Prima and Pink Paislee as a Tag Team with the Color Wash Collection

Prima and Pink Paislee are having a whole lot of fun together as a perfect match. 

Prima Marketing and Pink Paislee have paired up products for some added fun. Today we feature some wonderful embellishments from Prima to coordinate with Pink Paislee's Color Wash collection: light, breezy, soft,  like a splash of water color on the page with Prima products to make it pop. 

 I really love the Pink Paislee pastels because they have a calming effect on me. These are pastel perfection when mixed with the softness of Prima embellishments.  They make a spectacular pairing.

The Prima Team decided to make some tags with a theme of "Watercolor Fun". 

You can find the fun on Social Media using these hashtags: #watercolorfun and #primapinkpaisleswap

I used a whole lot of Prima embellishments as accents: 

 Prima Resins Butterflies, Prima Say It In Crystals mini  pearl flourishes, Prima Wood Icon Embellishments -Words, Prima Soubrette White Flowers, and Prima Delight Brads. 

I decided to keep the wood embellishments natural with no ink or mist.  They look very delicate that way on my tag.

The seam binding used at the top of the tag as well as the ribbon at the bottom were both misted with Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mist  in Blush - from Pink Paislee.  Why the difference in color ?  The seam binding at the top was a cream color which resulted in a cream-sickle orange.  YUM.  

The orange pulls out the color from the Pink Paislee Color Wash Vellum Banners.  

Thanks so much for joining me today! Be sure to follow Prima this week for more great inspiration.  You can find Prima here:

Twitter: @Prima_Marketing
Instagram: #primamarketinginc
Prima’s Blog: www.prima.typepad.comFacebook: Prima Marketing

You can follow Pink Paislee here.

#watercolorfun and #primapinkpaisleswap

Supplies:

Watercolor Fun Tag
569945 Prima Resins Butterflies
570378 Prima Say It In Crystals
569907 Prima Wood Icon Embellishments -Words
561574 Prima Soubrette White Flowers
950903 Prima Delight Brads
PP01031 Pink Paislee Color Wash Collection -Brilliant Paper
PP01037 Pink Paislee Color Wash Collection 6x6pad
PP01041 Pink Paislee Color Wash Embelishment Frames
PP01038 Pink Paislee Color Wash Collection - Banners
HS01082 Heidi Swapp Color Shine -Mist - Blush
PP0153 Pink Paislee Stickers - Letters
Pink Paislee LOVE tag
Other Supplies: oval die cut, seam binding, ribbon, cardstock, edge punch
Supplies:

Flying Unicorns Oct Off The Page Project - Haunted House Spooktacular

Flying Unicorns  Oct Kit of the Month - Farmer's Market and Hayrides

October also means spooky houses and Halloween frights.  I did my best to spook my family with the Flying Unicorns Off the page project for the month Farmer's Market and Hayrides. .  And the biggest surprise?  I used FabScraps – Angelic Christmas Collection. 

The purples and greens in this nontraditional  Christmas Collection from FabScraps was exactly what I needed as odd as that sounds.    This is what the house looked like to start.  

                               

To walk you through my creative process, I need to start at the beginning.  I originally had sugarplum visions for this house.  It was going to be a winter ice castle.  I started well into the project and had the intricate roofing all finish and was well into creating the walls.  I let a night's rest sink in and when I got up, I looked at my project and yawned.  Oh dear me - not good. 

Was I yawning because it was 4:30am?  Heck no. That's when the best scrapping is to be had at my house.  I was bored to tears of the direction I was heading.   so I ripped off all my roofing and tossed out my walls.  i revamped my direction and grabbed the FabScraps papers,   I just knew they would save me from  certain scrappy disaster.  

I started on the roof first.  Here is a close up of my dimensional, multi-layered roof. You will find complete and detailed instructions on how I made my roof  if you scroll down . 

I then decorated the sides and added embellishments.    My sweet little skeletons were from a craft store  in the Halloween section.  The little fencing was found at a craft store in the unfinished wood section.  

This little guy has a Prima Liberty rose in his pocket.  

Thanks for looking.  Grab your FabScraps papers at the Unicorn store today before they are gone.

