Pink Anniversary Card - Flying Unicorns

Flying Unicorns - More Pretty in Pink Cards using Prima Rossibelle Collection -  September Kit of the Month

The September kit for the Flying Unicorns featured Prima's beautiful collection called Rossibelle.  I used the 6x6 papers from the collection to create this card. 

This lovely card is for my parents upcoming anniversary. 

My pretty frame on this card was created using the Spellbinders  A2 Valiant Honor Shapabilities die.  The die set also comes with The label die I used for the sentiment.  

This is a simple card - not much going on, but  I'm liking the clean feel of this card.  The delicate design on the 3x4 card from the Rossibelle collection is the focal point.  I don't think the card needed additional flowers.  

Did you miss out this month? 

If you missed out on the Flying Unicorn kit for Sept., you may want to think about taking advantage of the pre-order option available on the 20th of every month.   The beauty of this option is that you get to preview all the goodies in the kit and decide if it is something you will like...and of course it will be!  You can find all the details here and never miss a kit that you want.  

Products:

Flying Unicorns Sept. Kit of the Month

Prima Rossibelle Collection - Say It In Crystals - 587345

Prima Rossibelle 3x4 Journal Cards

Pink Cardstock

Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments 

Flying Unicorns Card and JustRite Dies

 Flying Unicorns  September Kit of the Month

The September kit for the Flying Unicorns featured Prima's beautiful collection called Rossibelle.  I used the 6x6 papers from the collection to create this card. 

I used the negative from the JustRite die below,JustRite PaperCraft Dies - Hello Decorative Oval Frame Die .  I cut the die frame from black cardstock and then set the actual frame aside leaving the leftover scrap of black paper - which I am calling the negative.  

 I then positioned the negative space over the 6x6 Rossibelle paper so that some of the flowers were showing.  This was an easy card to make because I think the  negative space from the die did all the work here.  

I love to show how dimensional the card is.  It has a little "lift" but not a whole lot.  

Did you miss out this month? 

If you missed out on the Flying Unicorn kit for Sept., you may want to think about taking advantage of the pre-order option available on the 20th of every month.   The beauty of this option is that you get to preview all the goodies in the kit and decide if it is something you will like...and of course it will be!  You can find all the details here and never miss a kit that you want.  

Products:

Flying Unicorns Sept. Kit of the Month

Prima Rossibelle Collection - Say It In Crystals - 587345

Prima Rossibelle Collection - Flowers Branwin 590505

Prima Rossibelle 6x6 paper pad

JustRite PaperCraft Dies - Hello Decorative Oval Frame Die 

Pink Cardstock

Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments 

Flying Unicorns Skeletons in the Closet = Spooky Altered Home Decor -with Instructions

Skeletons in the Closet ( Skelly in the Closet)

Flying Unicorns Going "Off the Page" with Spooky Altered Home Decor 

This was created using the "OTP" from the Flying Unicorn September Kit of the Month - Your Passion Your Art.  I thought I'd play off that age-old idiom of having "skeletons in your closet" - meaning a shocking or hidden secret from your past.  I'm turning this  idiom into an actual closet for my darling skeleton doll.    

Let me back up a bit.  What the heck is "OTP"?   Often I toss around terms not even thinking of the folks who have no idea what I am talking about. I apologize.  "OTP" means "off the page" - or in other words, not a scrapbook page, but an altered piece of home decor.  

Every month, each and every kit comes with an OTP project that you can alter and decorate anyway you choose.  The options are limitless.  The OTP items vary from month to month.  September's project was a wooden hinged box from Darice.  It measures 7.9x2.2x1.6 inches - perfect for something like a necklace/bracelet box or jewelry box.   

 I chose to make it into a small closet for my newest doll stamp by Prima and Julie Nutting...meet Skelly.  

Here's how I made the wooden box:  

Step 1.  I painted the box black.  I had some black gesso with a matte finish available so that is what I used.  And it is true...I have the world's yuckiest paint brushes because I do not take care of them.  ( Husband and I are painting a room in our house today and my husband is in for a wild-eyed awakening if he is relying on me to actually clean the paint brushes. Ahhh but back to crafting....)

Step 2.  I added some gold accents to my box using the  Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint that  came in last month's kit.  It's always great to find ways to use the supplies from prior kits.    I didn't add a lot, but enough to give some interest.  

Step 3.  In order to gussy up the wooden box, I pulled out the Prima IOD moulds and the IOD paper clay.  After I removed the paper clay from the moulds, I set the paper clay moulds on top of the wooden box to dry because the wooden box had a curved dome-like shape and I needed the moulds to conform to the box.   They need to dry overnight before proceeding.  

