Scrap Fx blog Hop - Get to know the designers!

Hi all, welcome to the Scrap Fx blog hop!  If you are here from Michelle's blog, then you are right on track!  If not, no worries...just get back on track using the list below!

This hop is all about getting to know the designers.   So below are some questions that each of us has come up with to ask each other...some scrap related...some not.

So here we go!

What is your scrapbook "kryptonite"? (what style/colour/etc will people never see on your creations because you cannot deal with it???)

I like the challenge of trying anything even if its outside of my comfort zone.  However, I really don't "love" working with light pastel colors, I prefer darker or brighter colors.

What do you listen to or watch while your scrap and WHY?
Usually, I'm crafting while kids are sleeping so things are fairly silent.  If they are awake though, I'm usually listening to them yell out over and over "Moooooommmmmy!"

 Do you snack or drink while scrapping? What?

I usually always have water or cup of Coffee at hand.

How do you jump start your creativity when you find that it is missing?

I lose mojo quite often.  I get bored really easily, so when that happens I usually like to try an OTP project...and its usually enough to get me back into the swing of things!

At what time of day are you most creative, or do you prefer to create?

Actually the mood hits me midday usually, but its rare that I can create during that time.  Most of my creating is during the night.

What makes your heart race?

Roller coasters and fast cars!!!  Looove speed!

 If you were to describe one emotion while scrapbooking, what would it be?

Happy


What are you afraid of?

Heights

 If you could choose a talent/gift what would it be?

I would love to be able to dance.  I have moves like Jagger...but I'm not really considering that a good thing! lol


What is your favorite technique(s) to use right now and why? What are some tried and true techniques you love to use?

I'm in love with mists and modeling pastes!  Here is a layout where this is very evident!

So what do you need to do?

Make a comment on my blog and then we would love for you to "like"the Scrap Fx facebook page.

Scrap FX Blog

MICHELLE L

Adrienne

Amy Lynne

Anita

Cindy

Claire

Elisabeth

Maria

Michelle H

Misty >>>>>YOU ARE HERE!

Rachelle

Renata

Scarlett


As always thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

Flying Unicorn May Kit "Coffee and Muse" (part 2)

Finally, I'm sharing the second half of the Flying Unicorn's May kit as promised...

 

I can't get over how jammed packed this kit is.  I have created 7 projects with the kit (and the mixed-media add on), and I still have tons of goodies left.  In fact, there are 3 large prima tags in the kit that I'm hoping to tackle soon.  Cards and tags aren't something I do well, but I love them and want start getting better at both.

 

So first up, I have the OTP project included in  the kit.  Every month they include an OTP project, and I think that is just awesome!!!  This month was the Tim Holtz Configuration book.

 I've used modeling paste and mists from the mixed media kit, as well as some of my own mists created with Dr. Ph. Martin inks.  The corner flourishes, are included in this months new release at Scrap Fx.

I decided to keep the inside fairly simple, and not over embellish.

I've never tackled a configuration box before and was a little intimidated at first.  Thankfully, since the boxes are removeable, it made putting this together nice and easy!

This next project is a layout made for my youngest niece Ciera.  This was a page that was put together rather quickly...and that never happens for me.  I literally put this together within a 15 min time frame, I really hope it doesn't show???  It was an attempt at a minimalist type of page with lots of negative space.  Unfortunately, I think in order to make these types of pages, I need to print off smaller pics because I still took up a large part of the page...

 

 

My final project, is another layout.

 

This is probably my favorite out of all the things I created with this kit.  It was totally me, and went together smoothly without having to think too much (I love those type of creations)...

 

 I've used the 7 Dot paper and tons of flowers in the kit as well as the prima word stickers.  The feathers were also made from 7 dot paper.  The butterflies were actually fussy cut from a catalogue that included stamp paper in it.  The images were so inspiring that I will be fussy cutting it more for future projects...

 In the background I used the Claudine Helmuth stamps included in the Mixed-media add on....

This blue color here is mix of the white and teal colored dylusions mists included in the mixed-media add-on as well.  I love the color that came about with this mix!

 

 

Thats it for now!  Don't forget to head on over to the Flying Unicorn Forum.  There's tons of inspiration there and they have challenges galore!  You don't have to use product from the store to play along either.  Its such a wonderful community of artists who continuously inspire and encourage each other! 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hope you've had a wonderful and creative weekend!

 

 

Flying Unicorn May Kit-Coffee and Muse

Hi everyone!

 

I'm excited to get to show you the other projects I created for this months May kit over at Flying Unicorn.

 

 (BTW,  If you haven't yet, make sure that you weren't one of the awesome winners for the blog hop!  Those prize packages were yuuuuummmmmy!)

 

 

I was so honored to be asked to be one of the guest designers to help introduce the awesome new Mixed media add on kit!  With that also meant that I had the chance to play with the entire May kit as well, and let me tell ya...these kits are chocked full of amazing goodies!

 

Here, I  have two layouts I made using the Prima Divine papers in the kit...

 I got a little carried away with the modeling paste and mists and thought I ruined the paper...so I ripped of two of the corners and used cardboard.

