Flying Unicorn

Your Passion. Your Art.

Flying Unicorn is celebrating the start of those lazy days of summer.  June's "Your Passion Your Art" features a 13Arts collection that really feels like a warm relaxing summer day - hazy, warm and dreamy. Without further adieu we offer you our June - Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer is now here.  Holidays and vacations long awaited are now approaching.  Perhaps a visit to the ocean is in order? Included in each Main Kit, is always a fun and unique "off the Page " item.  We have the perfect "Off the Page" piece to help celebrate - a sweet wooded lighthouse.  Dress it up with your shells and sand that you collected - or create the lighthouse you'd like to visit. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 on its own! So turn up 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, embellishments and pretty things in between! These yummy goodies 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!

 

Mixed Media Hanging by Bex

Hi Everyone,

Bex here today to share with you a set of three mini mixed media canvas's. These have been created using a combination of Silks Paints and Flying Unicorn Adornments. Although I have quite a few of my projects on display in my craft room my walls remain rather bare, I wanted to create something to hang on the wall. I thought I would begin with something little. These tiny canvas's only measure 2" x 2", so small and cute, a perfect way to really display and feature my treasured Flying Unicorn Adornments. 

Products Used

Silks Paint - Bolivian Blue

Silks Paint - Sky Blue

Silks Paint - African Jade

Inka Gold - Old Gold

Flying Unicorn Adornments

Square Mini Canvas 

Metal Chain

Let's take a closer look around......

Many thanks for looking, if you have any questions at all for me please do not hesitate to ask.

I wish you all a happy and very creative day.

~ Bex ~ 

Uni-stream Tonight at 9:00pm est

Wednesday night is Uni night! 

Our  weekly Ustream shows provides a wonderful social learning experience as we live chat and learn some new and amazing techniques watching one of our creative team members create a project from beginning to end. 

Make sure to join us every Wednesday at 9:00pm est for one hour of Uni-fun! 

  

 

  May 27th @ 9:00PM EST 

 

Our educator this week is Jennifer and what an  amazing  soft, pretty and  just  down right stunning layout  she  is going to create fro us  from beginning to end!  There are  so many  tips and  techniques that Jennifer is going to share  - so make  sure to have your  handy  notebook ready! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 remember ... 

May 27th @ 9:00PM EST 

 

 

 

CSI Case File No. 165 - Guest Detectives

 

Hi everyone! One last case file that the CT were guests at CSI this month.

 

 

CSI is a weekly challenge designed to inspire scrapbookers to tell their stories and to create beautiful, meaningful pages based on a color scheme and an inspiration image.

 

CSI is all about inspiration and sharing and, most important, fun! We can't wait to see the stories you'll tell and the art you'll create!

 

So here is what some of the Flying Unicorn CT has come up with for Case File #165. We  hope you play along with us this month as CSI, there are lots of gorgeous prizes!

 

Song

 

Delaina

 

Michelle

 

Lainie 

 

Golden hues

It's nearly Winter in my part of the world and as I am typing this post, it is cold and miserable outside.  We have had snow flurries, plenty of hail stones and galeforce winds.  Not a very nice combination.

But with the miserable weather, one can turn to creativity knowing that inside is the best place to be.

I made a set of tags - a trio in fact and they all use basically the same materials.

I've tweaked each of them just a little.

 

Using a combination of bits and pieces from the last three kits and I've added some Kaisercraft papers into the mix.

The base card for the tags were from the banner shapes in this month's kit.

 

 

A close up

 

 

Card No. 2

 

 

A close up

 

 

Card No. 3

 

 

and the final close up

 

 

I love adding to my layers using a variety of metal die shapes.

I do believe that I would be lost without my Cuttlebug.

Happy creating everyone.

 

 

From the Flying Unicorn store :

May Small Art Big Passion kit

Petaloo Botanica flowers

Petaloo Berry clusters

Stamens

Kaisercraft Butterfly stickers

13 Arts gesso

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mojo Monday

 

ALL GAVE SOME, 

SOME GAVE ALL 

REMEMBER THEM THIS MEMORIAL DAY!

 

On this Memorial Day Monday, we give thanks to all that have served and never forget or take for granted these heroes amongst us! 

