Fall layout ideas

 Farmer's Market and Hayrides is the October KOM and it is perfect for your fall photos.  It is filled with papers from 3 different collections: Kaisercraft Take Note, Carolee's Adornit Bumble and Crate Paper DIY.

On this first layout I used papers from all three collections, they fit together so well.  I love the new Prima flowers in the kit, Soubrette yellow and orange.

Supplies:  All from the KOM unless otherwise noted

Patterned paper:  Crate Paper DIY collection: base - Decor, black printed - Project; Carolee's Creations-Adornit - Bumble collection: stripes - Ticker Tape, fussy cut flowers - Blossom; Kaisercraft Take Note collection:  tan cork paper and dotted doily - Noteworthy, Love Always cut out  - Perforated Paper

Chipboard:  Crate Paper DIY collection chipboard stickers - doilies, thread

Flowers:    Petaloo Chantilly mixed blooms flowers sienna 212, Petaloo Wild Blossoms 1479 000 white, Prima Soubrette Collection yellow and orange 561598, FUL tiny roses white and green,

Ink:  Mixd Media Inx truffle, black, vintage (stash)

Other:  FUL metal adornments (stash)

This next LO is something I created using an image I purchased from Gecko Galz, its perfect for these fall colors.  I used a new Sizzix frame around the photo, I really love this frame!  I used lots of mixed media on this layout, masking with Viva Ferro using Prima's new bubble mask (LOVE!), and I dabbled on Viva 3D Stamp Paint white, moss green and walnut brown.  I love the warm gold and brown tones! 

Supplies - all from the KOM unless otherwise noted

Patterned paper:  Crate Paper DIY collection:  Base - Paper Clippings, green & gold - Report P1277, brown - Document P1273, notebook perforated - Notebook

Flowers:    Prima Sherwood rose - truffle, Prima Soubrette yellow and orange 561598,
Petaloo Chantilly mixed blooms flowers sienna 212 (stash), Petaloo Textured mixed blossoms amber 1256-203 (stash),
Masks:  Prima bubbles masked with Viva Ferro Alt Gold (both from my stash)
Paint:      Viva Decor 3D stamp paint mossy green, walnut brown (stash)

Flying Unicorn off the page

I loved the OTP included in the October Flying Unicorn kit!  This was such a fun project and of course I used my favorite spooky Graphic 45 paper, Steampunk Spells, to alter the house. First I painted it with black acrylic paint and then cut patterend papers to fit. 

I used a ScrapFx chippy to make the Steampunk lady on the balcony.  She is covered with Stampendous spice embossing enamel.  I used Petaloo chippies for the spiderwebs and Dusty Attic for the raven sitting on the perch and the fence.  The spiders are Jolee's.

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visits and your comments!



OUAS sketch and Flying Unicorn Oct KOM

The Flying Unicorn is sponsoring Once Upon a Sketch this month and our designers are serving as guests for the month!

 

  Here's the awesome sketch we had to work with.  It was perfect for me to show off our new spoo (standard poodle) puppy, Tisha.  She is the cutest and cuddliest sweetheart ever!
I used the Flying Unicorn October kit for this layout and lots of mixed media and mists!

I masked the background with the mask included in the kit, then I added several colors of mists.  I painted the letters that came in an earlier kit with Shimmerz coffee (included in the Oct kit).  The linen burlap flowers are from the flower add on and I colored them with Fireworks Rhubarb Stalk mist from an earlier kit.

