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!

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

Hurry over the the Flying Unicorn store and get your kit!!

OH MY GOSH - Do we have a great surprise for all of you this month ... wanna know? We have brought Gabrielle over the border for the month of June as our Guest Designer! Yes we did !! Now, we all know anything she touches turns to a magic and what she has done with the Kit this month will blow your socks off .. but you will have to wait till the 3rd of June to see ..

I am still in awe that we have captured her ... and without further delay may I present the one and only Gabrielle Pollacco ... ( PS do not forget to congratulate her on her first scrapbook cover - what an accomplishment!

My name is Gabrielle Pollacco, I live in Cambridge, Ontario (Canada). I
started scrapbooking about 7 years ago and fell in love with this art form from
the very first page I made. I love that this art form is ever changing and find
myself constantly inspired by all the wonderful new products that come out each
year. My favourite thing to scrap about is my family, my dear husband and my two
girls, as well as my extended family.

I've had the honour to be on a number of wonderful design teams over the
years, some of my past design teams being Daisy D's and Zva Creative and am
presently on the Bo Bunny, Webster's Pages, Dusty Attic, The Color Room and
Scrap 365 Magazine (UK Magazine). I've had my work published in Memory Makers
Magazine, Creating Keepsakes Magazine and Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine as
well as a number of online magazines. I worked for a Tradeshow Design company as
a project manager before I had my babies and now that I'm a stay at home mom I'm
fortunate enough to have a little time to enjoy this amazing hobby.
I'm delighted to have been asked to be a Guest Designer for Flying Unicorn
and join in with the talented group of designers here for this month!
Gabi xx

Just a few of her amazing creations :

In the meantime , Click over and I mean click over NOW if you are not a follower of her blog for some jaw dropping eye candy !

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!

Flying Unicorn - May KOM challenge!

We have a new challenge at the Flying Unicorn beginning today, May 10th and that is to create a project using the May KOM!

I created this example layout for inspiration and used the Kaisercraft These Days collection from the May KOM. Everything except the blue flower, lace and ribbon are from the kit.The circle is Melissa Frances paper and if you look closely, you can see that I used a resist technique on the circle.  I simply painted mist on the title numbers and let them dry  before adhering.  I sort of went punch crazy on this layout, I used 5 different punches but I love the lacy effect it gives to this layout.

That is little old me at the tender age of 5 and again at sweet seventeen, just after I graduated from high school.

That's a beautiful Prima bloom surrounded by Kaisercraft blooms.

Thanks for visiting my blog, I really appreciate it!  I hope to see you over at the Flying Unicorn!





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!

More May KOM projects from the Flying Unicorn!

Here are some more of my creations done with the May Flying Unicorn KOM.  This first one is a photo of my parents when they were teenagers.  The perspective to the bridge in the background is quite striking.  I added the trip from my stash, otherwise everything is from the kit.  The papers are from the Kaisercraft These Days collection, perfect for vintage work!  I love the letters from Heartwarming Vintage, I coated them with Crackle Accents. I layered Prima sprite flowers that came in the kit  and added Spellbinders diecut for Heartfelt Creations stamped leaves underneath the flowers. 

Closeup:

The kit included a large set of clear acetate embellies that included the frame you see on this next layout.  I used several different colors of alcohol ink to splash around the frame to match the brilliant fall foliage in this photo.  the big yellow/orange bloom is from Manor House and matches the photo perfectly!  The smaller flowers are also Manor House, they were lime and I misted them to match my LO.  Everything but the letters and journal tag are from the May kit.

This next LO is one I did for a May photo alteration challenge  at the Flying Unicorn.  I applied a Lomo camera effect to the photo that I took on the Olympic Penisula in Washington state.   The papers on this LO are Bo Bunny Serenity.  All of the embellies are from my stash on this LO.  The pine cones and tree trunks are from my dear friend, jrabs, who has the most amazing collection of scrappy useful "junk"!  I added some fern foliage that I got in the floral dept to make the trees.  The journaling is Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken - I just thought this LO was a great illustration for the poem.