Wedding Joy Layout with Bows and Love

I'm here today with a Valentine's layout filled with lots of love, pretty bows and banners to celebrate the big day. 

Of course these wonderful embellishments start with Creative Embellishments chipboard pieces.  

My Creative Embellishments chipboard selection on this layout includes: 

Family Banners

chipboard bows ( I layered the bows)

Chipboard Berries 

I'm also using the gorgeous I must share the paper collection I used.  New from Sweden, it's the Celebration collection from Maja Design.  This layout uses the following sheets shown below:

Jubilee (A and B side)

Birthday (B side)

This collection was created to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Maja Design.  Gorgeous  collection with a versatile range of colors.  

I love to make chipboard look soft and wispy.  My technique is quite easy.  Paint everything with cheap creamy white paint - like a french vanilla color.  I do not bother with gesso.  It's too white for my needs and doesn't have enough coverage.  I go straight for the cheap acrylic paint.

Once the paint has dried completely, I went back in and added some pink/red ink for accents using a paint brush ( or waterbrush)  for softness.  The water brush eliminates any harsh lines on the chipboard.  Last step is to add some brown ink here and there as light shading.  

Additional finishing details may be Crackle Accents by Ranger, pearls or Stickles Glitter Glue for pops of glitz.  I'll tell ya, the Stickles really doesn't show well in photos but it has such a bedazzling look in person.

 Not sure how to type this without sounding odd, but I adore the "Adore Banner"  using the  Family Banners chipboard.  Such a sweet and romantic touch.  That was topped with the crackle accents as well. 

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  

Where to shop? 

You can shop for Maja Design papers right here. 

Shop for your Creative Embellishments chippies right here. 

Product List:

Creative Embellishments - Bows

Creative Embellishments - Berries 

Creative Embellishments - Family Banners

Maja Design -Celebrations paper 

Maja Design - Monochromes Shades of Celebration

Stickles Glitter Glue - Crystal

Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium (big bottle)
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium small bottle

Valentines Layout with Hearts, Love and Chipboard

I have a layout to celebrate Valentine's Day and the month of love.  This was created for the February Challenge at Creative Embellishments.    I hope you join us!

A little Valentine's Day love using the brand new collection from Maja Design called Celebrations.  This stunning new collection was created to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Maja Design. 

Tis the season for love and soft touches.  I have added a variety of fabulous chipboard ( and wood veneer) pieces to this layout- some painted a based coat of soft cream paint while the Doodle Circle Frames have been left natural.  This layout has the following Creative Embellishments pieces: Circle Doodle Frames,  Family Banners, Distressed Hearts  and Wood Veneer -Conversation Hearts. 

As I had mentioned above, my page was crafted for the February Challenge at Creative Embellishments.  Based off the image below.  Use your imagination and interpret as you wish.  

The great thing about chipboard is that it comes out of the package ready to be used  - no treatments necessary. 

I left the Circle Doodle Frames untreated however I added a few easy embellishments like pearls and ribbon.  

I painted the  Family Banners, Distressed Hearts   chipboard pieces with inexpensive ivory paint and added only a dab of ink for accents:

 Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Vintage Photo

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain 

 Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door

The adoable Wood Veneer -Conversation Hearts were just washed lightly with a mixture of ivory paint and water.    I love these delicious little hearts. 

This shows the gorgeous layers of paper from Maja Design -Celebration  collection.  Brand new and completely spectacular - one for your "must have list".  

These are the papers I used from the Celebration collection :

The Table is Set (Both A and B sides of paper)

You're Invited

Celebrations Monochrome Collection

One last look: 

Thanks for stopping.  

Where to shop? 

You can shop for  all the Maja Design papers right here. 

You can shop for the new Celebrations collection right here.  

Shop for Creative Embellishments products right here.

