Mojo Monday at Flying Unicorn

Every Monday on the 

Flying Unicorn forum a new sketch is revealed.

The Mojo Monday sketches are without a doubt gorgeous on their own.

You have a week to create a layout and enter in for a random prize drawing.

I always want to play but time seems to get away from me and before I know it the week has come and gone.

Not this time!

This is the sketch that was provided...

and this is what I created.

I used paper, flowers and several die cuts from a 

Flying Unicorn mixed media kit.

Can you say versatile?

The paper is from FabScraps.

Some dry brushed Gesso and stamping with a BoBunny stamp.

A piece of Glitz Design paper is layered with a doily, gauze,

Prima wood pieces, 7Dots Studio Die Cuts and some very old Melissa Frances stickers.

The flowers are from Prima.

My flourishes were created with Perfect Pearls on a transparency, trimmed and adhered with Glossy Accents.

This frame…Melissa Frances from 2007.

Love using up old product with new.

Make sure you check out the Flying Unicorn forum and see all the other takes on the sketch.

Even better, why don't you try your hand at it as well.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Documented Life Project Week 24

Sharing my week 24 page from

The Documented Life project.

I'm really far behind now, but it's all good.

That's the joy of this project.

It's ok to fall behind, work out of order,

interpret how you wish, and create in a way that makes you happy.

The challenge for week 24 is this:

 Use book text

This is my page.

The background is a Gelli Print.

There was some white space so I used a Spectrum Noir marker to color it in.

Claudine Hellmuth acrylic paint was used with and UmWow circle stencil,

once the paint dried the circles were all outlined with a Faber Castell Pitt Artist pen in White.

I took an old dictionary page and colored it with various Gelatos

by Faber Castell, then blended them with a baby wipe.

I then freehand cut out circles in varying sizes and adhered them to my page.

They were then outlined with a Black Soot Distress marker and smudged.

                               

                               

The chevrons are created using a Club Scrap stencil and a Black Sharpie paint pen.

Some random stamping with a Kaisercraft script stamp and Archival ink.

The top sticker and sticker strips are from 7Dots Studio.

The heart in the center is an altered mini playing card created in 

Stephanie Ackerman's class.

On the back it has some journaling.

To finish off the page I took some Liquitex Acrylic ink in Carbon Black and 

flicked it randomly over the page.

I can't believe how chunky my book is getting.

I'll need to remind myself to share some photos soon.

Make sure you stop by the flickr page and see what everyone is creating.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Original

I know I know…

I used this pic last week as well, BUT it was perfect for this layout and now oldest gets a copy and I get a copy.

WIN WIN.

This past weekend there was an online crop at Flying Unicorn.

In one of the challenges Shona provided a sketch for us to use.

I wound up loving the sketch and this is what I came up with

All paper is from 7 Dots Studio.

There were found papers, tissue paper and masking tape adhered

to it then covered with Gesso.

Lindy's Stamp Gang Moon Shadow mist was then misted heavily and blown around the page.

There is also some Silk's Acrylic Glaze applied in spots.

The flowers and wood pieces are from Prima.

Chipboard from Blue Fern (I think) was colored with chalk ink

and then highlighted in spots with more Silks.

There is stamping on the background with  Kaisercraft and Club Scrap stamps.

You can see the tape and tissue paper here.

Some more of the blown mist.

Thanks for stopping by  and have a great day.

I Scored a Goal

No doubt about it I am A Soccer Mom.

My daughter plays on a Club team and the State team.

We spend everyday at a training facility or at a game.

Soccer is her passion and I take great joy in watching her live it out on a daily basis

This layout was featured in a recent issue of Scrapbook News and Review.

The quote was found in a magazine and the paper is 7 Dots Studio.

Oh..

and what exactly does scoring a goal feel like for her?

Check out the look of pure joy (and fallen defenders) as she scores the first of the season.

