Flying Unicorn debuts Friday the Thirteenth, a new paper company

The Flying Unicorn is always on the lookout for something new, unique and not seen before!  We love being the first to bring in new paperlines from overseas and today we're happy to introduce you to Friday the Thirteenth, a new paper company in Poland.  The papers are a great heavy weight so they work well with mixed medias.



100 % paper collection is double sided and is filled with romantic lace finishes, pearls, denim and a warm sweater with lace.

 

Dobrze Wiedziec-Good to Know paper collection is single sided and features pastel colors on a natural background. 

 

 

Jest pysznie! That's delicious! is single sided and perfect for summer with it's fresh colors reminiscent of sweet, fresh mint, ripe blueberries, melon and redolent vanilla cocoa.

 

 

 

 I used the 100% collection on this first LO.  I was feeling kind of grungy today and the textile print on this paper was perfect for what I wanted to do.  The picture is Chili after she had been outside playing in the mud!   People often think of poodles as being very prissy and I wanted to show the dog side of poodles so I contrasted glitter and glam with distressing and grunge!

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  Fridaythe Thirteenth 100% collection:  circle - Milosci, base - Slonca; Kaisercraft Miss Match collection - frame - Bric a Brac

Letters:  Diecut with Tim Holtz Vintage Market

Chipboard:  Maya Road Love Chipboard banners

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart scallop 3 Dot

Flowers:    Prima Tatiana 566357, Recollections brown roses

Ink:  Mix'd Media Inx truffle, peaches

Mist:  Lindy's Gato Gumbo Olive, Cape Cod Coral, Fuzzy Navel Peach, Heidi Swapp Georgia Peach

Masks:  TCW mini harlequin, mini microbial,  mini and 12 x 12 tile texture, Prima Crackel 564247, used Creative Medium for masking microbial  on banners and Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste black for masking tile texture, Shimmerz Texturez brick wall for harlequin masking

Paint:      Glimmer Glam Tutu Pink, Chandelier

Other:  Prima Junkyard Findings - metal hardware, Darice grapevine hearts, Pink Paislee mistables ribbon  under banner

 



 

 

I created this  layout using papers from both the That's Delicious and Good to Know collections.  As you can see, I really laid on the mixed media!  In each of the corners I used Prima's lattice mask and molding paste and then really laid on the mists.

 

 

I heat embossed the gates with Shimmerz Enamelz, it really made the gates look as if they were made of metal.

 

My floral cluster is made with a piece of a vine I got from Michael's a couple years ago and Petaloo flowers.   I also going to show this LO in our Use Your Stash challenge as everything on this layout is old old old and I'm happy to be using some of these old things up!  Gotta make room for new, right? 

 

 

Come join us in our Use Your Stash Challenge, you don't have to use Flying Unicorn products to participate in our Forum challenges, everyone is invited to play along with us using whatever supplies you wish.

 

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  Friday the Thirteenth Dobrze Wiedziec collection - green circle A po co, jest pyszniel! collection - base - wanilia

Chipboard:  DA 0188 ornate gate medium

Embossing powder:  Shimmerz Enamelz Molten metal (soon to be available at the Flying Unicorn)

Flowers:    Primasprites, Petaloo camelia cardinal red

Mask - Prima lattice

Mist:  Heidi Swapp Georgia Peach, Glimmer mist-Sprout, Lindy's Edelweiss moss green, Rhododendron red rose, yellow rose of Texas, Moonshadow Mist -

Other:   Craf-t Rub-Ons #2 & 4 kits; vine from Michael's, Kaisercraft script stamp

On this next layout I used paper from the Good to Know collection for the background page and border strips and the circle is from the That's Delicious collection.

 

I was in a crazy mood yesterday when I created this layout.  I was rummaging around for some flowers to use with this paper and came upon that big bright ripe persimmon (its exactly the same color as Timmy's ripe persimmon distress ink!) flower.  Well yes it is sort of an improbably color mix but I love that flower and wanted to use it.  (Funny thing about that flower, I snatched it from a throw away box that one of my scrappy buddies had put together.)    I challenged myself to "make it work" asTim Gunn would say!  I love the bright pops of persimmon with the pastel blues and teals.

