Saturday, October 31, 2015

Autumn Harvest Card - Flying Unicorns Small Art Big Passion for Nov




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Our Small Art Big Passion is all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and anything in between. From Stamps, flowers, paper, embellishments and pretty things in between! These yummy goodies will enhance any of the kits or stand alone .


This kit adds extra dimension to all the other kits and is perfect for the card makers, tag makers and so much more. This month our kit includes : 6x6 Paper Pad Splash It from Studio 75, Petaloo Fancy Trim Ivory, Prima Flowers Avante White, Darice Cheese Cloth, Tabs and Tags Royal Menargie Collection Find It Die Cut—Flowers, Hobby House Strawberry Tea, 13@rts mist.


These are my favorite mini kits each month because they are packed with all the new goodies folks love, but focus on the smaller side of the hobby.  They are great for the person with limited time in the month for creating.  They are also light on the budget which is very helpful and important. 

This month, the kit features the fun Studio75 collection called "Splash it".  It is bold and colorful.  With some autumn colored flowers, I thought it would make for a bright cheery autumn themed card. 

The flowers were plain white  Prima Avante flowers before and I gave them some color encouragement with mists from 13Arts.  The Ayeeda  Mist in Chalk Yellow Amber.  The purple ones are from Prima Butterfly collection. 

I used a few Spellbinders dies on this card.  I used the fabulous, Floral Ovals dies, as well as the Card Creator dies to make the lovely scallops on the bottom os the card.   

I mounted the oval piece on some cardboard for dimension. 






Did you miss out on the kit?  Very possible since they do sell out quickly.  Fear not!  Flying Unicorns has a cool pre-order feature available the twentieth of each month.  See all the details here.  Never miss a kit.  

Products:
Flying Unicorns Small Art Big Passion Kit- Nov
Studio 75 Splash It paper collection -6x6
Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch
Fling Unicorn  -metal adornment embellishments
Prima Avante flowers  - white
13Arts Mists Ayeeda  -  in Chalk Yellow Amber.  
purple  flowers are from Prima Butterfly collection
Spellbinders - Floral Oval dies
Spellbinders card maker dies

November Reveal for the Flying Unicorns



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The word "cornucopia" is a perfect word to describe the November kit from the Flying Unicorn.
cor·nu·co·pi·a - noun
a symbol of plenty;
an ornamental container shaped like a goat's horn; an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind
synonyms :an abundance, a plentifulness, a copiousness, lavishness, a bounty

While November's kit is not shaped like a goat's horn, it is more than abundantly filled with wonderful coordinated products. Without further adieu we offer you our November - Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month

Main Kit Includes : Papers—Studio 75—Splash It Collection 2 sheets of each : 01, 02, 03, and 04, Splash It Cut outs 05, and tags 06. Prima Resin Icons Butterflies, Prima Metal Trinkets, Creative Embellishment Dangling Heart, Prima Art Ingredients Glass Beads Turquoise, Little B Rub Washi Tape OFF THE PAGERustic Metal Wheelbarrow.










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November's bounty comes with a perfectly selected "off the page" project. Included in each Main Kit, is always a fun and unique "off the Page " item. This darling wheel barrow is perfect for the season. This unique item is chosen just for November, and just for you.









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From the beginner to the avid mixed media artist our Mixed Art add on kit will surely please you. Our Mixed Art kit will always come with a canvas and mixed media art supplies to advance your skills as an artist.

The Mixed Art includes: 8x8 Canvas Board, Prima Color Blooms Summer Sky and Precious Stone, Flying Unicorn Adornments, 13@rts Mika Flakes, Prima Stencil 582937,Prima Clear Stamp, and !3 arts Black Paint or Black Gesso.






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Flowers, vines,and embellishments oh my! Our Mixed Passion is a collection of everything pretty to add to the Main kit or the add on kits. The colors and embellishments will enhance your Kit of the Month creations or it can stand alone and you can create something magical on its own! So turn up the music, make some tea and lock your self away while you create some art!


Autumn Joy and all things pretty is what our Mixed Passion Kit is all about. This month it includes: Petaloo Textured Elements Butterfly and Blossoms Ivory, Mini Burlap Antique Blue, Petaloo DIY Textured Mini Blossoms Ivory, Prima Say it with Crystals Green, Petaloo Burlap Blossoms x 4—Ivory, Prima Shabby Chic Treasures Birds.








