Flying Unicorn

March KOM - YouTube Tutorial

Hi! Today I’m sharing another layout I created using the Flying Unicorn March Kit of the Month – Your Passion Your Art! And guess what? I have a video tutorial that will walk you through my creative process from start to finish.

 

 

There are two tips in my video that I’d like to mention: (1) you’ll see I punched two borders and then used two rectangles, instead of one rectangle. I did not have a full 12” sheet of paper so by using two pieces of paper (cut the same size) I was able to make a 12” rectangle. I’ll cover the seam later, so no one will ever be able to tell I used two rectangles instead of one. The reason I’m pointing this out is because it’s a great way to use those smaller pieces of paper to layer – you don’t always have to have a 12” piece of paper – just use what you have!

 

And (2) at minute 4:26 you may think the video skipped…it didn’t…I just didn’t want to bore you with 30 minutes of arranging embellishments. You’ll see my embellishments are not adhered – I like to arrange, rearrange, move, add, remove, etc. – nothing is adhered until I like where it is on my layout. I’m mentioning this because some adhere right away, don’t like the look after everything is down, and then attempt to rearrange things, causing their layout to tear or ultimately having to throw it away because it cannot be fixed. By not adhering your embellishments down right away you can continue arranging until you achieve the look you desire – creating a layout you love the first time around – with no rip downs or projects thrown away!

 

My video tutorial is only 7 minutes long, so grab a cup of coffee or tea, relax and enjoy!

 

 

 Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

 

 

Paper

Authentique, Classique: Elegant

 

Embellishments

Authentique, Classique: Elegant – components stickers

Maya Road – time flies clocks

Prima – resins

  Kaisercraft, Petaloo & Prima – flowers

Celebrate It – ribbon

ZVA Creative – crystals

 

Products

Martha Stewart – daisy edge punch

Tim Holtz – distress ink

 

Thanks for joining me today!

 

Erica

February 2014 Kit - Your Passion, Your Art - OTP Project

Hi! Today I’m sharing my Off the Page (OTP) project included within the Flying Unicorn February 2014 Kit – Your Passion Your Art! The February kit included a fun paper mache heart box by Darice.

I altered my heart box using the Key to My Heart collection by Kaisercraft (included in the kit). The pink, red, and floral prints were perfect for this box, as well as the Heartwarming Vintage, Love Mail journaling cards (also included in the kit).

This is what the heart box looked like originally...

 

 

And, this is what it looks like now!

 

And, because I enjoyed putting together my canvas tutorial last month, I decided to put together another tutorial for the February OTP project, showing you step-by-step how I altered the heart box.

Caution: PHOTO HEAVY! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

 

 

Paper

Kaisercraft, Key to My Heart (kit)

 

Embellishments

Prima, Manor House, Magnolia & Petaloo – flowers

13 Arts, Timeless Collection – ‘forever’ (kit)

ZVA Creative – pearls (kit)

Heartwarming Vintage, Love Mail – journaling cards (kit)

Celebrate It – ribbon

Ribbon FX – pearls

Flying Unicorn – adornments (January kit)

Prima, Junkyard Findings – typo zipper

 

Products

Darice – heart (kit)

Taylored Expressions – diecut

Tim Holtz – distress ink

13 Arts – gesso (January kit)

 

Enjoy!

 

Erica

 

January Kit Layout using the Scrap Around the World Mood Board

Hi everyone,

 

Today I have a project to share with you which I was created using the January Scrap Around the World Mood Board. Such a gorgeous mood board to which I was inspired by the mouldings on the tea cups...sigh..aren't they beautiful...as well as the soft beautiful flowers.

 

 

I have used more of the January Kit from Flying Unicorn (which has sold out). I created my "moulded" background using the Clear Scraps Shattered Glass mask using 13Arts Gesso, 13Arts Paint in Matte Coral & Pan Pastels, which you can find in the Flying Unicorn Store.

 

"39 Weeks"

 

 

These gorgeous Prima flowers and the lace have been altered using my very favourite colours from Lindy's Stamp Gang, Grab a Guy Gold and Wild Honeysuckle Coral.

 

 

Me at 39 weeks pregnant...oh how excited we all were! Hard to believe that was just over 4 months ago now...

 

 

Hope you have all had a great week

Thanks so much for visiting :)

Melinda

 

Love Canvas BAP

Hi! Today I’m sharing a canvas I created using the Flying Unicorn January 2014 Mixed Art and Small Art Big Passion kits, and, I'll show you step-by-step how I created it! 

 

Here is the finished canvas:

 

 

So let's begin (Caution: PHOTO HEAVY)! 

 

 

 

 

*black lace was provided in kit; I cut the bottom portion off

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

 

 

Paper

Prima, Vintage Vanity

 

Embellishments

BoBunny – kraft wood clocks

Kaisercraft, True Romance – clear stamps

Prima, Sunrise Sunset Collection – Mini Roman Numerals

Prima & Petaloo – flowers

Flying Unicorn – lace, adornments

Leaky Shed – victorian oval frame

ZVA Creative – pearls, rhinestones

Celebrate It – ribbon

 

Products

Tim Holtz – distress ink

Taylored Expressions – diecut 

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Erica

 

 

October Build A Page - With Jennifer Snyder

Flying Unicorns Kit of the Month October - Farmer's Market and Hayrides

This was created using the Oct Kit of the Month at the Flying Unicorn. You can see the kit here. The kit is rich with Kaisercraft paper, Crate Paper and many other goodies to zap that creative spark into overdrive. 

This is a photo I took a few years back on a scrapping trip to Colorado.

I have a video on how I created my layout.  

Here is a close up of how I treated the Dusty Attic chipboard.  Inked first with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Stain and distress ink, then topped with Stampendous Aged Gold embossing Enamel. This powder is chunky and can be heated to achieve a smooth finish or heated just a little to get this dappled look. 

I used the Studio Calico American Crafts Mistable leaves and misted with Lindy's Edelweiss Moss Green.  Love that color.  May actually be my "go to" color. Then I inked thhe edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo.

