Flying Unicorn

Weathered Pumpkin

Hi everyone!

Today, I am sharing my OTP (off the Page) Project, created for Flying Unicorn, using the October Kit.

Pretty cool, isn't it?!!

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

 

Note: I found the reverse tweezers indispensable while doing the heat embossing. Love these!! Thanks Heather!!!

Hope you enjoyed!!

Lynne

Supplies:

• October Kit of the Month - Pumpkin
• Black Gesso
• Liquitex - Basics Paint in Unbleached Titanium
• Versamark Ink
• Ranger - Gold Embossing Powder
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Moon Shadow Mist in Gossamer Gold and Golden Doubloons
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Starburst Spray in Down The Rabbit Hole
• Prima - Color Bloom in Precious Stone
• Tim Holtz - Layered Leaf Die and Embossing Folder
• Medium weight chipboard
• Berry Spray
• Fun fur and fibers

Forever in Love with you - Layout by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Uni's! It's Yasmin here on the blog today and I have some projects to share with you. I've used the gorgeous September kit with those amazing Rossibelle papers to make a layout and a card. Let's start with the layout first. 

The kits are always gorgeous and filled to the brim with all the good stuff you like. I've fuzzy cut quite alot on this layout, splashed with color and painted with Colorbloom. Let's take a look at it. 

I added some modeling paste in the background and like I said earlier I fuzzy cut ALOT. Painted a lot with the colorbloom that came in the kit, and added some of the color bloom that came with last months kit. I love that you get some paints and mists in the kit so you can use them again and again. I added a couple of straws and loads of layers. 

I also wanted to show you a quick card I made with the kit aswell. I added a picture found on pintrest, love the chubby ballerina. :)

I've used the 6x6" Paper pad on this card and addes some of the gorgeous flowers. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Skeletons in the Flying Unicorn Closet - by Jennifer Snyder

  

Skeletons in the Closet ( Skelly in the Closet)

 

Hello.  Jennifer Snyder here to share my "OTP" project.  This was created using the "OTP" from the Flying Unicorn September Kit of the Month - Your Passion Your Art.  I thought I'd play off that age-old idiom of having "skeletons in your closet" - meaning a shocking or hidden secret from your past.  I'm taking this idiom and making a literal form of actually having Skelly in the closet.   

 

What the heck is "OTP"?   Often I toss around terms not even thinking of the sensitivities of folks who have no idea what I am talking about. I apologize.  "OTP" means "off the page" - or in other words, not a scrapbook page, but an altered piece of home decor.  

 

Every month, each and every kit comes with an OTP project that you can alter and decorate anyway you choose.  The options are limitless.  The OTP items vary from month to month.  September's project was a wooden hinged box from Darice.  It measures 7.9x2.2x1.6 inches - perfect for something like a necklace/bracelet box or jewelry box.   

 I chose to make it into a small closet for my newest doll stamp by Prima and Julie Nutting...meet Skelly.  

 

Here's how I transformed this wooden box:  

 

Step 1.  I painted the box black.  I had some black gesso with a matte finish available so that is what I used.  And it is true...I have the world's yuckiest paint brushes because I do not take care of them.  ( Husband and I are painting a room in our house today and my husband is in for a wild-eyed awakening if he is relying on me to actually clean the paint brushes. Ahhh but back to crafting....)

Step 2.  I added some gold accents to my box using the  Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint that  came in last month's kit.  It's always great to find ways to use the supplies from prior kits.    I didn't add a lot, but enough to give some interest.  

Step 3.  In order to gussy up the wooden box, I pulled out the Prima IOD moulds and the IOD paper clay.  After I removed the paper clay from the moulds, I set the paper clay moulds on top of the wooden box to dry because the wooden box had a curved dome shape and I needed the moulds to conform to the box.   They need to dry overnight before proceeding.  

 

Step 4. The photo below shows the steps needed to finish the moulds.  Paint with purple (Prima Art Alchemy Dark Velvet),  add some gold accents ( Prima Art Alchemy Ancient Coin Gold), and top with a few sprays of gold mist ( Prima Color Bloom Mist in Antique Gold).   

 

So why bother with step 3 - mist with an antique gold color?  Because the mist soaks into the crevices on the moulds, to enhance the details of the moulds.  It also adds some beautiful golden sheen to the finished project.

 

 

Step 5.  Add ribbons, flowers and embellishments.  Note - I used a super strong glue to adhere my moulds and embellishments.  My glue of choice is Beacons 3 in 1 glue because it holds darn near anything in place quickly - wood, metal, fabric, plastic, foam, clay, ceramic.  Plus it dries clear and without a shiny gloss finish.    I even touched up the flower with some gold paint to blend nicely with the rest of the project. 

 

 

 

 

Here's how I made the dimensional doll:  

 

Step 1.  Cut two Skelly dolls - from Prima and Julie Nutting.   

 

Step 2.  One doll will be decorated and the second doll will be used for the backside as support.  

Ink the edges of both dolls with black ink for shading and blending.   It's very important to make sure you ink the edges of the doll that will be used as the bottom layer.  You do not want any white edges peeking out when the doll is finished.   Once the doll is glued together, it's nearly impossible to add ink to the inside edges to cover up white.  The extra steps and care taken ahead of time will make the finished product so much more appealing.  

Select the doll that will be on the backside and flip her over.  Cut some small pieces from a wood skewer and glue to the doll. Wood toothpicks will add support as well, however I always have wood skewers on my craft table so that is usually my "go-to" supply.  

Make sure you add wood supports to all areas that may bend - like the legs, neck, arms.  

   

 

Step 3.  Color the doll as desired.   Add small black pearls to the eyes and shirt as buttons.  Create a statement hairbow or couture fascinator headpiece with some black cheesecloth,tulle, ribbon and a decorative brad.  Skelly likes dramatic headpieces.  I do too!

 

Special tip:  I bought my creepy black cheesecloth at the dollar store in the halloween decorations section.  Don't have a dollar store near you?  Grab some ordinary white cheese cloth that can be purchased anywhere....hardware stores in the paint department, grocery stores in the baking area, and on-line.  Pop your cheesecloth in a small plastic bag and mist with black mist or use black ink to transform and dye.  

 

Step 4.  Add layers to Skelly's skirt, along with some additional creepy black cheesecloth, and she's all done.  Paper Used on Skelly:  My Mind's Eye -Lost & Found Paper 6x6 Sunshine collection LF2104

 Here's the completed look.  Skelly's ready to take a stroll about town and turn some heads in her new scary couture outfit.  

 

Here are the rest of the photos:

I decorated the rest of the closet box using a variety of Prima supplies from Frank Garcia's Memory Hardware collection ( the entire supply list follows this post).    And note the pretty little Prima moulded clock on the left side.  

 

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Products Used:

Flying Unicorn September Kit of the Month - Your Passion Your Art
Prima Julie Nutting Doll Stamp - Skelly 911621
Darice wooden box - measures 7.9x2.2x1.6 inches
Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Dark Velvet Acrylic Paint - 963125
Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Ancient Coin Gold Acrylic Paint -963057
Prima Color Bloom Mist in Antique Gold-573843
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware - Pearls 990381
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Montpellier Apothecary Vial Labels 991098
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Montpellier Apothecary Vials 990619
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -La Rochelle Antique Trinkets 990725
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Strasbourg Gold Trinkets -991142
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Chains - Antique 990633
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Vintage Trinkets -991135
Prima Mechanicals Stars-936654
Prima IOD Moulds - Vintage Art Decor Mould - Baroque 6 -814823
Prima IOD Moulds -Vintage Art Decor Mould - Baroque 4- 814809
Prima IOD Paper Clay - 814991
Black Matte Gesso
Black Cheesecloth
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot, Crushed Olive,  Mowed Grass
Decorative Brads
Black Pearls
Flowers

Smithsonian Exhibit ~ August Build A Page

Hi everyone!!

Today I'm sharing a mixed media layout, created with Flying Unicorn's August Kit of the Month.

I absolutely love that I can still see the background paper 'flowers' showing through the gesso!!

I did a lot of paint layers on the background.

Flowers and lace, oh my!!!

And I have a process video for you. Enjoy!!

 

 

Happy Playing!!

Lynne

 

Supplies:

• August Kit of the Month
• Liquitex - Gesso
• 13 Arts - Matte Paint Lavender and Cobalt
• Liquitex - Basic Paint Hookers Green
• Ranger - Archival Ink  Leaf Green and Jet Black
• Dr. Ph Martin's - Bombay India Ink Black
• Prima Paint - Opal Magic Green/Gold
• Kaisercraft - Script Stamp
• Prima Stamp - Brick
• Creative Embellishments - Mini Ornate Frames
• Petaloo - Burlap Flowers Pistachio
• Pink Paislee - Luxe Circles
• Fun Foam
• Bubble wrap & packaging for oranges (for masking)

 

August Off the Page project along with the canvas from the kit.

The Flying Unicorn kit always include and off the page project that is sure to put your creativity into motion!  The August kit includes an adorable little row boat for the OTP.  Also included in the kit is an 8 x 10 canvas, so I decided to combine the two to make a fun beach scene using Graphic 45's By the Sea collection.

 

I built a base for my sand with crumpled paper towels and plaster cloth which is a product that you soak briefly in water and lay over a structure, in my case paper towels, to create dimensional objects. When the plaster cloth dries, it is rock hard.  It's something I had from my model railroad days and its the easy version of paper strips and plaster of paris.  After than dried, I covered it with a thin layer of Viva Stone Art to create my sand.

 

 

 

 

 In North Carolina, our beaches have lots of sea oats and sand dunes so I made sea oats using a Spellbinders Cattails die and glued microbeads to create the seed pods. 

 

I painted the row boat white and then dirtied it up with some ink.  The paddles are just inked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies from the August Flying Unicorn Kit:

 row boat

8 x 10 canvas

 

Other Products

Petaloo Darjeeling Dahlias Teastained Spice1467-108

Petaloo Petites Teastained Spice 1465-108

Petaloo Mini Mis Teastained Blue 1462-103

Viva Stone Art

Plaster Cloth

Fish Net

Antique Copper microbeads

Spellbinders Cattails die

 

 

Maggi Harding

 

Be sure to visit the Flying Unicorn store for all your scrappy needs!

 

Vermont Mini Album

Hi everyone!!

I have another project share for you, created with Flying Unicorn's July Kit of the Month.

When I first saw the kit, I knew that I was going to save a bunch of products to make myself a mini album. You see,  I went to visit my Daughter and Grand-kids in Vermont, before they left for Japan....hubs is in the Army. I was able to get a few projects done before the reveal, but still had the mixed media products, and tons of paper and embellies left, so it was perfect!! I had also decided to include some goodies I purchased, and older products from my stash......I'm trying to use stuff up!! Right, as if I can use it all up in my life time!

Anyways, here's my mini....

For the cover, I used the two chipboard canvases, and layered them over each other. The larger piece was black, and I used that to my advantage....colors look much brighter on a black background. I used the stencil sand light molding paste, and then slathered on Ginger Coral and Tea Stain Color Bloom. Once dry I rubbed on a bit of the Ancient Coin Paint. I also painted the edges of the top piece, and added a piece of the 49th & Market papers. I used a grungeboard 'V' from Tim Holtz, and gessoed, then sprayed it with the above mists and Cobalt.

I layered my flowers and embellies over top, tucked in some fussy cut flowers, and then added some fun fur yarn for more interest.

I found a reproduction of an old map of Vermont, wrapped it in a piece of fabric, and then added some flowers, embellies and more grungeboard. All of my pages were distressed with Ground Espresso Ink.

This is the back side of the map page, which I folded over. The doily is the leftover from the next page, and is from my stash. I then added a piece of paper, and a few embellies.

I decided that I wanted a piece of transparency in the mini, and since I didn't have any fancy ones in my stash, I made my own. This is regular transparency that you can write on, I just stenciled over top with the gold paint and stencil from the kit. Then I addded a piece of the doily, some ephemera and glued it in an 'L' fashion, to make a pocket for the tags.

I just dated myself! LOL!! Anyways, I founf this little book at a museum we went to, and I couldn't passs it up. If you want to know how I added it in as an insert, let me know, and I'll do a tutorial.

These three pockets were made with Prima Vintage Emporium papers, I left the top open, so I could add more pics.

Two pieces of the 49th & Market Papers were glued together. I didn't add anything to this page, as I wasn't sure how I would use it. Besides I like looking at the flower.

The corrugated window, probably about 10 years old, if not more, was made into a photo pocket by layering it over a 6 x 6 paper.

Another pocket page made with the Prima papers....I had intended for the pocket to be on the side, but, ended up putting the binding holes in the wrong place....oh well!!

Love the water pump!! I added a bit of Light Patina and Green Gold Acrylic Paint, by rubbing it on with my fingers.

Another pocket page, again I left this one rather plain. 

The right page is another piece of grungeboard, that I had embossed a long time ago for another project. I added a piece of paper to this side.