 

The photo is of my parents with their great grandchildren taken during taken while celebrating my Dad's 91st birthday.

 

 

I used Stampendous chunky white embossing enamel on the Dusty Attic chippy.  It was a corner piece that I cut in two.  Then I dabbled on some Dew Drop ink to add the bright color.

 

 

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  Fridaythe Thirteenth - Debrze Wiedziec collection:  base - Daleko jeszcze, border strips-dlaczego?; Jest Pysznie! collection: circle-Kakoo

Letters:  Glitz teeny alphas burndt orange

Chipboard:  DA0623 corner flourish #3

Embossing powder:  Stampendous chunky white

Diecuts and punches: Martha Steward scrolled heart

Flowers:    Prima Tasha teal 556921 , prima sugared flower, orange flower unknown

Ink:  Distress ripe persimmon, Tsukineko Dew Drop Rocket Red Gold; Prima turquoise stone, pastel brown

Mist:  Lindy's Tiger Lily red orange, rhododendron red rose,

 

 

 Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you'll check out these fabulous new papers!  Today I am going to work with my favorite of the three lines, 100%.  I saved the best for last so pop by again to see what I do with that!  Happy scrapping everyone!

CSI Case file 72 and Flying Unicorn

 

The Flying Unicorn store and Forums is a proud sponsor of CSI and this month our Creative Team is serving as guest designers!  Color challenges are a great way to get you thinking outside the box and  a great way to use up your stash!  I hope you'll give this case a try and be sure to post your creation in the Flying Unicorn CSI challenge thread too! 

Remember that you DO NOT have to use a Flying Unicorn kit in order to post your work in our forums.  Our challenges are open to everyone, you do not have to use our kits or products to participate at the Flying Unicorn!

Here's my take on Case File No. 72. 

 

Evidence:  White doily, leafy vines, metal flowers,

Journaling: 5 Things - Home, Quiet, Retreat, Peaceful, Solitude

 

This a picture of a pond we built just off our deck in Denver.  We lived up on a ridge and had a spectacular view.  The deck was really the most perfect place to sit and ponder life.  The tinkling water from the waterfall was so soothing after a long hard day at the office. 

 

 

I used papers from the May KOM, Coffee and Muse.  The Dusty Attic chippy came from the store, the metal flowers are brand new Flying Unicorn Adornments.  They should be in the store next week.  I really love love these flowers!!  The sunflower vine is from my stash.

 

 

 

Supplies:

 

Patterned paper:  7Dots Love is in the Air collection:  base - Rising of the Sun, orange - Illusion,; My Minds Eye Collectable collection: chartreuse - Perfect, teal circle - Hello

Letters:  PrimaLifetime canvas alphabet stickers

Chipboard:  Dusty Attic 0729 Branchs and Berries, 0177 Chicken wire panel

Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged silver

Flowers:    Prima Mountain Lily Sunflower, Flying Unicorn adornments,

Mist:  Tattered Angels gumdrop, Sprout, Lindy's Cajun Carnelian red, Dylusions vibrant turquoise,

Masks:  TCW mini cell theory

Paint:      Viva Decor 3D stamp paint - gold, moss green, antique linen

Other:  Wilton doily

 

 

French Country and Flying Unicorn Adornments!

No words except to echo fellow creative team member, Shona, with Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!  I have been on a G45 French Country kick, it is one of my favorite G45 collections ever!! The Flying Unicorn has French Country as well as many other hard to find G45 collections.

I combined French Country with some sassy handmade sunflowers and the brand new, second release of Flying Unicorn Adornments.  These flowers are oh so beautiful!!  They will be in the store within the next day or two so keep your eyes open!

I love the rich colors in this collection and the beautiful sunflower theme that runs throughout this collection.  I made the sunflowers using Spellbinder's Sunflower Set Two and then complemented the sunflowers with new Flying Unicorn Adornments flowers. 