Product List:

Maja Design -Celebration paper : The Table is Set (Both A and B sides of paper), You're Invited

Maja Design - Celebrations Monochrome  - Shades of Monochrome Collection

Stickles Glitter Glue - Crystal

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxides - Vintage Photo,

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink -Walnut Stain 

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Barn Door

Creative Embellishments

Maja Design Celebrations - Monochrome Collection  "Shades of Celebration"
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium (big bottle)
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium small bottle
Creative Embellishments - Circle Doodle Frames
Creative Embellishments - Family Banners
Creative Embellishments - Distressed Hearts
Creative Embellishments - Wood Veneer -Conversation Hearts

Flying unicorns Layout May with 2Crafty

Hello. 
I'm here to share a piece I made using the Flying Unicorn May "Your Passion Your Art" kit , brimming with Prima, Authentique and amazing embellishments. 

The kit this month featured Prima papers - the French Riviera collection by Frank Garcia. 

I added the following chipboard pieces from 2Crafty for a little extra texture :  "Formal Flourish 1", "Cheryl's Floral Frame Set",  "Chicken Wire - Medium". You can find a fun assortment of 2Crafty Chipboard right here as well as all the chipboard selection here at the Flying Unicorn .  This is an image of what the pieces look like in their natural state:

The kit came with wonderful coordinating embellishments that make the finishing touches just perfect.  

I painted all the chipboard pieces with cream colored acrylic paint.  Next,  I coated the  "Formal Flourish 1" and  "Cheryl's Floral Frame Set" with Vintage Ivory embossing powder.  This has tiny flecks of gold in it for a cool effect and bits of vintage elegance.  

The  "Chicken Wire" chipboard was left just painted. 

You can see in these images that the chipboard just blends nicely with the flowers and vines. 

 You can find this layout in my ETSY shop along with other items in my ETSY shop .  This is what it looks like with no photo.  Now imagine YOUR photo here instead.  Well why imagine it?  Why not send my your high quality photo and I'll pop it in and customize the photo to match perfectly.  Maybe you prefer the photo in sepia o softer tones - well I can do that.  

Find it in my ETSY shop right here.

 You can find this layout and other items in the ETSY shop.   

You can find a fun assortment of 2Crafty Chipboard right here  as well as many other wonderful chipboard pieces here  at the Flying Unicorn.

Thanks for stopping by and following the creativity .  

If you missed out on the kit ( it does sell out monthly and quite quickly too!) - then consider our  "never fail" option of pre-ordering on the 20th of every month.  

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Products and Links:

Flying Unicorns May Kit for the Month - Your Passion Your Art

See the French Riviera collection here

Prima French Riviera by Frank Garcia - Juste Toi 990794
2Crafty Selection Here and all chipboard here
2Crafty Formal Flourish 1 - pa 0031
2Crafty - Cheryl's Floral Frame Set 120082
2Crafty - Chicken Wire Medium m00481

Prima Bubbles Stencil 960445

Prima Heavy Gesso - White

Spring Is Almost Here Layout with Lemoncraft and 2Crafty Chipboard

Lemoncraft Forget-Me -Not Collection Paired with 2Crafty Chipboard

I'm here today to share some projects made using the beautiful Forget -Me-Not collection from Lemoncraft.  Spring is on it's way and this collection makes me feel like celebrating Spring. You can find Lemoncraft in the Flying Unicorn Store right here. 

I paired the lovely LemonCraft with some wonderful 2Crafty chipboard pieces.  

I took this photo of my family and thought it needed some delicate papers.  Forget-Me-Not was the perfect choice.  I added some additional stenciling, flowers and chipboard as finishing touches. 

I used the wonderful journal tags from the collection as accent pieces on the page.  

I used some chipboard pieces from 2Crafty to help accent this layout.  You can find a selection of 2Crafty chipboard at the Flying Unicorn Store.

• Mixed Buttons m00425
• 2Crafty Chipboard -Sakura Flowers
• 2Crafty Chipboard -Cartia Swirl m00347

 Here's how I made the chipboard flowers

Step 1.  Emboss -  I embossed the flowers with white embossing powder.  I embossed the flower centers with light teal and set aside.