 

This week we share with you our mojo Monday sketch by me, Alda and an over the top stunning layout created by Erica 

 

Paper

Marion Smith Designs, Timekeeper

 

Embellishments

Graphic 45, Staples - ornate metal door plate & knob

Petaloo - flowers

• Penny Lane Forget Me Nots - Antique Beige
• Dahlias Teastained - Yellow

Prima Marketing - flowers

 

Products

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Prima Marketing, Ingvild Bolme - stamp n' add

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 05/31/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to participate 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 that is a surprise :

CSI Case File No. 164 - Guest Detectives

 

Hi everyone! This month The Flying Unicorn creative team are guests at CSI. 

 

CSI is a weekly challenge designed to inspire scrapbookers to tell their stories and to create beautiful, meaningful pages based on a color scheme and an inspiration image.

 

 

CSI is all about inspiration and sharing and, most important, fun! We can't wait to see the stories you'll tell and the art you'll create!

 

So here is what some of the Flying Unicorn CT has come up with for Case File #164. We  hope you play along with us this month as CSI, there are lots of gorgeous prizes!

 

 

 

Playdate Thursday - baubles

I'm on Playdate Thursday duties this week.

I love 'baubles'.  I love adding 'things' to my cluster embellishments.  I just do.

Quite some time ago I came across a very talented papercrafter, you may have heard the name Monika Jakubowska.  So very talented.

Anyway Monika shared a bauble tutorial and for a long time I made baubles in a similar fashion using air drying paper clay.  They look fabulous and I would have fits and fads of making them and then whenever I ran out, I always seemed to run out just when I really wanted to add one to my creativity and the problem I had, the paper clay had always dried out to the point that I couldn't use it.

I knew there had to be a work around or another way of making said baubles and it was when I was putting away my Christmas decorations that something clicked.

When I decorate my Christmas tree, one of the final things that I add to my Christmas tree is bean bag filler balls.

That's right, I get handfuls and throw them at the top of the tree and let them fall through and land wherever they land.  I've been doing this for years.  And I have to say, that sometimes, well sometimes they do actually drive me crazy and I am forever luxing them up around Christmas.

Well those little bean bag ball thingymajigs have now come to life again as the base for my baubles.

I start off with a pile of those bean bag ball thingymajigs in front of me and some wires - normally wires that I have cut off from flowers - in particular the long wire stems from the small Kaisercraft flowers and from time to time I also use toothpicks.

I pierce a hole with the end of the wire into the bean bag ball, remove it, albeit briefly and then I dab a little dollop of glue on the end of the wire and pop it back into the bean bag ball.

 

 

I grab a paint brush and brush on glue all around the wee bean bag ball and then I sprinkle on 13 Arts  glass microspheres, or micro beads or sometimes glitter or I tip some out into a dish and roll it around in it.

 

 

I stand them up [normally overnight] for them to dry properly.

I fashioned a wee stand using a small craft cotton reel which I have attached to a little piece of cardboard for sturdiness.

 

 

 

 

I 've knocked over a few of these whilst they were sitting in other wee containers,  hence the need to make something a little sturdier. 

Occasionally there is a need for a little colour and a little mist sprayed on does the trick. 

A little creativity where I have tucked in some of those wee bean ball ball thingymajigs ...

 

 

Glitter balls with a little colour ...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 So don't overlook the humble bean bag ball thingymajig.

 Happy creating everyone.

  

 

 

From the Flung Unicorn store :

13 Arts micro beads

13 Arts glass microspheres

Shimmerz mists

13 Arts gesso

 

Your Passion. Your Art. June KOM Pre-orders now open!

JUNE 2015 

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

Flying Unicorn is celebrating the start of those lazy days of summer.  June's "Your Passion Your Art" features some fun and wonderful products that will help you capture the essence of Summer.  Here's your first sneak...our June - Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month

 Included in each Main Kit, is always a fun and unique "off the Page " item.  We have the perfect "Off the Page" piece to help celebrate Summer. 

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.  This month is extra fun. 

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 on its own! So turn up 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, embellishments and pretty things in between! These yummy goodies will enhance any of the kits or stand alone .  

PRE ORDERS NOW OPEN !! 

Your Passion. Your Art.