Thanks for stopping and looking.
The kit is now available at the Flying Unicorns.  Come try some challenges at the Flying Unicorn.  There are no kit requirements and no obligations to purchase in order to play in the challenges and be eligible to win a prize.

Supplies:
Flying Unicorns Kit of the Month - Farmer's Market and Hayrides
Kaisercraft Take Note Collection - Memories paper P1280
Kaisercraft Take Note Collection - Recorded paper P1274
Prima Mask 882051
Clearsnap Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx -Truffle, Butternut, Vintage, Mossy, Verdigris
Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Enamel
Cratepaper DIY Shop Collection -Artistry 680175
Cratepaper DIY Shop Collection  -Chipboard 683142
Cratepaper DIY Shop Collection
Dusty Attic Chipboard - Birds on Barb Wire DA868
Studio Calico  American Crafts Mistable leaves
Lindy's Edelweiss Moss Green
Prima Flowers Lyric - 564452
Prima Frost Frappe VII flowers 565787
Pinecones
Burlap
Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Vintage Photo , Walnut
Tim Holtz Distress Stain -Vintage Photo
Stampendous  Boss Gloss embossing gloss roller
McGill Starburst punch
Martha Stewart Large wild flowers edge punch

Mid Month Muse with Bubbachooka aka Mish



Hello Ladies Mish here I want to share with you my mixed media canvas's I created with my Mixed media add on and my June kit Ray of Magic.......I love how they turned out and I hope you agree that I did Miss EK justice!!!!!    

LIST OF INGREDIENTS

Plain canvas - I amde from the mixed media kit
using the black cardboard and canvas piece.

gesso

Adhesive - I used PVA, and Helmar 450.

Mod Podge

embellishments

mists, sprays, paints and inks

brushes

imagination

For this canvas I took my home made canvas, and gesso'd it even though it had been done already.

then I started to place my embellishiments, putting them where I wanted them and glueing them down.

I used

Flying Unicorn Adornments - youll find them in the FUL store

modelling paste

lace and trim - from the June kit and from the FUL store...

Once you have all the embellies where you want them glue them down and gesso everything!!!!!

so much fun I love getting gesso everywhere!!!!!

then leave to dry, completely! 1 hour or so in full sun!

then its time for the extra fun part, the mists, sprays and inks!!!!!! grubby work, but someone has to do it!

Lindys flat fabio inks and firework mists - all from the FUL store

Dylusions inks - from the FUL store

When your spraying with your mists and inks, dont worry if it looks faint, I thought Id ruined it, it was so light

as it dried.....but Once your inks dry and you paint on a final layer of Mod Podge, over every inch, your colours will come alive!!!!!! I even sprintzed inks and mists over the mod podge as it dried.....giving the colour extra umph!!!!!

Then after i finished my Unicorn Garden I thought hmmmmmm Miss EK, havent scrapped her for a while

so got out a gorgeous steampunky photo Jen had sent me and gave her the FUL Mixed media treatment!!!!!!

isnt she CUTE!!!!!!!!!

I certanly hope you all give this a try, its easy, messy and so much fun!!!!!!!!

Laugh, hug smile and do something crazy everyday

See you round the scrappy table!!!!!

Mish

June Kit of the Month - A Ray of Magic - Sneak Peeks

Hi! Happy Saturday! Today I'm sharing a few sneak peeks from the June Kit of the Month. This kit is full of beautiful paper, flowers, and embellishments. The kit goes one sale at 12:01 AM EDT Friday, May 31st. 

Thanks for looking!
Erica

April Build A Page with Erica

Hi! Welcome to April's BAP. I apologize my pictures aren't the best, I typically create in the evenings and didn't have any natural light coming in when I was working on this layout. :)  

Step 1: cut out the center of the page (we’re going to cover this section up so we’ll save this piece of paper for later use)

Step 2: using a Martha Stewart punch, punch a border and then adhere

Step 3: adhere an 8 x 12 rectangle, adhere in center of page

Step 4: adhere a doily in the top right corner

Step 5: adhere a 5 x 3 rectangle in the top right corner

Step 6: adhere a 7 x 7 square a bit off center towards the right

Step 7: adhere a 5 X 7 rectangle a bit off center towards the left and then mist (I used Perfect Pearls Mist, colors Bronze and Cappuccino)

Step 8: adhere corrugated cardboard a bit off center towards top left corner (I covered mine with a bit of Gesso)

Step 9: adhere a piece of cheese cloth

Step 10: adhere corrugated cardboard a bit off center towards bottom left corner (I covered mine with a bit of Gesso)

Step 11: adhere a leftover piece of Prima packaging

Step 12: adhere a piece of cheese cloth and then layer a piece of corrugated cardboard on top; place a bit off center towards middle right side (I covered mine with a bit of Gesso)

Step 13: adhere a 5 X 7 rectangle in the center of the page

Step 14: adhere a doily in the center of the page

Step 15: adhere a piece of lace trim

Step 16: adhere a 5 X 5 rectangle in the center of the page

Step 17: adhere two 3 x 4 rectangles in center of page

Step 18: adhere flower cluster

Step 19: adhere saying and flying unicorn adornment – key

Step 20: adhere saying and flower cluster (above right photo mat)

Step 21: adhere saying and flower cluster (below right photo mat)

Step 22: adhere saying and flower cluster (above left photo mat)

Step 23: adhere saying and flower cluster (top right corner)

Step 24: finish off with stamping, a few bows and a border (I used a ruler and black journaling pen)

Thanks for joining me today!  

Erica

Product of the Month for November is Riddersholm with Monica...

Hi everyone and Happy Holidays and I hope everyone is ready to gobble up some yummy turkey.  It's time to break out the camera and capture those moments we don't get very often a time when family and friends come together to give Thanks!!  I am thankful for my health, my family, and the amazing friends I have met her at the Flying Unicorn!! So what is everyone else thankful for - oh and I am thankful for the amazing kits Alda puts together every month!!

On to my project I made a mini album with the papers I received out of the November Kit of the Month - and it is the gorgeous Riddersholm line.  These papers are simply amazing and it worked perfectly for the mini I made.

 This first page is an acrylic page I loved it. I added a flower I got from the FLU online store.

