Scrapcake at the Flying Unicorn!



The Flying Unicorn specializes in carrying those hard to find papers and embellishments from overseas.  One of my favorites is Scrapcake and I used the One Moment in Time collection to do this layout of my Mom. The photo was take on Easter Sunday 1949.  I've used gorgeous Manor House flowers to help add to that spring time feeling!

 

The Dusty Attic chippies are treated with a fun technique that I learned from my good scrappying buddy, Shona.  I mixed micro beads into white gesso then I added some liquid pearls in peacock and ocean blue to get the varigated blue colors when I painted on the gesso bead mixture.  To complete this simple layout, I just layered the papers and added a doily and a ribbon floral border at the bottom.

 

 

 

Here you can see the detail of the microbeads on the chiipy, its a really great texture look.

 

 

These were yellow Fairy Floss Manor House flowers that I sprayed with Glimmer Mist in Cadillac Pink.

 

 

Be sure to visit the store to see this beautiful Scrapcake line and all the other lines that we also carry!

 

More July Flying Unicorn KOM creations!

I posted this layout during our July 2nd blog hop, but I wanted to give you some more details on its creation.  I used Fabscraps Victoria and Bella Vintage Chic collections for this layout of my sweet puppy Nika.  Here she is stacked in a perfect poodle pose just after her first adult haircut.

I've used a lovely Manor House large bloom to accent my page and surrounded the bloom with Petaloo floral vines in blue.  The small pink flowers are Primas and I think they are the perfect finishing touch to this layout.  I don't often mix pink and blue together, that's a tough color combo for me but I do like how this turned out.  If you look closely, you'll see two beautiful blue stickpins made for me by my good friend, Bitsy, from the Flying Unicorn Forums.  Thank you Bitsy!  Other than the stickpins and the journal ticket, everything is included in the July kits.

 Here I am, so many years ago, 1981 to be exact, in my wedding finery!  Again I used a mix of Bella and Fabscraps on this layout.  The main green/floral sheet of paper was a bright green, too bright for the look I wanted, so I painted over it with white gesso.  Try this sometime when you want to tone down some color.

 The gorgeous flowers are from Manor House - the largest is a Plain Jane that I colored with Glimmer Mist Colored Shells and the two smaller ones are Pink Fairy Floss. The small generic roses are from my stash. The bow that I tied up is made from vintage seam binding. My Mom gave me a great collection of seam bindings dating back years and years. Some of them were marked with prices like 25¢ and some had sale prices of 5¢!!

Here's  one last LO to show you, its of some good friends of ours.  I used Fabscraps Victoria collection for this layout and added a sheet of Coredinations color core cardstock that I punched with the WRMK Lucky 8 punch (love these punches!!).  The swirly leafy vines are Bella Rose, a Spellbinders punch made for Heartfelt Creations,  That is definitely one of my favorite punches!  I've used a mix of Manor House blooms, Country Lane and Sprinkles, along with a Petaloo vine and a small Prima sugar bloom.

Thanks for your visit!  I hope you are enjoying this last day of what has been a long holiday week for many, I hope you were one of the "many"!!

Flying Unicorn July KOM Creations!

One of the greatest things about our Flying Unicorn kits is that they always include an off the page project and each month the project is different of course!  We've had everything from canvas to glass painting.  This month our OTP was a nesting set of 3 wooden trays and a set of oil paints to paint them with and decoupage paste.   I decided to use my trays as frames so that I could create a 3-D project.  Here's a sign for my garden.  First I painted the tray in the style of Monet, that is dabbing paint on - that created a textured finish.  I used blue, green, yellow and white and a touch of brown to color my tray.  Oil paints do take a while to dry and as thick as I had applied the paint, it took a good 48 hours to dry.  Then I applied a coat of decoupage paste over the paint to keep it from chipping off.

The letters are Kaisercraft and I painted them with Luminarte painte, I really love Luminarte paints, they have such deep jewel colors.  Thank you Patti for introducing me to these paints.  I used blue Petaloo flowering vines and a couple Prima roses to embellish the english ivy vines that came from Hobby Lobby.  Its really a simple project but it looks really pretty introducing you to my garden.