 

Are you Ready?
Our June Your Passion. Your Art. Kit of the month preorders open on the 20th of the month! 

Just look at the June mood board and the colors the kit encompasses ....

 

Mojo Monday

Another exciting creative week ahead of us so lets get creative with this Mojo Monday sketch by me, Alda and an incredible inspirational layout by Shona! 

 

 

 

 

Supplies : 

 

April Kit

Petaloo Flowers

7 Dots Stamp set

Shimmerz mists

 

 

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 05/24/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to participate 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 that is a surprise :

 

 

Steampunk 'Timekeeper' by Bex

Hi Everyone,

Bex here today to share with you a special steampunk project. This project has been created using the OTP which was included as part of the May Flying Unicorn Kit. I decided to decorate my book box with a number of different items, but the base I have used comes from the STUNNING new papers from Marion Smith called Timekeeper.

I love myself some steampunk style and I love myself some over the top, as per usual when I thought I had finished, I hadn't. I kept on adding a few bits and bobs here and there. Again I ask you all, is too much ever too much? no, never!!.

A lot of the metal you can see below are Flying Unicorn Adornments, many of which have been cut up (especially the ones you can see lining the wings of Mr Timekeeper). The rest of the metal comes from my own personal metal and combinations of Prima Junkyard and Tim Holts Idea-ology.

Products Used

Marion Smith Papers - Timekeeper

Flying Unicorn Adornments

Watch Parts

Tim Holts Idea-ology

Prima Junkyard Findings

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

~ Bex ~

Wednesday Night is Uni Night!!

Our Ustream shows provides a wonderful social learning experience as we live chat and learn some new and amazing techniques watching one of our creative team members create a project from beginning to end. 

Make sure to join us every Wednesday at 9:00pm est for one hour of Uni-fun! 

  

 

  May 20th @ 9:00PM EST 

 

Our educator this week Song and look at the  amazing canvas she is going to teach us how to create!   Not only does Song  show us the  tips and techniques in creating such a magnificent piece of  art  but  she always gives color advise and balancing your projects that these tips are useful for all artists

 

 

 remember ... 

May 20th @ 9:00PM EST 

Product list:

1. Cigar Box Secret 6*6

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-cigar-box-pp-846978.htm

2. Lace Stencil

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-mask-960513.htm

3. Peeled paint stamp

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-stamp-961961.htm

4. wood icon time traveller 

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/prima-tt-572860.htm

5. Flying Unicorn Metal Adornment

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

6. 13arts metallic yellow

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/13arts-paint-metallic-yello.htm

7. Coloringz; my bleeding heart

8. 13arts matte paint matte rasberry

9.coloringz: no yoking

 

 

May Kit OTP Altered Box with Short Video

Hi friends :)

 

Today I am sharing an altered box I created using Flying Unicorn May Kit Off The Page project. First I just wanted to go for the exterior but I decided to do the inside too as well afterwards. Luckily, I recorded all the process :)

 

Here are the photos and tutorial and hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUTORIAL:

 

 

Stay Creative <3

 

 

Play Date Thursday Weathered BackGround ~ Tammy

Hey all!! Tammy Today to share with you how I created a weathered BG. I wanted to create a door like BG and wanted it to be rustic and weathered. So I went and checked out how some of the pros made cabinets and a faux wooden look. This is where my wheels started turning and I used some tips from them to created it. Now mine isn't a cabinet door.. But It did help me achieve the effect I was after.. I through in a couple of things myself to get it to work out. Here is the AJ cover I made..

  Now lets get started with the BG..

First I got my ideas together on papers ( May KOM) and elements ( Creative embellishment Chippies and a door knob from my stash)I wanted to use on the cover and went from there..

 

Now that I had my design where I wanted it to be I cut may paper and adhered it to my cover with Modge Podge. Let the Fun Begin!!

1st. I cut up a itunes card like one of the videos did. They used a piece of rubber and thought well I will just try a card as I don't have any of that rubber on hand! Improvised! :) I used some of the New 13 Arts Metallic paint in Turquoise and some everyday Walmart craft paint. Note: all of my strokes will be going up and down motions.. Incase I for get to say! LOL

 

2. Now this pic is a little blurry.. Sorry I was snapping and trying to get it before the paint dried on me! Didn't have a sec to look to see if it was blurry! I am sorry! I just want you to see that I just layed down the paint with a pallet knife and then used my card to work it in.. Here are the pics..