Step 2.  Separate the Layers - Chipboard is layer upon layer of cardboard.  If you add a bit of water to the chipboard, you can get the layers to separate.  That's' what I did here.  I misted the chipboard lightly with water  - very lightly.  I used tweezers to separate the layers and lift them, keeping the center attached.   Then I heat dried them while to stay raised and dimensional.

Step 3.  Assembling the Flower -  I colored the petals white with a Sharpie.  Paint would have been ok too but my Sharpie was very quick.  Add a punch for the center, and then the chipboard center.  Top with a small rose or flower.

Step 4.  Finishing Touches - I used a brown ink pad to give the chipboard flower some accents.  I actually used Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Here are a few more close ups  of the finished chipboard flower before I move to the card.  

Lemoncraft Card

Now to show you the card I made with the same gorgeous Forget-Me-Not collection.  This is a collection that can be used for so many occasions.   This is a card that features the beautiful journal tags from the collection.  

You can find Lemoncraft in the Flying Unicorn Store right here. 

I tucked some pretty green gingham washi tape into the card as well to bring out the greens in the tag. 

The journal tags are so easy to use and look beautiful when mixed with the papers from the Forget-Me-Not collection.  

 Thank you for stopping by! 

Products

 Find Lemoncraft  right here

Lemoncraft  Forget-Me-Not Collection 02 P0030 (Layout)

Lemoncraft  Forget-Me-Not Collection 06 P0034(Layout)
Lemoncraft  Forget-Me-Not Collection 01 P0029(Layout)
Lemoncraft  Forget-Me-Not Collection 04 ( Card )
Trendy Washi Tape - Green Checkers
Clearsnap Mixd Media Inx -Patina, Blue Jay, Verdigris
American Decor Stencil 12x12 Old French Script
Lace trim
Embossing Liquid
Embossing Powder - White and  Lindy's Teal
Clear Gesso
Kaisercraft Mini Blooms Teal F649
Petaloo Canterbury Rose Teal 1822308
McGill Punch - Starburst
2Crafty Chipboard - Mixed Buttons m00425 (selection of 2Craft here)
2Crafty Chipboard -Sakura Flowers(selection of 2Craft here)
2Crafty Chipboard -Cartia Swirl m00347(selection of 2Craft here)
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Wedding Party

Remembering This Day

A little bit about this layout.  It is a photo of my maternal grandmother's wedding with her being surrounded by her sisters.  I just love this photo and have such loving memories of each of those ladies.   You know those questions that are asked sometimes...if you could go back in history and experience one day, what would it be?   Mine would be this day, this photo, those tears of joy, that amazing union.    

I created this using the Feb. Flying Unicorns kit, which featured Riddersholm papers from the Newport collection.  I wanted this to feel like spring with happy bright splashes of color.  

I also added some chipboard pieces from 2Crafty.  I used the "Flora Heart"  and "Addy's Butterflies" .  You can find an assortment of 2Crafty chippies  at the Flying Unicorns. 

I just left the chipboard neked - natural and did not paint or cover. The natural chipboard went nicely with my page.  

So to add the paints and colors to the page, I first prepped the page with clear gesso.  It looks white when painted onto the page but does dry clear.   After totally dried, you can add mist, paints and inks to the page without the mediums soaking into the paper.  

I added the following as colors:  Ayeeda Acrylic Paint - raspberry , Ayeeda Matte Coral Acrylic paints,  Ayeeda Vivid Orange  acrylic paint, and a little Matte Pea acrylic paint. 

I also added a few pieces of washi tape in for more green accents.  This is green gingham tape.  

Let's talk flowers:  my choices below are the Petaloo Ephemera in Coral, and Petaloo's Botanical is pink.  The tiny white ones are Petaloo Color Me Crazy Mini Velvet Blooms. 

