We're having so much fun this month at the Flying Unicorn doing projects inspired by the wonderful world of fairytales and such! This week I've chosen Alice in Wonderland as my inspiration and who else but Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter could inspire me to create a great "Mad Hat"?
“Mad Hatter: “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?”“Have you guessed the riddle yet?” the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.“No, I give it up,” Alice replied: “What’s the answer?”“I haven’t the slightest idea,” said the Hatter” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Hmmmm, I like the Johnny Mad Hatter best!
So let your imagination run wild and create a fabulous funky "Mad Hat." If you'd like to use my hat pattern, click here, or see below. I found that attaching the crown to the sides first worked best, then attach the brim. I used a white glue similar to Elmer's so that I had a little time to manipulate the pieces. Then I used hot glue to attach all my embellies.
I used 7 Dots Wonderland collection to make my hat. It was the perfect choice for my madness, LOL!! The huge feather came from the floral dept at Hobby Lobby and the stems are Petaloo Cantebury vines from the Flying Unicorn store. I used a mix of flowers from Manor House, Prima, and the Flying Unicorn an I added in a couple Melissa Frances Chandelier Drops to add to the magical madness.
The wooden bird is an embellishment from Michaels and the bird's nest is from Prima. Underneath all the flowers I added a piece of upholstery "hairy" trim from Hobby Lobby. Those are the stringy things you see peeking out.
To finish off the other side of the hat I made 3 very long stick pins. Thank you Bitsy for some of those beads!
I'm still working on the wedding album for my niece. She has so many lovely photos from the event, I may be scrapping them for the rest of my life! Here's the wedding party at the reception.
I used Kaisercraft's Marigold collection from the KOM for this layout and just layered up those beautiful papers! I love EK Success punches and used the Flower Burst punch to anchor my horizontal floral clusters. McGill has a really pretty flower punch, Floriano, that I use all the time and I used it here to make the two large flowers that have been colored with Viva 3D Lime Green metallic paint. The small blue flowers are from the kit, the white fabric ribbon flowers and pink rosebuds are from my stash
The sweet little bird and house are ScrapFx chippies (from my stash) and are painted with Viva Inka Gold in hermatitie, greeen-yellow and old silver. The beautiful bling heart on the right is a Flying Unicorn Adornment, I just can't say enough about how beautiful the new Unicorn metals are!
This is a small alligator that we saw in the swamps outside of New Orleans. For this page I used a mini fern mask and Viva 3D paint in moss green to stencil on the fern leaves. I also sprayed alot of Lindy's here and there on the background. I used Red Hot Poker Orange, Cattail Copper Brown, and Tattered Leather Glimmer Mist. Then I used a leaf stamp and bird stamp from a prior kit.
The one paper leaf came in the kit and I sprayed it with Goosebumps Shimmer Texture to give it texture and strength. I used Lindy's California Poppy Gold and Ponderosa Pines applied to the back of the leaf for color. LOL, that was kind of a mistake that turned out to look nice. The Goosebumps creates a resist and I stupidly applied it before I had colored the leaf sooooo... had to soak it in from the backside. I love the effect actually!
The letters are really old, probably purchased in 2005! The large red flower is from my stash, one of my favorite Petaloo Darjeeling flowers. I added the branches and moss for a natural touch, also from my stash.
This just has to be my favorite OTP - off the page project, that we've had in our kits! The moment I saw this Kaisercraft clock, I knew I had to alter it using Graphic 45 French Country! I used an 8 x 8 paper pad which was really perfect for the size of this clock.
The sunfowers are Petaloo Paper Sunflower Vines that I sprayed with Lindy's Fuzy Navel Peach as they were almost a flourescent yellow, oooh too too bright!! The rooster in the opening is fussy cut and sparkled up with stickles. I used Ranger Crackle Paint in peeled paint on the fence and the Dusty Attic chicken wire pieces and the clock weights are heat embossed with Stampendous aged bronze embossing enamel. At the top I used a Tim Holtz acrylic piece over a sunflower image from French Country. The numbers I used are some old Prima canvas numbers from my stash that I also heat embossed with aged bronze.
I think this clock is so cheerful that I will hang it in my studio to brighten my day! I was planning on putting it in the kitchen but you know, it'll just collect grease in there!!
Wow, its already March? Wasn't it New Year's Eve just the other night??? It really amazes me how quickly time passes, if I had one wish I think it would be to slow time down! But one fun thing, it's time for another kit reveal, yippee!!! The Flying Unicorn March kit is full of scrappy goodness; it features Webster's Park Drive collection and Kaisercraft's Marigold collection. The Flying Unicorn main kit ALWAYS includes an off the page project and this month the OTP was a real homerun!! It is a Kaisercraft cukoo clock that is simply wonderful. Take a look here at our creative team's clock designs!
We left home on January 15th and headed south to enjoy some spring weather while the rest of the country was deep in winter! Our first stop was New Orleans and what a great place that was! We were there close enough to Mardi Gras to see decorations and a parade through the French Quarter, but early enough to miss the huge Mardi Gras crowds. For me, that was just perfect! We also ventured out of the city and took a boatride through the swamp and encountered this cute little guy in the water!
This first layout features Websters Park Drive collection and the green sheet is from Kaisercraft's Marigold collection. I added a Scrapfx chippy over top the white diecut leafy flower embellie. I heat embossed the chippy with Stampendous aged bronze embossing enamel. If you haven't tried this product, you are missing out!! It is so perfect for making your chippies really stand out! I diecut the leafy vines under the flowers with a Spellbinders for Heartfelt Creations die, Bella Rose, and used the matching HC stamp. Finally, I did some masking using TCW mini tiles mask and molding paste. Then I tucked a little burlap from my stash under the floral clusters to add some natural elements to my page.
