thrilled to share with you an amazing video created by Olga using the January Your Passion, Your Art, Kit of the  Month .  Grab your coffee or tea sit back and  enjoy the creative process  ... ps you may want to grab your notebook there is so many  tips and techniques that are shared  by  Olga !

Check out the video on our You Tube Channel 

Then grab your supplies and  come by the  forums and show us what you have  created !! 

Mojo Monday

Pretty January Blues! Happy 2015 Mojo Monday! We begin the year off with a creative bang. The holidays are over but the creative fun is just beginning! So lets start the  New Year week off with some awesomeness and playing with this week's sketch!  

 

I loved the  blues in the  sketch and  used the tones  from  Maja Design Papers - Vintage Summer basics were used ( sold out sorry).  The mixed media mists and  masks  ( okay not  me)  so I  used the design of them and built  up the  layers of paper instead ( so more me)

I kept the  little romantic flair of the  sketch  to the card by adding cheese cloth - its seems to make everything softer and  using white for the  leaves as oppose to  green cardstock  - a shabby chic feel.

The bird cage is from Creative Embellishments and embossed with Stampendous aged ivory.

 

The Rules:

 

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

02. You must post your creation into the Mojo Monday thread in order to be eligible for the RAK .

03. You may use your project for any other monthly forum challenges except for the 'Anything Goes Challenge' or Use Your Stash Challenge

04. Your project must be posted no later than 8:00pm on 01/11/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to particpate in any of our challenges! Flying Unicorn Forums is a place to share, learn, form friendships, and have too much fun with us!*

 

The RAK - well .. its a suprise 

Small Art and Hunter

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In our January Small Art Big Passion add on kit we have included the new Hunter Stamp by Julie Nutting.  Boy cards and tags are hard for me, and I am sure hard for some of you out there as well, so here is a collection from the  creative team to help you  play with Hunter or any other of the boy stamps we have in the store.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We're Back - Ustream Show Live January 7th !

It is really true! Our Ustream shows will begin again!!

Every Wednesday at 9:00pm est

  

 

 

We start the New Year with Song as this week's educator

 

 

 

Look how creative this coming Wednesday show is going to be - an amazing mixed media layout  with lots of details, layers and splashes -  this is a show you will not want to miss. So mark your calendar  January 7th  at 9:00pm and join us for this  free step by step tutorial and loads of conversational fun! 

 

 

Supplies Used : 

 

Wood Embellishment - Stationer's Desk
Prima Manhattan - Lady Liberty
Prima London -Crown
Thoughts Keeper No6
Thoughts Keeper No1
Thoughts Keeper Tags
Thoughts Keeper Stamp

prima flower item$ 577506

prima flower item# 5577599

prima flower item# 571801

Shimmerz: Jilted Jade, Orange Sherbet

coloringz; Peachy kim, oh say can you sea

tim holtz distressed gliter (clear rock candy)

Prima resin in a box (clock set)

Your Passion. Your Art. January Kit of the Month

 

 

Every month with the main kit, we include an Off the Page Project (OTP) which is a dimensional project to unleash your creative mojo on and to create something divine. Altering the OTP project is about creative exploration and techniques that you want and even need to try. The creative team may use the kit, but  more often than none they use their own stash and personalize the OTP making it their own . There are home decor styles that they incorporate or know they are gifting it and will make it pleasing to the lucky recipient, however they create it - they do. They challenge themselves some months, but they allow for creative expression in their altered project, which we hope inspires you to explore and throw caution to the  wind as you create! 

 

These are the examples of the altered jewelry box from this month's Your Passion, Your Art Kit of the Month. 

 

Happy New Year