Bathtime for Chena featuring Gallivant from the Flying Unicorn Dec KOM

Having two standard poodles means I spend alot of time grooming.  They are such wonderful dogs but their hair does require alot of attention.  Bending over the bathtub giving them baths was really killing my back so Dick built a doggie bathtub for me from a RV bathtub and a sink base cabinet.  (There are doggie bathtubss available on the market but none that would fit into the space that I had available.) 

In addition to Creative Imaginations Gallivant papers, flowers, Kasiercraft wooden frame, Fabscraps chipboard crown from the December KOM, I added from my stash all the black swirls and the Dusty Attic Bathtime chippy.  The black corner & circle swirls are a transparency and the white leaves I made with clay from I think it was the Oct kit.

 

The Bath Time chippy is embossed with Stampendous teal aged embossing enamel and snowcap dabber paint on the bubbles and then I added frosted lace stickles to give the bubbles some sparkle and dimension.  I love love love the Stampendous embossing enamels, they look so great on chipboard and easy to apply!  I just dab on Stampendous Boss Gloss and then cover with embossing enamel.  YOu can find these products at the Flying Unicorn here.  I have to say the enamels are my favorite product discovery this year!

 

 

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Lets get organized with an activity journal

Happy Saturday!  Hopefully today is a scrappy day for you and your mojo is flowing strong!  I shared a little of my journal with you earlier and today I want to show it all to you in its finished state.
 I am using this journal to keep my scrappy world organized.  Yeah, I’m a organization freak, I make lists and more lists, my scraproom is never a total mess, I have to be in control of these things at all time!  Being on a Creative Team sounds all glamorous and fun, and it TOTALLY is, but with all that fun goes a lot of work.  We have projects to complete, deadlines to meet, and always plans to make to keep our awesome members, interested and excited about the happenings at the Flying Unicorn!  To help keep me organized, Ialtered a standard 3 ring binder.  The one   I chose is a 1” 3 ring binder that has a clear plastic overlay on the front and back of the binder so that I can slip a page under the plastic.   Let’s begin with the front and back covers.

Front:  I used Creative Imaginations IOD Devotion to make this page, this is one of my most favorite ever paper lines, well of course it is, its red, black and ivory!!  The image is an awesome greeting card for Anne Taintor Inc that I found while on a scrappy retreat in Ohio.  I just love the inscription on her dress!  I stickled some ScrapFX chippy flowers and added black centers and scattered them amongst the printed flowers.  I fussy cut the left side of this LO from Devotion wave and layered in other papers from the Devotion collection.


The back again features a greeting card image from Anne Taintor Inc.  I thought the inscription was appropriate for scrapping.  It sums up my thoughts on having a scrappy budget!!!  I used a mix of  Creative Imaginations IOD Prevencial and Devotion papers, that yummy yellow and purple flowers are Manor House Taneisha and Country Lane Charm, and the small wine colored flowers are Petaloo.  I also used ScrapFX Funky Flowers, they are the dark red chippies on the Dusty Attic corner flourishes that I painted white.

I also used some floral stickers from the IOD Devotion collection. I love the look of the stickers combined with the Manor House flowers and ScrapFX chippies. Here’s a closeup:

Now for the divider pages, I purchased standard notebook dividers that have tabs on them.  I made my layouts so that they were the exact same size as the divider pages.  Then I decided that I really wanted the layouts to be protected so I bought some 8 1/5 x 11 scrapbook page covers at Michaels.  They are really inexpensive if you catch them on sale or use a coupon.  You will need to trim the left side off the page covers, this is the side that has the punched holes.  Then you will need to carefully line up your divider with the page cover and mark where the tab will be on the page cover. Using your craft knife, cut a slit large enough to slip the tab through.  In this picture you can see that I have trimmed off the left side and lined up the tab.

I found that it was not necessary to adhere my layout to the tabbed divider page, just slip it down into the page protector.  If you decide not to use the page protectors then you will need to adhere your layout to the divider page.  I also found that it works better to punch holes in your layout AFTER you have slipped it into the page protector, that way your holes will be lined up perfectly.

Here are some of the layouts I used in my divider pages.  I used the March KOM for these pages, it’s a mix of Inkido, Kanban and BasicGrey papers



This page features Kanban with some BasicGrey and Inkido mixed in – all from the March KOM.  The dressform chippy is from Fabscraps.

This page was done with Scrapcake One Moment in Time collection.  That gorgeous butterfly is from Donna, thank you so much, it was perfect for this page.  The image again is from from Anne Taintor Inc.  The Dusty Attic is colored with Glimmer Mist in walnut gold.  The flowers are layered hydrangeas from the April kit.



If you need a journal, give this a try.  It would make a great gift for a student or a friend.  I love that its so versatile and organized!  You can have as many or as few tabbed pages as you need.  Right now I have four, To do list, challenges, calendar and SHOPPING LIST (most important!!) and I have room to add more dividers if I need them.

Let's make a Journal

I am kind of OCD when it comes to being organized so I wanted to make a journal to keep my scrappy world organized. I decided to use a 3-ring binder as it is so easy to add pages that I have printed to this type of journal. I purchased tabbed dividers just like we used in school to separate various categories. I have a tab for sketehes, ideas, shopping list (most important!), posting calendar. I also add notebook paper so that I can quickly jot things down as I think of them.
At this point I have only done the cover but I will eventually do a back as well as scrap each of the dividers. The notebook I bought has a plastic sleeve on the front and back so that I can easily slip my scrappy creation into it and have a pretty protected cover.