Step 4. The photo below shows the steps needed to finish the moulds.  Paint with purple (Prima Art Alchemy Dark Velvet),  add some gold accents ( Prima Art Alchemy Ancient Coin Gold), and top with a few sprays of gold mist ( Prima Color Bloom Mist in Antique Gold).   

Why bother with step 3 - mist with an antique gold color?  Because the mist soaks into the crevices on the moulds to enhance the details of the moulds.  It also adds some beautiful golden sheen to the finished project.

Step 5.  Add ribbons, flowers and embellishments.  Note - I used a super strong glue to adhere my moulds and embellishments.  My glue of choice is Beacons 3 in 1 glue because it holds darn near anything in place quickly - wood, metal, fabric, plastic, foam, clay, ceramic.  Plus it dries clear and without a shiny gloss finish.    I even touched up my flower with some gold paint for a nice blended look. 

Here's how I made the dimensional doll:  

Step 1.  Cut two Skelly dolls - from Prima and Julie Nutting.   

Step 2.  One doll will be decorated and the second doll will be used for the backside as support.  

Ink the edges of both dolls with black ink for shading and blending.   It's very important to make sure you ink the edges of the doll that will be used as the bottom layer.  You do not want any white edges peeking out when the doll is finished.   Once the doll is glued together, it's nearly impossible to add ink to the inside edges to cover up white.  The extra steps and care taken ahead of time will make the finished product so much more appealing.  

Select the doll that will be on the backside and flip her over.  Cut some small pieces from a wood skewer and glue to the doll. Wood toothpicks will add support as well, however I always have wood skewers on my craft table so that is usually my go-to supply.  

Make sure you add wood supports to all areas that may bend - like the legs, neck, arms.  

   

Step 3.  Color the doll as desired.   Add small black pearls to the eyes and shirt as buttons.  Create a statement hairbow or couture fascinator headpiece with some black cheesecloth,tulle, ribbon and a decorative brad.  Skelly likes dramatic headpieces.  I do too!

Special tip:  I bought my creepy black cheesecloth at the dollar store in the halloween decorations section.  Don't have a dollar store near you?  Grab some ordinary white cheese cloth that can be purchased anywhere....hardware stores in the paint department, grocery stores in the baking area, and on-line.  Pop your cheesecloth in a small plastic bag and mist with black mist or use black ink to transform and dye.  

Step 4.  Add layers to Skelly's skirt, along with some additional creepy black cheesecloth, and she's all done.  Paper Used on Skelly:  My Mind's Eye -Lost & Found Paper 6x6 Sunshine collection LF2104

 Here's the completed look.  Skelly's ready to take a stroll about town and turn some heads in her new scary couture outfit.  

Here are the rest of the photos:

I decorated the rest of the closet box using a variety of Prima supplies from Frank Garcia's Memory Hardware collection.   The complete list of products can be found at the end of this post.  Note the pretty little Prima mould clock on the left side.  

Want Skelly to come live at your house?  

This darling spooky box and Skelly doll are available in my ETSY shop.  Grab her while she is available!

You can see her right here!

Did you miss out this month? 

If you missed out on the Flying Unicorn kit for Sept., you may want to think about taking advantage of the pre-order option available on the 20th of every month.   The beauty of this option is that you get to preview all the goodies in the kit and decide if it is something you will like...and of course it will be!  You can find all the details here and never miss a kit that you want.  

Kits are limited

so do not delay in getting yours!

Product List:

Flying Unicorn September Kit of the Month - Your Passion Your Art
Prima Julie Nutting Doll Stamp - Skelly 911621
Darice wooden box - measures 7.9x2.2x1.6 inches
Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Dark Velvet Acrylic Paint - 963125
Prima Art Alchemy Metallique Ancient Coin Gold Acrylic Paint -963057
Prima Color Bloom Mist in Antique Gold-573843
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware - Pearls 990381
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Montpellier Apothecary Vial Labels 991098
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Montpellier Apothecary Vials 990619
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -La Rochelle Antique Trinkets 990725
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware -Strasbourg Gold Trinkets -991142
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Chains - Antique 990633
Prima Frank Garcia Memory Hardware Vintage Trinkets -991135
Prima Mechanicals Stars-936654
Prima IOD Moulds - Vintage Art Decor Mould - Baroque 6 -814823
Prima IOD Moulds -Vintage Art Decor Mould - Baroque 4- 814809
Prima IOD Paper Clay - 814991
Black Matte Gesso
Black Cheesecloth
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot, Crushed Olive,  Mowed Grass
Decorative Brads
Black Pearls
Flowers

Flying Unicorns Rossibelle Card

Fun Flirty Pink Cards with the Flying Unicorns

This Flying Unicorn kit for September features the Prima Rossibelle collection with it's striking black and pink robust combination.  