 

I layered two different sizes of the diecut sunflowers to create my sunflowers and then filled the centers with microbeads.  The metal leaves on the left  are actually a 4 petal flower that I cut apart, I thought they made pretty leaves!  The sunflower centers are microbeads.

 

I used one of my favorite things to treat my ScrapFx chippy, Stampendous Aged Marine embossing enamel. 

 

The sweet little bird is from the first release of Flying Unicorn metal adornments.

Supplies:

 

Cardstock:      Bazzill Beeswax flowers, blue frame  Core'dinations

 

Patterned paper:  Graphic45 French Country collection:  Blue floral - Abundance, Blue base and stripe - Provance, stripe & yellow circle - Deja vue, Bed Card - A la carte, banners - French Country collection

 

Chipboard:  ScrapFx 12317 worlets

Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged marine

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart double arch, scallop 3 dot, deco flower; Spellbinders Sunflower Set Two

Flowers:    Sunflowers - handmade, metal flowers - Flying Unicorn Adornments

Ink:  Mixd Media Inx - vintage, truffle; Prima rusty keys, coltsfoot stemens; Distress rusty hinge

Other: Recollections copper micro beads, Wendy Vecchi gold embossing paste, Heartfelt Creations Aztec Gold Sunflowers stamp

 

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

Come join this great challenge at the Flying Unicorn!

We are calling out all Scrap Hoarders - its time to USE YOUR STASH!  

Buying is easy - using the  latest and greatest is  even easier - but  how about that collection that you bought  a  year ago-  oh my...  even  five years ago that  you have  for some reason refused to use - The  time  has come to use it  up now! 

Create a layout - a tag, a card  an altered project - Create... but dust  off that  paper - and  use use use .... 

Once you have  used it  up you have created some space so the reward is a  

You have  till May 31st  8:00pm to post  your  creation . 

There are  no  rules as  long as you are   using your OLD   stash  -  

You  can  mix  OLD with new and new  with  OLD    - the   idea  is  to use use  and  USE ! 

Flying Unicorn sponsors CSI

The Flying Unicorn is a permanent sponsor at CSI but this month, we're the main sponsor and our creative team are guest designers this month!

 

Case file No. 71 - I loved these colors, well there is that bright red, and red is my favorite color!!

   

 



 

 

 

 Here's what I did with this challenge.  The Pink Paislee Mistable papers are perfect for working with all your mixed medias because it is such a heavy weight paper.  This page has a honeycomb resist image on it; I used some gesso to cover part of it so that the resist only showed thru in partial areas,

 

 

 

Evidence:  Lots of circles - from the red stamped circles to the white circles that I made with the bottom of my gesso jar, LOL!!  Then we have that sweet resin bird there and all my papers are distressed as a final bit of evidence.

 

Testimony:

 

Its a Beautiful Morning - sung by The Rascals

 

It's a beautiful morning,

I think I'll go outside a while

And just smile

Just take in some clean fresh air,

Ain't no sense in staying inside

If the weather's fine and you got the time

It's your chance to wake up

and plan another brand new day.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

 

Patterned paper:  PinkPaislee Mistable; blue with masking - Studio 75 Sweet Home 07, GCD Studios Ella Blue collection blue scrap under photo - Raleigh

Flowers:    Petaloo new camelia white; Prima tiny roses

Ink:  Distress scattered straw

Mist:  Dylusions white linen, Lindy's Frosted Forget me not, Yellow Rose of Texas, Lump O Coal Black, Tattered Angels Banana Pudding

Masks:  Prima Lattice 564230

Paint:      white acrylic, Viva Décor 3D Paint Carmine Red

 

 

I hope you'll give this challenge a go, these are such pretty colors!  After you've uploaded your creation to CSI, be sure to upload to the Flying Unicorn too!

Love these Prima tags in the May Flying Unicorn kit!

Today I am sharing a video with you, showing the techniques I used to make this tag!   I used one of  those great long Prima tags that came in the May kit.
   



You know how you keep dinking with a project after you think its finished?  Yeah, that happened to this tag after I finished up the video.  I decided to bling it up a little bit and added the gold rhinestones on the chevron striped tag and the Flying Unicorn Adornments Butterfly.  Then I added some ribbon and fiber at the top and tucked in a little burlap on the left side!