The left side is the grungeboard, slathered in all of the above mists, and some Coral and Gold Paint. The right side pages, are pieces cut from a bag, that my purchases at the museum, came in. I cut it down to make the two pocket pages, and added the packaging from the 49th & Market flowers as tags.

The right side page is an envelope, made with the 49th & Market papers, and I added some of the Prima papers, to make photo mats.

More pockets made with small envelopes. I stamped them and added ephemera bits from the papers.

Of course I added tags, and apparently forgot to add twine...lol!!

The inside back cover, I glued on and attached the twig with hemp cord from the kit. And then glued on some pretty velvet flowers.

The back cover, kept very simple. 

I have to say that this was one of my fave kits ever! I have used up every last bit of paper, and the majority of the embellies. I am down to the alpha sticker page from the Prima papers (I'll use those when I add my pics), a couple of flowers and cork stickers. I'd say I did very well in using up this kit!! And I used up a few bits and pieces from my stash.

Hope you enjoyed!!

Lynne

Supplies:

• July Kit of the Month - 49th & Market Vintage AArtistry Papers, Prima Vintage Emporium Papers, Prima Color Bloom Tea Stain, Prima Acrylic Paint Metallique Ancient Coin, Prima Stencil, Prima Cork Stickers, 49th & Market Rustic Barn Flowers in Large, Medium and Small, Prima Wood Icons, Prima Shabby Chic Treasures Garden, Lace, Ribbon, Cord, Buttons, Twig
• Prima Color Bloom - Ginger Coral and Cobalt
• Prima Paint - Opal Magic Green-Gold and Metallique Light Patina
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Ground Espresso
• Tim Holtz - Grungeboard and Grungeboard Alphas
• Golden - Light Molding Paste
• Flying Unicorn Adornments - Locks and Keys
• Anna Griffin - Stamp
• Stampendous - Stamp
• 13 Arts - Matte Coral Paint
• Petaloo Penny Lane - Mixed Blossoms Antique Beige
• Petaloo Penny Lane - Forget-me-nots in Antique Beige and Antique Rose
• Petaloo Botanica - Velvet Hydrangeas Teal
• Martha Stewart - Geometric Frames Punch
• Eyelets, Fun Fur, Twine, Fabric, Doily, Transparency, Chipboard and binding wires from my stash

Canvas Wall Hanging Piece by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Uni's! It's Yasmin on the blog today. I just wanted to share with you my wall hanging canvas I made with the July Kit! The kit is sold out but I wanted to share the possibilities you have with a Flying Unicorn kit. 

I had a package of canvas album pages in my stash I wasn't using.. So I thought why not make a wall hanging piece with the stick we got in the kit and play? 

I do love this photo so much. I was so lucky to get to take photos of this gorgeous girl after she had her confirmation. It feels like a photo that could have been taken a 100 years ago. Adore it! 

I misted the background with the spray that came in the kit, and splashed with a pink color I had in my stash. I tore up strips of the Prima paper pad that also came in the kit and added the with some old bookpages to the background. Then I did some stamping. 

I fuzzy cut the butterfly from the 49 and Market papers. Also decorated with flowers that match the collection. 

I hope you've managed to make something pretty with your own kit. If you missed this one, make sure to be back and preorder the August kit. They are always filled to the brim with fantastic stuff. 

 

A Christmas Carol with Jennifer Snyder

 

 

Flying Unicorns Off the Page for July with "A Christmas Carol"

 

Hi everyone.  Jennifer Snyder here today for some "Christmas in July". 

The OTP (Off the Page )altered project for July was really cool - a bit unusual and fascinating.  I looked at it and it brought images of the "Christmas Carol" to my mind so I had my sweet little Julie Nutting dolls help me create my mini carolling scene.   

 

The metal lantern is from darice and stands only  3.5 x 3.5 x 7.5 inches so I had to use the smaller children doll stamps by Julie Nutting.  I chose Toby and the little girl.  

  

I wanted the little girl to have a long Victorian styled dress so I made extra ruffles for her skirt and gave her a cape wrap instead of a shirt.  If you scroll down the page, I'll show you how to adapt your Nutting doll stamps to work well with an "off the page" project and yet be durable. 

 

Papers and flowers are from the Prima Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia. 

 

 

How did I make the dolls? 

Julie Nutting's doll stamps are meant to be used in a variety of ways and not for just tags.  Sure tags are fun, but then so is any project you make with the little darlins.  

 

The real trick to using them on "Off the Page " projects is to make them as durable as possible so they do not bend.    This is how I accomplish that:

 

 

Step 1.  I stamp the doll shape twice and cut both out.  One shape will be for the front and the second for the back. This is the "Toby" doll stamp. 

 Step 2.  Go ahead and decorate the front of your doll as you desire.  Leave the second blank for now. 

 Step 3.  Once the front of the doll is done, ink all the edges of the second doll - both front and back.   This is in preparation for making a doll "sandwich".  When I glue the two dolls together, I do not see any white edges.  The project blends nicely. 

 Step 4.  After the edges of the second doll are inked, it's time to give the doll some "legs" to stand on.  

 

I love wood barbeque skewers.  They are inexpensive and I use them almost every time I craft.  Today they are going to become the "backbone" of my dolls.  haaaaaaa.  Little wood doll stamp humor.    Cut the skewers to fit head to toe and glue to the doll.  

 

Yes you do want to have the stamped side facing up.  This is the side you want to use when adding the wood skewers.  

 

 Step 5.   After the skewers are in place, you can go ahead and glue the sandwich together.  You may need to hold the edges together as they dry.  Once dry, you can continue to dress the back of the dolls. I just stamp the clothes and flip them around to use the backside if I do not want a lot of clothing detail.   

 

 

Here are the rest of the close ups of the finished lantern and "Christmas Carol " scene. 

 

 

 

Here are more close ups of the lantern and the whole piece. 

 

 I added Prima's snowflake paste to the lantern and embellishments after I was done to give that snowy winter feel.  It's also topped with a bunch of Prima products from the Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia.  

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  The Flying Unicorn kits move fast.  If you missed the kit already, you may want to think about the pre-order option avail starting the 20th of each month.  This provides you with a complete look at all the items and products contained in the kit.  You have 48 hours to purchase.  Now that's a great deal.  All the details can be found right here. 

 

Products Used
Flying Unicorns July Kit - Your Passion Your Art
Darice Lantern
Prima Julie Nutting - Toby Stamp
Prima Julie Nutting - Little Girl -910600
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - Flowers Midnight Kiss 583460
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - Flower Rudolph's Nose 583477
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - A4 paper pad
Prima Snowflake Paste

Gone Fishin'

Hi everyone!!

Today I am sharing my Off the Page Project created with the June Kit. I'll give you a bit of background first, and follow up with instructions on the close-up pics.

When I started this project, I only planned on doing the birdhouse. Yep......it sort of evolved from there! Anyways, I was thinking of my newest grand-son's nursery. My Daughter wanted a rustic, country-ish decor and since the whole family loves to fish, this project fit in perfectly.

Once the 'birdhouse' was finished, I created the dock. And if you're going to have a dock, well.....you need water under it! And so this is how my OTP evolved.

A close-up of the front of the house. It was painted with black gesso, and then dry brushed with a fan brush and grey paint, and some white gesso. Once that was dry, I added some misting with the Olive Branch and Chalk Grey.

The little clock was gessoed, and then misted with Cobalt and edged with Black Ink. My little sign, was a metal tag, gessoed and aged with Vintage Photo. I then wrote out Gone Fishin' with a black sharpie. The 'feet' are very small thread bobbins. They also received the same aging technique as the base of the house, black gesso, mahogany and a tiny bit of white gesso, all dry brushed.

 

The roof is made from craft sticks, which I cut into 1 inch pieces. I placed them on my craft mat, and misted with Soft Teal, Cobalt, Empress Gold, Olive Branch and Chalk Grey. Once dry I stamped here and there with a brick stamp and black ink. I also edged all pieces with the ink. When I glued my pieces on, I staggered them. The chimney is a pawn from an old chess game, and it was given the same treatment as the roof. Since it is made of plastic, it was very easy to cut the angle, in order to have it stand straight on the roof.

Here's another closeup of the roof detail.

The dock was also created with craft sticks. I cut off the rounded ends, made a frame with them, and added my 'boards' on top. I did distress the ends of the boards, and even gouged into them here and there. The dock was painted grey, then dry brushed with mahogany, and black gesso. I also added splatters of black gesso, and dark brown mist.

The little fence was created with medium weight chipboard, and Tim Holtz On The Fence Die. I added black gesso, and dry brushed with white gesso. Then I misted with the soft teal, olive branch and chalk grey. 

The water under the dock, was created on an 8 inch square canvas board. I went over the whole piece with Molding Paste and a palette knife, making sure that I created ripples and ridges. I then painted with black gesso on the back third of the board, and white gesso on the front two thirds.

The front section was misted with the cobalt, summer sky and olive branch and allowed to dry naturally. The back part was misted with the dark brown and worn leather, and heat set, until bubbles formed. I kept the heat going, to really puff them up, and they stayed that way.

You can see the 'rocks' created by the deep heating right in front of and behind the two shells. I then glued on the shells, and sprayed with the same water colors and the dark brown. The next step was to glue on the netting. I used gel medium to 'place' the mini prills and then sprayed over some with the dark brown.

I added a fishing pole made with a couple of chippy clock hands, thread and a few beads and an adornment. It was distressed with black gesso and the mists used above.

Hope you enjoyed and happy playing!!

Lynne

Supplies:

• June Kit of the Month - birdhouse, 13 Arts Black Primer, Prima Color Bloom Soft Teal, 13 Arts Mist Chalk Grey, USA Quest Mini Prills Seas the Day, Flying Unicorn Adornment
• Prima - Color Bloom in Cobalt
• Prima - Color Bloom in Empress Gold
• Prima - Color Bloom in Summer Sky
• Prima - Color Bloom in Worn Leather
• Shimmerz - Spritz in Olive Branch
• 13 Arts Paint - Mahoganny
• 13 Arts - Gel Matte Medium
• 13 Arts Mist - Chalk Dark Brown
• Martha Stewart - Chalkboard Paint in Grey
• Ranger - Archival Ink in Jet Black
• Liquitex - Gesso
• Tim Holtz - Distress Ink in Vintage Photo
• Tim Holtz - On The Fence Die
• Medium Weight Chipboard
• Prima - Wood Icon Clock
• 2 Crafty - Vintage Clock Hands
• Prima - Brick Stamp
• Golden - Molding Paste
• 8 x 8" Canvas Board
• Shells
• Craft Sticks
• Beads
• Chess Piece
• Thread Bobbins
• Netting
• Thread

OTP Birdhouse Tutorial by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Fellow Uni's! Today it's Yasmin here on the blog and I've made a video tutorial for you with the OTP Birdhouse we got in the June Kit. This has to be my favorite off the page project that have been included in the kits. 

I've played with loads of mediums like gesso, crackle paste, Lindy's Stamp gang mists, the new metallique paint from Finnabair. So much fun making this project. 

The litte house is heavely embellished with loads of prima flowers. Also included is a little bird I found in the birdcage that Prima realesed at CHA Winter 2016. It was perfect for this project. 

If you'd like to see how I made this please check out the video below: 

 Here are some close up photos: 

I dry brushed the flowers with gesso and added loads of beads and mica flakes for those finishing touches. 

Love the flowers I used on this. Prima has so many awesome varities. 

Products used in this post:

OTP June Kit

Prima Flowers - Valentina - Ciana

Prima - Heavy Gesso

Prima - Texture Paste - Platinum Crackle

 Lindy's Stamp Gang Mists

Prima - Roses

Mica Flakes

I hope you enjoyed my post today! Untill next time! :) 

 

 

 

Off the Page with a Wooden Birdhouse

Going Off the Page with Flying Unicorns 

 

Hello Jennifer Snyder here today to take you "Off the Page".  

 

The Flying Unicorns June "Your Passion Your Art" kit was chock full of wonderful delights this month (well always actually). This month, Alda added a cool wooden birdhouse to the kit as the monthly "Off the Page" surprise.  

 

The "Off the Page" projects or OTP's - are a fun way to stretch your paper crafting skills and challenge yourself to perhaps reach outside your comfort zone.  

 

This is a wooden birdhouse by Darice.  It's a cute size - 5"x4"x3".

 

 

I opted to work within the natural color of the wood and not paint it.  I choose the easy way and less messy way of not painting.  I looked in my stash of papers and decided that Prima's Tales of You & Me collection by Frank Garcia, would work with the natural color of the wood nicely.  

 

Here's How I Made the Roofing:

Step 1.  My layered roof was made by simple punching out rows and rows of paper using my favorite punch - the Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch.  I started the roof at the bottom and working my layers as I moved to the top of the birdhouse.  

 

 

 

 

Step 2.  Glue a very thin strip of foam or cardboard to one end of the shingles making sure the scalloped edge is not covered.  This gives each row of the roofing a little lift and dimension and yet still lets you keep building up the roof without too much bulk. 

 

Tip:  I also built both sides of the roof at the same time - so for example I glued the bottom rows of the house on both sides then progressed to the next row.  This is how I was able to make the roof look symmetrical. 