 

 

 

 

After the paint was laid down with the pallet knife, I just used the card and pulled the paint down going from top to bottom. I didn't want to cover all the area just a large piece.

3. Now I added in the white paint doing the same thing..

 

4. Now to smooth out those ruff lines with a large soft flat brush. Same up and down motion,,

 

Then I played a little more with the card as seen below.. and then bounced back to my brush again.. This creates a lot of subtle texture that you can't really see just yet.. But you will! :)

 

 

5. I used another brush to make it even softer.. lightly went over the entire piece.. Using just trace amounts of the Turquoise paint at the very tips to add more depth.. Sweeping down motion Not to cover completely.. Just trace amounts..

 

6. Now I am ready to use some Golden Regular Gel with a fan brush.. This is gonna start really getting fun Now!! Weeeee Let this step dry good before moving forward!

Watch the color POP! I went in a up and down motion creating texture with the gel. The brush did pick up a little of the paint..

 

7. Start adding more color with Silks in Chestnut and 13 Arts in Metallic Old Gold.. I used this Brush for the Darker color the Silks.. Randomly worked the color from top to bottom. Be sparing with this color.. Don't cover the whole piece.. Just sections of color..

In the upper right and below after I added it.. I went back with a watery brush and blended it going downward motions again.. Not to heavy on the water either.. Just a damp brush..

For the 13 Arts old gold color I used the larger brush holding it side ways where your bristles are going in the same direction of your strokes.. This pic doesn't show the correct direction but if you look at the lighter color of paint you can tell. The brush is stained with the purple color I DIDN'T use that color at all with this project.

 

8. Lets add a bit more of white in.. I started out trying to use this plastic piece and well I kept trying to trim it down some cuz I  put to much paint on there.. It was almost dry by the time I laid it on my project.. Only a small amount came off on the piece.. So I just used my finger to add more white in the areas that the paint fell. It worked out sooo much better!

 

9. Let's Give it a good edging with a Prima little Inker in Dark rust..

10. I used a Creative embellishments Crackle Stamp randomly..

11. I drawed lines with a pen ( permanent black water proof ink) 0.3 size. To get it to look like wooden slats..

 Ta Da!! A weathered back ground!!

All of the Chippies I used Black Soot Distress Crackle and then after it was dry and cracked good lightly rubbed on some of the Silks in Chestnut.. To look like Iron.. Fun Fun Project!!
Here are some close ups of the Completed Project..

 

Have a Great Day ALL!!!

Shona Tonight on Ustream!!!

Mark your calendars ladies and gentlemen - its Shona's debut on Ustream this coming Wednesday May 13th at 9:00pm est!! 

Our Ustream shows provides a wonderful social learning experience as we live chat and learn some new and amazing techniques watching one of our creative team members create a project from beginning to end. 

  

 

  May 13th @ 9:00PM EST 

 

 

Our educator this week is yup, you got that right - Shona ... and  oh my oh my we  are  going to watch her create magic from beginning to end  .. just look at the amazing  creation:

 

 

 remember ... 

May 13th @ 9:00PM EST 

Supplies : 

 

Maja Design Nyhavn Collection

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/category_s/1481.htm

 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/th-mini-ink-pad-tdp40262.htm

 

Kaiser stamp Rocks

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/kaiser-st-cs875.htm

 

13 Arts Gesso

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/13arts-acrylic-primer-gesso.htm

 

13 Arts Glass Beads

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/13arts-glass-beads.htm

 

13 Arts Black Ink

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/13art-ink-111.htm

 

Flying Unicorn Adornments

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/ful-ad-locks-of-love.htm

 

Flying Unicorn Venice Lace

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/ful-lace-974-029.htm

 

Petaloo Teal Botanica Blooms

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/petaloo-bot-1102-104.htm

 

Petaloo teal small blooms

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/petaloo-bot-1101-104.htm

 

Petaloo Textured Elements Mixed White Blooms

http://www.flyingunicornstore.com/product_p/petaloo-text-1256-200.htm

 

 

 

 

 

May BAP with Lainie Michel

Hi! It's Lainie here with a new Build-A-Page tutorial. Are you ready to get a little messy? I wanted to created a layout with a beach feel for the photo of my daughter Austinie walking on a Southern California beach.