I used the 6x6 paper pad from the Rossibelle collection that came in the September kit and accented the card using edge dies from Spellbinders.  The Borderabilities Card Creator A2 Scalloped Borders - now that's a mouthful to try and say  - but the results are worth being tongue tied.  

The Flying Unicorn kit came with the beautiful coordinating Rossibelle flowers from Prima however they were not small enough for the look I wanted so I simply took the top layer of the flower off and created what I needed. 

The kit also came with a piece of tulle that gave this card a flirty delicate look.  

Did you miss out this month? 

If you missed out on the Flying Unicorn kit for Sept., you may want to think about taking advantage of the pre-order option available on the 20th of every month.   The beauty of this option is that you get to preview all the goodies in the kit and decide if it is something you will like...and of course it will be!  You can find all the details here and never miss a kit that you want.  

Products:
Flying Unicorns Sept. Kit of the Month
Prima Rossibelle 6x6 paper pad
Spellbinders Borderabilities Card Creator A2 Scalloped Borders

Butterfly Card - Flying Unicorns and JustRite

I'm enjoying the opportunity to mix the Flying Unicorn kit with the wonderful dies from JustRite.  The Flying Unicorn kit for July had some wonderful rustic looking papers.  The small 6x6 pad included in the kit for smaller projects and cards featured Prima's Vintage Emporium collection.  

To help my card achieve that rustic look, I grabbed the Butterfly Cardfront Die  from JustRite Papercraft.   The sweet little butterflies on my card were also created by layering the tiny butterfly dies from the same die set.  I added a bit of ink to the edges of the wings to set them off and give them some definition.   

 JustRite A2 Butterfly Cardfront Die -DIE05065

 

There are also some additional detailed embellishments on the card that were included in the July Flying Unicorns kit; the bee trim. the flowers from 49 and Market paper company, the buttons and  some web weave trim.  The web weave is very subtle under the flowers but it's very cool stuff. 

One last close up for the day.  This image shows off the darling butterfly details in the die.  They are subtle and sort of get lost in the image when seen at a distance, however up close they are perfectly sweet.  

Thanks for stopping here for a look.  You can find many more stamps and dies from JustRite on their website and Facebook page.  

The Flying Unicorn kits move fast.  If you missed the kit already, you may want to think about the pre-order option avail starting the 20th of each month.  This provides you with a complete look at all the items and products contained in the kit.  You have 48 hours to purchase.  Now that's a great deal.  All the details can be found right here

Products Used:
Flying Unicorns - July Kit of the  Month
JustRite A2 Butterfly Cardfront Die -DIE05065
49and Market - Vintage Artistry collection -Flowers Rustic Barn (Small) 84338
Prima Marketing Vintage Emporium 6x6 paper pad 584382
Button  and Bee trim from the July Kit

Christmas Carol Lantern- Home Decor with the Flying Unicorns

Flying Unicorns Off the Page Home Decor for July with "A Christmas Carol"

The OTP (Off the Page )altered project for July was really cool - a bit unusual and fascinating.  I looked at it and it brought images of the "Christmas Carol" to my mind so I had my sweet little Julie Nutting dolls help me create my mini carolling scene.   

This piece is available in my ETSY shop while it lasts.  You can see it here.    I also have 30% off all items in my ETSY shop through Labor Day - Sept 4th.  Use code "KITTY30" at checkout.  

The metal lantern is from Darice and stands only  3.5 x 3.5 x 7.5 inches so I had to use the smaller children doll stamps by Julie Nutting.  I chose Toby and the little girl.  

  

I wanted the little girl to have a long Victorian styled dress so I made extra ruffles for her skirt and gave her a cape wrap instead of a shirt.  If you scroll down the page, I'll show you how to adapt your Nutting doll stamps to work well with an "off the page" project and yet be durable. 

Papers and flowers are from the Prima Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia. 

How did I make the dolls? 

Julie Nutting's doll stamps are meant to be used in a variety of ways and not for just tags.  Sure tags are fun, but then so is any project you make with the little darlins.  

The real trick to using them on "Off the Page " projects is to make them as durable as possible so they do not bend.    This is how I accomplish that:

Step 1.  I stamp the doll shape twice and cut both out.  One shape will be for the front and the second for the back. This is the "Toby" doll stamp. 

 Step 2.  Go ahead and decorate the front of your doll as you desire.  Leave the second blank for now. 

 Step 3.  Once the front of the doll is done, ink all the edges of the second doll - both front and back.   This is in preparation for making a doll "sandwich".  When I glue the two dolls together, I do not see any white edges.  The project blends nicely. 