 This is a better photo of the symmetry of the roofing.  

After everything was in place, I gussied the roof with Platinum Stickles.   You can also see each row has a little dimension and "lift".

The hole in the front of the house has a cut out stamp from the Tales of You & Me collection, then accented with the same Platinum Stickles.  

 

All the flowers are from the Prima Tales of You & Me collection as well.  

 

 

If you missed the June kit, then you may want to consider the pre-order option available on the 20th of every month - with no obligations to purchase other months.  The kit does sell out quickly each month.  All the details are right here.  

 

Supplies Used: 

Flying Unicorns June Kit - Your Passion Your Art

Darice Wooden Birdhouse 9184-74

Prima- Frank Garcia- Tales of You & Me clear stamp - 990930

Prima - Frank Garcia - Tales of You & Me flowers -Je t'aime 586256

Prima - Frank Garcia - Tales of You & Me flowers -586294

Prima - Frank Garcia - Tales of You & Me 6x6 paper pad 584399

Ranger Platinum Stickles

Martha Stewart Punch - Doily Lace Edge Punch

 

 

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Remember BAP

Remember

Hello it's Heather today. Today I am sharing a build a page (BAP) using Flying Unicorns kit of the month (KOM). Lots of pictures today but I hope you enjoy the process.

 I started out the process by picking the paper and I added a layer of clear gesso.i love this picture of maksim. Aunt Jane took it while we where up at the lake camping a couple years ago. He looks so young.

 Then I added white gesso only where I wanted my background to be focused on.

I used the stamp that came in the kit and stamped on the background.

 

I've then decided to add some spray to pull out the colors from the picture.

I used a stencil from my stash and the back 13Arts to add some texture.

I then painted the chippie white and then use the art alchemy opal magics green gold to give it some color .

I needed some more color to the back ground and decided to added me more shades of green to help pull from the picture.

I am really loving the splatters right now and they are the go to trick for me.  I just have to remember to cover everything else around me.

Now just assembly the goods, I stage my layouts to see how the finished result will look. I used some burlap from the kit along with some scraps to make some layering. Then the pretty flower clusters

 

Enjoy the close ups, I love the shimmer of the layout.

I hope you enjoyed, lots of fun details on here.

For more tips, tricks and techniques, check out our learning center.

www.flyingunicornforums.com

Heather

 

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Supplies: Prima : Art Alchemy Magic Opal Green Gold, Salvage District  Chateau. 13@rts: Ayeeda Paint Matte Black, Ayeeda Mist Pastel Black. Secret Letter Chipboard Collection. Shimmerz Paints: Vibes Palm Reader, Spritz Bamboo Leaf, Inklingz Emerald, Greener Pastures, Creamez Sage It Ain't So. Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke, Staz-on Cloudy Sky. Triveni Stringed  Beads. TCW Mini Butterfly Collage Stencil.    

Lil Traveler ~ June Build A Page

Hi everyone!!

Today I have a Build A Page video for you, featuring the June Kit of the Month.

A closeup.....

And another.......

Love this kit!!!! 

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

 

 

Happy Scrapping!!

Lynne

 

Supplies:

• June Kit of the Month - Prima Salvage District papers, Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint in Opal Magic Green-Gold, Prima Color Bloom in Soft Teal, 13 Arts Chalk Mist in Grey, USA Quest Mini Prills in Seas the Day, Petaloo Flowers in Anemone Pistachio, Petaloo Flowers in Garden Rosettes Canvas Green, Petaloo Fancy Trims in Green and Prima Say it in Crystals in Salvage District
• 13 Arts - Gel Medium Matte
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Hickory Smoke
• Crafter's Workshop Stencil - Harlequin

The big blue - layout tutorial

Hello there :)

It's Marta Turska - Grochocka here.

Today I have for you a blue layout

with the picture of Venice, very fresh and full of

color, flowers and dimension.

And here is my step by step photo tutorial:

Step 1: I prepared my paper. I used Prima French Riviera paper Journees de Reves 

from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.

Step 2: I covered paper sheet with the layer of white gesso.

 

Step 3: I used Prima Stencil 584610 from May Kit - Your Passion, Your Art. 

I mixed Acrylic Modeling Paste with Color Bloom Cobalt Blue mist.

I applied blue Acrylic Modeling Paste through the stencil with a spatula.

 

Step 4: When modeling paste dried, I used Prima brads 583866,

flowers 586188, flowers 586201

and flowers 586249 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art. 

 

Step 5: I started to build my composition around the picture with some flowers.

 

Step 6: And more and more flowers.

It's time to add some colour.

 

Step 7: I added some accents with Color Bloom Cobalt Blue

from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art. 

I applied color straight from the bottle with a brush.

 

Step 8: I added some accents with Liquid Pearls - Copper Pearl.

My layout is ready! Here are some close-ups and details.

 

Supplies list:

- Prima French Riviera paper Journees de Reves 

 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Acrylic Primer by 13@arts;

- Prima Stencil 584610 from May Kit - Your Passion, Your Art.;

- Acrylic Modeling Paste;

- Color Bloom Cobalt Blue from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Brads 583866 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Flowers 586249 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Flowers 586188 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Flowers 586201 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Liquid Pearls - Copper Pearl.

Thank You for stopping by!

Marta

The Off The Page Project

Hi everyone!!

Today I am sharing the Off The Page Project from the May Your Passion Your Art Kit. I absolutely love the seahorse by Barenaked Crafts!!! I loved it so much, that I had a hard time narrowing down, exactly what I was going to do with it! In the end, I decided that I had to allow the natural indentations in the piece, to my advantage.

I absolutely love that those indentations are holding in the easy peasy glazing solution I used.

Here's a pic of the entire piece....

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

 

 

Hope you enjoyed!!

Lynne

Supplies:

• Barenaked Crafts - May Your Passion Your Art Kit
• Liquitex - Gesso
• Liquitex Basics Paint - Burnt Umber
• 13 Arts - Gel Medium Matte
• 13 Arts Matte Paints - Lime, Mint Green, Turquoise, Cobalt, Pistachio, Blue and Black
• 13 Arts Mika Colored Flakes - Purple
• Lindy's Stamp Gang - Glitz Spray Vivaceous Violet
• Martha Stewart - Micro Beads Blue Topaz

On the beach - layout tutorial

Hello there :)

It's Marta Turska - Grochocka here. Today I would like to show you

my step by step photo tutorial, how to create a light and bright layout

in the colour of the sea sand.

Step 1: I prepared my paper. I used Autenthique Paper from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.

Step 2: I covered paper sheet with the layer of white gesso.

Step 3: I used Prima Stencil 584610 from May Kit - Your Passion, Your Art. 

I applied Acrylic Modeling Paste through the stencil with a spatula.

Step 4: When modeling paste dried, I used Chalk dark brown mist from

May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art. I applied it with the brush to create stains of color.

Step 5: I created some speckles applying dark brown chalk mist

with the straw straight from the bottle. 

Step 6: I added some stamping accents with Prima Stamp 990947

from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art. 

Step 7: In the end I added a picture and some paper elements.

I used some Prima Brads 583866 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art. 

I used a flower from the flowers set Prima Flowers 586249.

Step 8: I added some accents with Liquid Pearls - Copper Pearl.

My layout is ready! Here are some close-ups and details.

Supplies list:

- Autenthique Paper from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Acrylic Primer by 13@arts;

- Prima Stencil 584610 from May Kit - Your Passion, Your Art.;

- Acrylic Modeling Paste;

- Chalk dark brown mist from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Stamp 990947 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Brads 583866 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

- Prima Flowers 586249 from May Kit - Your Passion. Your Art.;

-Liquid Pearls - Copper Pearl.

Thank You for stopping by!

Marta

Seaside Card Using Prima's French Riviera - Jennifer Snyder

May Your Passion Your Art - May Kit from the Flying Unicorns

It's finally here...the May kit from the Flying Unicorns.  

Jennifer Snyder here to rave about the wonderful amazing jammed packed kit.  Filled with Prima products and Authentique, Prima's French Riviera Collection by Frank Garcia, and a heaping big box of coordinating embellishments. Let's not forget the mixed media included and the coolest paper mache seahorse I ever did see.   

For my projects, I focused on the French Riviera collection.  The coordinating embellishments from the Frank Garcia's French Riviera collection are spectacular so I created this soft vintage feeling card focused around the Prima French Riviera Chipboard that came in the kit.   No special occasion on this card - maybe just to frame.   

 

The kit contained a sheet of Prima's Paintables that coordinated with the French Riviera collection.  The paintables paper is really think and lush-perfect for watercolors without fear of ruining your paper.

 

I colored mine with Prima's Confections -Tropical, the new watercolors in a metal pan.  You can use any fun watercolor paint you want on the paintables- it all creates a gorgeous effect on the paintables paper.   I just like the vibrant colors of the Tropicals set of Confections. They are top quality and richly pigmented.  They may be tiny in size but they are robust in color and will last so much longer than other watercolors in plastic trays. 

 

I didn't want the final results of the card to be too vibrant, so I rubbed it down with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo to be more in line with the sweet chipboard piece. 

 

The photo below shows the card in progress.  I sort of changed my mind in midstream as to how to finish embellishing the card.  You all know how that goes, right?  

The little mat I used behind the chipboard boy image is from Spellbinders. 

I had some darling dies from Joy Craft - the sweet little scallop shell and starfish.  I cut them, and gently inked them.  
I topped the card with a gorgeous decorative Prima  French Riviera Brad.  

 

Time is precious.  I value the time you spent here.  Thanks so much for stopping. 

If you missed out on the kit ( it does sell out monthly and quite quickly too!) - then consider our  "never fail" option of pre-ordering on the 20th of every month.  

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Products Used:
Flying Unicorns May Kit for the Month - Your Passion Your Art
Prima French Riviera by Frank Garcia Chipboard 990909

Prima French Riviera by Frank Garcia 6x6 Paintable 584177

Prima French Riviera by Frank Garcia Brads 583866

Prima Confection Watercolors - Tropicals 584269

Wink of Stella - Clear Pen

Joy Crafts Dies - Under the Sea 6002-0329

Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Vintage Photo

Cheesecloth
Wink of Stella - Paint Pen

Spellbinders Die - Nestabilites Gold Labels Four Etched Dies

"Beautiful" April Build A Page

Beautiful

This month I have a Build A Page (BAP) with the April Kit from Flying Unicorn. I chose to use the Tales of You and Me Collection the came in the kit. Also a video to see how the layout was competed from start to finish.

 

So I hope you enjoy the video.

April BAP "Beautiful"

Enjoy some close-ups

 

 

 

It always amazes me how many goodies come with the KOM. Check out more beautiful creatins with the April KOM click on the banner below.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Supplies from Flying Unicorn!

 

Visit our Store!

Are you visiting the Tallahassee area soon?

Stop in and say hello!

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Tallahassee, Florida

Tel: 850.270.6366 Toll Free 800.231.7119

 

Supplies: April KOM

Prima Tales of You and Me

Studio 75 Stencil

Prima Christine Adolph Rub-On's 

Prima Art Alchemy Opal Magic Violet Gold

Prima Art Ingredients Texture Powder

 

Other Supplies:

 

Micheal's Wood Leaves

KaiserCraft Cardstock Brown

 

 

Visit our Store!

Are you visiting the Tallahassee area soon?

Stop in and say hello!

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Tallahassee, Florida

Tel: 850.270.6366 Toll Free 800.231.7119

 

Supplies: April KOM

Prima Tales of You and Me

Studio 75 Stencil

Prima Christine Adolph Rub-On's 

Prima Art Alchemy Opal Magic Violet Gold

Prima Art Ingredients Texture Powder

 

Other Supplies:

 

Micheal's Wood Leaves

KaiserCraft Cardstock Brown

 

 

Organiser

 

11"x14" Paintable by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Everyone, Yasmin on the blog here today and I've played with the 11"x14" watercolor sheet we got in the April kit. It's fantastic and is such an amazing piece to hang on your wall in a pretty frame when it's done. I've prepared a video tutorial on how I put together my piece for you. 

These sheets comes in a pack of 6. The designs are all different and I was so excited I got this house design. Let's take a look at how it turned out.

Here's the video on how I made this using the April Kit: 

 

I've used title strips from 7dots Studio we got in an eariler kit and fuzzy cut out flowers that came with this kit, also added loads of chipboard alpha letters I had laying around. 

Thank you so much for stopping by us today and have a creative day! 

 

Ode to a Street Musician

 

 

Jennifer Snyder here today to share a few pieces made with the April Kit. 

 

I love pairing a few of my favorite products - 2Crafty chipboard and Flying Unicorn kits.  This month, the April kit from Flying Unicorn is perfect to use with 2Crafty.  I decided to make a layout and a card to share this month.  The papers used are from Prima  and Studio 75.  

 

This is a photo I took one day during my lunch hour at work.  I brought my camera to work on a warm summer day  and walked about the City of Rochester.  To my surprise, I found this cool street musician sitting on a bench just doing his thing.  I did ask to take his photo and I imagine the tip I dropped in his box helped his enthusiasm.  