 To set the mood, I thought I would start my background with some watercolor painting on top of the paper from the May Kit. I just lightly washed some watercolors right on top of the paper (no gesso) because the paper absorbs the color a little better and you get more of a dispersed look.

 Next, I used an old toothbrush head and mixed some water in with the paint to apply a splatter effect.

 The splatters are accomplished by holding the brush loaded with paint over the paper and briskly rub your thumb over the bristles...

 ...and this is the effect. NOTE: I put my paper in a box while I am doing this because paint can fly everywhere.

 I also did some light stamping with a Bo Bunny dot stamp and Tim Holtz Distress Ink. Next, I used a Prima stencil and texture paste to randomly add some texture here and there. I also lightly added some gesso over some places to give it a softer look.

 The May Kit of the Month included this white mesh, which I crumpled and spot-glued to the page to give the background an airy appearance - like billowy sand dunes or frothy waves.

 I again added some more stamping for a little contrast and added depth.

 Then I began layering in elements like reeds and painted corrugate that would act as fillers - you can start to see the page forming.

 Then I added the photo and an assortment of flowers - some from my stash and some from this months kit.

 The biggest inspiration for the layout is the sand we received in the kit - I saw it and knew I had to use it. I simply added it on top of glue that I strategically placed around the page.

 Here is a close up of some of the sand layered on the mesh.

 Lastly, I added my title and spruced it up with a little more watercolor paint to make it pop a little more and tapped the flowers with a little gesso to soften them up.

I hope you try some of these techniques and have a ton of fun experimenting!

Mojo Monday

Happy Mojo Monday!! 

 

Warm sunny days, school is almost out and its time to enjoy the beauty around us. This week I hope you get your mojo on with us and create using this week sketch  by me, Alda, and  just take a look at the incredible inspiration layout by Lainie - a wow is it not ?! 

 

 

 

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 05/17/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to participate 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 that is a surprise :

 

May Your Passion Your Art Canvas with Ayeeda

Hi everyone ! Ayeeda has a very special treat for you all this month using the May Mixed  Media kit...she has created this gorgeous canvas and has a step by step video to share as well...so sit back and enjoy the amazing Ayeeda as she works her magic :)

 

 

  

 

 

 

Play Date Thursday-Flower Pot Pocket Card

Hi Uni's!

It's time for another Playdate Thursday! With Mothers Day quickly approaching, I thought I would resurrect a fun card that you can make! I did this card back in 2011 or 2012 and my mom adored it! It's simple and easy and you can go crazy with the flowers!

Here is a quick tutorial for you to follow:

Supplies needed:

12 x12 Paper (I used Scrap Cake papers in the above photo) or you can use Cardstock 

2 1/2 by 3 1/2 cardstock

2 inch wide strip of matching paper/cardstock (for bottom edge of pot)

Flowers (I used Manor House)

adhesive

Ribbon

Scoring tool

Border punch (for strip)

 

Steps:

Print out template below. Print out in the 8x10 size and it will be the size shown above in my picture. The template is courtesy of Itzuvit.blogspot.com

Cut out and trace template onto card-stock/patterned paper of your choice.

Score at lines shown on template

 

Cut the edge off at scoring line (top of pot) You can also bend it backwards, just be sure to glue it down.

 

Now glue or tape down sides of pot as shown. Leave top open as that is where the insert will go.

Now remember the long strip?? Use a border punch on it to adhere to the bottom edge of pot.

Glue back your top edge onto the flower card and make an insert card if you don't have one yet. Your insert should be approx. 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches.You may have to alter sizes depending on the size of the template you printed out. Loop a small piece of ribbon onto the back of the insert card.

Now decorate as you wish. You will see on the first photos I used lots of flowers and outlined the insert with some patterned paper.

**TIP-when adding flowers on your insert be sure not to add so much that it won't fit into the flower pot. Make sure you leave yourself plenty of room in that aspect**

Hope you enjoyed this week's PDT!