 This page I made where the image is enclosed and has little microbeads that move around I thought it was perfect - kind of a snow look

 I fussy cut a lot of the images from the papers - I love doing this

 Another acrylic page where I added some dresden to it

 I wanted to show how this page has a window

Just a better glimpse at the acrylic page - they are so hard to really see how neat they look when they are done.  Well I hope everyone enjoyed my post for today and don't forget the auction that is going on!!! BID BID BID!!!

Hugs Monica

November KOM with Monica....

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Hi everyone and what another beautiful here in Florida.  The weather has a slight just of chill perfect for opening the windows breaking out your kit and just CREATE!!  Here is a layout I made using the November kit of the month "Solace for the Heart"  I had a blast creating and I now everyone has seen all the gorgeous inspiration the Creative Team has published in the forums.  So if you have not bought a kit be sure to pick one up today!! Everything is perfect for those Holiday photos..

These are flowers I made and I added some cheesecloth.  I added Glass Bead Gel and used a Crafters Workshop mask - that you can find in the store

This is a Fabscraps chippie that is available in the Flying Unicorn Store and there are so many more cute ones too...

This diecut butterfly is the Cosmo Cricket line Evangeline

I hope everyone has enjoyed my layout and be sure to check out all the fun new stuff in the store.

Hugs

Monica

Journey in Time with Monica

I want to share this amazing kit with everyone from The Flying Unicorn  called  Journey in Time it is full and I mean full of yummy goodness ladies.  You will not go wrong with this kit it has Prima, Kaisercraft and Scrapcake papers and let me tell you they are beyond gorgeous and I mean gorgeous everyone.

This is a layout I created using the Prima paper line:

 I used a mask from The Crafter's Workshop - Mini Tile Texture available in the Flying Unicorn store..

 Here is another layout I made using more of the papers available in the kit and then I fussy cut some of the titles

This paper line is called Scrapcake and this is such a unique line the colors and pattern on it is awesome.

 This is a photo box with a compartment inside that holds a mini album

 On all four sides you can slide a photos or journal or leave it as it is

 I then added a knob to the top so that you can open it easily

 Fussy cut some of the photos off of the Kaisercraft paper

 This is the mini inside

 The mini is an accordion style super easy from Arnold Grummer called Zig-Zag books and come in packs of 12 super easy to use.  They come in handy too...

Well this is the end of my Journey for today but not forever.... LOL

Hugs Everyone.... Monica

Vintage Harmony with Monica

Good morning, afternoon or possibly evening deoending on what time everyone checks in. I want to share my creations with the AMAZING VINTAGE HARMONY kit.  First I want to say I totally lost my drive for creating layouts - we just could not get along.  I am slowly and I mean slowly learning to create them again and it is simply because of the Flying Unicorn.  There are so many inspiring women here to learn from and though it may not seem like I am always here looking - unfortunately I am a bit of a studier or onlooker at first.  You may not see alot from yet, but I am trying to soak in things and learn.  I think I am on the right track because now I have done more layouts than I have in years.

 

 

 

 

Now these are the layouts I have done - the kit makes things so much easier to especially for someone who is just getting back into layouts -so you can not and I mean can not go wrong with getting a kit!!

 

This is my beautiful sister-in-law and my niece and nephew who are demons but the love of my life - especially my nephew Jayden...

I fussy cut the big red flower off of another paper in the kit which was the Beautiful Moments and it broke my heart to cut it too...  I have recuperated (I think)

 

I believe in using almost everything off the paper the title was the title off the paper and these borders I used from cutting the end of the paper if you turn it over it has the color of the paper on it.  So I figured hey I can use this and I did.

This is the Little Yellow Bicycle from the kit - I love their papers too well I am a paper hoarder so I love it all!!

I hope you have enjoyed my creations with the kit

August KOM with Kelly

Hello!!! I have a couple layouts to share that I used the beautiful August KOM, "Remember The Tomorrows" to create. As you by now surely know, this kit is beautiful...feminine, romantic, amazing. I have really enjoyed the combination of the two lovely paper lines from Webster's Pages and Kaisercraft..just an amazing and unique combo..like they were made to be together!!!
Here is a layout of my lovely 2 year old girlie, Lilah Jeanne...making a super typical face..her "attitude" face, I just love it!! I created the background by punching and tearing strips and layering them, then  misting with some of the Perfect Pearls mist that comes in the kit to grunge it up a bit. Then I layered the area under my photo with the Kaisercraft Collectables (diecuts) from the embellishment add-on, those sure go a long way!! There's tons of die cuts in that little pack!! Added my flowers (after inking them up a bit) and some fun layers below the photo as well, and here you have it...

Here is my OTP, I did show this on reveal day but thought I could share some close ups here!

I went all super romantic with this one!! I really enjoyed using the Tattered Angels/Prima Mistables canvas shapes to create my flowers!! I used the super neat gouache paints that came with to do some masking and painting on my canvas. 

Well, that's all from me! Be sure to stop by the August KOM Group to see all of the amazing creations from the Creative Team this month!!! Have a wonderful day!!

Once Upon a Memory and KOM Challenge

Our  July  Kit  sold out  fast  again  - thank you for  everyone   who purchased  it  and I hope you enjoy creating   with it as much as I  have  enjoyed  it ...  This months KOM challenge  has a  few  twists and  turns So come  join the  forum fun and  enjoy the  challenge  

The sketch I  used  from Mojo Monday to create the layout 

Ocean Breeze and Summer Skies Kit Of The Month Creations by Frank

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Frank here to share a few of my creations from the June Kit Of The Month, I had tons of fun with this kit, not only is it filled with the most amazing colorful papers, but the embellishments, and flowers are just gorgeous!I truly had so much fun working with this kit. First off I will share this canvas I made using the beautiful pearlescent watercolors, I simply loved the colors and decided to use them on a canvas, combine the lovely KaiserCraft papers included in the kit, and you have a perfect combination!

Here are some closeups!

Next is a layout I made and that I fell in love with, I used some of the gorgeous Prima paper and Bo Bunny paper included in the kit, and oh my what a combination, together with the beautiful KaiserCraft rubon quotes, I was in love!