 

Later I found out his name was Hosea Taylor, Jr.  and he was quite a talent and fixture in the city of Rochester and community. His music will be missed this summer as he slipped away to heaven in Feb.13, 2016.  

 

Here is an excerpt from our local paper, Democrat and Chronicle :

Democrat and Chronicle : "There wasn't a place he went where he didn't carry his saxophone," said Warren. "He didn't do it just to entertain but it was a ministry. When people probably felt at their lowest, he would come and deliver a song."

 

Back to my pieces...

You can find a great assortment of  2Crafty chipboard at the Flying Unicorn store.    I used the following 2Crafty chipboard pieces on my layout:

"Elements Set1",  "Juliet's Frame", and "Stars".   

While I do not have a complete step-by-step, I have a few of the basics that I did to create this layout. 

 

Tip 1. I cut a circle from Prima Vintage Emporium Paper - Florence,  misted and inked it.  I only wanted the circle with the music notes to have accent colors - which is why I cut it from the paper.  I painted the mists onto the circle with a paint brush.  

 

 

 

Tip 2.   I used the cool new Prima IOD Vintage Art Decor Moulds -Baroque #2 and #6 and Prima Paper Clay to create these cool moulds.  The when dry, I simply rubbed with Walnut Stain distress ink.  So easy!

Tip 3.  These are my base layers for the layout - which came in the April kit.  I cut out the centers of the paper so I can use them later.  I hate to waste pretty paper when it's simply going to get covered by a top layer of paper.  

Layer one: Prima Tales of You & Me Paper - Beaute Cachee

Layer two: cream cardstock

Layer three:  Studio75 Secret Garden collection papers #04

 The chipboard stars were covered in gold vintage embossing powder.  The frame was only inked to create accenting. 

See how cool the mould is as a focal accent?

The next few images show the dimension of the layout, made by using layers of cardboard. 

 

 

This close up shows the small star chipboard piece used to hold the corner of the paper accented by one of the fabulous Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments.   

 

I wanted to create a delicate card this month.  I also used the Flying Unicorns kit for April to create the card.  The papers are from Studio75's Secret Garden collection.  You can find an assortment of Studio75 products here.   

This card uses the 2Crafty chipboard pieces and I left them natural - no treatments but I did use a few delicate pearls as accent pieces.  

"Viney Circle Frame" and "Mini Branches"

 

 

Thanks for visiting.  

 

 

Layout Products:
Flying Unicorns April Kit
Studio75 Secret Garden collection papers ( You can find a selection of Studio75 papers and supplies right here)
2Crafty Chipboard on layout:"Elements Set1", "Juliet's Frame", and "Stars"

Prima Vintage Emporium Paper - Florence

Prima Tales of You & Me Paper - Beaute Cachee

Prima Color Bloom Cotton Candy and Lime Wedge

Prima Tales of You & Me Flowers 586287

Prima IOD Paper Clay

Micro Beads- gold

Prima IOD Vintage Art Decor Moulds -Baroque #2 and #6

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Stampendous Vintage Ivory Embossing Powder

Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments

 

Products on Card:

2Crafty Chipboard on card: "Viney Circle Frame" and "Mini Branches"

Studio75 Secret Garden collection papers 6x6 pad from the kit

Kaisercraft Flowers - White

Pearls

Seam binding

Prima Metal Die Parisian Lace

 

 

 

 

DIY Faux Wood Photo Frame

DIY Faux Wood Photo Frame 

 

Jennifer Snyder here to share my Off The Page project for the Flying Unicorns, Your Passion Your Art kit for March.  I'd also like to share my process further on down the page.  I've been in a sharing mood lately.  I feel that sometimes projects look complex and confusing - but when broken down, they just become one big "ahhhhhaaaa" moment. 

 

I love anything beachy, sea shorey, sandy and oceany - yeah I know those are not words but the real word for that is way to fancy.   Thalassophile   - means preference, fondness of the sea.  I prefer my words better.  At least I can pronounce my made up words.

 

I hope that someday I can fulfill my dream of living by the ocean along with my husband and cats, but till then, I'll keep making beachy, sea shorey, sandy and  oceany things. 

 

Prima's French Riviera, designed by Frank Garcia, made my job so easy.  It's gorgeous, warm, and peaceful looking -with that sandy weather worn feel. That's exactly the look I wanted to achieve with my Darice photo frame.  You can grab the French Riviera Collection right here.  

Here is a close up of the faux wood frame.  If you scroll down, I'll share how I made it. 

 

This photo frame by Darice was included in the March, Your Passion Your Art from the Flying Unicorns.  The frame is not flat.  It has rounded sides.  The trick to the frame is to work with the rounded frame sides and create something that is durable.  For this reason I do not use hot glue.  Hot glue simply does not stand the test of time.  And by that, I even mean a year.  It starts breaking down and your beautiful embellishments could fall apart.  Well, that just isn't good. 

 

Think about getting a bottle of good strong glue that dries clear.  There are many brands.  My favorite is Beacon's 3-in-1.  It's clear, fast, durable and adheres darn near anything TO anything. 

Step 1.  I started with this sheet of Prima French Riviera paper Journees De Reves et Aventures 990787.  I cut 4 strips from the paper for each of my sides..  These 4 pieces look weather worn and sand beaten.   

Step 2. I used Prima's Soft Matte Gel Medium to adhere the paper to the frame.  Brush the gel medium directly onto the paper mache frame, and some on the strip of paper.  Place the strip onto the frame and brush a coat of gel medium over it making sure there are no air pockets, ripples and bubbles.  You can use a brayer as well to flatten out and remove bubbles.  

After all the sides are covered in gel medium, let dry.  The gel medium will seal the paper and make it durable, as well as protect the frame from fingerprints, stains and messes. 

 

Step 3. This is where my beloved Beacon's 3-in-1 glue comes into play and is important.  I am adhering thick jute to the sides of the frame.  I really would like my jute to grab and hold for me.  I have no patience for wrestling with trims, jute and cording to make them stay on projects.  They get one chance to behave for me or they get the boot. 

Step 4. I want to add some blue and sea glass colors to the projects so I decided to make my own perfectly colored embellishment.  I misted a small piece of cheesecloth and heat dried it with my heat gun.  The heat really stiffens up the cheesecloth.  I used Prima's Color Blooms in Glistening Waves and Summer Sky. 

Step 5.   Adhere little snips of the cheesecloth to the frame. 

Step 6.  Cut some images from the French Riviera paper.  Adhere to the project.  If I am placing an image onto the frame, then I will use the gel medium. Slather some gel medium onto the frame, some gel onto the image, then cover it with gel medium to smooth out.   The next few photos show the embellishments. 

I added some cardboard to the back of this to make it more dimensional.  The shell came back from Florida in my suitcase.    

This starfish image was adhered using gel medium.  
 

Step 7. Last step before all the final embellishments are added.  I  painted some watered-down white acrylic paint here and there onto the frame, embellishments, and jute.  

The final embellishments can be anything - shells, flowers, floral berries, sea glass, die cuts, drift wood...whatever you desire.   I added flowers and floral berries. 

See how easy it is to bring the peaceful ocean to you?  


OTP -
Flying Unicorns- Your Passion Your Art Kit for March
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Summer Sky 573867
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Glistening Waves 573942
Prima Art Basics Finnabair - Soft Matte Gel 961428
Prima French Riviera Collection - paper  990756
Prima French Riviera Collection -paperJournees De Reves et Aventures 990787
Prima French Riviera Collection Flowers
Cheesecloth
Darice 5x7 Paper Mache Photo Frame 2839-12
White acrylic paint
Seashell from my stash
Floral berries from stash

DIY Faux Wood Photo Frame

DIY Faux Wood Photo Frame 

 

Jennifer Snyder here to share my Off The Page project for the Flying Unicorns, Your Passion Your Art kit for March.  I'd also like to share my process further on down the page.  I've been in a sharing mood lately.  I feel that sometimes projects look complex and confusing - but when broken down, they just become one big "ahhhhhaaaa" moment. 

 

I love anything beachy, sea shorey, sandy and oceany - yeah I know those are not words but the real word for that is way to fancy.   Thalassophile   - means preference, fondness of the sea.  I prefer my words better.  At least I can pronounce my made up words.

 

I hope that someday I can fulfill my dream of living by the ocean along with my husband and cats, but till then, I'll keep making beachy, sea shorey, sandy and  oceany things. 

 

Prima's French Riviera, designed by Frank Garcia, made my job so easy.  It's gorgeous, warm, and peaceful looking -with that sandy weather worn feel. That's exactly the look I wanted to achieve with my Darice photo frame.  You can grab the French Riviera Collection right here.  

Here is a close up of the faux wood frame.  If you scroll down, I'll share how I made it. 

 

This photo frame by Darice was included in the March, Your Passion Your Art from the Flying Unicorns.  The frame is not flat.  It has rounded sides.  The trick to the frame is to work with the rounded frame sides and create something that is durable.  For this reason I do not use hot glue.  Hot glue simply does not stand the test of time.  And by that, I even mean a year.  It starts breaking down and your beautiful embellishments could fall apart.  Well, that just isn't good. 

 

Think about getting a bottle of good strong glue that dries clear.  There are many brands.  My favorite is Beacon's 3-in-1.  It's clear, fast, durable and adheres darn near anything TO anything. 

Step 1.  I started with this sheet of Prima French Riviera paper Journees De Reves et Aventures 990787.  I cut 4 strips from the paper for each of my sides..  These 4 pieces look weather worn and sand beaten.   

Step 2. I used Prima's Soft Matte Gel Medium to adhere the paper to the frame.  Brush the gel medium directly onto the paper mache frame, and some on the strip of paper.  Place the strip onto the frame and brush a coat of gel medium over it making sure there are no air pockets, ripples and bubbles.  You can use a brayer as well to flatten out and remove bubbles.  

After all the sides are covered in gel medium, let dry.  The gel medium will seal the paper and make it durable, as well as protect the frame from fingerprints, stains and messes. 

 

Step 3. This is where my beloved Beacon's 3-in-1 glue comes into play and is important.  I am adhering thick jute to the sides of the frame.  I really would like my jute to grab and hold for me.  I have no patience for wrestling with trims, jute and cording to make them stay on projects.  They get one chance to behave for me or they get the boot. 

Step 4. I want to add some blue and sea glass colors to the projects so I decided to make my own perfectly colored embellishment.  I misted a small piece of cheesecloth and heat dried it with my heat gun.  The heat really stiffens up the cheesecloth.  I used Prima's Color Blooms in Glistening Waves and Summer Sky. 

Step 5.   Adhere little snips of the cheesecloth to the frame. 

Step 6.  Cut some images from the French Riviera paper.  Adhere to the project.  If I am placing an image onto the frame, then I will use the gel medium. Slather some gel medium onto the frame, some gel onto the image, then cover it with gel medium to smooth out.   The next few photos show the embellishments. 

I added some cardboard to the back of this to make it more dimensional.  The shell came back from Florida in my suitcase.    

This starfish image was adhered using gel medium.  
 

Step 7. Last step before all the final embellishments are added.  I  painted some watered-down white acrylic paint here and there onto the frame, embellishments, and jute.  

The final embellishments can be anything - shells, flowers, floral berries, sea glass, die cuts, drift wood...whatever you desire.   I added flowers and floral berries. 

See how easy it is to bring the peaceful ocean to you?  


OTP -
Flying Unicorns- Your Passion Your Art Kit for March
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Summer Sky 573867
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Glistening Waves 573942
Prima Art Basics Finnabair - Soft Matte Gel 961428
Prima French Riviera Collection - paper  990756
Prima French Riviera Collection -paperJournees De Reves et Aventures 990787
Prima French Riviera Collection Flowers
Cheesecloth
Darice 5x7 Paper Mache Photo Frame 2839-12
White acrylic paint
Seashell from my stash
Floral berries from stash

A canvas that is not a canvas

 

 

 

A big hello to all of our Flying Unicorn friends around the world.

 

Today I am sharing with you a little creativity using this month's canvas which came in the kit.

 

A canvas that is a canvas no more.

 

 

 

Start off removing all of that canvas fabric - rip it off, you don't need to be gentle, as long you remove it all.

 

Now grab your tub of gesso and lather it all over the wooden frame - allow it to dry.

 

Now apply another coat of gesso and let that dry as well.

 

Open up that gorgeous pink acrylic paint and you are about to get dirty fingers - you are going to start finger painting.  Truly - this paint is so easy to apply using your finger tips.  I let mine air dry and it is so quick to dry.  It was amazing really the drying time.

 

 

 

I then randomly applied a little adhesive and using a sheet of the gold film I rubbed my finger along the frame leaving traces of gold on the frame.  I then left the frame to dry.

 

Grabbing a tub of gesso [from my stash] and a paint brush I randomly dry brushed a little gesso around the wooden frame.

 

 

While I was still in finger painting mode I painted two of the wee white tags and left them to dry.  I wasn't overly particular.  I just finger painted.

 

 

Trim one of the tags to 2 inches in length and then use a round corner punch.