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:  from the Oct KOM unless otherwise noted

 

Patterned paper:  Crate Paper DIY Shop collection:  base - Measurements, Cardstock stickers - Labels Borders and Tabs;  Kaisercraft Take Note collection: floral strip - Document, gold strip & black - Message,  green chevron striped border cut - Memento, black strip under photo - Recorded;  Bo Bunny The Avenues collection: newsprint circle - Song Bird; Adornit Bumble collection:  green swirl -  Coming Up Roses Diecut shapes

Letters:  Petaloo Color Me Crazy (from my stash) painted with Shimmerz coffee

Flowers:    Maya Road vintage linen burlap roses sunset, Petaloo Velvet Hydrangeas Sienna 1272-212, Studio Calico Mistable leaves, FUL tiny green roses (from my stash) ,  Prima Lifetime collection Brown, Prima Lyric mini rose stems 565695

Mist:  Fireworks Rhubarb Stalk (from my stash), Lindy's (from my stash) Cajun Carnelian Red, Gator Gumbo Olive,

Masks:   Studio Calico Huey's Masks circle

Paint:      Shimmerz coffee

Other:  Maya Road Vintage Findings Antique Ornate Frames VF2320, Kaisercraft stamp chicken wire

Here's another LO of sweet Tisha that I did using the October KOM.  She and Nika were chasing around the yard and I captured this cool mid jump photo.

 

 

 

Supplies - all from the KOM unless otherwise noted:

 

Patterned paper:  Kaisercraft Take Note collection:  black print - Recorded

Crate Paper DIY Shop collection:  base - Artistry, floral - Details, tags &  blk/red punched strips - Borders, frame & numbers - Chipboard stickers,

Letters:  Pink Paislee Old School glitter sticker letters (from my stash)

Diecuts and punches: WRMK trellis border punch  (from my stash)

Flowers:    Spare Parts pink Vintage Flowers (from my stash), Petaloo Textured Collection black 1256-209 (from my stash)

Ink:  Prima black coal

Masks:  Prima stencil 569419 (from my stash) , Studio 490 black embossing paste (from my stash)

Paint:      Shimmerz coffee

Other:  Jillibean Soup Corrugated Shapes Collection - Butterflies painted with Shimmerz; Bo Bunny red rhinestones (from my stash)

Tomorrow I'm sharing my off the page project, I hope you'll stop by!

Flying Unicorn October KOM available now!

Summer has bid her farewell and the morning air is crisp as the leaves turn from greens to golds.

These are the days where weekend mornings are driving down the country lane and stopping at the Farmer's market for some apple cider as the children frolic in the pumpkin patches and tug asking if they to can have a hayride. With the Solace of Fall Flying Unicorn is proud to present to you our October Kit of the month Farmer's Market and Hayrides.

The summer-flower has run to seed,
And yellow is the woodland bough;
And every leaf of bush and weed
Is tipt with autumn’s pencil now.

And I do love the varied hue,
And I do love the browning plain;
And I do love each scene to view,
That’s mark’d with beauties of her reign.

John Clare

Our You Tube channel is filled with great techniques and tutorials to help you grow and learn . Every month as the kit is released we add to our you tube library and this month is no exception. Join Jen this month as she takes you step by step in creating this amazing layout.

Fabscraps and Websters at the Flying Unicorn!

I just love this time of year with all the new summer releases hitting the market! Today I have two layouts to share with you, both done with recent releases.

First up is the luscious Fabscraps Shabbylicious collection.  I love the soft pinks, greens, and blues of this paper!

 

 This page is dedicated to the memory of our sweet Chena who many of you may know from the stories of Escape Kitty and Chena wandering the world together.  We lost Chena very tragically three weeks ago to gastric torsion.  It was so sudden and with her age at 12 1/2 and recent bout with pneumonia, we decided that it was too risky and the recovery too difficult, to put her through the surgery required to untwist the stomach, and so we said good bye to her.  Kitty's Mom, Jen, and 5 other of my scrapping buddies had just arrived for our annual scrap retreat at our home, it was definitely a horrible way to start the weekend but having them here helped us get through those first difficult days.

On a happier note, we have a lovely new standard poodle puppy, Tisha, and she is helping Nika and my husband and I smile again.  Stay tuned for lots of puppy layouts!