I know , I know, could have been better framed but when you are jumping up and down and cheering you have to go with what you have.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles July Challenge...A Few of My Favorite Things

It's another month (my does time fly) and that means it's time for another challenge at
Scrapping Everyday Miracles.


What's the challenge you ask...
well here you go!

"These Are A Few of My Favorite Things"

Cara brings you the Main Challenge this month and this is what she has to say..."I love learning new things about people, and so I wanted to do a fun challenge about getting to know someone by finding out what their most favorite things are."

So here's my Challenge: Create a layout about someone's "favorites"...it can be a page about yourself, your child, your best friend, your spouse, your parent....
well, you get the idea...it can be about anyone you choose. I think hearing what people enjoy about life can be one of the greatest ways to get to know the heart of that person. It can also be a great way to connect with someone...when we take the time to do things they enjoy, we can bless them. 

The Scrap Twist that you need to include on your project is to use some kind of "office supply item"---some ideas would be paper clips, binder clips, or staples. 

Have fun with this challenge as you show the personality of the person you scrap about through the things they love most! I'm excited to see what you come up with.

And to give you a bit of inspiration....

Here is my take on this month's challenge.

My middle daughter is a committed soccer player. She plays for both her club team and was recently chosen by our state to play for them as well.
She can be found on a field just about everyday of the week with a ball at her feet.

To her there is no better place to be than on the field.

I used 7 Dots Studio paper for my base. There is some Tim Holtz Washi Tape covered with Gesso.

Misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonshadow mist.

Prima Old Road ink through a Donna Downey stencil.

My office supplies were staples added as embellishments.

Our gracious sponsor this month is...

Pure Painted Signs

Here's what Celisa has to share about her company:

My name is Celisa Schumpert and I am a wife, a mom and I have a love for all things creative.  My husband and I were blessed to spend over 20 years in youth ministry before helping begin a start up church about 3 years ago that has grown to about 1700 weekly attendance, it has been awesome watching God at work in our new adventure.  I am also a mom to three children 20, 16 and 8.  Around 7 years ago we were blessed to bring home our 8 year old from China and it doing so developed a heart for orphans and a desire to help them find forever families.  As a result, I wanted to start a business that could give to that purpose.  I am blessed to combine my two passions into my relatively new business, Pure Painted Signs.  I have always loved painting and with this endeavor I am able to give 10% to my church and 40% to orphan causes around the world, as well as supporting families who are seeking to adopt. 

Etsy:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/purepaintedsigns

Pinterest:  http://pinterest.com/purepaintedsign/

The prize is a wooden sign such as:

She is also offering a 15% discount on any orders in July the discount code is

What an awesome prize (wish I could win it)!! All you have to do is enter one of our challenges in July for a chance to win.

**NOTE: You may submit the project you create for Scrapping Everyday Miracles to other challenge blogs but your project must be mainly created for the Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge in order to win the sponsor prize and/or be one of Top 3**

 All entries must be linked HERE by July 31st, 11:59pm PST.

*Important: Make sure your link is to the blog post with your project & not just your blog in general...and be sure to remember the SCRAP TWIST!

Make sure to link up your creation as well and get entered in for this month's prize drawing.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Joy in the Journey

A Layout created using the May kit Coffee & Muse from 

Flying Unicorn

I used a photo of little bit taken when we were in Italy last summer.

She most definitely found Joy in the Journey.

The papers are from 7 Dots Studio.

On the background I used Spiced Marmalade Distress ink through a Crafter's Workshop stencil.

Misted with Dylusions Vibrant Turquoise and then stamped randomly with a Prima stamp and Stone Grey StazOn.

The chipboard pieces are from Prima Divine collection.

Flowers from Flying Unicorn, metal bits from Prima.

The banner is resist canvas from Prima colored with Mustard Seed Distress ink.

I used a rub on to create some faux stitching.

You can also see a closeup of the stenciling, misting and stamping.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

I love you to bits!