 

I then used a black Staz On ink pad and the stamp that came in the kit and stamped a portion of the image on my tag.

 

 

 

I stamped a butterfly image [butterfly stamp was in my stash] on the second painted tag and cut around the stamp image.

 

I also cut two feathers from black cardstock and trimmed them back a little.

 

 

Find your metal butterfly that came in the kit and cover it in gesso and wait for it to dry, then using your finger tips again, apply some of that gorgeous pink paint and wait for it to dry.

 

Now it is time to assemble your embellishment cluster.

Tag on the bottom, metal butterfly and your stamped image on the top.

 

Apply a little gesso around the edges of each level of your embellishment cluster.

 

Choose a piece of chipboard - on this project you can see that I used the word 'Art'.

 

You guessed it - finger painting again with the pink paint, dry, a little liquid glue, a little finger rubbing on that gold film, a little gesso and then I dribbled a little of the black ink from the bottle on to a piece of paper, dripped my paint brush and dragged my paint brush ever so lightly over the word.

Screw a hook into your frame [from my stash] and hang your embellished tag and then using a little liquid adhesive, apply the chipboard word to your frame.

 

and from a different angle

 

 

Congratulations, you have just made a piece of 'Art'.

 

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

 

Happy creating everyone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Easy DIY Sea Creature Canvases

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Snyder here today to share my project made using the Flying Unicorn March Your Passion Your Art kit. 

I adore the sea.  I love the peace I feel from the sea.  The Studio75, Lavender Morning  papers from March's Flying Unicorn kit made me think of the sea thus I created a set of 6x6 panels with sea creatures. 

 

These may look difficult at first glance, but they are just paper piecings and nothing more.

I found free black and white clip art from Clip Art Panda that I thought would be fun, simple enough to use and also provide me with decent mosaic results.  You can try your hand at drawing your favorite creature. I am no good at drawing.  I opted for the cowards way out.  

 

The seahorse and sea turtle were perfect mosaic candidates - the crab not as much, but I still love it.   Here are the clip art links:

 

 *** My clip art came from Clip Art Panda***

 

Sea Turtle Clip Art from Clip Art Panda - free clip art

 

 Seahorse from Clip Art Panda - Free clip art

 

Crab from Clip Art Panda - Free clip art

 

 

 

 

How I made these canvases

I'd like to share my process.  This will show you just how easy and do-able this can be.  Learning how seems to take the intimidation away - which is good.  Intimidation doesn't lend itself to creativity. 

Step 1.  Each canvas is 6x6.  I wanted to stay focused and not add a lot of confusing embellishments and distracting textures.   While  canvas boards usually come pre-treated, I like to add some extra clear gesso to protect myself from...well....from myself.   I fear my heavy hand when I am misting.  Clear gesso allows me the ability to remove mists from the panel if I want as a sort of "do-over".  I admit I need that "do-over " most often.  

I chose Prima Color Blooms in Glistening Waves and Summer Sky.  

 

Step 2.  I found some sweet little black and white clip art designs and printed out at least three copies of each design.  One will be used as a background template and the other tow will be used as patterns for paper piecing. 

Step 3.  One image will be used as the background template for the canvas.  I inked that with Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers. Why?  Because I am creating a mosaic and will not stress when  the cut shapes do not fit perfectly.  It will still all match and look wonderful with the teal peacock Feather color as the base.  

 

Step 4.  Time to start the background.  I ripped some thin strips of paper from Studio75 Lavender collection - inked the edges with black and applied them to the canvas with Clear matte Gel Medium.  This gel medium acts as a nice adhesive.  

 

Step 5. I cut a small piece of cheesecloth and misted it with the mists.  I did heat set it with the heat gun to  move the process along.  I glued little pieces of the cheesecloth to each of the canvas.  

 

 Step 6.  Add the clip art image to the canvas using more soft matte gel medium.  To do this, paint some gel medium onto the canvas, add the image, then coat the image with more gel medium.

 

 Step 7.  Use the remaining clip art images to cut paper pieces and adhere to the canvas with matte gel medium. Before placing on the canvas, I did ink the edges with both black and Distress ink in Vintage Photo. 

Step 8. When the mosaic process is complete, I touched up the image with a little gold paint for definition.

Step 9.  I added a few accents to the canvas with the stamp that came in the March kit - the wonderful Prima Salvage District Stamp.  I did not do a lot of stamping - I added some to the turtle and a few small sections to the canvas.

 

Step 10.  Add micro beads.  Apply a generous amount of Soft Matte Gel Medium to the canvas and sprinkle the beads on. If you use a generous amount of gel medium, they will stick nicely.   

Here are the close ups of the final canvases

 

 

 

 

Sea Turtle Clip Art from Clip Art Panda - free clip art

 Seahorse from Clip Art Panda - Free clip art

 

Crab from Clip Art Panda - Free clip art

 

Supplies Used:
Flying Unicorn March Kit of the Month Your Passion Your Art
Studio75 6x6 paper collection - Lavender Morning
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Summer Sky 573867
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Glistening Waves 573942
Prima Art Basics Finnabair - Soft Matte Gel 961428
Cheesecloth
Prima Salvage District Stamp 584726
Gold Paint
Black Ink
6x6 Canvas Panels 
Tim Holtz  Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers , Vintage Photo, Black Soot
Micro BeadsCheesecloth

Moments Layout - March KOM by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Everyone, It's Yasmin here today with a layout and a video tutorial showing you how I made it, playing with the march kit of the month.

 

This kit time the kit is a bit different since it's just one kit including all the stuff you like. It's a bit of everything from the past 4 kits put into one. Let's take a look at the kit:

 

 

 

It's a gorgeous kit right? So much goodies.. here's the layout I made using these products: 

The layout is of me and my youngest son at the hospital when he was just a few weeks old. He was born too early so we had to stay in the hospital for a month after he was born. I've used papers in the kit from Studio75, and paints from Prima and 13@rts. 

 

Here's the video tutorial of the layout:

 

 

I've used papers from Studio75, Flowers from Prima and the hearts are made with Prima's adhesive rub-ons and gold foil on top.

 

I've used different background techniques and stencil from 13arts. Chipboard word - "Moments" is also from 13arts. This chipboard piece came in a previous kit. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here  today! Make sure to grab your kit while you can :) 

 

Shake It Up - Shaker Card

Shaking up February   

 

Jennifer Snyder here making and shakin' and makin' ( with February's Main kit) .  I love shaker cards.  They are fun to make , fun to receive and even more fun to give away.   I used my February kit from the Flying Unicorn , featuring Riddersholm's Newport collection to help me shake it up.  

 

I also have some photo step-by-steps so you can see my process.  They are pretty simple once you have the hang of things.  

 

 

Here's How I Made this:

Step1.   I love to finish my edges with ink.  I like the way the ink makes a great soft edge on my projects.  I also love using pre-folded cards with envelopes because I am not the best at paper scoring to create my own cards.  Plus I find it frustrating to look for enveloped that match.  If I buy them as a set, I eliminate the search for envelopes. 

 

Step 2. The kit included some Prima Paintables 4x6 cards.  I used the printable card as a frame and cut the center out.  

 

Step 3. Time to add the window of the shaker card.  Easiest and cheapest way is to save your acrylic from packaging and recycle it for the cover of a shaker card.  

 

Save the acrylic from packages of flowers, embellishments, and any other product that you have.  

 

Now I must admit that mine came from a package of cookies or danish - not sure which.  I am wondering if I love shaker cards so much because subconsciously they make me think of cookies and delicious baked goods?  That could very well be.  

 

Step 4.  Do NOT glue the window onto the card yet.  We need to fill the window still with goodies.  I wanted to add some stamping to the inside of my window and a paper butterfly as well.   

Fun foam makes for a wonderful layer for the shaker card.  It's very inexpensive and cuts easily.  You want to make sure you use a material that doesn't let the shaker beads and sequins leak out.  Cardboard isn't the best to use because the corrugation on the cardboard makes for a lot of opportunity for beads to fall out.  

I tried using cardboard once and when I held up the card and gave it a shake, my micro beads tumbled to the floor.  YIKES.  

Step 5. Add shaker beads, sequins, and anything else you desire. Once the material of choice is added, you can close up and pop the top onto the card.  

Step  6.   Continue to decorate and embellish the card.  I added some flowers and ribbon here.  Not much else.  I wanted the shaker to be the main feature. 

 

It's just THAT easy!

 

 

 

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Supplies:Main Kit Includes : Papers—Riddersholm Design—Newport Collection , Petaloo Flowers, Prima Vintage Printables, Petaloo Forget-Me-Nots in Mauve, gold sequins

 

 

 

My Piece Of Summer Fun

My Little Piece of Summer ( Altered Art)

Hi Folks!  Jennifer Snyder here sharing my altered art for the month of February using the Flying Unicorns kit along with the quick step-by-step instructions as to how I did the base of my project.   

This wonderful unique item is included in the Flying Unicorn "Your Passion Your Art" main kit each month.  This month's "Off the Page " (or OPT as we like to call it) project was a cool large wooden  sign from Darice.  

Here is a photo of the "before".  It's really a beautiful piece on it's own.  But the fun part of the OTP is taking the item and enhancing it to something personal and extraordinary - artful if you will. 

 

 

February is the time to sit and let love into your heart. With that, we know you'll just love this month's perfect "Off the Page" piece. The "Off the Page", or "OTP" as we call it, is included in every main kit. Now that's a LOT of love!

 I decorated the Darice OTP with a beachy theme because the beach is the place where I feel at peace, and refreshed.  It's a much beloved place for my husband and me.  The shells and small coral pieces included in this piece are shells that I found and brought home from Florida.  

Scroll down and I will show you how I altered this piece. 

 

Step 1.This home decor piece comes pre-painted with a black finish.  The first step in altering and changing the color is to prime it.  I am priming mine with gesso.  When the gesso dries, it has a rough surface that grabs and holds paint.  

 

A foam brush is perfect for getting into nooks and tight spots. Plus you can can rinse out the foam brush and re-use on step 2.  

 

Step 2.  I wanted to add some sand colored warmth to my piece so I added chalkboard paint. This is Prima's Chalkboard Paint in Sand Color.  I did not let this dry before moving on to step 3.  

Step 3 I went ahead and accented the piece with some light blue chalk paints before the sand color dried.  I wanted the paints to blend.   I used Prima's Chalkboard paint in Egg Blue and Sea Breeze. 

 

Step 4  After the paint it thoroughly dry, I glued the hemp rope to the piece.  I used strong glue that really holds the test of time.  I chose Beacon 3-in-1.  It dries clear, quickly and provides a strong bond. 

 

I did not use a hot glue gun.  Why?  Simple...hot glue does not form a lasting bond.  In a matter of time, the glue breaks down and your gorgeous creation will lose it's embellishments, rope and beauty.  No good.  Not my suggestion.  

 

Step 5.  I wanted to add a sandy, chunky texture to my piece so I slathered on the Texture Paste in White Sand by Prima.  It likes  like sea foam to me.  

 

You definitely need to let this dry before moving on.  

 

Step 6. Last step before adding embellishments was to give this piece a sun bleached, salty weathered look.  I painted white acrylic paint lightly onto the piece  -  the hemp rope, the base, the back, and sides.  When I felt the acrylic paint was too thick, I watered it down a bit by mixing the paint and water on my craft mat as in the photo below. 

 

Some folks may use gesso in this step.  I did not. i tried, then decided to go for acrylic paint instead.  I felt the gesso was too light and did not provide the results I wanted.    

Time to decorate. 

I had some pretty gold weave trim that I glued in place, twisting and turning it as I glued it to the wood.  The twisted trim adds movement to the piece, like a gentle wave that breaks and leaves a frothy path as it hits the sand.

 

In this photo you can see  I added  a few Prima's Crystals (SIIC) tucked here and there for accent, flowers from Petaloo that reminded me of coral and floral berries

 

 

In this photo you can see more Prima crystals, some beach shells and coral.  All of my embellishments are attached with the Beacon's glue as well.  I want them to last and stay attached. 

 

Thanks for stopping for a visit.  I appreciate your support.  

 

 

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Flying Unicorns "Your Passion Your Art" February

Darice Wooden "Love" word

Gesso

Prima Chalk Board Paint - Sand 577148

Prima  Chalk Board Paint Egg Blue 577216

Prima  Chalk Board Paint - Sea Breeze 577230

Prima Atr Extravagance - Texture Sand - White  961473

Prima SIIC  576226

Petaloo Flowers Textured Teal Blossoms 1256208

Christmas as Kids

Christmas as Kids- with Jennifer Snyder

 

Hi there!  Jennifer Snyder here to share a page made using the January Kit for the Flying Unicorns, "Your Passion Your Art" as well as flowers from the January Flying Unicorns Mixed Passion flower add-on.  This month, the papers are from 13Arts - Secret Letters Collection. 

 

Little bit about the photo.  I pulled this particular photo out because it's darling of course, but also because I am pulling the red from my sister's beautiful 1960's fancy party dress.  I joke of course, however I am betting everyone thought we looked just "swell" back then. If my sister is in red, then I'm the crazy gal in dark green, along with my older and younger brothers. 