 Thanks for stopping by to visit.  You can find an assortment of 2Crafty Chipboard at the Flying Unicorn .  

You can also find a great selection of Riddersholm papers including the Newport collection right here. 

LemonCraft Santa Layout with Escape Kitty

Special Guest at LemonCraft Part 1

I am the special guest at LemonCraft for October.  Yeah for that as I adore and love all things LemonCrafty.  So thank you LemonCraft for such a great opportunity to showcase your products in my style. You can find the first of two feature posts at LemonCraft right here.   

 This is my Santa layout.  I have mixed beautiful LemonCraft with some Prima flowers for a warm Christmas page.  The photo of Santa is my husband dressed up - being Santa's helper for the day while the "real" Santa delivers gifts.   He is holding my kitty, her name is Escape Kitty and she loves Christmas too.   Plus she also wanted to be featured at LemonCraft - sneaky little kitty - always looking for a way to slide on in somewhere. 

LemonCraft collections have nice assortments of ribbons that accompany the collection.  The Christmas Greetings collection is no different and that ribbon assortment is quite spectacular.  You can see the assortment here.  They have a vintage feel and are perfectly coordinated for the papers in the collection. 

I cut holly leaves from the LemonCraft Vintage Time Labels 3 page and tucked them around the flower cluster, which is predominantly Prima Victorian Christmas.     I also added a green Prima flower to the cluster to pull more green into the layout.  

These are the Prima Kindled Lush Flowers that have been enhanced a bit more using the Prima Color Bloom mist in Lime Wedge.  I needed them a bit more green - thus I sprayed them and popped them dry with my heat gun.   For some reason paper seems to hold up better when dampened and then dried with the heat gun.  I'm no chemist so I have no idea why that is, but I just know my paper seems to love that chemical process of adding heat and water to stiffen it up.  

My last little finishing touch embellishment is the 2Crafty chipboard Christmas word, "hohoho".  I left it the natural kraft color because it was perfect as is.  

OK gotta tell ya about the my husband the "stand in" Santa. 
bhaaaaaaaaa I look at Santa and I crack up every time. His frosty glasses???? not props. Galsses frost up upon transitioning from the bitter cold to the warm house. Santa Ken couldn't read the gift tags. and yet he could find the whiskey bottle on the table? hmmmm. so now you know why the real Santa also has his glasses pushed down his nose as well from necessity.

Thanks for stopping by!  You can see the whole blog post at LemonCraft right here.   You can purchase LemonCraft products right here at the Flying Unicorn. 

Products Used:
Grab all your Lemoncraft here
Grab your Christmas Greetings ( Wishes) here
LemonCraft Vintage Time Labels 3
LemonCraft Christmas Greetings Collection -  A Lot of Kindness P0074
LemonCraft Christmas Greetings Basis Paper Pad 12x12
LemonCraft  Christmas Greetings Collection Ribbons
Prima Flowers  - Victorian Christmas Collection -Poinsettia Kiss 583507
Prima Kindled Lush Flowers
Prima Lime Wedge color Bloom Mists ( for the flowers)
Lace Trim
Hemp Twine
2Crafty Christmas Mini Word Set 1 - get your 2Crafty Here

May Ustream Live for the Flying Unicorns

USTREAM with the Unicorns

 See it right here

Products:

Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection paper 12x12
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection -Stick Pins DCPIN001
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection - Wood Buttons
Dovecraft Sweet Paris Collection - Accordion Stickers
Dovecraft First Edition Dies - Flowers
Martha Stewart Edge Punch - Doily Lace
Prima Butterfly  Collection - Imago 580642
Prima Stencil 575915
Prima Flowers - Butterfly Collection -Imago 580643
Prima Flowers Isabella 581701
Spellbinders Floral Ovals Die 54-35b
Seam Binding
Prima Providence Bay Vine 578251
Molding Paste
Floral Berries