Here are your close ups!

Of course I also worked on the awesome OTP and a small little mini I made too:

Thanks for stopping by today, you can see these and other amazing Creative Team Creations with the June Kit in the Kit Of the Month Group!

Have a good one!

Ocean Breezes and Summer Skies - June KOM from Maggi

The June kit has really been a favorite for me, I've had so much fun using the rich Prima Fairy Belle papers and the Bo Bunny Country Garden.  And of course the Kaisercraft papers have been lucious too!  This is a layout about dh's cousins' husband who passed recently.  We went to Illinois in April to attend his memorial service and celebrate his life at a gathering at his home after the service.  I was really happy to be there so that I could help Marilyn, his widow, with all the preparations.  The photo and verse that I have scrapped is something that she and their children had printed to give everyone.  Although it was a sad occasion, we were not sad, instead we celebrated what a wonderful man he was and the wonderful life that he lived.

 

I used papers from the Bo Bunny Country Garden collection and  a scrap of Glitz (the dotted piece) for this layout.  The braid and Dusty Attic frame are from my stash. 

We've been talking about various ways of treating chipboard this month and I wanted to share this technique with you.  First I painted the DA frame with antique white acrylic paint.  Then I inked a flourish stamp that came in the May kit with Perfect Pearls Medium and stamped on the chipboard.  Next I brush on some dry Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls powder (also from the May kit).  The powder adheres to the PP medium and brings out the flourish image.  It appears to be worn off in some places and that is by design, to give it that aged look.  I then coated the frame with Ranger Glossy Accents to seal the Perfect Pearls.   Its a really easy technique and looks so great to me!  The leafy scrolls are cut with a favorite Spellbinders for Heartfelt Creations die, Bella Rose and then dabbed with Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive.

 

 

 

Here are some closeups:

 

 

I loved this bright side of the Country Garden collection, Dave's life was colorful, he was much loved and so this tribute to him needed to be bright and cheerful. If he were here, I know he would agree.

 

Here's another LO I did using the kit and Tammy's wonderful BAP tute.  I changed it a little but the basic design is there.  I was struggling with this LO and Tammy's tute was just what I needed.  Here I've used the Prima papers from the kit and a doily and cardstock from my stash.

 

 

The flowers are a mix of layered Kaisercraft, a Petaloo and Primas that came in the kit.  I used the pearlescent water colors to tone down the bright pink flowers.  I also used the watercolors to transform the Petaloo flower from bright white to a softer pink color.  I fussy cut flowers from one of the Prima papers and layered underneath the blooms and vine.

I heat embossed the Fabscraps Victorian sign from the kit with Stampendous aged gold and for the bracket and shabby white on the sign. After I added the letters, I painted the sign with Crackle Accents to add to its old and aged appearance.

I am looking forward to seeing all of your creations using the June kit.  Don't forget to load them in the June KOM thread!

 

JUNE KIT OF THE MONTH

OCEAN BREEZE & SUMMER SKIES 

JUNE  KIT OF THE MONTH 

The wait is over, and its time to introduce Ocean Breeze and Summer Skies, our June 2012 Kit of the Month. This  month's kit is  filled with so many goodies that inspiration and creativity  will be   falling off your  projects!  Kits are available now in the store  and its first come, first serve. There are no lists or signs ups, We believe that scrapping  is a passion and not an obligation .  Hurry and  get yours  today ,  tomorrow could be  too late ! 

The favorite part of the  Kit- the OTP  ( Off the Page) and this  month  we are featuring a shadow box, manufactured by Darice. 

BUT  WAIT THERE IS  MORE  !!! 

Do not forget about the add ons 

FLOWER ADD ON 

Petaloo Vine, Prima Painted ladies,  Prima Fairy Belle, Prestige Mini by Wrights,  Petaloo Peony 

EMBELLISHMENT ADD ON

Butterflies by Petaloo, ZVA Creative Crystal, Tattered Angels – Chalkboard Mist,  Vine by Petaloo,  Rub Ons Kaiser –Rustic Bird House,  Hero Art Lace,  MM Glitter Brads,  Chipboard Alphas Mini Flowers by Wright

PAPER ADD ON 

Kaiser – Secret Bird – Private, Fairy Belle- Marcelle, Bo Bunny – Garden Almanac garden Vines, garden Weathered Kaiser madame Butterfly – Camisole,Bodice, Blouse, petticoat, Kaiser Up Up and Away – Rollercoaster, Moon Ride , Kaiser Blae and Ivy – Field

 CARDSTOCK ADD ON 

Ming, Periphery Gold, Reflections, rosemary, latte, Tangerine, Scotch, Sugar and Spice, Whitewash, Palm Grove 

And here are some examples from the  Creative Team 

And  Samples from our  AMAZING  Guest Designer Gabi 

OFF THE PAGE  CREATIONS  

May Kit Of The Month Sweet Embrace

Hello everyone!!

Happy Friday Afternoon!

Frank here sharing all the amazing Kit of the Month creations I made with this kit. I really loved all the various colors with this kit, soft and some more floral, and the amazing add-ons were sooo fantastic, also one of my favorite parts was the amazing Off the page paper bag album!!! Loved that, let me share it all with you!

 

This is my favorite of all, loved the colors, and all the pretty patterns, here are some closeups!

My second layout is such a fun and timeless layout, loved using these Kaiser papers, so wonderful, and yes that is Graphic 45's Owner Diane Schultz! She is amazing!

This layout was made using the amazing Melissa Frances paper, I really loved that paper, so soft and the imagery was sooo perfect, loved it!!! The colors are also so fantastic!

This little box, wow my fave, loved painting, distressing and adding fabulous embellies to this box, such a wonderful keepsake!

Serenity, the paper included in the kit is so lovely, love the imagery, sooo lovely for traveling layouts and cards, which I made here, soo lovely, and also used the cardstock from the Kit, to complement the colors! See that up there, an amazing acetate piece included in the kit I inked with alcohol ink, sooo coool!!!

