Creations with the Flying Unicorn Nov KOM

November is such a special month at the Flying Unicorn because it is the month the we unite to give something back and this year we've chosen one of my favorite charities, Best Friends Animal Society.  Best Friends is a wonderful no-kill animal shelter that houses around 1700 homeless animals, everything from dogs to pigs to birds to bunnies and everything in between.  Best Friends works throughout the US to promote spay/neuter programs, animal adoption and no kill shelters.  In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, Best Friends was instrumental in rescuing animals left stranded and homeless.

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Tammy and I are hosting a very special challenge this month and I do hope that you will take a minute to visit our challenge at the Flying Unicorn.  You'll find our challenge here.  As many of you know, I recently lost my dear Chena and Tammy lost her Macy and so we wanted to do something special to honor their memories. We will donate $5, up to $250 to Best Friends, for each project that is uploaded to our challenge that features an animal.  It can be a card, a tag, a layout, whatever you want.  All you have to do is upload your project here.  (If you are not already a member of Flying Unicorn, you will have to join but that is easy).  Please help us reach our goal!!!

I know some of you are familiar with the adventures of Escape Kitty and Chena.  Jen and I have had so much fun writing stories about these two.   I just want to share a little bit about Chena with you.  She was a really special girl, she was so child like and such a clown!  She was confident, not afraid of anything.  You know how many dogs are afraid of fireworks?  Not Chena, she would sit outside and watch the fireworks with us.  She was so silly; its just a little thing, but its the thing I am missing the most.  She would sit on the floor near the dinner table with us and invariably stick her head under the tablecloth and then raise her head up.  There she'd sit with her head covered by the tablecloth begging for a tidbit.  Then she'd come out from under the tablecloth with a big grin on her face.  Or I'd tell her to lay down.  Oh yeah, she would lay down but not like a normal dog.  Oh no, she'd jump up and do this big belly flop on the floor. 

Nika, our younger poodle, was heartbroken when Chena passed.  Its been almost 2 months now and Nika is just now getting her appetite back.  To help Nika get over her loneliness, we got sweet puppy Tisha.  They are the best of friends now and Nika is once again, a happy girl.

Here are a couple of layouts of sweet Tisha on a layout that I did with the November KOM.  I used Marion Smith's Mad Tea Party papers that came in the kit on this layout.  Oooh I love this paper!!

These are Prima wooden mushrooms and they are from my stash.  I first inked them with Mix'd Media Inx in leather and then embossed on one side only, with Stampendous aged spice embossing enamel.  I love the effect that this gave!

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Supplies- from the Nov KOM unless otherwise noted:

Patterned paper:  Marion Smith Mad Tea Party collection:  base - Wonderland MS100500, rose floral (stash) - Roses R REd MS100200, pink patterened - Alice MS100600, Prima Resist Toile canvas 960463

Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged spice (stash)

Flowers:    Prima Chantellle Medallion 5697231, Prima Delight 570873,

Ink:  Mix'd Media Inx leather, vintage, chiffon (stash)

Mist:  Shimmerz Bed of Roses, Fireworks Rhubarb Stalk (stash)

Other:  Prima Wood Embellishments - mushrooms 563868 (stash),  butterflies - Studio Calico Wood Veneers

For this one,  I used Prima's Delight papers, they are so yummy and perfect for a girlie poodle page!  Those cute pink poodles are diecut with a new die I just got from Cottage Cutz.

I love these cute little Melissa Frances resin frames, they are perfect for a little accent on your page.

 Supplies - from the Nov KOM unless otherwise noted.

Patterned paper:  Prima Delight collection: base - Delicious 950736, lg circle - Destinations 950699, strips - Decorative 950712, tags - Tag Me,

Diecuts and punches: Martha Stewart Deco Fans, Cottage Cutz Poodles, (stash)
Flowers:  Prima Bella 570958    
Ink:  Distress Bundled Sage (stash)
Mist:  Shimmerz Olive Branch, Bed of Roses, Mama Sings the Blues
Masks:  Prima Lace Doily #3 3960575,  Prima 569471, Prima 545581(all from my stash)
Paint:    Lindy's Magicals Coral 
Other:  Shimmerz Texturez Patina (stash), Melissa Frances resin frames,

 Next up is another layout I did with the November kit.  Not only does the kit feature Prima's Delight

collection, it also contains coordinated papers from Studio 75 and Friday the 13th.  

I love the "together" word, it is from Adornits and is lasercut wood.  I heat embossed them with my favorite embossing enamel, Stampendous Aged green and shabby green enamels.

 Supplies - from the Nov KOM unless otherwise noted.

Patterned paper:  Studio 75 Rosalie in the Garden collection: base and circle - 01, diecut 02,  rose pp - 02; Friday the 13th Magic Moments collection:  narrow rectangle - Weekend in Paris; Prima Delight collection: heart border cut - Doilie 950767,

Letters:  Adornit Wood Shapes
Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged green (stash), shabby green embossing enamel (stash)
Flowers:    Prima Chantelle Medallion 567231, Bellas 570958
Mist:  Lindy's Cape Cod Coral (stash),  Edelweiss Moss Green, (stash)
Other:  Studio 490 embossing paste gold (stash),  May Arts faux suede leaves ivory