This 2nd frame I painted with acrylic paint and lined the bottom with paper.  I used a couple Dusty Attic corner pieces that I painted with gold Perfect Pearls and again used Petaloo flowering vines (I love these vines!!  Watch for them in the Flying Unicorn store)  and 2 large Prima blooms.  This is a simple design but I know my MIL will love it!

And finally I'd like to show you a LO that I did with the kit using some Fabscraps and Manor House flowers.  The vine is Petaloo. I used WRMK Lucky 8 to cut the purple cardstock piece and Martha Stewart Deco Flower corner punch to punch the white circle.

More Flying Unicorn June KOM

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 in Denise's chipboard challenge 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 andI love the look. The leafy scrolls are cut with a favorite Spellbinders for Heartfelt Creations die, Bella Rose and then dabbed with Lindy's Gator Gumbo Olive.  That gorgeous orange bloom is Manor House Creations.

 

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 a wonderful BAP tute from Tammy.  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.


Please visit the Flying Unicorn to see more of our June KOM and while you're there, stop in to our challenges forum and join us for some fun!

More creations from the Flying Unicorn June KOM

As I said in my previous post, its all about weddings this month!  I keep scrapping this photo of Dick and me for two reasons, 1) I like improving the LO with each rendition I do, 2) cause its really one of only two photos I have from our wedding day.  We went to Alaska to get married and so it was just us and the minister.  I took this picture in our room using a tripod just before we left to go to the chapel.

I used papers from all the collections in the kit for this, Prima Fairy Belle, Bo Bunny Country Garden, Kaisercraft Secret Bird Society and Madame Boutique.  The beads and laces behind the photo are from my stash but everything else is from the kit.  I made the 3 larger flowers using McGill's Floriano punch.

Here is another photo of Dick's parents on their wedding day.  The fellow on the right is Dick's Uncle but unfortunately, no one knows who the young lady is with him.  It is so important to label our photos, and oh I am so guilty of not doing this!!

I used Prima Fairy Belle and Bo Bunny Country Garden for this layout along with a some Creative Imaginations and a doily from my stash.  I wet distressed the frame around the picture, I love to do that as it brings focus to the photo.

The pink blooms are from my stash and are Flying Unicorn flowers available in the store.  The beautiful pale yellow bloom is Manor House Creations, also availalbe in the The Flying Unicorn store!

The center flower below is an old one from my stash, love using up oldie goldies!

Thanks for visiting.  Our June kit is now sold out, I hope you'll get a July kit!  Oooh I've already received  my July kit and it is AWESOME!!  I love it!!

June KOM from the Flying Unicorn

My favorite date of the month is the 3rd!!  Why, you say?  Because it is reveal day for the Flying Unicorn kit, yippee!  I loved this kit with its eclectic mix of papers from Bo Bunny Country Garden, Prima Fairy Belle and a mix of Kaisercraft collections.

As always, the kit includes an off the page project and I had so much fun with this.  I needed to break out of the soft and pretty mold and do something bright and fun!  I collect chickens and my kitchen looks like a chicken coop so I thought lets add more chickens!  Here's what I came up with.  I stained the edges with Distress Vintage Photo  and papered the interior with some really old paper that I had that was perfect for my "coop".  That rusty little bird house comes in the kit, I love it!

  I made the hens' nests from the brim that I cut off of a doll's straw hat. I just put a blob of hot glue on my craft mat and pressed in the bits of straw.

This was a really fun project and best of all, it comes with a clear cover so that I can put this in my kitchen without worrying about it getting all greasy inside.

June is the month of brides and I was drawn to do some wedding layouts.  I love this picture of Dick's parents on their wedding day.  We recently acquired the photo from Dick's aunt. Sadly Dick's Dad was killed in Korea in 1951 which is why I have backed the photo with the telegram paper.  The Dusty Attic bookplate is from my stash but I have painted it with heirloom gold that came in the kit.  The light color flowers are handmade using the McGill Floriano punch and the blue flower is from my stash.