 

 

 

Supplies from the May kit:

  Prima tag, Crate Paper DIY Epherma pack

  Prima Divine chipboard stickers

  Creative Medium

  Kaisercraft paper blooms coral, Magnolia Berries

  Claudia Helmuth Classic Teal paint,
  Coral burlap

 

Supplies from my stash:

Mixd Media Inx Peach, Distress tumbled glass, gathered twigs

Viva Décor 3D Stamp Paint Carmine Red,  Lime Green Metallic

Lindy's:  Icy Primrose Gold, Alpine Ice Rose, Fuzzy Navel Peach, Lump 'o Coal Black, Glitz Spritz Blazin' Sun

Flying Unicorn Adornments butterfly

leafy branches cut with Martha Stewart punch

Masks - TCW mini cell theory, mini kaleidoscope, Prima crackle

Lace, ribbon, fiber, bling,

 

 

 

Mojo Monday sketch from the Flying Unicorn!

Here's a great way to start off your Monday, use this great sketch designed by Alda, the Grand Unicorn herself!!  And of course, you simply must post your creation in the Mojo Monday thread so that we can all see it!

Here is my take on the sketch, I  flipped it from left to right.  I kept it kind of simple because I think the Prima Divine paper is so pretty, I just didn't want to cover it up!  The papers are from the May Flying Unicorn KOM.  As always it is a fabulous kit, full of scrappy goodies! I add the Prima flowers, berries and leaves from my stash; well actually,  they came from Jen's stash, LOL!! 

I added some texture by using Prima's Static mask, that mask is becoming a favorite of mine!!

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  Prima Divine collection: Base-Canzone, 7 Dots Love is in the Air collection - blue frame - Illusion; My Mind's Eye Collectable collection:  blue strip - Memorable Hello, green banners - Memorable Perfect

Chipboard:  Prima Divine Chipboard stickers

Flowers:  Prima Tatiana Coral 566357,

Masks:  Prima Static with Liquitex Modeling Paste 

Other:  Berries and leaves from Hobby Lobby, Wilton doily

 

 

 

Flying Unicorn Round Robin

We're having a Round Robin at the Flying Unicorn this month with 9 teams!  The competition is fierce and everyone is definitely bringing their A game!

I did this layout for my team to scraplift using Bo Bunny Prarie Chic.  I really love how this turned out!  You know Prarie Chic is not a paper that I would typically buy but I guess I was feeling like doing something different when I bought it and I have to say I love this collection!

I painted on some white gesso, most of which is coverd by the photo and matting, in the center and then added some masking with Prima's lattice stencil.  I dabbed on some Lindy's Edelweiss moss green and let that pool over and around the masked elements.  Then I cut some hexes to pop up where there are hex designs on the base paper. 

I used Dusty Attic 0544 Scroll frame that I painted white and then masked with TCW reverse chicken wire and inked the masking to bring out the detail.

Photo is of Dick and I in our back yard where we lived in Denver in front of the pond that we built.

 

Supplies:

Patterned paper:  BoBunny Prarie Chic collection - Green-Rambling Rose 14101675, blue base-Laundry 14101674, scallops - Corral, small scrap at top - Prarie Chic 14101667

Chipboard:  Dusty Attic 0544 Scroll frame

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart leaves, wildflowers, swirling lace

Flowers:    Prima Corrine, Kaisercraft paper blooms Sea Breeze, FUL white roses, Prima tiny roses

Ink:  Mix'd Media Inx jasmine

Mist:  Lindy'sEdelweiss moss green

Masks:  Prima lattice stencil, TCW chicken wire reversed

Paint:      gesso, white acrylic

 

Come visit at the Flying Unicorn, we are one of a kind, we sell kits BUT you are very welcomed in our forums and you do not have to use our kits to participate in our challenges.

 

 

Graphic 45 French Country

Did you know that I collect chickens?  Can you just imagine how excited I was when G45 brought out French Country.  Well SWOON!!!  That is the most gorgeous paper!!