Here's my sweet Chena; I came across this picture not too long ago. She was only 2 years old then, and she will be 12 in just 3 weeks. I think this is my favorite picture of her, she looks so coy, she is definitely flirting with the camera! Again I used mostly the Websters collection but added the lime green striped paper from the KC Marigold collection. The brown paper is something from my scrap bin. I used a lot of punches on this layout, all from Martha Stewart, Wildfowers, Deco Flower and Deco Fan.
I love the little wooden birds that came in the kit and this one I painted with Viva 3D paint in moss. This paint goes on so smoothly and has a glitter sparkle to it. It also has body to it so it can be applied thickly if you wish.
The embellishment addon includes two Viva Decor pearl pens. Have you tried these? They are wonderful as you can make perfect round pearls with them! I used the copper Viva Decor pearl pen to add the pearl accents on the key below. I think it added a really pretty touch to the key. Oh by the way the key and hearts are from my stash, they are part of the new Flying Unicorn metal adornments. These metals are sooooo gorgeous!
Tomorrow I will share my OTP with you, its such a fun clock, can't wait to show you! I've got to get it assembled today!
WE PROUDLY PRESENT:
Sweet days of memories
Nothing touches their glowing
Their softness forever one sees
Without actually knowing
For a dream is always to be
Something lovely and so free
- Peter Quinn
The magic of Spring and new beginnings is upon us and we embrace the warmer weather, the trees and flowers budding and we remember sweet days that have passed and the excitement of the days ahead. Flying Unicorn is proud to present to you March 2013 Kit of the Month filled with hints of Marigold and memories of a Park Drive with add on to help spark the creativeness inside !
Included in our monthly Kit of the Month is our Off the Page - and Kaisercraft is helping us to look forward and looking back to remember our Sweet Days.
Every Monday we post a new sketch in the Mojo Monday Forum at the Flying Unicorn to inspire you!
Alda did this gorgeous sketch, it is perfect for the photo that I wanted to scrap!
I used the February Flying Unicorn KOM mostly for this layout and added just a few things from my stash.
I used a ScrapFX circle chippy to accent the photo. The leaves on the chippy are painted with Viva 3D lime green paint. I don't know why its called lime green because it is not at all lime colored! The floral part of the chippy I heat embossed with Stampendous shabby pink embossing enamel and then just touched the centers with peridot Mix'd Media Inx.
I added the Petaloo pink floral vine from my stash, the other flowers came in the kit. The journal ticket is from the KOM August, 2012, Kaisercraft LakeHouse.
Supplies - from the February KOM:
Patterned paper:Bella
J’adore:Base-Love Birds, border cut –
Love, blue border cut J’adore; Authentique Lovely:white circle - Dainty, floral circle – Fancy,
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Welcome to my current favorite project and it's what you can do today!! I'm going to share the processes I used to complete this fairy fantasy that I've named Dreams.
First we will create the background. You will need these supplies:
Paper or canvas-I used papers from the January KOM, BasicGrey Serenade newsprint sheet-50 Pence
Molding paste
Palette Knife Mix'd Media Inx-Mossy, Leather, Chiffon, Schoolhouse
Ink applicator or some sort, I use sponges
Water
I've done a video for you to show you how I created the background design of this project.
Alrighty then, now it's time to get creative. I have to confess that once I got the background done I was clueless as to what to do next. I thought the background was so pretty, I just didn't want to cover it up with anything! After several hours of starring at the background, I "consulted" with my fellow team members and creative advisors, Tammy and Shona who helped get my wheels spinning!
Techniques
Background: Before adding anything to the background, I used Martha Stewart's Cherish punch around the edges, then I inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. I mounted that on a another sheet, BasiGrey Avalon. Then I sprayed the entire page with Lindy's Glitz Spritz Blazing Sun. I wanted the project to have lots of sparkle to convey the magical feel.
Butterflies: First I painted them with white gesso so that the ink would take better and so that the color would show better. Then I inked them with Mix'd Media Inx in Chiffon and touched the edges with Schoolhouse Inx. Next I heat embossed them with clear embossing powder and added Kaisercraft rhinestones for their bodies.
Fairies: The Dusty Attic Fairy chipboard piece was painted with Liquid Pearls in Bisque, her wings were then covered with glitter. To make her hair, I spread Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with gold microbeads and then added a few brown microbeads to give her hair more dimension. I used a little pink and red Stickles on the rose she is holding.
The other fairies were fussy cut from G45 Once Upon a Springtime Collection and then I used Stickles to accent their colors.
Flowers: I lightly brushed Schoolhouse Mix'd Media Inx on all the light pink flowers so that their coloring would resemble the background masked flowers. Then I applied crystal Stickles around the edges. I also applied crystal Stickles to the smaller dark pink Bazzill flowers.
Leaves: First I applied mossy Mix'd Media Inx to leaves so that their color would blend nicely with the stems on the background. Then I dabbed on Lindy's in Gator Gumbo Olive and Cattail Copper Brown.
Supplies:
I used BasicGrey Serenade 50 Pence, Fabscraps Full Butterfly and Pink Paislee Portfolio letters, all from the January KOM
From my stash, much of which comes from the Flying Unicorn store:
So let your imagination run wild and create a fabulous funky "Mad Hat." If you'd like to use my hat pattern, click here, or see below. I found that attaching the crown to the sides first worked best, then attach the brim. I used a white glue similar to Elmer's so that I had a little time to manipulate the pieces. Then I used hot glue to attach all my embellies.
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