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Our Small Art Big Passion is all about the love of making cards, tags atc's and anything in between. From Stamps, flowers, paper, embellishments and pretty things in between! These yummy goodies will enhance any of the kits or stand alone .

This kit adds extra dimension to all the other kits and is perfect for the card makers, tag makers and so much more. This month our kit includes : 6x6 Paper Pad Splash It from Studio 75, Petaloo Fancy Trim Ivory, Prima Flowers Avante White, Darice Cheese Cloth, Tabs and Tags Royal Menargie Collection Find It Die Cut—Flowers, Hobby House Strawberry Tea, 13@rts mist.











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We are thrilled to present great free tutorials, techniques, videos and Build a Page using our Kit of the Month to help you grow in the passion of your art. So stay tuned there is so much more to come in the next week!






Thursday, October 29, 2015

Christmas Canvas - LemonCraft

I am the featured artist at Lemoncraft this month and this layout is part 2 of the blog post.  You can find the blog post here

This is a canvas I created using the gorgeous "Must Have" collection by LemonCraft - Christmas Greetings.    I have a few photos to show you how I made the background of my canvas. 

But first a moment about LemonCraft.  They are from Poland and specialize in delicate, exquisite papers, embellishments, trims, buttons, and now flowers too! This piece utilizes pieces from the entire collection tucked here and there.   


This is a canvas I created using the gorgeous "Must Have" collection by LemonCraft - Christmas Greetings.    I have a few photos to show you how I made the background of my canvas. 

To start, I use matte gel to attach the paper to the canvas.  I feel it is much better than glue because all the edges get stuck down, and there is no rippling and bumping of the paper. I do apply a generous amount of gel medium and I like to use a foam brush or a an old credit card when applying the gel.   Fingers work nicely too if you do not mind getting messy.    Messy has never been a problem for me. 

Step  1.  
 To start, I use matte gel to attach the paper to the canvas.  I feel it is much better than glue because all the edges get stuck down, and there is no rippling and bumping of the paper. I do apply a generous amount of gel medium and I like to use a foam brush or a an old credit card when applying the gel.   Fingers work nicely too if you do not mind getting messy.    Messy has never been a problem for me


Step  2. 
Next , after the paper is nice and smooth, I gave the edges a white wash with some watered down gesso or white acrylic paint.  I watered the gesso down to give it a wispy soft look on the edges.  

I next added a layer of Snowflake paste to blend the edges  of the paper and canvas board even better.  The snowflake paste adds a mice wintery look and feel.  It has a little glitter in it for some winter chill and glitz. 


Step 3. 
Next step is to create a wreath look.  I cut a circle out.  Punched the edges of my circle with an edge punch.  I glued the circle onto a piece of cardboard for added dimension.  
  next I added some stenciling with heave gesso.  You can also use molding paste but I like how the heavy gesso looks better than modeling paste.   It seems to dry much whiter and cleaner than molding paste.   I like my whites to stay white.  I hate when something that should be white dries with a yellow tint as some molding pastes seem to do. 
Step 4.  
I added the stenciled wreath to the canvas.  I also added a beautiful ornament die cut from the Christmas Greetings Collection to the wreath. 




Thanks for visiting.  Oh, you want to know where to grab your collection?  Stop by the Flying Unicorns for the full line of LemonCraft goodies.  Click here to start your shopping experience.

Products:

Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings -Buttons
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings - "Let Your Dreams Come True" P0075
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings - " A Lot Of Kindness" P0074
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings - Basic Paper Pad
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings - Flowers
Lemon Craft Christmas Greetings - Trim
Martha Stewart Punch - Punch Around the Page - Cherish
Prima Stencil - Doily 582845
Cottage Cutz Elites - Winter Pine Branch
Prima Finnabair  Art Extravaganza Snowflake Paste -962906
Prima Victorian Xmas -SIIC 582333
Prima Victorian Xmas - Flower Poinsettia Kiss 583507
Prima Victorian Xmas - Holiday Lights 583415
2Crafty chipboard - Christmas Word Set 1