Back to the layout. I thought I'd pair  the collection with some gorgeous new chipboard pieces from 2Crafty that I had recently acquired.   I used 2Crafty  "St Nick's Snowflakes",  "Word Circles Christmas", "Holly Twig Branches".

Flying Unicorns carries a variety of chipboard brands found right here in addition to the 2Crafty brand I used.  You can find gorgeous chipboard from Creative Embellishments ( with wonderful holiday chippies still available), FabScraps, UHK Studios, Maya Road, Prima, 13Arts, Studio 75 and much much more. 

Is Chipboard Difficult to use?

Chipboard is like really heavy, hard, cardboard.  That's the best way I can describe it.  It's very easy to use and glues easily to projects.  For those concerned about keeping layouts and cards flat for easy shipping, no problem.   They are wafer thin.   

 

Chipboard can be treated/altered with countless products - paint, ink, embossing, rub-ons.  BUT they are also perfectly head-turning left alone or kept simple.  In the photo below, I left  the ""Word Circles Christmas" totally plain and unfinished while I coated the "Holly Twig Branches" with white embossing enamel.

 

This is just how beautiful clustering is when you add some 2Crafty chipboard.  You can find a variety of 2Crafty chipboard right here. Other chipboard brands can be found here. 

 

 

 

Here are the basics to how I created this page

These are my layers - created from layers of 13Arts papers from the Flying Unicorn January kit of the month , "Your Passion Your Art".    I also added some sentiment stickers from 13Arts Secret Letters collection as well from the main kit ( found here).  These are very cool sentiments printed on clear acetate.  They transfer to a page or card quite well. 

Next I added some stenciling with 13Arts Beautiful Notes stencil (from the main kit found here)  and 13Arts White Modeling Paste

I added Prima Color Bloom " Frost" mist to the Prima leaves from the  flowers. 

This is how I coated the 2Crafty  "St Nick's Snowflakes" and "Holly Twig Branches". Not complex and yet the design is totally eye-catching. 

 

Here are some more close ups.  

 

You can find your Flying Unicorn Kits right here.  You can find 2Crafty chippies here.  You can find many other gorgeous chipboard pieces right here. 

Don't despair if the kit is sold out.  You can pre-order the next kit starting the 20th of each month.  Details right here. 

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Supplies:
Flying Unicorns January Small Art Big Passion (SABP) kit
13Arts papers - Secret Letters 6x6 pad (from  SABP)
Petaloo Flowers - Darleeling Teastained Pink - 1467110 (from  SABP)
Prima Metal Embellishments 583514 (from  SABP)
Prima Say It In Crystals ( SIIC) Black Postage 560416 (from  SABP)
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Empress Gold  ( variety of Color Blooms found here)
Prima Color Bloom Mists  - Berry Wine or even Pressed Petal

 

Prima Color Bloom Mists  - Mustard Yellow
Spellbinders - Card Creator Dies
Floral Berries from my stash

 

 

 

Flying Unicorn January kit of the month , "Your Passion Your Art"
Flying Unicorns January - Mixed Passion Flower add-on
13Arts paper collection - Secret Letters ( Jan main kit)
13Arts Acetate Sentiments Stickers ( Jan Main kit)
13Arts White Modeling Paste
Prima Fabric Leaves - Royal Menagerie collection ( Jan Mixed Passion add-on)
Petaloo - Botanica Collection flowers in Pink ( Jan Mixed Passion add-on)
White Embossing Powder - Extra Fine
Prima Color Bloom - Frost
Small Bead Tray
Stampendous Embossing Liquid
2Crafty chipboard pieces "St Nick's Snowflakes" ( find 2Crafty here)
2Crafty chipboard pieces"Word Circles Christmas" ( find 2Crafty here)
2Crafty chipboard pieces "Holly Twig Branches" ( find 2Crafty here)
Floral Berries
13 Arts - White gesso
Lace

January KOM Canvas Video Tutorial with Yasmin Tölche

Hello! It's Yasmin here on the blog today and today is a good day! Well.. sort of.. It's my birthday and I'm getting WAY to old.. Hahaha..  But I'm not here to discuss my age or birthday, but to show you my video tutorial made using the lovely January KOM.. I do believe there's still kits avaliable so grab your kits while you can. 

I've used the mixed media kit, the add on flower kit and some bits and pieces from the two others. And here are the finished canvas.

I used a black canvas, misted with paints from 13@rts and added embellishments from Prima. All found in the kit. 

 

If you'd like to see how I made my Canvas please take a look at my video below. 

 

 

A Close up of my white brushing, and some of the details with the microbeads, glass beads and glass glitter. You can also see some of the stencil details in the background. 

 

 

 

I have to say I'm quite happy with my canvas and I hope you liked my tutorial. 

 

Would absolutly love a comment on my canvas! Thank you so much for stopping by us today!

 

 

DIY Card With Tutorial Using Flying Unicorns "Small Art Big Passion"

 

 DIY Card With Tutorial Using Flying Unicorns "Small Art Big Passion" 

 

 

Jennifer Snyder here today to show off the Small Art Big Passion  (  also known as SABP) mini-kit.  It's my favorite kit bundle each month because it is packed with coordinated goodies that provides card making fun  for the month.  It's all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and anything in between. Chock full of bling, flowers, paper, embellishments and pretty things in between! 

 

This month's paper collection included in the Small Art Big Passion is from 13Arts, Secret Letters.  Here is a close up of the floral cluster on the card I made.  Scroll down and I'll show you how I made this.  

 

 

Here's how I made this card:

 

Card Base: The card base was made using the 13Arts Secret Letters 6x6 pad.  I have the most wonderful edge dies from Spellbinders.  They are Spellbinders Card Creator collection.  Gorgeous.  

 

The Embellishments Used:  Below is a photo of the main embellishments used .  These all came from the SABP kit for January.  They include; Prima Metal Embellishments,  Prima Say It In Crystals ( SIIC) Black Postage 560416, and the Petaloo Flowers - Darjeeling Teastained Pink. 

 

Customizing the Embellishments: I customized a lot of the embellishments on this card.  It's a great way to make them work for you .  First, I took one of the Prima  black postage crystals  (  also known as SIIC)  stickers and cut it in half. 

 

 

 

 

This is how I cut it.  

 

 

Customizing the Flowers: The flowers in the Small Art Big Passion (SABP) were Petaloo Flowers - Darjeeling Teastained Pink .   I decided to customize the flowers since pink wasn't quite what I was looking for as an  accent  color on this card.  A  quick way to customize flowers is to mist them.   I used  Prima Color Bloom Mists in Empress Gold    and Berry Wine mist.  You can find a variety of  Prima Color Blooms right here. 

My second Petaloo flower was misted with Empress Gold and Mustard Yellow. 

Totally different look.    

 

I  popped off the top few layers of the flower to make it smaller.  I love the photo below because it shows a dramatic comparison between the flower before and after misting.  

 

  I cut the top layers in half and tucked it into my cluster.  I really didn't want a second big flower on my card so cutting it was the best way to minimize it.  

 

Additional accents on the card include some butterflies cut from the 13Arts papers, some pine punches as cluster filler, floral berries from my stash and the Prima Metal Embellishments from the SABP kit.  

Done!  Looks elaborate but once you see the steps broken down, it all seems much easier.   

 

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Supplies:
Flying Unicorns January Small Art Big Passion (SABP) kit
13Arts papers - Secret Letters 6x6 pad (from  SABP)
Petaloo Flowers - Darleeling Teastained Pink - 1467110 (from  SABP)
Prima Metal Embellishments 583514 (from  SABP)
Prima Say It In Crystals ( SIIC) Black Postage 560416 (from  SABP)
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Empress Gold  ( variety of Color Blooms found here)
Prima Color Bloom Mists  - Berry Wine or even Pressed Petal

 Prima Color Bloom Mists  - Mustard Yellow
Spellbinders - Card Creator Dies
Floral Berries from my stash

 

 

Letters to Santa

 

Hello.  Jennifer Snyder here today sharing my "off the page" project for December. Each month, the Flying Unicorn main kit of the month, Your Passion Your Art, comes with a fascinating item to alter.  The item included in December's kit was a metal mail box.  This can be fun to decorate for letters to Santa or save it and decorate perhaps for Valentine's day mail.  

 

Since cupid has already worked his magic on me, I decided to make a Christmas mailbox and start appealing to Santa for all the things I'd love to have under my tree. 

 

So the is an image of the mailbox before it was altered.  

 

 

I pulled out some gorgeous Lemoncraft papers - Christmas Wishes collection.   Flying Unicorns  has  the collection all set to pop in a box and ship your way.  

 

It is a magnificent collection with gorgeous colors and delicate patterns BUT you can also use it for "off season" pieces as well since the patterns are pretty classic...polka dots, ginghams. and music note patterns - those are always holiday neutral. 

 

I paired my Lemoncraft with some Prima Victorian Christmas flowers. pinecones and wispy cheesecloth tinted with Prima Color Blooms in Lime Wedge. 

 

I added some trims to hide the seams.  I also tucked some die cuts into the clusters.

 

 

 

 

Check out the pre-order "kit of the Month" details right here. Pre-orders go on sale the 20th of the month and are a great option for those who want to make sure they continue to receive the kit each month.  There is no subscription fee so there is never an obligation to purchase a kit that you do not like.




Products:
Flying Unicorns - Dec Kit of the Month Your Passion Your Art
Off the Page Mail Box  - Wrap It Up Hampton Art ST0044
Ranger Lime Green Stickles
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Prima Flowers - Victorian Christmas Twelfth Night 583392
 Prima Flowers - Victorian Christmas - Joyeux Noel 583453
Petaloo Fancy Trims - Cream 1483-105
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings A Lot of Faith P0072
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings Trim and Ribbon
Tim Holtz Dies - 4pack Holiday greens
Cheese cloth
Prima Color Blooms - Lime Wedge

December Build A Page

p>Hi everyone!!

It's time for a Build-a-Page using the December Kits. What is that? Basically the process of creating a layout. And I have it on video for you!! But first, the pics.

I know right? That pic is right in your face!! And it wasn't Photoshopped either.....that is the natural lighting from where it was taken. And the Riddersholm Barn Market papers, just set it off perfectly!!

I absolutely adore how the flowers turned out!! You will see me struggle with them in the video....lol

And the leaves....oh my!!!! 

Enjoy the process video.....

 

 

 

 Supplies:

• December Main Kit - Riddersholm Designs Barn Market Papers and Cut Aparts, Shimmerz Creameez Boggie Boardin' Blue, Creative Embellishments Word Chippy
• December Mixed Passion Kit - Petaloo Mixed Textured Mini Blossoms Black
• December Mixed Art Kit - Prima Mica Powder Rust, Prima Color Bloom Empress Gold, 13 Arts Splash Ink Turquoise
• Ranger - Archival Ink Jet Black
• Prima Glass Beads - Turquoise (from a recent kit)
• 13 Arts - Gold Microspheres (from a recent kit)
• Darice - Assorted leaves die (from a recent kit)
• Prima - Royal Menagerie Stencil Decor 1
• Spellbinders - Spiral Blossom One

Did you notice, that I used a few things from past kits? Yes, Alda packs her kits so well, that there are always plenty of leftovers!! And yes, you read that correctly.....sometimes, there are dies included in the kits!!!

Happy Playing!!

Lynne

Create a Canvas Using the Small Art Big Passion Kit

 

Welcome to the Small Art Big Passion 

 

 

Jennifer Snyder here today to show off the Small Art Big Passion mini-kit.  It's my favorite kit bundle each month.  It's 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 . There are so many options for this mini kit, so I created a small 6x6 canvas.  

 

This month's paper collection included in the Small Art Big Passion is the BoBunny Juliet collection. 

This collection has rich warm tones, perfect for the season. 

 

I'm going to walk you through my steps for this project.  Projects tend to look more complex than they really are, so breaking the projects into steps is very helpful. 

 

Here are some close ups of the canvas before I dive into my step-by-step.  

 

So let's see how I made this

 

As I said earlier, I am creating a 6x6 canvas board.  

I grabbed the Prima 6x6 stencil - Doily 1 from the Unicorn store and slathered on the heavy gesso.  I prefer to use heavy gesso for stenciling over molding paste for the simple reason that the heavy gesso tends to stay white.  I have found that molding paste can pick up/absorb the colors from the paper or canvas.  When I want white, I want white and I like my mediums to stay white. 

 

Note: if you want to use molding paste for stenciling and would like the medium to stay white, just add some white acrylic paint or regular white gesso and mix it into the molding paste. You can add other colored acrylics to the gesso as well for other projects. 

 

After the heavy gesso has completely dried, I cut the stenciled design out - sort of like a wreath.   It's so pretty, isn't it? 

 

I am a big fan of inked edges, and this project is not going to escape without some edge inking.  I also ran my ink pad lightly over the top of the dry stenciled design to give the top of the stencil some light definition. 