Here is the cover that I did using the Creative Imaginations IOD Devotion collection from the Flying Unicorn store. This is one of myd favorite collections, well yeah, it is red and black with ivory. The image I have used is a card (Anne Taintor Inc.) that I found when I was on a scrappy retreat with my best scrapping buddies in Ohio and I love the saying on her skirt, isn't that just too too funny? I picked up a few other equally amusing cards at the same time and will use those in my journal too.

I will work on the back cover next and I'll share that with you as soon as I get that completed.  Stay tuned as they say!

Thanks for stopping by my blog, I really appreciate it!  I hope that some of you will make a cool  scrappy journal like this and if you do, please leave me a link so I can see yours!

Flying Unicorn February KOM Reveal!

I am SO EXCITED!!  I have been waiting for this reveal for-evah it seems like!  We are so proud of the February kit and we are so proud to announce that our February kit has coordinating  flower, paper and embelishment kit add-ons!  How cool is that?  The February kit is a beautiful blend of the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings, Fabscraps Timeless Travel, and 7 Gypsies Venice collections enhanced with a beautiful selection of Prima, Zva and Flying Unicorn flowers.  The kit includes an eclectic blend of embellishments so typical of the Flying Unicorn kits, vintage buttons, hearts woven from grapevines,  beads, lace, chipboard, there's just so much packed into this kit.  Oh and don't forget the off the page project, a word "DREAM" mini from Kaisercraft.  Its perfect for saving your romantic dreamy moments in time or perhaps to make a special valentine for your loved one.

Here are some things I created with the kit:  First, this picture of my Aunt, Beauty, she was such a beautiful young lady and she is still today.   I used a sketch that is included with the kit to do this layout, I love how it turned out.  The large flowers are Prima Alabaster. I colored them, the tiny roses and the medium flower that I hand made with Vanilla Breeze Glimmer Mist.  The dusty purple flowers are ZVA, I love them.  The large branches are cut with Spellbinders Bella Rose die and the small ones are cut with a Sizzix die, Branch with Leaves from olive cardstock and then sprayed with Lindy's Starburst mist in Gator Gumbo Olive.  Everything on this page is from the kit except the handmade flower and the leaves.  The papers are a combination of Kaisercraft and Fabscraps.

This is my favorite project from the kit.  I used Kaisercraft, 7 Gypsies, and Creative Imaginations papers on this layout.  Everything on the layout is from the kit except the black letters and swirls.  Again I cut the leaves and glimmer misted as described above.  All the flowers are from the kit except the tiny roses, but they do come from the Flying Unicorn store.

Of course I had to scrap a page of my dearest Valentine, my husband. I love this photo taken in such warm sunlight on Prince Edward Island, summer 2009.  I combined papers from Kaisercraft, 7 Gypsies, and Fabscraps to make this layout.  The dove is fussy cut from the Sweet Nothings collection.  I painted the Fabscraps chippy with vintage white acrylic paint and then stickled it with Distress Clear Rock Candy.  The heart chippy's are covered with Kaisercraft Love Letters pp and inked with Distress Ripe Persimmon.  I  have to say that those grape vine woven hearts are some of my favorite embellies ever, they are just so cute!  Everything on this page but the little bit of lace and the 3 orange flowers are from the kit. 

And finally, here is the off the page project - a Kaisercraft mini word album.  I thought it was perfect for making a Valentine mini .  Included in the kit is a sheet of vintage Valentine images perfect for minis or ATC's.  I used Riddersholm papers (not in the kit) from the store.  I will show the details of the mini in my blog post tomorrow.

I Can't Stop Loving You! Flying Unicorn challenge

Come join us at Flying Unicorn for our version of American Idol!  there's a $100 gift certficate to be won!!  Hurry, auditions for Hollywood week are going on now!

So here's my entry for the challenge, I chose Houston and Roy Orbison for my "audition" piece.  We had to use a song by our chose artist and I am using I Can't Stop Loving You.  Those of you that know me know that red and black are my favorite colors to wear and this also carries over to scrapbooking, add a little cream or white and you've got me!  These IOD  Devotion papers from Creative Imaginations suit me to a T and I love the added green in the paper line to give it some pop!!

This is probably my favorite picture ever of Dick and I!  I love the big smile on his face!  I think the picture really defines our relationship, fun and loving!  

Winter Song - Flying Unicorn Santa's Workshop

The CT at the Flying Unicorn is hosting Santa's workshop this month with a new tutorial every day up to Christmas Day, be sure to come visit and check out the tutorials.

I posted a molding paste tutorial for Santa's Workshop and this is the layout that I did.  The molding paste is subtle but adds an extra layer of dimension to the layout.

I love these Creative Imaginations Winter Song papers! Photo was taken in Fairbanks, AK in March when it was -35º F! Those sweet little birdies were chirping up a storm, hard to believe something so small could surive those harsh winters! The journal says:

Sweet bird! thy bow'r is ever green,
Thy sky is ever clear;
thou hast no sorrow in thy song,
No winter in thy year.
- John Logan, 1748 - 1788

Here's a closeup:

I used a Crafters Workshop template/mask for applying my molding paste, here's what it looked like before I added the photo etc.

See my tutorial at Flying Unicorn for more pictures and details.  Molding paste is fun to use, give it a try!!