This is our new grandson!  I did this layout using Kaisercraft Secret Bird Society that came in the kit.  The large beautiful bloom is from Manor House.  Everything except the camel colored braid is from the kit.

It really is a gorgeous kit, if you run over to the store right now, you might be able to get one!

Thanks for visiting my blog and if you stop by tomorrow, I'll be sharing more KOM creations!

I have a new challenge going on at the Flying Unicorn - hope you'll join in! 

I could have named this challenge Do Over or Play it Again Sam, but in honor of all the June brides I decided to do my take on the Something old, something new, etc  phrase.

I love seeing how people's styles evolve over time.  I believe that our styles are constantly changing with the new trends in products and as we learn and apply new techniques that we have learned.  So I want to showcase these changes in my challenge.  You'll need something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue!  Be sure to check it out here!

Here's my example LO
Something old - this is a redo of an old LO

Something new – 7 Dots papers, stick pins I just made, Manor House flowers

Something borrowed – technique used on the chipboard borrowed from the  very talented Shona, one of our CT members.  I mixed microbeads into white gesso and painted it on the chippy.  Then I sprinkled clear microbeads on the wet gesso here and there.  Finally I sprayed some Moonlight glimmer mist on the chippy here and there.

Something blue  - blue roses, lace seam binding bow

I gave these beautiful Manor House Fairy Floss flowers a quick spritz with  Snow Queen Glimmer Mist to add a touch of snowy sparkle.



Close up of the DA chippy, I love how the microbeads adds texture and the drops of Glimmer Mist add touches of color.



I wanted a cold snowy effect so I dabbled gesso on the metal frame and letters.



The RAK up for grabs:



OK ya'll, time to get creating, I hope you'll join us at the Flying Unicorn, for my challenge and some of the others that other CT members are hosting, there are lots of RAKS to be won!!

Mojo Monday sketch - Flying Unicorn

I love Mojo Monday sketches at the Flying Unicorn.  They are sure to get your creative mojo going!  This great sketch was done by Creative Team member Tammy Henderson, its a beauty isn't it?

I flipped the sketch from side to side as that seemed to work better with my photo.  The great thing about a sketch is that it gives you a jumping off point.  Here's my interpretation of the sketch.  It's the 2nd LO in my unusual telephone booth series.  This photo was taken on the Olympic Penisula in Washington state. I used G45 Botanicabella papers for this, perfect colors and theme for my photo.

This is a Manor House Creations flower that I misted with Lindy's Moonshadow emerald mist.  You

can just see a hint of the emerald color here and there.  It is more vivid IRL.  I love that Manor House flowers are so easy to mist.

We have a lot of great Mojo Monday sketches, be sure to stop in and check them out.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, I sure appreciate it!

Here's to Friendship Flying Unicorn Challenge & Manor House Creations!

We always have lots of challenges going on at the Flying Unicorn and even better, we always have awesome RAKS randomly awarded to a lucky winner each month!    One of our May challenges is to create a project featuring friends.  We have friends in Colorado that we miss   so much, they really are our best friends.  When we get together, it often involves a bit of the bubbly and lots of laughter!!  If you follow Escape Kitty and Chena, this is  Chena's Uncle Willie!

We are also really excited to be teaming with Manor House Creations this month for our Flower Fantasy.  They have provided flowers for some of our RAKS.  We have special weekly challenges this month that are all about flowers.  Be sure to check those out because you could win some fabulous Manor House flowers!

I used these wonderful sunflower papers from Prima - Sun Kissed.  My flowers are a collection of handmade, Manor House (ledt top and center right) and some layered flat flowers.  I made the center left and top right using Spellbinders die Sunflower Set  # 2.  The centers are antique copper micro beads.  The bottom left flower I made using Alterations Tattered Floral die, the center is layered McGill sun punches.  The bottom right flower is a layered purchased flower with a micro bead center.

I painted the title chippy with Ranger dabbers.  First I randomly dabbed on espresso but not covering the entire chippy.  Then I added some snow cap but only in random places. I semi dried that and then misted with bronze glimmer mist and the final step was to randomly dab on gold.  I inked the edges with Distress Walnut Stain.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  I really appreciate your visit and your comments!