For This Project You Will Need
Flying Unicorns Kit of the Month - Oct Farmer's Market and Hayride
FabScraps Angelic Christmas - I Believe Paper C61 002 (purple)
FabScraps Angelic Christmas - Festive Bells C61 004
Claudine Hellmuth Charcoal Black Acrylic
Adirondack Acrylic Paint - Silver Metallic
Stampendous Mica  Flakes- Tarnished Mica
Black Spray Paint
Wooden Fence
Prima Soprano Yellow flowers - 561673
Prima Liberty Small Rose 566951
Cheese cloth
Plastic Skeleton
Cardboard
Dylusions - Black Marble Mist
Prima Clear Stamp -960810
K&Company -Tim Coffey Halloween Bone Spooky Dimensional Stickers
Darice Wooden House

Instructions

1.     House Preparation:

2.     Paint the house black.  I used both black gesso and black spray paint.

3.     Cut walls using sheet of FabScraps Angelic Christmas Collection – I believe paper  C61 002.  Lightly ink the edges of each wall. Glue the paper to all the walls.

4.     Cut door frame and window frames from FabScraps Angelic Christmas Collection – Festive Bells paper  C61 004. 

5.     Draw lines in the shutters with a fine tip black marker and glue shutters in place. 

6.     Using a texture stamp, add some black stamping to the walls as desired. 

7.     Roof/Shingle  Preparation:

8.     Cut  ½ in strips of black cardstock.  Set half the strips aside.  The second half will be backed with either cardboard strips or dimensional tape.  These will be used to achieve a dimensional and varied look to your shingles.

9.     Cut all the paper strips into sections varying from ½ inch up to1in.  Add extra interest to your roof by cutting the pieces on angles, adding jagged edges and making some of the shingles  unique.

10.   Glue the shingles to the roof by starting at the bottom of each roof section. Alternate by gluing a dimensional shingle, then a flat shingle next to it.  When the bottom layer is complete, add the next layer making sure to overlap on top of the layer below it. Alternating your shingles.

11.   Once all shingles are on, you can fill in sparse places on the roof as desired.

12.   Glue mica chips on roofing as desired.

13.   If cardboard is showing on the roof, touch up with black spray paint.

14.   Finishing Touches:

15.   Paint wooden fencing with silver paint and add a touch of black paint to distress.  Glue to sides of the porch. 

16.   Glue plastic toy skeleton to the porch.

17.   Spray flowers with a light black mist to grunge up – not totally discolor.  Glue to porch and add one red rose to the skeleton.

18.   Tuck a small plastic skull to the floral cluster.

19.   Cut small pieces of cheese cloth and glue to the roof and windows for spooky cobwebs.

20.   Finish by gluing bats to the roof.    

21.   Enjoy. 

Flying Unicorns Kit of the Month for Oct - Farmer's Market and Hayrides

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.

Prima Holiday Jubilee Wall Hanging

Prima's Holiday Jubilee Collection 

You can find this project featured on the Prima blog here. 

This was made as a gift for a friend who just bought a house.  This will be her first Christmas entertaining in her home and I wanted to create something special for her walls for the season.  This will look beautiful against her freshly painted butter cream walls. 

The project started out as a little bit of an ugly duckling that I purchased on the clearance rack after Christmas. 

I turned it into a Swan with the help of Prima.  You can see the post on Prima's blog here. 

I added some stenciling with one of my new favorites: 960551 Prima Elementals Stencil and mixed some sand colored paint into the molding paste.  Then I topped with Prima's 570583 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Wood Stickers lightly painted with a white wash.    These wood tag stickers are very pretty and detailed in person. 

The panel above also features the Holiday Jubilee Collection - Wood Stickers lightly painted with a white wash as well.  I added a small  floral cluster using  Prima Frost Mini Sachet Flowers and  Prima Winter Branches Icicle, an older product that I have been saving.    

You can find all the product coeds listed below for  shopping convenience.   Most times if you copy the Prima product code into whatever internet  shopping site you prefer, the Prima product usually pops up. 

This last panel has a paper doily on it to add a delicate touch.  I  painted the paper doily with some Tim Holtz Scattered Straw distress ink.  After adding Prima Frost Mini Sachet Flowers and Prima Soprano E Flowers, I finished my cluster with pearl strings and some pine branch punches. 

Thanks for looking.   Happy Holidays...in advance.