 

Somewhere in the depths of my closet are some rooster photos that I took years ago and I must find them and scrap them with French Country.  But I wasn't in the mood to dig thru a bunch of stuff the other day so I grabbed this photo of our very sweet black lab/german shepherd mix, Brandy.  She was the smartest dog I've ever had and of course, I miss her.  She went over the bridge December 28, 2007.

 

I think she looks quite nice on French Country!  On the right I masked some harlequin checks using TCW Mini Harlequin and Golden molding paste.  After they were dry I misted with Lindy's Winter Jasmine Gold. After that was dry, I touched with Prima Rusty Keys to add a little depth to the yellow.

 

 

 

I made the sunflowers using Spellbinders Blossom Two and Hearltfelt Creations Aztec Gold Sunflowers.  The centers of the flowers are microbeads.

 

Underneath the flowers I have put Kaisercraft laser cut wood heart flourishes embossed with Stampendous Aged green.  Oh that is a lovely color, got it from the Flying Unicorn, currently out of stock but on order so hopefully it will be back in the store soon! 

 

 

 

Supplies:

 

Cardstock:      frame - Bazzill Beeswax, sunflowers - African Daisy

Patterned paper:  Graphic45 French Country - base/cream punched paper-Montage, sunflower card - Al La Carte, sunflowers/green floral - Sunflower, red circles/yellow strip (colored with ink) - Rendezvous, green circles - Promenade,

Letters:  AMM Wisdom Stickers

Chipboard:  Kaisercraft wood heart flourishes 58720

Embossing powder:  Stampendous Aged green

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart Cherish, ribbon loops, EK Success painted flower

Flowers:    handmade Heartfelt Creations Aztec Gold Sunflowers, Spellbinders Blossom Two; Prima Mountain lily sunflower 543068

Ink:  Prima RustyKeys, Raspberry, Distress black soot,

Mist:  Lindy's Winter Jasmine Gold, Gator Gumbo Gold,

Masks:  TCW mini harlequin

Other:  Recollections microbeads; Prima Junkyard Findings

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow at the Flying Unicorn NSD celebration!

 

 

 

 

 

PARTY WITH THE UNICORN

as we Celebrate National Scrapbook Day

Challenges * Games* Prizes*

May 4th 9:00am EST to

May 5th 6:00pm EST

More kit creations from the Flying Unicorn!

The May Flying Unicorn kit, Coffee and Muse, includes not only papers from  Prima Divine, but also7 Dots Love is in the Air and My Mind's Eye Collectable collections.  On this layout I've used all 3 collections as they worked so well together.  I love the WRMK Lucky 8 punches and I used Lace Kerchief on this layout to make two diecut papers.  I used  Dusty Attic 0606 Garden Frame, I thought it was perfect for this cute picture of my niece and her bride's maids.

 

 

 

Prima chipboard sticker layered with cutouts from Prima Chanson.

 

 

 

 

Supplies from the May KOM, Coffee and Muse, unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:      Core'dinations CS Vienna Lake (from my stash)

Patterned paper:  PrimaDivine collection:  floral diecut -Rosebuds 950422, small image tags - Chanson, circle-Epigram 950477; My Mind'sEye Collectable collection:  blue diecut- Memorable I'm With... CTB157; 7 Dots Love is in the Air collection:  Base- Whisper of the Tree, floral diecutstrip- I must Believe

Letters:  MME Collectable Unforgettable cardstock stickers-Tiny Words-You Are

Chipboard:  Prima Divine chipboard stickers, Dusty Attic 0606 Garden frame (from my stash)

Diecuts and punches: WRMK Lace Kerchief (stash)

Flowers:    Prima Divine multi pack, Prima Divine Daisies, Petaloo Trumpet Vine Spray fuschia (stash)

Ink:  Mix'd Media Inx - Patina, Chiffon, vintage (stash)

Mist:  Lindy'sPonderosa Pine Olive, Peony Scarlet REd, Autumn Maple Crimson, (stash)

Paint:      White gesso with micro beads mixed in on DA frame (stash)

 

The Prima tags included in the kit are AWESOME!!!  I love that they are extra long!  On this tag I was playing around with different colors of Lindy's mists using both sprays and dabbers.  I also masked with TCW's Mini Vine stencil.  I finished it off with FUL metal flower Adornments which I dabbled with gesso and paint, FUL flower Adornments, and fibers from my stash.