 Step 4.  After the edges of the second doll are inked, it's time to give the doll some "legs" to stand on.  

I love wood barbeque skewers.  They are inexpensive and I use them almost every time I craft.  Today they are going to become the "backbone" of my dolls.  haaaaaaa.  Little wood doll stamp humor.    Cut the skewers to fit head to toe and glue to the doll.  

Yes you do want to have the stamped side facing up.  This is the side you want to use when adding the wood skewers.  

 Step 5.   After the skewers are in place, you can go ahead and glue the sandwich together.  You may need to hold the edges together as they dry.  Once dry, you can continue to dress the back of the dolls. I just stamp the clothes and flip them around to use the backside if I do not want a lot of clothing detail.   

Here are the rest of the close ups of the finished lantern and "Christmas Carol " scene. 

Here are more close ups of the lantern and the whole piece. 

 I added Prima's snowflake paste to the lantern and embellishments after I was done to give that snowy winter feel.  It's also topped with a bunch of Prima products from the Victorian Christmas collection by Frank Garcia.  

Thanks for stopping by.  The Flying Unicorn kits move fast.  If you missed the kit already, you may want to think about the pre-order option avail starting the 20th of each month.  This provides you with a complete look at all the items and products contained in the kit.  You have 48 hours to purchase.  Now that's a great deal.  All the details can be found right here. 

Don't forget to visit my ETSY shop for 30% off everything

 (use code "KITTY30" at checkout).  

The lantern can be seen here and everything else is here. 

Products Used
Flying Unicorns July Kit - Your Passion Your Art
Darice Lantern
Prima Julie Nutting - Toby Stamp
Prima Julie Nutting - Little Girl -910600
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - Flowers Midnight Kiss 583460
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - Flower Rudolph's Nose 583477
Prima Frank Garcia Victorian Christmas - A4 paper pad
Prima Snowflake Paste

Flying Unicorns Tag - Using Studio 75

Flying Unicorn's Delicate Surprise

The April Unicorn kit , Your Passion Your Art, had some gorgeous treats. It featured Studio75 Secret Garden collection.  

I made a little tag to share today. 

Incidentally:  ( The May kit is up for pre-sale on the 20th  - don't wait.  A great kit in such popular demand doesn't last long.  

If you missed the Flying Unicorn Kit this month, consider grabbing the kits when they are available for pre-order on the 20th of every month.  You get a great preview of the entire kit and have a few payment options.   You can find all the details right here.  

Thanks for stopping here.  Enjoy Frank Garcia's collections! You can find the Tales of You & Me collection right here.  You can find Frank's other collections here as well and all the other fun Prima goodies at the Flying Unicorns Store. 

Don't forget to check out the ETSY shop.  

Products:

Flying Unicorn Kit for April

Studio75 - Secret Garden collection

Mini Vintage Canvas Home Decor - Flying Unicorn and Prima

Create a piece of Vintage Home Decor with the Flying Unicorns

Mini Canvas Featuring Prima/Frank Garcia "Tales of You & Me"....and Flying Unicorns

The April Unicorn kit is now available while it lasts...which isn't usually long.  A great kit in such popular demand doesn't last long.  

 The Flying Unicorn kit this month included three canvases sized 3x3. The kit featured Prima's Tales of You & Me collection by Frank Garcia this month. Also included in the kit were some of Frank's sweet matching chipboard pieces for his collection.  I used the chipboard to adorn the little canvas pieces. 

I used Mixd Media Inx from Clearsnap to color the edges of my canvas.  They are easy to use and I really love the pigmentation. 

I accented each little canvas with elements to tie them all together  and make them a cohesive set- the lace, some pearls and similar colors.  

The ribbon was stapled to the back of each little canvas in order to adhere it.  I originally added glue, however I knew that glue alone would not hold the weight of each canvas very long if hung on a wall.  The staples just reinforced it. 

Here are some more close ups of the individual canvases.  

Special note about my beautiful triple bow - it's perfect if I must say so.  haaaaaa!  That's because I used the Bow-It-All to make the bow.  If you can't tie good bows, then the Bow-It-All is something to think about.  

Thanks for stopping by for a peek. You can shop the Flying Unicorns and grab the kit right here.  


Supplies:
Flying Unicorns kit April
Prima - Frank Garcia Tales of You & Me chipboard 990916
Prima - Frank Garcia Tales of You & Me - flowers 586348
Pink Pearls
canvas - 3x3 size
lace trim
Clearsnap Donna Salazar Mixd Media Inx - Peaches and Vintage
gold trim