Prima Supplies:
Top Panel:
846480 Holiday Jubilee Collection- To: Santa
846046 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Dear Santa
570583 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Wood Stickers
565763 Prima Frost Mini Sachet Flowers
570385 Prima Say It In Crystals
561659 Prima Soprano E Flowers
960551 Prima Elementals Stencil

Middle Panel:
846459 Holiday Jubilee Collection- Christmas Angel
846442 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Nostalgia
570583 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Wood Stickers

565763 Prima Frost Mini Sachet Flowers

713676 Prima Say It In Crystals

543235 Prima Winter Branches Icicle

Bottom Panel:
846480 Holiday Jubilee Collection- To: Santa
846411 Holiday Jubilee Collection - Chilly
565763 Prima Frost Mini Sachet Flowers

561659 Prima Soprano E Flowers

891206 Ingvild Bolme Chalk Ink Teal Damask

Other Supplies:

Martha Stewart  -Branch punch (Evergreen Punch)

Doily

Tim Holtz Distress Stain Picket Fence

String pearls

Crepe Ribbon

Stampendous Big Boss Embossing Ink

Stampendous Aged Embossing Enamel Ivory

Martha Stewart Himalayan Snowflake Punch
Tim Holtz Distress ink - Scattered Straw

Prima and Pink Paislee Team Up

Prima and Pink Paislee are a perfect pair!  

Prima Marketing and Pink Paislee have paired up products for some added fun. Today we feature some wonderful embellishments from Prima to coordinate with Pink Paislee's Color Wash collection: light, breezy, soft,  like a splash of water color on the page with Prima products to make it pop. 

Prima is offering a chance to win a great prize.   Very simple rules too.  Just check out the Prima Blog and the Pink Paislee Blog for the rules.  Winner will be picked on MONDAY, September 30th!  Don't forget to use the hashtags listed below so Prima can find you: 

                                              #watercolorfun and #primapinkpaisleswap

 I really love the Pink Paislee pastels because they have a calming effect on me. These are pastel perfection when mixed with the softness of Prima embellishments.  They make a spectacular pairing.

I was inspired to create something soft and feminine with the focal point being the Junkyard Findings Ballerina Resins.  The Pink Paislee Color Wash collection gave me plenty of gorgeous soft options.  
I decided  to make a little wall hanging for a girl's room.

My cluster includes Prima  Junkyard Findings  Ballerina, Tatiana flowers, Elementals Resist canvas, Charlotte flowers and Prima Flair Buttons from the Delight collection.  You can find all the product codes below to help make your  on-line shopping experience easier.

The resist canvas borders are misted with Pink Paislee's Heidi Swapp Color Shine Mist in Blush.   It is really feminine and magnificent.    The chippy  word stickers are Pink Paislee Colorwash Stickers.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Be sure to follow Prima  and Pink Paislee for more great inspiration.  You can find Prima here:

Twitter: @Prima_Marketing
Instagram: #primamarketinginc
Prima’s Blog: www.prima.typepad.comFacebook: Prima Marketing

You can follow Pink Paislee here.

#watercolorfun and #primapinkpaisleswap

Supplies:

Moments In Time Wall Hanging:
891862 Prima  Junkyard Findings Resins-  Ballerina
566357 Prima Tatiana Coral Flowers
961183 Prima Elementals Resist Canvas
891213 Prima Old Rose Chalk Ink
571450 Prima Charlotte Flowers
950934 Prima  Delight Flair Buttons
PP01032 Pink Paislee Color Wash Collection -Shine Paper
PP01042 Pink Paislee  Colorwash Stickers
HS01082 Heidi Swapp Color Shine -Mist - Blush
Other Supplies: paper doily, ribbon, wall plaque

Authentique and Flying Unicorns Team Up

Authentique Seasons  "Autumn"  Collection now available at the Flying Unicorns.

The Creative Team is showcasing the new collections from Authentique and I picked Seasons "Autumn" because I had a fabulous rooster that I wanted to alter and gussy up. These papers are perfect to warm the cool chill in the air as you sit at your craft table. 

OK so what did I do here?   This was not a precise project and I had to guess at what a rooster looked like.  I used the metal rooster as my pattern and flipped it over on my Authentique paper in order to get patterns. 

I used the wonderful Adornments in the Flying Unicorn store for his headpiece and his neck.  I rubbed the metal adornments down with Rub N Buff - Gold leaf.   I love this  stuff and use it often. 