 

 

At this point, I glued the doily onto some cardboard and cut it out as well.  I want some dimension to the canvas. 

 

 

Set the doily aside  -time to start the canvas background.  I glued a piece of the BoBunny Juliet paper to the canvas using Soft Matte Gel.  I applied a layer of soft matte gel to the canvas using a sponge brush - made sure it was bubble and ripple free, then added a layer of soft matte gel over the top.  

 

Ahhhhhh so why did I use Soft Matte Gel medium instead of glue?  Great question.  I prefer using the matte gel medium to adhere my paper to canvas because I feel it provides a smoother surface - less bubbling , less ripples, less curling of the edges on the paper. The project ends up looking polished and professional and nicely finished.

 

Glue does work great - don't get me wrong, but we all have preferences. 

Once nicely dried, I inked the edges and some random accent spots.  

Next I need to work on the Julie Nutting wood doll shape. They are very sweet shapes and have beautiful natural wood finishes so you don't really even need to paint or color the dolls.  I gave mine a blush of color with Prima watercolor pencils and chalk edgers. 

First, let's talk about the the watercolor pencils. Watercolor pencils are very pigmented so a little goes a long way, meaning color a bit and and then blend with the water brush.  You can always add more color is you want, to enhance.   The waterbrush does all the work in activating the pigment from the pencil. 

Next I colored the doll's hair and shoes by dipping the tip of the waterbrush into the Prima Chalk Edgers by Ingvild Bolme.   It's a great way to add some color and to control the amount of color you add. 

 

Time to decorate and finish up the canvas.

I decorated with flowers, and Flying Unicorn metal adornments and the wood embellishments that came with the wood doll. These are goodies that came in the  Small Art Big Passion

After the canvas has been decorated as desired, I added a finishing touch - using thin gold braiding ( from my stash) around the inside of the doily.  

Here is the finished canvas.  

 

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Flying Unicorn - Small Art Big Passion  December

 Prima 6x6 stencil - Doily 1

Ranger Tim Holtz - Vintage Photo  and Walnut Stain

Petaloo Burlap Flowers - Natural 120800

Petaloo Suga Reg Mini Royal Blues 1131122

Prima Julie Nutting Doll - Wood Doll 910662

Prima Soft Matte Gel

Foam Brush

6x6 Canvas Board

Flying Unicorn Metal Adornments

Floral Berries

Gold Braiding

BoBunny Juliet collection 6x6

Prima Water Brush

Prima Watercolor Pencils

Prima Chalk Edger

 

Autumn Themed Shadow Box

 

Hello Jennifer Snyder here today to show you my shadow box created from the November Your Passion Your Art main kit and elements from the Mixed Passion floral addon kit. 

 

This kit features Studio75, "Splash It" collection from Poland.  

The cool thing about this paper collection is that it is really versatile and can be used for kids projects, bright and cheery projects, masculine projects, vintage, and even seasonal.  I opted to use it for a vintage holiday themed project.  

 

 

So how did I make this?  Here are my steps:

 

The base of my shadow box comes from the Prima butterfly resin icons that came in the Nov  Main Your Passion Your Art kit. It's a beautiful clean wood shadow box that I chose not to paint.  I didn't want that hassle. 

 

My backgrounds come from cutting Studio 75 Splash It papers to size for each compartment - then embossing each one.   

 

Next I dabbed the embossed papers with a sponge using white and light yellow acrylic paint to create a little interest in the background and yet not take away from the embellishments.

 

 

 

 

The best way to hide imperfections on altered items is by hiding them with trims.  So that's what I did.  I took some thin gold braiding and glued it to the edges of each compartment.  In the photo, I am using a wood skewer to help manipulate the cording and get it tucked nicely onto the project and snuggly into the corners.  No way my fingers could  do that!  If anyone were to ask?  My favorite tool on my desk is the simple inexpensive amazing wood skewer.

Next task was to make my Prima resin birds look a little more rustic. 

 

 I dabbed 13Arts Ayeeda acrylic paint  in Old Gold, onto them with my finger tip.  I just dipped my finger tip lightly into the paint and brushed it over the bird feathers to accent them.   The old gold also picks up the gold from the braiding trim used. 

 

 

 

Making The Leaves 

Moving on to decorating.  I made some leaves  using the Darice Assorted Leaved Die, that came in Oct Your Passion Your Art kit.  I punched them using Studio 75 "Splash It" paper collection and then enhanced them a bit with inks and glitter.

I inked the edges using Clearsnap Donna Salazar Mixed Media Inx in Vintage.   I enhanced them by adding glue to the tip of each leaf and dipping the tips into glitter. This adds a touch of holiday glitter, glam and elegance. 

After my leaves were created, I was  free to start embellishing.  The patina metal embellishments are Prima Metal Patina Trinkets.

 

Here are a few more close ups of the finished shadow box. 

 

 

 

 

Unicorn Fabulous Pre-Order Option

If you were not able to get your hands on the kit this month, do not be discouraged.  OK, you can be discouraged, but it's time to take matters into your hands with the pre-sale option. 

 

   Kits sell out fast.  Unicorns offer the Premier papercrafting kit WITH NO subscription obligations.  That is HUGE!  That means you are free to skip months; free to preview the kit to see if it is a kit to your liking; free to walk away on those months where your finances need to be re-directed.  We all have those months.  Unicorns understand.  

 

We offer a pre-order option of the 20th of every month.  You have 48 hours to pre-view the kit and all add-ons:

 

• main Your Passion Your Art kit , with the monthly OTP, Off the Page, altered item
• Mixed Passion Floral add-on chock full of gorgeous coordinating flowers
• Mixed Art  add-on brimming with the newest mixed media products available 
• Small Art Big Passion add-on - the coolest mini kit on the planet - for cards, tags and all projects of a mini nature

You can see all the pre-order details right HERE. 

Supplies:
Flying Unicorns  - Nov Your Passion Your Art Kit ( Featuring Studio 75 Splash It collection)
Prima Art Extravagance  Glitterset - Luminous 961596
13Arts Ayeeda Metallic Old Gold paint
Prima Ingvild Bolme Shabby Chic Treasures - Bird Resins 892470

Prima wood box from Resins Butterfly

Prima Metal Patina Trinkets 584924

Prima Flowers Victorian Christmas - Red Stocking 583477
Sizzix Tim Holtz Texture fades embossing folder - Damask & Regal Flourish 656994
Darice Assorted Leaved Die
Clearsnap Donna Salazer Mixed Media Inx - Vintage

 

 

Build a Page using the October KOM

Hi! It's Erica and today I'm sharing a layout I created, plus a build a page tutorial using the October Kit of the Month!

 

 

First, I adhered three circles of varying sizes to my base.

 

 

Second, I adhered my first paper layer. Note: I often use a lot of paper when layering, instead of wasting an entire piece that will soon be hidden under another layer I cut a smaller piece in half. This not only keeps my layout from becoming super bulking, but also allows me to save my pretty paper for another layer or layout.

 

 

Third, I adhered a few more small layers, building on top of my first layer.

 

 

Fourth, I added machine stitching and then adhere my photo. Notice how my photo covers the gap in my layers nicely?

 

 

Finally, I added flowers and a title to finish my layout.

 

 

Paper

7 Dots Studio, Lost and Found

 

Embellishments

Creative Embellishments - happy word set

Petaloo & Prima Marketing - flowers

Eyelet Outlet - multi pearls black

Darice - white stamen

Tim Holtz - distress ink

Wilton - doilies

 

Thanks for joining me today!

Decorated Cigar Box With Tips on Building Clusters

Jennifer Snyder here to share an autumn inspired piece of home decor.  I used the Oct. Your Passion your Art kit and embellished it with the gorgeous coordinated autumn Mixed Passion package.    

 

While the  Our Mixed Passion collection is perfectly suited to complement the main kit, this is also an amazing stand alone collection.  

The Cigar Box

So back to my box.  This is a cigar box I bought at a flea market.  This one happens to be a cool black wooden box.  I did absolutely nothing to the box except pull the brand stickers off and smell the inside of the box...mmmmmm.  Reminds me of my grandpa who smoked cigars back in the day. 

 

Cigar boxes are pretty inexpensive. You can search on ebay and etsy and snag some great prices. If you are bold enough, you can walk into a local smoke shop, flash that charming smile of your's and ask for a box or two in your sweetest voice.  Who can refuse you?

 

Creating Cohesion

I started with the front and made my flower embellishment look like a sunflower.   I used the Petaloo Darjeeling Yellow Daisies and topped it with a Petaloo Daisy Center from the main kit. I liked the simplicity of the sunflower so much that I decided to repeat it on the top and make the piece a bit more cohesive.  

 

 

 

Building a Cluster

On to my clustering and embellishing. I focused on using the Mixed Passion collection as I said above.  When I am  decorating a box, I prefer to have the embellishments set at an angle and not flat on the piece. Why?  Because I am making the piece to place on a shelf or dresser.  You want to be able to see  all the embellishing at a distance and not have to be directly on top of the piece to appreciate it's detailed beauty.  If the flowers and leaves were arranged flatly, like a scrap page, then you lose all the purpose of the decor.   

 

Step 1. I started with my main flower and work outward. A cluster needs an "anchor".  That will be my largest main Petaloo flower.  I also inked the petals of the flower to enrich it.  I glued the flower onto the box at an angle. 

 

Step 2.  The anchor flower is set at an angle but now needs some support so it can stay at an angle and not squish down over time. Something needs to be added behind the flower.  In this case I used the Prima leaf vines because they have wired stems.  The wire acts as a super great support. 

 

You have no wired vines you say? OK, then glue several small pieces of cardboard together or several layers of foam tape to support the flower.  I also used the wooden key embellishment that came in the kit and glued it behind the flower to support the flower.  Metal pieces work well also - as do small hinges that are bent with one side glued down and the other side as support.

 

Step 3. Now that the main anchor flower is secure and well supported with something, the back of the cluster looks like a hot mess.  No worries!  This is where the magic of embellishing comes into play.  I pulled out the gorgeous weave trim that came in the main kit and used that to cover all that unsightly horror behind the flower.   I tied a giant bow and glued it to cover up all the mess.  The bow needs to be large enough to cover messes AND large enough to be taller than the anchor flower.  It needs to be seen.   I left long bow tails because they will be used to help cover messy areas.  I secured my bow with dabs of glue to the anchor flower and I glued down the bow tails to the box. They can't flutter about if they are meant to cover messes.

Step 4. Start building the cluster.  I like both sides of the cluster to resemble each other without being exactly the same. They don't need to have similar flowers but I think they need to be similar in color.  I also like one side of the cluster to be slightly longer than the other, including the ribbon piece.  I stray from symmetry. That's just me.

Finishing the Cluster

The cluster is pretty much done.  I've added all the flowers and leaves that I care to add. To fill in the bare spots, I love to add snippets of stuff.  In this case my "stuff" happens to be cheap floral berries cut apart and glued down.

 

 

Did You Miss Out On Oct's Kits?  Never Miss A Kit Again

If you missed out on Oct's kits for any reason and want to make sure you never miss out again, then plan to exercise the Pre-Order option.  This is available starting the 20th of each month.  You have 48 hours from that point to hit the "buy" button.

We provide you with previews of the kit so you can decide if it fits your style.  It also ships right out so you are the first to get your hands on that coveted kit.


Products:
Flying Unicorn - Your Passion Your Art Kit - Oct and Mixed Passion AddOn Kit
Cigar Box
Petaloo Dahlias - Yellow 1467109
Petaloo Flower Center Daisy Centers - Ivory 4200009
Petaloo Darjeeling  - Wild Blossoms Large Craft Brown
Prima Vines 578251
7 Dots Lost and Found - "213" SDPP0129, "Elements" SDPE8029, "Labnotes" SDPP0130

 

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October Off The Page - Autumn Pumpkin

Hi everyone!!

I have a special project for you today.......the October OTP Pumpkin!!! Love me some pumpkins!! If truth be told, I really prefer the decorated/altered ones, than the edible kind!!!

Here's a pic for you......

There will be more pics at the end of the video. Enjoy!!

  

Pretty cool right?? I was thinking, if I added wheels and some tiny horses, I would have Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach!!!! Hehehe

Thanks for watching!

Lynne

 

Supplies:

• October Main Kit: Darice Paper Mache Pumpkin
• October Mixed Art Kit: DecorArt Media Crackle Glaze and 13 Arts Metallic Paint in Old Gold
• October Mixed Passion Kit: DIY Dahlias Teastained Cream
• Gesso
• Golden - Soft Gel Medium Matte
• Viva Decor Chalky Paint - Cappuccino
• Prima - Color Bloom - Frost
• 13 Arts - Gold Microspheres and Micro Glass Beads
• Martha Stewart - White Gold Micro Beads and Carrara Marble Coarse Glitter
• Ranger - Beeswax
• Tim Holtz Die - Layered Leaf
• Petaloo Flowers - Sugared Blooms Mocha and Velvet Hydrangea Pick Cream
• Prima Flowers - Pura Lalia
• Jute Twine
• Vintage Book Pages

Tags, Cards, and Small Projects

 

 

Flying Unicorns....Small Art Big Passion?  Absolutely

 

Jennifer Snyder here today to show off my favorite kit each month.  It's the Small Art Big Passion kit - a smaller version of the main kit.   Each month, the Flying Unicorns gives you something that no other kit club provides. 