 

 

I used the Creative Medium in the Mixed Media kit on this tag to mask the mini cells and gathered twigs distress ink to mask the crackles in the background.  The dots were stamped using the foam stamps in the Mixed Media kit and Viva 3D Stamp Paint-carmine red from my stash.  Everything else except the lace and ribbon is from the kit.

 

I will show you the techniques that I used on this tag in a video May 9th where I make another similar tag from start to finish.

 

 

 

I love the vintageness of this tag!  The red tags and round tag are from the kit - Studio Calico DIY Epherma pack,  I added a piece of newsprint, the flowers and ribbons from my stash.

 

 

 

May KOM creations!

Oh how I adore Prima's Divine collection that is featured in our May kit, Coffee and Muse.  I just love the rich spring colors and the playful images which I could not cover up!

On this first layout I used Prima's Lattice mask on the background with some molding paste and then
layered on lots of Lindy's mist.  I added Dusty Attic baroque corners from my stash that I heat embossed with Stampendous shabby white embossing enamel.  I tore the dancing girl image from the Envoy paper and cut the circle from Rosebuds.  One of my favorite embellishments in the kit is that awesome peach colored burlap!!  It is so perfect with the Divine collection!  

 

 

The cluster on the left includes some fabric lace flowers from my stash that I colored with Lindy's Fuzzy Navel Peach with a dabber cap on it.  I just touched the dabber to the fabric in the center of the flower and it soaked up the mist and it spread outwards. You can see how the color spread in the photo below, I thought it was a neat effect.

 

 

 I tucked  one of the chipboard pieces into my cluster, it fits perfectly there!

 

Prima Divine floral vine coupled with Prima Soprano coral flowers.

 

Supplies - all from the May KOM, Coffee and Muse unless otherwise noted.
Patterned paper:  Prima Divine collection:  Gypsy graphic-Envoy, Base-En L'air, circle-Rosebuds
Chipboard:  Dusty Attic baroque corners (from my stash),  Prima Divine chipboard stickers
Embossing powder:  Stampendous  Shabby white embossing enamel
Flowers:    Prima Divine flower yellow vine, Prima Soprano coral flowers (available in the store), Prima Divine collection multi pack flowers
Ink:  Mixd Media Inx vintage (store)
Mist:  Lindy's FrostedForget me Nots, Winter Jasmine Gold, Fuzy Navel Peach, Mountain Lavender Gold (all from the store)
Masks:  Prima Lattice (store)
Other:  Prima Divine butterflies, Flying Unicorn coral burlap,
from my stash:  white ribbon, fabric lace flowers

Next up, the very cool Tim Holtz configurations box!  I attempted to use Tattered Angels rust paint system on the cover but it really didn't work out too well for me.  It might be because I first painted the cover with white gesso.  Anyway,  after working with the paint system a bit, I added Glimmer Mist in snowy pine, moonlight, Lindy's cajun carnelian red and rustic Glimmer Glam.  I love how it looks even though it doesn't really look like rusty metal!  The willow sprigs and Petaloo Darjeeling flowers are from my stash.   

To blend the photo in with the cover I first applied some molding paste and then used Ranger dabbers to color the surface similar to the photo.  I used dabbers in gold, lake mist, white and a few dabs of green acrylic paint.

 

On the inside left I used Studio 75 Summer and Late papers that I heavily misted with various colors of Lindy's.  I also masked with TCW Kaleidoscope and molding paste.  The chipboard bird, branch, and birdhouse, is Studio 75 also.  The Mix'd Media kit included some really fun sponge stamps and I used the tiny circles to stamp paint on the left. 

 

The right side is a composite of photos I tood when we lived in Alaska.  I misted the tiny configurations boxes and then added photos and trinkets.

 

 

Closeups:

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog, I hope you were lucky enough to get one of these great kits!