 

Finally, my paper bag album, I had sooo much fun with this one, and the inkido papers were perfect for it!!! Take a look! page by page!

Thank You so much for letting me share these creations with you, hope you enjoyed them!

Focus On April Kit Of The Month: A Touch Of Spring

Hello Everyone!

Happy Friday!!!

The Kit Of The Month reveal is always my favorite part of the month. I am always happy and excited to share with you the creations I made with the amazing kits that our dear Alda puts together. This April kit I must say was my favorite yet. The kit included wonderful Spring colors while combining perfectly vintage papers from Glitz, French Kiss, which was amazing to work with. Sit back and sip your coffee or tea there is a lot of yummy pictures ahead!

This is a new layout I was saving to share with you all, I LOVE this one, the papers from Glitz of course are to DIE for!! So perfectly beautiful and perfect to distress! I loved the little picket fence, it was so unique and fun to work with. I painted mine gold, for it to combine with the layout, did lots of distressing too. Here are some close ups:

The second layout was also a fave, I loved working with neutral colors this month, and these papers were perfect, the Ruby Rocket August Moon papers were also perfect for this neutral effect.

Of course not all of them had to be neutral, I also loved working with the Fabscraps Organic Collection, wow what beautiful papers, truly exquisite colors and super fun to work with. Take a look.

Yes, I added that beautiful nest onto the layout, it was a MUST!!! I loved it so much! It is truly the PERFECT embellishment, its EXTREME! Like Me!!!! Here are some close ups!

OK, lets take a layout break for a little, I also made a MINI! Oh ya! There is so much in this kit, its so amazing, I made a lovely Spring Mini, and I called it Lucky, because its so vibrant and beautiful, there was so many lovely flowers on this kit, wow, I used the musical paper from Ruby Rocket to make this one take a look

Isn't it awesome? Loved working with those amazing Ruby Rocket Papers, the yummy Manor House Flowers and Flying Unicorn Flowers too!

Back to MORE layouts! Oh, I love my burlap, and when I saw burlap pattern, OMG I had to use it, I am telling you, those French Kiss Papers, AMAZING!!! SO beautiful!

Isn't the paper simply wondeful? It really adds so much! I used  a lot of metals and vintage jewelry in most of my layouts this time around, I found they fit perfectly with all of the papers, so beautiful. Next, I made a Printers Tray, oh yes, I loved it, I used some of the flowers from the flower add-on, which is SUPER worth the money, it has so many delicious flowers in it! SOOO GORG! Prima, Manor House, Kaiser, OH MY!

Again I used some of the beautiful Glitz paper, cannot get enough of it!

Yummy lace, also in the kit, aahhhh so beautiful....

Finally, my Off the Page birdhouse! I went with an awesome SteamPunk theme, which is what my challenge on the forums is all about! I went to Home Depot's Scrapbooking section (oh yes I found it lol) and got me some heavy metals! Take a look!

Well that's all I have to share with you all today, I hope I was able to inspire you and I hope you create something this weekend, there is still tons of these goodies in the Flying Unicorn Store so come on over and grab them while you can!

KOM - Putting on the Ritz

I have to say I LOVED putting this kit together, and  I hope that all who got one enjoy it as  much as I and the creative team has !  Putting on the Ritz, inspired me from the moment it was  determined that was the name. What a better way then to be inspired then making a mini album. Using the  chipboard letters in the main kit  TIME was a project I made,  With glamour and inspirational words inside, it is a mini album that I am gifting .. but  here is a sneak  of  the  cover and the  inside . 

Frank's March Kit Of The Month Projects!

Happy Monday Everyone!!!

Hope everyone had an amazing weekend and had some crafty time!! I am happy to share the projects I made with the March Kit Of The Month "Putting It On The Ritz" The included papers, embellishments and flowers are simply amazing, and I have to say this kit was the best one yet, so sit back and relax because this post will be picture heavy!!

This is my first layout I made for this kit, I gotta say my favorite papers in the kit were the Inkido papers, they were perfectly vintage, cream colored, simple perfection, it really allows for some amazing stamping too.  For this layout I wanted to keep a neutral palette, so I went with a cream color,  used some Glimmer Chalk Mist in French Vanilla available in the Flying Unicorn Store, the little angel stamp is a La Blanche stamp which has a high amount of detail, these stamps are also availabe in the store. Here are some close ups:

Love the Pink Paislee Chippies too, the Alphas are just amazing!!! Beautiful to alter and distress, and what about that Penny Farthing OMG! My second favorite layout is the next one, I had a little moustache photo shoot with the dh, lol had so much fun with these pictures take a look

I also tried to keep the color scheme the same, I LOVE this one, it has got to be my favorite, I simply love how all of the embellishments work together, the Pink Paislee dress form chip which I distressed and inked, as well as that mistables flower part of the kit add-ons! The felt flower was amazing, and I loved working with it, I added a bit of gold to keep with the color. A lot of people have asked me what the chair embellishment is, is it a stamp? an acetate? well, its a little technique I learned at CHA from the owner of La Blanche stamps, she is amazing and I will have a tutorial on that later, it is made from UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Powder) and stamping, cool huh? Here are some closeups

Lovely, now the next layout was really fun to make, love the ripped center with the butterfly Inkido paper, soooo pretty, and it really allowed for the effect that these butterflies are playing in the middle of the paper pulling apart, neat huh?

There is another one of those moustache images, so fun! Love the little cherub on the side so cute, and oh. dont you love that top piece of paper, its also from the kit, amazingness!

The next one was another fun one, love the floral feel to it, and the brown earthy tones on it as well, the papers again in the kit are simply perfection!

The balloon is so adorable, I used some perfect pearls around the edge to create a nice border effect, perfect pearls can be found in the store, the flowers included in the kit were amazing to use, also the patterned felt was so much fun, I made some leaves and added them to the side, so pretty!

Those Pink Paislee chippies are sooo gorgeous!

The next one was so much fun too, I gotta love all the pink I used, I couldnt resist!!! There is a beautiful piece of pink patterned paper included and I just had to use it!