My May kit from Flying Unicorn came yesterday and I had to stop what I was working to play with it immediately.

My oh my is this month's kit a winner.

The background paper I used is from 7 Dots Studio. I dabbed Lake Mist acrylic paint through a Donna Downey stencil across the background. Then misted once with Jack Frost Glimmer Mist.

I decided to enter the layout in one of the Flying Unicorn's monthly challenges.This one is for FLOWERS, lots and lots of flowers.

The flowers and butterflies are both by Prima.

The banners and stars are by GCD Studios

Here is a closeup of one of the stenciled flowers.

Some of the Prima flowers, the banner & stars. You can see more stenciled flowers as well as the Glimmer mist.

Just another closeup:

I hope you are all scrapping away madly this weekend in honor of National Scrapbook Day.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Swirlydoos Ultimate Designer Challenge WEEK 6

It's time for the 6th and final challenge of the Swirlydoos Kit Club Ultimate Designer Challenge.

The last 6 weeks have been an amazingly creative challenge and I thank the Ladies at the forum for hosting it.

This being week 6 the challenge was upped. You needed to A: use the following sketch AND B: incorporate the following techniques/ themes

Create your own background, layer mediums, mist etc.

Paper layering & distressing

Multiple photos, best clustering

AND

technique of your choosing 

(I altered chipboard)

This is the sketch we used, created by Beggahuna.

And this is how I went about creating my layout.

First I completely covered a 12x12 piece of watercolor paper with scraps from past Swirly kits and book text. The watercolor paper will prevent warping from occurring as I layer on mediums.

I then took an old credit card and swiped a layer of Gesso over the whole thing. Not to hide the patterns but tone it down and give it a uniform feel.

While the Gesso was still wet I misted it heavily with South Shore Sand mist from Lindy's Stamp Gang. I then dried the paint & mist with my heat gun.

I then pulled out my new favorite blue mist Tiffany's Blue also from LSG and misted randomly over the background.

Using a Pink Paislee stamp and a Prima stamp along with StazOn ink I stamped randomly over the bg. I used Stone Grey ink as I wanted it to sink into the background a bit instead of popping off.

I misted some cheesecloth with Crushed Shells glimmer mist from Tattered Angels and used Gel Medium to adhere it to my bg. I also traced a circle so I would have a reference point as I continued to build my lo.

More stamping, this time with a script stamp from Kaisercraft.  I also began tearing and layering paper from 7 Dots Studio as well as some Washii tape.

A few border stickers from 7 Dots Studio were also applied over the tirn paper layers and in the upper left corner. Chalk ink was rubbed through a Crafter's Workshop stencil in spots for more layer.

I took my sewing machine and sewed on a circle of lace over my drawn circle. I then took Modeling Paste and put it through a snowflake stencil also from Crafter's Workshop in places.

I altered chipboard from Dusty Attic (snowflakes I had been hoarding) by first painting with Lake Mist paint dabber, then stamping on once dry with a script stamp and StazOn. I then covered with watermark ink and Holographic embossing powder to give it sparkle but still show the underlying pattern.

Once all the chipboard had been altered I layered it with my photos and some flourishes I cut into pieces. 

I also used my palette knife to apply Clear Granular Gel in spots. Once that dried I covered it with white Gelato to mimic snow.

The final bit was my tittle. Cork letters by Little Yellow Bicycle which I also rubbed white Gelato on again for the snow look.

Finally I was finished. I matted it on a piece of dark brown card stock to give an almost framed look and distressed the edges rubbing on some final brown ink.

A few closeups:

here of some layering and paper tearing

here of the Modeling paste and chipboard

My cheesecloth, cork letters and Granular Gel

and just a shot that makes me happy. The grinning face of the little one

  6 weeks of challenges have come and gone. This has been a wonderful inspiringly creative time. I'm so glad I clicked on the "join now" button.


Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!