 

Tonight at 9:00pm

Mark your calendars ladies and gentlemen! we have a wonderful social learning experience occurring this coming Wednesday and every Wednesday at 9:00pm est on our Ustream Channel. Join Flying Unicorn and its members as we live chat and learn some new and amazing techniques while creating a project from beginning to end. 

  

  MAY 6th @ 9:00PM EST 

Our educator this week is Keren  who will be taking us step by step in creating this incredible canvas - a true work of art!! ~ So make  sure you mark your calendar for this Wednesday and every Wednesday at 9:00pm est! 

remember ... 

May 6th  @ 9:00PM EST 

Materials:

8x10 canvas

Black gesso

Color bloom vintage coal or any black spray

Prima Finnabair Art Extravagance black sand texture paste

Prima Finnabair Art Extravagance white sand texture paste

Prima Finnabair Art Basics 3D gloss gel

Prima Jamie Dougherty wings stencil

Ranger alcohol inks gold and copper

Prima Finnabair Art Ingredients glass glitter crimson red

Prima Finnabair Art ingredients mica powder lipstick

Prima Finnabair Art ingredients glass beads ruby

Flying Unicorn Adorments: flowers, butterflies, gears

Prima Finnabair Vintage trinkets roman numerals

Prima Finnabair mechanicals leaves 1

Prima Finnabair mechanical medium flowers

Prima Ingvild Bolme Junkyard findings jean plates

Prima memory hardware chain

Prima Finnabair Mechanical jump rings

clock parts: miscellaneous

Tim Holtz clock keys

Tim Holtz gears

Tim Holtz distress inks: black soot, tea dye

CSI Case File No. CC5 - Guest Detectives

 

Hi everyone! This month The Flying Unicorn creative team are guests at CSI, and I am back to show you the 2^nd reveal for the month.   

 

CSI is a weekly challenge designed to inspire scrapbookers to tell their stories and to create beautiful, meaningful pages based on a color scheme and an inspiration image.

 

CSI is all about inspiration and sharing and, most important, fun! We can't wait to see the stories you'll tell and the art you'll create!

 

There is a special case revealed this week. Case file CC and the CT has rocked it with gorgeous creations. We  hope you play along with us this month as CSI, there are lots of prizes! Grab a coffee and be inspired by the Flying Unicorn CT.

 

Jennifer Snyder

 

 

Lainie Myers

 

 

Michelle Frisby

 

 

Olga Heldwein

 

 

Robbie Herring

 

 

Song Li

 

 

Shona Keehn

 

Mojo Monday

 

Welcome to another Monday! We have a sketch from me Alda and inspiration this week is from our CT is  Lynne. Lets take a look at the sketch and layout and lets get creative 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 05/10/2015

 

*Please remember that your supplies do not have to come from the store to participate 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 that is a surprise :

CSI Case File No. 163 - Guest Detectives

 

Hi everyone! This month The Flying Unicorn creative team are guests at CSI. 

 

CSI is a weekly challenge designed to inspire scrapbookers to tell their stories and to create beautiful, meaningful pages based on a color scheme and an inspiration image.

 

CSI is all about inspiration and sharing and, most important, fun! We can't wait to see the stories you'll tell and the art you'll create!

 

 

So here is what the Flying Unicorn CT has come up with for Case File #163. We  hope you play along with us this month as CSI, there are lots of gorgeous prizes!

 

 

Keren Tamir

 

 

Jennifer Snyder

 

 

Lynne Woolgar

 

 

 Shona Keehn

 

Simply Creative Ustream Show Today at 11:00am est

 

 

SATURDAY MAY 2ND 11:00AM EST 

 

Join Us on an extra special  Simply Creative Ustream Show on Saturday may 2nd at 11:00am est  - where  Jennifer is going to show us how to create some magnificent time saving and too gorgeous for words layouts! 

 

So mark your calendar, you will not want to miss out! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies Page 1:

Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection paper 12x12
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection -Stick Pins DCPIN001
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection - Adhesive Pearls DCGE018
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection - Wood Buttons
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection - Accordion Stickers
Martha Stewart Edge Punch - Doily Lace
Prima Butterfly Collection - Flowers
Prima Butterfly  Collection - Imago 580642
Pink Ribbon
Cream Cardstock
Sizzix -  Leaf Branches die