So pefectly vintage and pretty, and do you see those frames on the left? Yes included, and yes delicious! LOVE, I also love the leaves, I hand painted them pink and oh aren't they lovely? Those are also in the kit!

Now on to a card! I have to say this card was a fave for me! Loved making it, and the paper and Eiffel Tower piece I used from the kit was perfect for it!

Isn't the paper just wonderful? GORG! Now on to some Off The Page Goodness, the dressform was the first thing I made with this kit, I mean who could resist? It's just asking to be worked on~! I love how mine turned out, kinda looks like a chic wedding dress!

Love the pearls, trim, and flowers, I even made her a little scarf out of some of the tulle included!! Isn't she wonderful?

I also made a little purse, I had fun making this one, its so cute and perfect, and I love it! Take a look!

Well those are all of my projects, hope you enjoyed reading this long post, and I hope I inspired you today! Love the fashion challenges going on at the forums right now and I hope you can join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Frank's February Kit Of The Month Projects!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Frank here sharing the projects I made with the fabulous February Kit Of The Month, "Always With Love". Get ready for some close-up and picture overload! I have tons to share with you today, so sit back and relax with a nice cup of coffee!

My first layout was of course my monthly layout, I have this tradition where I always dedicate the first layout of the month to the actual month. February has got to be my favorite month after December of course. It is filled with love in the air!! The papers included in the kit "Sweet Nothings" Collection by KaiserCraft were perfect for this layout. I used the brown paper and went with a monochromatic look. The flowers are handmade by me, I used the lace as a border, which is also included in the kit, and of amazing quality I must add! Also that grape vine heart was soooo cute!!! I added it to the middle, where the heart is opening up and releasing cotton, pretty intense huh? Love the heart banner, it just popped into my head that there should be some sort of banner somewhere, me and my banner craze! Alda really thought of me in this kit, she included those yummmy woodgrain thickers! (THANK YOU) they were the perfect alphas for this layout, also included was that amazing key trinket, so amazing! I used a lot of Distress ink on this one, specifically Frayed Burlap by Tim Holtz.

Here are some close-ups:

My second layout I went with something more bright, I used the 7 Gypsies paper included in the kit as a background and placed another Kaiser paper on top and did some distressing and openings to reveal the lovely paper underneath. Also did some folds, I used the amazing rub-ons included in the kit too, perfect color, those chipboard hearts and wooden hearts are too included and were so wonderful to alter and work with. I used mostly Wild Honey Distress Ink on this one to achieve the color brilliance! Also used Zva Rhinestone Flourishes, available in the store.

Here is a closeup:

The next one has to be my favorite, I also used Sweet Nothings for this one!

This one was my favorite to make, I used 2 pieces of paper one Fabscraps for the background, wonderful paper, such high quality, I stamped it in the middle and then placed a Sweet Nothings paper over it, making this sort of middle opening with the stamped imagery. I then used the leftover paper to make those banners at the left, which I stamped with different stamps, I added the lovely pink flowers which were originally cream but I painted them with Cadillac Pink Glimmer Mist, available in the store, I also used some of the beautiful pink flowers included in the kit by Zva, they are so delicate and pretty! I also used some more of that lovely lace, ahh Gorgeous!

Closeup!

These are two of the cards I made with the kit as well:

For my Off The Page project I handpainted the entire KaiserCraft wooden DREAM Mini! I used vintage white paint, the reason was so I could stamp easier on it as well as use some of the lovely rubons included, here are the closeups!

I used a lot of the beautiful flowers, pieces of patterned paper, rubons, pearl strand, buttons which were all included in the kit, what a value! I also added some tulle to hold it together! Prima flowers and Kaiser mini flowers available in the Flying Unicorn Store as well!

Lastly I would like to share a new layout I made with this amazing kit, this layout was defenitely focused on the amazing trinkets, wooden pieces and greapevine heart included in the kit, I used another beautiful piece of Sweet Nothings Paper for this one as well. Gorgeous collection I must say!

Loved this kit and I am sure you will love it too! Hope you enjoyed and I hope I was able to inspire you today! Thank You so much for looking!

Sandi's February Kit on the Month projects

Happy Monday everybody! Sandi here with a few of my projects using the February Kit of the Month "Always with Love." First, I want to say thanks to Alda for providing such awesome kits .. and for allowing me to work with them!  This month was over- the-top gorgeous!

 

This was actually the second project that I did but I think it is my favorite.  It went together so quickly, I felt like the page made itself! Here you see some of the luscious FabScraps papers. This is the first time I have had the opportunity to work with them and I am in love!!  I aded a few Petaloo flowers of my own but the ones that steal the show are the Zva pink and purple ones.  Within the floral cluster I tucked in one of those cute grapevine wreaths! Love them! The lacing tash is Dusty Attic (DA0631, painted wam winter white) and is from my own stash but I thought it would be perfect on a bridal page! The heart shaped KaiserCraft corner flourish comes in the kit and could be used so many ways!!  I inked it up a bit for definition. Then for a quick title I added the pink rhinestone title LOVE from KaiserCraft which is also in the kit. My butterfly is fussy cut from some older Melody Ross papers.

 

I have to admit to being a bit partial to this page! The photo is of my Mom and Dad on their wedding day.  Here I have use All Yours pp as the background paper, distressed and then added to some brown cardstock.  For drama, I used a Dusty Attic garden frame (DA0606) from my stash that is painted with Tsukinek walnut stain, then Coffee Glimmer Mist and lastly Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.  See that cute little cherub? That was the very first thing I did with my kit! I knew if I didn't fussy cut him and the flowers, that I would use that page "as is" and loose the benefit of the cherub as an embellishment.  He is from the Love Letters paper.  Then I just started layering some papers (Devoted) along with a Crafty Secrets tag from the kit (love those things) and a crochet doily.  I've worked in a Prima vine and some ribbon from my stash as well as buttons from the kit .... along with a button from my Mom's old button box! I"ve tucked in more DA (french flourish, DA0273) painted white and then inked and adorned it with a Bo Bunny trinket from my "stuff."  The butterfly was fussy cut from some older BoBunny Gabrielle papers.