 Alternatives.  

 

Let's be frank.  There are months when you know you won't be able to scrap or play with your pretty flowers and papers.  There are months when the colors of the kit are not speaking to your heart.  There are months when the household budget is extra tight ( maybe always).  There are months when you know you won't have any time to enjoy.

 

BUT you still WANT new products.   

 

Ok - that's where the Small Art Big Passion kit it always perfect.  It's a tiny affordable version of a kit, but scaled down in price. It comes with papers and perfectly coordinated embellishments for smaller projects, cards, tags, and such like that.  

 

This is a quick project I made.  The mini tags are a little example of what I made using the Small Art Big Passion kit for September. These are sweet tags for gifts.  The base of the tag is the darling Bo Bunny Chipboard that comes in the September Small Art Big Passion kit embellished with beautiful Petalooo flowers ( also in the kit).    There is not much to these tags and yet they are so delicate and elegant.

 

Scroll down and have a peek at each of my tags.  

 

  I added a small piece of cardstock to the back of my tags to turn them into gift cards.  Tie them to a gift bag, present or bottle of your favorite beverage.  You can add your personal sentiment to the tag.  Perfect and super quick.  

 

There is really not a lot to each of the tags and yet they each are lovely.  

 

 

Easy enough, right?  Grab your Small Art Big Passion kit here. 

 

Never Miss a Kit Again!

Of course there are never any subscriptions and obligations at Flying Unicorns.  Sadly, this does mean they sell out fast.  Who wants to be strapped with monthly kit obligations only to find the kit doesn't suit them on a particular month?  Flying Unicorns will never do that to you.  

 

If you are not fortunate enough to have grabbed the kit. then consider pre-ordering.  Pre-orders are available starting the 20th of each month.  Flying Unicorns provides a sneak peek at the upcoming offerings and you decide what you want.  They even get shipped right out to you.  

Find all the details here. 

 

 

July KOM Video Tutorial

Hi everyone!  It's Robbie today sharing a layout that I created with the July KOM plus a few extras.

 

I have also created a video of the entire process.  

 

The instructions include fussy cutting, lots of dimension and tips.  Of course, I've included a load of flowers, too!

 

Hope you will watch!You can click on the link below to watch the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 Supplies:

July KOM

Lemoncraft House of Roses Paper

Lemoncraft House of Roses Labels

Lemoncraft Buttons

Prima Debutante Collection Say it in Crystals

Prima Debutante Collection Tags

 Prima Debutante Collection Wood Icons

 

Other:

Prima Debutante Collection Flowers

Prima Debutante Collection Brads

Prima Color Bloom in Cotton Candy

Seam Binding

 

Altered Watch Tower Video Tutorial

Hi friends!

 

It's Song here today with the  Flying Unicorn June kit Off The Page Project. This little watch tower is so adorable, I just LOVE it!!

 After I got it, I immediately know that I have to do use my Graphic 45 By The Sea paper on it.

 

Because the watch tower is a relatively smaller project, I want to try to fit in as many details as I can. 

I used texture paste to create those brick wall texture. I put on the texture paste first, then drew the brick wall texture on it. Later some darker water color is added to the crevices of the brick texture to really emphasis it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUTORIAL:

 

Thank you for looking!

Stay Creative <3

 

 

Flying Unicorn Playdate Thursday

Hi! It's Erica and today I’m sharing a trio of tags I created for Playdate Thursday using the Flying Unicorn March 2015 Kit – Your Passion Your Art!

 

 

1. Stamp a Julie Nutting doll stamp onto cardstock and cut out

 

 

2. Stamp each section of a Julie Nutting doll stamp onto pattern paper [Note: I used different pattern paper for the skirt, bodice, skin, hair and crown), cut out and adhere each piece onto the cardstock doll you cut out in Step 1

 

 

3. Place tag on pattern paper, trace and cut out

 

 

4. Adhere pattern paper to tag

 

 

5. Adhere doll to tag and add flowers, bow and sentiment

 

 

 

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper

Authentique, Classique: Beauty

 

Embellishments

Authentique, Classique: Beauty – cardstock stickers

Magnolia, Manor House Creations, Petaloo, Prima Marketing & Recollections – flowers

Celebrate It – ribbon

Studio His & Her – tulle

 

Adhesives

3D Foam Creative Sheets

E-Z Squares® Refillable Dispenser

 

Products

Graphic 45, Staples – large tag album

Prima Marketing – 6"x8" stamping block

Prima Marketing, Julie Nutting – doll stamp

Tsukineko, Versafine– pigment ink

Darice – white pearl stamens

 

Tim Holtz – distress ink 

 

Thanks for joining me today!

 

Erica

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

 

 

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

Winter Holiday Card by Song

Hi friends :)

 

Holidays are here, I feel so festive!! Nothing is better than making some projects that match your mood :) Rather than use red and green, I decided to use some silver, grey, gold, and yellow. 

 

Check out Flying Unicorn Store for the yummy goodies! I used Epiphany collection for this card. Because this collection is so distressed, so shabby, and the light colors just matches the winter theme perfectly. 

 

 

Added two little resin angels for the shabby look.

 

 I added some Finnabair microbeads and micaflakes on the background to add more texture. 

 

Click HERE for video tutorial

 

Thank you for looking :)

Song

November Build A Page with Lynne

Hi everyone!!

Don't you just love the November Kits?!! They are so gorgeous!!! And so versatile!

This month I had the opportunity to do a Build A Page for you......and I have a process video for you. But first, the layout........

And here's the video........

 

  

 

And a few closeups.....

The Prima resin birds are so beautiful! I couldn't resist adding both of the large ones.

You didn't see this on the video, but I went around the edges of the 'Dream Big' chippy with the Pumice Stone Distress Marker.

The Prima Vellum flower.....went through a couple of changes....I added a bit of Lindy's Starburst Spray in A Bit o' Bubbly in the center.

Hope you enjoyed!!

Lynne

 

Supplies:

• November Main Kit: papers, flowers, chippies, resin
• November Mixed Art Kit: stencil, sprays, microbeads
• November Mixed Passion Kit: chipboard stickers, flowers, laser cut, door lock, jewels
• Liquitex Gesso
• Golden Molding Paste
• 13 Arts Paints: Lemon, Salmon & Lime
• Distress Ink & Distress Marker: Pumice Stone
• Petaloo Flowers: Mini Botanicas - Teal
• Kaisercraft Stamp: Sheet Music
• Crafters Workshop Stencil: Mini Knot Garden
• Seam Binding: stash

Quick Video Showing How to Alter the Sept. Dress Form - Jennifer Snyder

 

 

 

Hello friends!

Jennifer Snyder here with you today.  We are THRILLED that the September  kit of the month was such a wild success.  And we graciously thank you for both your enthusiasm and your support.  In case you did miss the Sept. kit, you can now pre-order your kit so you never miss out.  Pre-orders start the 20th of every month.  

  Each month Alda packs a project into the main kit we lovingly call the "OTP",  or "Off the Page"  project meaning it's anything BUT a layout.   It's ranged from boxes to park benches, hangers to alter and "dress up", bird houses, wall cuckcoo clocks.  I can only imagine what's in store for future kits.  I've asked Alda to spill it - give us a little hint - but she's pretty tight lipped.  So no go on any hints for Oct.  Till then, let's enjoy and work on September's OTP because it's one of the best yet in my opinion. 

September's "OTP" is a paper mache dress form standing a proud 13 inches tall and begging to be dressed, gussied up and totally fussed over.  As kits arrive at houses all around the world and are unpacked, I can hear a collective sigh..."oh dear - how beautiful, but how am I going to tackle this and where the heck do I start?" 

 Ahhhhh, I have put together a quick video to help.   I am hoping your sigh will now be one of relief and clarity as your mind starts to assemble plans. In fact, I know you are a crafty bunch and can accomplish amazing projects.  I have seen some dress forms rolling across the Flying Unicorn Facebook page    ( seen here) as well as in the forum gallery ( seen here).  Please upload your dress form there when you are done.  We are excited to see it. 

I created a short (very short at under 5 mins!) showing you how I completed my project.  I hope this helps you start your dress form. 

 

 

  

 I used the Maja Design FIKA collection for my bodice and the hat.  The hat template is found in the Flying Unicorns templates from Tammy found here.  You may have to scroll down the templates page but look for HATS - and Tammy's name. 

 

Our main kit  can be found here for Sept so you can see what was included. 

 

 

special note - I sprayed the dress form white first.  After that, I started to decorate with the Maja Design papers from the FIKA collection, which is my favorite from Maja ( though I seem to say that every-time I use any of their collections). The bodice is  Tva Froknar.

In order to make the paper mold to the dress form, I misted the papers with water, then adhered to the dress form using Prima's Art Basics Soft Matte Gel , by Finnabair.
Once wet, the paper actually molds nicely. 

 

I made the hat using a template that can be found on the Flying Unicorns site -posted by Tammy Henderson.  

I added a metal Adornment from the Flying Unicorns to the bust-line.    The lace has been inked with Prima Color Blooms Tea Stain to give an aged antique appearance. 

 

The large purple flowers are some older Prima flowers.   The metal frame came from the Sept Kit and is a metal adornment from the Flying Unicorns exclusive stock. 

The hat is Maja Design Fika -Kladdkaka with the hat band being from the paper called  - En kopp.

The brown flowers are actually not quite as brown but have been enhanced a wee bit.  They are Prima Parchment flowers and I enhanced with Color Bloom Mists in Worn Leather.   The mist was perfect and created the richness I was hoping to capture. 



Thanks for stopping by.

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

 

Supplies:
Flying Unicorns Kit of the Month - Sept.  Off the Page project ( dress form Darice)
Maja Design -Fika collection - Dress Bodice is Tva Froknar
Maja Design -Fika collection -Hat - Kladdkaka
Maja Design -Fika collection  - Hat band - En kopp
Other Maja Design papers
white paint
Prima Finnabair Art Basics - Soft Matte Gel
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Worn Leather 573829
Prima Color Bloom Mists - Tea Stain 573836
Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments
String pearls
Prima Flowers - Parchment 551971
Prima Leaves -
Prima Roses Large - Purple PE390
lace
feathers
Beacons 3 in 1 glue

Sweet Love

Hi everyone!

Today I have a video for you, with a couple of tips and a short tutorial, using the July KOM. So what are we waiting for? Here's the video.....

  

 

And a few pictures for you!!

Love mixing and matching papers from different manufacturers!

 

All products are from the July Main Kit, plus the following:

• Authentique Journaling cards - Small Art Big Passion Kit July
• 13 Arts Stencil - Numbers from the Mixed Art Kit
  
• 13 Arts Mists in Chalk Sap Green & Pastel Black from the Mixed Art Kit
• 13 Arts Micro Glass Beads from the Mixed Art Kit
• Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment from the Mixed Passion Kit
• Petaloo Flowers from the Mixed Passion Kit
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Broken China, Spun Sugar and Black Soot from my stash

Hope you enjoyed the video!!

Lynne

Your Passion Your Art - May 2014 Kit - Flying Unicorn Video Tutorial

Hi! Today I’m sharing another layout I created using the Flying Unicorn May 2014 Kit – Your Passion Your Art! I also have a short video tutorial that will show you my creative process step-by-step. In addition, I’ll show you how to make your very own floral vines using the Cartographer collection flowers.

 

Paper

Prima, Cartographer

 

Embellishments

Prima, Cartographer – chipboard pieces, metal brads

American Crafts, Project Life – photo overlays

Kaisercraft & Prima – flowers

His & Her Studio – tulle

Wilton – doilies

Celebrate It – ribbon

 

Products

Martha Stewart – daisy fan punch

Tim Holtz – distress ink

 

Thanks for joining me today!

 

Erica

Faux Mother-of Pearl Technique

Hi everyone!

I have a pretty cool technique for you today.....Faux Mother-of-Pearl! I was inspired by the soap dispenser in my bathroom, which you'll see in the video. Except as noted below, all of the products used are from the April KOM and addons.

Once I had layered my papers , I added a bit of stencilling with Balzer designs Mini Tiny Circles, and Modellier Creme from Viva Decor in Mother of Pearl Hydrangea. I even added some stencilling to my title. I also added a bit of Inka Gold in Gold around my page.

The Bella Trim velvet ribbon is held in place by some Prima brads. The technique uses Lumiere Paints in Metallic Bronze and Metallic Gold, as well as the Fantastx Frost White (Mixed Art addon).

I sprayed some of my flowers with Ranger Adirondack in Denim, Lindy's Stamp Gang Flat Fabios in T-bird Turquoise and Ocean Breeze Blue, and Dylusions in London Blue.

 

I hope you enjoyed the Faux Mother-of-Pearl technique, and I'd like to encourage you to find inspiration in the ordinary, everyday items you have around your home.

Lynne