His head and neck have some Prima fabric leaves that I have been hoarding.  It added rich texture to my rooster. 

I do have to tell you a little story about the rooster. 

I was holed up in my crafty nook - eyes darting about to find embellishments ...fingers working frantically....cuss words a flyin from the other members in the family because there is nothing to eat since grocery shopping has been neglected by me.  

 

 YET - boxes are piling up on the front step by Mr Postie.     No groceries but plenty of scrappy goodies. 

Here is the real problem....the definition of goodies has been warped in our home.  When husband and kids says please buy some goodies,  I listen and head to the Flying Unicorn shop to buy goodies but NOT edible ones.   LOL

Sooooooooo  anyway,  I am now done with the rooster  project and emerge from the scrappy room in proud admiration to show the family.   Husband looks at it, scratches his stubble chin.  Raises his eyebrow.    

      "Hmmmmmm looks like rooster is missing an eye.    He needs one of those GOOGLE EYES or maybe one of those funny eyeballs that dangles from a wire coil. " 

I had to run from the room covering my ears in disbelief.   He seriously suggested google eyes.  LOLOLOLLLL    It was a precious moment in our house. 

SAY NO to the GOOGLE EYES.  heheh

His tail end consists of a few layers of paper, cardboard and feathers.  I embellished the top layer with the most amazing paste - Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Metallic Gold Embossing paste.

This is used as an embossing paste and when heated with a heat gun, it leaves a rich gold metallic appearance.  I paired it with an older Prima Stencil 564803.   The gold feather is another metal adornment from Flying Unicorns.

It is interesting that I had a vision for this project in my head. I knew the Authentique papers were going to be perfect.  I had no idea how I was going to execute this, but did a lot of trial and error and did not agonize all that much.  I just moved along, had fun and let the rooster and the papers do the crowing while I listened.   

 and more from Authentique Seasons Collection

and on to Escape Kitty...( used by permission of Miss Kitty of course)

Kitty loves Autumn as well.  She loves to chase the falling leaves and smell the crisp fresh air.  Not much of a fan of the chilly weather, but is fine to sit out in the cool weather in small doses.

This is a photo of her sitting in some sunflowers -looking like the Queen of  the Autumn Parade.  Don't tell her otherwise. 

These Authentique papers really make her shine.

The gold metal adornment is once  again rubbed with Rub N Buff.  I had to assist as Kitty refuses to get the Rub N Buff in her claws.  She watches and directs but refuses to do the dirty messy work.

Come visit the Unicorns store today and pick up a pack before they are gone. 

Supplies Rooster :
Authentique Seasons Collection - Autumn One SEA013
Authentique Seasons Collection - Autumn Two SEA014
Authentique Seasons Collection - Autumn Three SEA015
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo
Martha Stewart  Edge punch - Doily Lace
Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Metallic Gold Embossing paste
Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments
Prima Stencil 564803
Prima Stamp 960810
Cardboard
Prima Flowers - Lovely Fabric Leaves 547462
Stickles - Cinnamon
Rub N Buff - Gold leaf

Supplies:

Authentique Seasons Collection - Autumn One SEA013

Authentique Seasons Collection - Autumn Two SEA014

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo

Martha Stewart  Edge punch - Doily Lace

Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments

Prima Stamp 960810

Lindy's Stamp Gang - California Poppy gold

Prima Flowers - Soprano Yellow 561673

Rub N Buff - Gold leaf

Websters Pages Arrives at the Flying Unicorns

Flying Unicorns just received the new Websters Pages - Postcards from Paris II.  It is divine and totally ooh la la  and totally flying off shelves. 

I created a tag with mine.  It has some great journal cards, some gorgeous florals and some wonderful papers for fussy cutting. 

Got a few Prima flowers tucked in as well and some generic floral berries.  The  tape with the holes in it can also be purchased from Flying Unicorns soon.  So keep that Cart ready to check out at the Unicorns store. 

My little butterfly was cut from the Websters Pages papers. 

Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris - US21390 My Heart Flutters
Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris - US2138 D Mademoiselle
Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris - US21390D Romantique
Prima Flowers - Lyric 565695
Lindy's Icy Mountain Rose
Shimmeringz Mist - Goldie Lox
Floral Berries
Micro beads
Dry Wall Tape
Web Weave trim