This one was fun to do!! I did some wet and some dry distressing to my b/g paper You & Me and added  some peach cardstock from the Jan KOM as a foundation. Then I misted my page with Sunkissed Peach GM and when that dried added my fence using a Prima mask and more Coffee Shop. Next I added my center panel using the Sincerely pp along with some off-white c/s that was punched with my Cherish Heart punch. The upper right corner was wet distressed, folded back and then I tucked in a white doily. For interest I added in another butterfly.  For flowers, I used a mix of the ones I fussy cut earlier from the Love Letters pp along with some that Alda sent in the kit and one older Prima Madrigal bloom.  In honor of my team mate Frank, I hand snipped a few banners and added those into the floral clusters. That lower right corner has another of the awesome KC wooden flourishes.  And did you see the American Craft Thickers? Woohoo! Instant title!!

Okay, one last layout before I show you my OTP. This was done using the Mojo Monday sketch from Jan 30th which I designed. So, that was kind of fun! This is my dd Danielle's wedding invitation which has Bacon's Wedding Morning painting on the front.  I've used the 7 Gypsies paper here, Canal and Campo from the Venice collection but used some Sweet Nothings (With Love) as my b/g. I fussy cut the dove and more of the florals and added these in ..  along with another tag from Crafty Secrets. Loved all those images! There is a hint of green in the With Love paper, so I used more Dusty Attic (Flourish #5, DA0434) as an accent that has been painted with Dirty Martini Glimmer Glam .. from the Flying Unicorn store !  Oh, I  almost forgot the rub-ons .. these were so perfect for this page!

 

Last but not least is my OTP project another Kaiser Craft mini that spells out DREAM! I have been wanting to try my hand at crackle paint since last Fall when team mate Jackie Weeks used some on her OTP tic tac toe box.  It was a ton of work but I do love how it turned out. The inner pages were simply painted white. After all of that dried  ..  whee, in parts (base coat, undercoat, crackle coat, top coat) but about 3 days all together, then I decorated my mini with pearls from the Flying Unicorn Store and flowers, then added some lush ribbon to my album rings. This is still a work in progress!

Sorry for the long post but I wanted to share the process with you! This was a gorgeous kit and I sure hope that you snagged one before they sold out! Glad I got mine!!!  I still have tons left and hope to bring you some more projects mid-month. Talk soon!

Sandi

 

Always With Love - Gerry van Gent

Gerry Van Gent  created Magic with this  months Kit  - Always With Love ....  I have entered Layout Utopia just  looking at her marvelous creations... Soft and  delicate and so many details to admire and  to inspire . The Creative Team and I are  honored to highlight  Gerry's work today !  Do not forget to follow her blog and leave love, and  admire her creations !

Focus on Graphic 45 ~ Sandi ~

I think it's safe to say that I'm a Graphic 45 addcit. So, I'm most excited about this week's focus on their products.   I thought I'd start with a couple of projects using my January Kit of the Month which features G45's Tropical Travelogue.  The layout above is a fairly straight forward project using Hibiscus Heaven pp, Tropical Travelogue, as well as small pieces of  Island Jewel, Garden Isle and Paradise Postage. The base is from Core'dinations Nostalgic collection. My white hibiscus flowers were fussy cut from the papers and the leaves were bent to look more life like. I've finished the page with some jute, Websters Bloomers, Stickles and a Prima bling I had on hand.

Next I did a quick altered project with some tags cut from the Tropical Travelogue papers and using a teal blue charger as my base. I first covered the charger with some fish net from the KOM, then added my tags, papers and photo, seashells and  flowers from my stash.  The photo is of one of my dd's and her hubby, so I suspect that she will be claiming this one.  I plan to add a few more embellishments to this one but I was running out of daylight to take a photo of my project.

One of my all time favorite collections is Steampunk Debutante  .. wow, the colors are so dynamic! There is still some Steampunk Debutante in the Flying Unicorn Store in the 8x8 size. You won't want to miss it! For this one, I fussy cut the flowers then added some dimensional florals as well. I've used a Dusty Attic lamp post as a mask and love the look. The wings and title were cut with my Cricut. I've added some Diamond dust on the tag and florals and that makes this page really sparkle!

Another one of my favorite is the Baby2Bride collection from Graphic 45! You might remember this layout that I did earlier this year using a gazebo as a mask. The tree, gazebo mask and photomat were cut with my Cricut. The butterflies were made with my Martha Stewart punch. I love the paper curls which I made to simply mimic wisteria on the gazebo. Those awesome title stickers are more Graphic 45.

Lastly, I wanted to share another layout from the Fall using the Magic of Oz collection available in the Flying Unicorn store. For this one, I simply wanted to show that this collection is not just for Halloween, The beige, black and red tones can be used in many different ways! Here I've done a simple birthday page adding some fussy cut flowers and then a doily from my stash and a Dusty Attic piece from the Flying Unicorn Store.  I've used my Cherished Heart punch to make a bit of eyelet looking trim.

That's all from me today. I hope I've peaked your curiosity to check out the store for more of these great designer papers. Once you tab over to the store, you can find a Graphic 45 link on the left hand side bar. Happy browsing!  

Jackie's KOM Projects

The  versitility of creations from Janauary's  Kit  of the Month  has  clearly  been  shown in Jackie's creations. Enjoy  her  creative approach to the  KOM,  she  will  be  missed as  part  of the creative team . 

Alda's KOM Creation - Mini Album

This is  my  project  using the  Kit  of the Month and Travelogue .   I  LOVE  G45  and  using their  lines  for  mini albums  ...    

The  Cover.. Used  the flowers from the  kit as well as  handmade ones and a few  from  the  Enchanted   series .  The shells found  their  home on the  cover with a vintage  pearl  from  my  collection of  vintage  jewelry. 

The  tags  opens  to lined  paper  for  journaling 

Undo the  ribbon and  extra hidden  space  for more pictures. 

Simple  tags  cut  for the  line  and  photo  holders  on the  back of them . 

Flip the  little  page  part  

and an  additional  three  tags  secured  by a  brad  

Undo the  twine  

and an  accordion   photo  holder  

I am   done  ..   and  living in Florida  .. off  to the  beach I can  go ! 