This is my favorite photo of Chena, it really captures the mischievious light in her eyes and the little girl look that always made me laugh.  I miss you sweet girl.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Cardstock:      Bazzill

Patterned paper:  FabscrapsShabbylicious collection:  base & mixed stripes - Chic Mix,  bird print - Shabby Birds, pink stripe - Chic pinks, pink check and title paper - Chic Chairs

Letters:  Making Memories tiny alpha

Chipboard:  Fabscraps

Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged green and shabby green

Diecuts and punches: Sizzix Framelit,

Flowers:    Fabscraps Romantic Roses Marie Antoinette, Petaloo, pink handmade

Ink:  Versamark oasis green and malted mauve, Prima Old Rose

Mist:  Dylusions White Linen, Glimmer Mist Gumdrop

Masks:  TCW mini grunge hearts, Prima mini flora,

Paste:  Texturez Crusted Coral

Other:  Prima resin bird

Next is a layout done with Webster's Postcards from Paris II. I love the beautiful images and pretty colors of this paper line.

I thought  the frame and roses printed on this paper were so pretty, so I decided to just use this one sheet of paper and add masking to embellish.  I used two different Crafter's Workshop masks, screen and peacock feathers.  The screen is masked with Distress Tea Dye and the feathers are masked with Viva Mother of Pearl cream paste.

 

Supplies

 

Patterned paper:  WebstersPostcards from Paris II:  base - Tres Belle, fussy cut butterflies - My Heart Flutters, Tags and Prompts stickers

Chipboard:  FabscrapsWordlet,

Embossing powder:  Stampendous aged ochre

Flowers:    Kaisercraft paper blooms coral, Petaloo Mini Textured blossoms apricot, Prima Encore Ivory 561369, Prima Divine Fabric flower dyed red with Lindys

Ink:  Mix'd Media Inx peridot,  Distress Tea Dye

Mist:  Heidi Swapp Iridescent spritz GA Peach, Lindys Frosted Forget Me Nots, Cape Cod Poral, Cosmopolitan Pink, Rudolph Red Nose

Masks:  TCW Window Screen, TCW Peacock Feather,

Paste:  Viva Modeling Crème Mother of Pearl Champagne

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

 



CSI case file 91.

 

 

 

The Flying Unicorn is a permanent sponsor at CSI and this month we are the main sponsor and the creative team is 
 participating as guest detectives.

I used 13 Arts paper from the September Flying Unicorn KOM for the base of my page.  Then I used a Mr Huey triangles mask that came in the kit to mask on the background.  A lot of paint dabbled here and there allowed me to incorporate all the colors in the challenge.  I had a lot of fun with this challenge, that's for sure!!

The photo is from our summer 2010 trip to Alaska and is in front of the campground where we hosted for 6 weeks.

 

The evidence:  wet medium - paint, molding paste, mist

Metal accents - Flying Unicorn butterflies

 

Testimony (journaling): 

Suprise!  We always talked about camp hosting at Denali.  We were shocked that there was no camphost  at Teklanika when we camped there.  We tracked down a Ranger to find out why.  Then we asked for the job, and much to our suprise they gave us the job!  It was 6 weeks of heaven living in God's country, no phone, no internet, no electricity, and no TV.  It was just us, our campers and lots of wildlife!

 

 

 

 

 



Supplies:

Patterned paper:  13 Arts Faces of Spring -  Natural Beauty (Sept KOM)

Diecuts and punches: Melissa Frances Die Cut Accents (Sept KOM)
Flowers:    Petaloo Mixed Textured Blossoms teal and amber, Mixed textured mini blossoms amber
Ink:  Distress Black soot
Masks:  Mr Huey Triangles  (Sept KOM)
Paint:      Claudia Hellmuth classic teal, black, altered orange, yellow pastel,
Other:  Glitz Peek-A-Boos Love You Madly (Sept KOM); FUL Metal Adornments, Kaisercraft stamps (Sept KOM)

I hope you give this challenge a whirl, it was great fun!