Denise's KOM Creations

Hi everyone!! I am so excited to be able to share my creations using the January kit "Wishing and Hoping". The items in the kit really bring out your creative side! With the fish nets and seashells matching the Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue perfectly, you will have no trouble bringing your layouts to life!

 

For this layout I started with the Island Jewel paper and used my mask I made with my Cricut and  Tim Holtz mask sheets. I used Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink for the masking. I spritzed a little Charcoal Glimmer Mist on the background as well. I used a piece of the Rainforest paper to double mat my picture and punched around the edges of one of the mats using a MS punch "Deco Fan".  I used Tim Holtz Die Cut "Hardware Findings" for the hinges and after adding those I placed my netting using very small dabs of hot glue. I had a string of peach pearls which I cut and glued down onto the netting. I added my shells and flowers and used letters from the G45 stickers that come with the kit for my title.

For the next one I tried to lift Shona's "Snow Babe" layout as I LOVE the background effect she used. Well mine didn't turn out so well..lol I used Picket Fence and Broken China crackle paints for on the Jungle Fever sheet which I placed on top of the Oceania paper.  Stamped a postcard on the right hand side as I was looking to make a vacation type layout. I used some of the netting from the kit to give the background texture, again using small dabs of hot glue to hold. I cut out a fence using a Timmy die and again painted with some Picket Fence. Layering using Tropical Travelouge and Tiki Voyager sheets for the picture. I did add a doily underneath as well. I painted a larger Dusty Attic flourish I had with Vintage Photo Distress Stain and then cut it into smaller pieces to tuck into my flower clusters. Used some Websters Bloomers to tie it all together.

The 3rd layout is one I did for my daughters album. I have scrapped this picture before, but as soon as I opened the kit, I knew I had to do it again! Hibiscus Heaven sheet is used for the background and I cut the Garden Isle sheet using my Cricut to make a frame and mat. I started by stitching around a couple of corners and inked edges with Rusty Hinge Distress ink. The faceplate did not come with the kit, but I painted it with Old Paper Crackle Paint to give it an aged look..like it had been under the sea for awhile. I fussy cut the images from the double sided Tropical Travelogue sheet and used some pop dots to give dimension. Tearing a bit from the left side, I added some journaling about the day. I had a Dusty Attic corner piece that I painted with a Paint Dabber-color is Pool. Made another hinge with my Timmy die and some coral with my Cricut which I misted with Marmalade Glimmer Mist. Added that wonderful netting and topped it off with my shells and flowers! Title lettering is from the Alphabet Sticker sheet in the kit as well.

 

The Off the Page project was super fun to work with. It will push your creativity to a whole new level! The OTP comes with 3 gorgeous glass bottles..each one is unique. A glass plate and 3 candles...plus the paints and stencils. Unfortunatley my plate and one bottle broke, but if you look at Franks gorgeous creation, you will see exactly what I'm talking about. I did however get to make 2 of my bottles which are SO cute!

This first one I swirled the blue on first. To get this look I used a very generous amount of paint on my brush, painted on the bottle in a slanted direction. I let dry before adding the green (it looks  yellow) in the same way. If you do this you will notice the paint is very thick at the top and thins out towards the bottom ..this is what you want to give it dimension and texture. I wanted to do a beach theme so added the netting, flowers and pearls.

For the last one I wanted a spring theme so I painted it yellow. Let it dry in between coats if you want more coverage. I then used the stencil that comes with the kit to paint on the flower. Added some ribbon and a flower..and wah lah! *Tip*-if you are using the stencil and paint, make sure to add a generous amount of paint on your brush and 'tap' it into the space of the stencil. Do not 'brush or paint' it on as it will smear and not look right. Do this a few times for each stencil so you get better coverage.

I hope you enjoyed my creations as much as I enjoyed making them and sharing them with you! Check back tomorrow for some more wonderful projects!

Kit Of The Month Projects by Frank

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!

I hope everyone had an amazing New Year and that everyone enjoyed some family and friends time, and of course I hope you all got crafty this weekend!

Today I am sharing the projects I made with the amazing Flying Unicorn January Kit 

"Wishing & Hoping"

I must say that when I first saw this kit I was immediately blown away by the amazing colors of the different patterned papers included. I for one LOVE bright colors, I have to say these papers are simply amazing, you get the right amount of brightness and you mix in a bit of vintage appeal and you get a perfectly balanced set of papers that will simply be perfect for any of your projects. I was so completely refreshed by the patterns and the imagery on these papers that all I could think about all day was the beach, mango margaritas and even Hawaii! Oh my!

Let me share the projects I made with this amazing kit, and give you some insight on each,

This is the first layout I created and I simply could not get enough of the included netting, wow, such a wonderful texture to add to any project. I created sort of like a fisherman's net, capturing all sorts of ocean goodies, fishes, shells (which are included in the kit as well), and even some starfish in there. Of course my layout could not be complete without some banners.I added three and STUFFED them with all sorts of embellishments and yummy die cuts. I love the flowers and how the frame the picture!

The second layout was is truly one of my favorites, I created what looks like a vintage travel log book, and added all sorts of distressing and vintage elements! Really love the dimension.

This third layout was somehow a very inspirational one, I wanted to give the look of the paper opening in half to reveal a net with treasures, pearls, shells etc, and really those flowers give so much beauty to the layout as well.

I also created some cards with this amazing kit I thought the papers were perfect for Hello cards or simply any type of cards!

Of course the kit could not be complete without the Off The Page portion which I completely enjoyed, and was so awesome to work with! I painted the glass plate with the paint included in the kit and I added some paper from the kit as well, and some flowers and candles. In the middle I added one of the bottles included and added some pearls inside, just for fun.

Well those are the projects I created with the kit, I hope I was able to inspire you today, and if you were able to pick one up I hope you share your creations with us too!

Thank You for stopping by!

Love, Frank

Kit of the Month- Wishing and Hoping

Happy New Year!  With the New Year upon us, we take this time  to wish you blessings and happiness this whole year through! 

Wishing and  Hoping  

“I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.”