 

The "moment by moment" scrap Fx wordlet was painted with the claudine helmuth paints included in the mixed-media add on.  The small tips on the bottles of paint made it so easy to get a smooth look on the chipboard, so I will definitely be trying more in different colors in the future...

 I used the shimmery gel medium from the mixed media add on over the scrap fx cloud stencil and I love the shimmery effect! :)

 (The gate, wordlet, and flourish are all Scrap Fx chippy's.)

 

 

When my 6 year old son saw this he asked if my niece had died?  Shocked I said why? would you say that?  Well she looks like she's in heaven...  Ooops! lol 

 

After he said that I started to think that he might be right, this kind of looks like a memorial type of page!  Thankfully Tiff is very much alive!!!

 

Next, prima page I used lots of flowers.  Something I don't normally do but I do love the way flowers make a page...

 

Next, prima page I used lots of flowers. Something I don't normally do but I do love the way flowers (along with my Scrap Fx chipboard) really make a page!

 

I have 3 more projects that I will be back to share tomorrow, including my favorite!

 

I didn't want to overload this post with too many pics, so stay tuned...

 

Thanks for stopping by! I so appreciate you and your comments!!!

 

 

 

 

Flying Unicorn Coffee and Muse Blog Hop!

 

 

Hi Everyone!

 

If you came here from Marilia's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, go back to the Flying Unicorn blog , which is the start of this blog!

The Flying Unicorn Creative Team and Guests have lots of inspiration and are so excited about the reveal of the Mix Media Kit Add On to our monthly kits and YES we are making them available to all of you today and tomorrow along with the May Kit Coffee & Muse with a 20% discount use coupon code: Mixed Media:

We have yummy blog prizes to give away and a grand prize retail value over 250.00 so make sure to be a follower of my blog and on everyone else’s and make sure to leave a comment here for a chance to win!!!

 

 

Without further delay Flying Unicorn is proud to present Coffee & Muse - May 2013 Mix Media Add on:

 

This add-on is chocked full of yummy mixed media fun!

Including the Prima canvas journal...

 

 

as well as the cute little wheat mask, and lots of metal embellishments!

 

Next, I created a canvas...

 

 

 

 

Here is the prize that Alda has so generously offered to one lucky winner for stopping here at my blog...

 

 

 

 

 

A Great Big thank-you for participating in our Coffee & Muse Hop.

You have until 6:00pm est, on Sunday April 28^th, 2013 to complete the hop. Winners will be chosen via random.org and will be announced on the Flying Unicorn Forums starting at 8:00pm est

 

In order to qualify :

01.Visit all the blogs, make sure you are a follower of each blog and leave a comment for a chance to win the blog RAK.

02.The blog hop ends back on the Forums, so make sure to leave a comment there letting us know you are done and what you like about the hop.

03.Find the code word from each blog and write it down. Once you have all the words and from which blog email us at cs@flyingunicornllc.com along with your full name.

Now, Grab a cup of coffee and let your muse unleash over at Shona's blog!  Oh, but don't go without my code word: "GOLDEN"

 

  Here is a list of blogs in case you've gotten lost along the way:

Alda

Adrienne

Debbie

Denise

Erica

Jax

Jen

Kelly 

Maggi

Marillia

Misty-you are here

Shona

Tammy

Escape Kitty

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great time Hoppin!

 

 

Grunge "love"

Hi!

Taking a second to share some of my new layouts I did for the new "scribble"  release over at Scrap Fx.

 

Thankfully for you, I'm making this a "drive by" post because I'm experiencing some time crunch issues.

 

First up, is a super messy and grungy layout I made of my niece Rylee.

 

 

 

Products Used:

Urban stencil

Playground letters

love words

feathered wings

 

 

Next, a layout of another niece of mine, tiffany!

 

Products used:

Scribble Rectangles

Love Scribble heart

Cherish words

Adore words

Mini Cogs

clock hands

winged cog

circuit board stencil

 

Thats it for today! Hope your having a beautiful and blessed week!

 

My first video tutorial!

Hi everyone!

 

I did it! I have finally followed through with my promise and have made my first video!  For some reason this was a really scary thing for me?     It wasn't as much insecurities about the actual video (although I did worry about putting my non-manicured hands in front of the camera), but it was more of my fear about the video editing part that caused me to freeze up.  I  didn't even know where to begin and instead of just jumping in to see what I  could do, I kept putting it off...

 

Thankfully, I have some pretty awesome friends that I have met through this craft and they gave me the encouragement I needed to tackle the project! 

 

Oh, and 'our' girl Kelly helped me out with my hand hang up.  I watched her first video for Canadian Scrapbook, and surprised when  she admitted to having the same insecurity about her hands, and ended up adding some fakes to make them look better.  

I don't know why...but for some reason knowing that we shared that same insecurity,  made me realize that it was nothing to worry about!  Lets face it, we all love Kelly and would never pay any attention to what her hands look like, we just want to see her in action!

 This to me, meant that a lot of people must share this same hang up???

 So I've made it my duty to pave the way for ugly handed people like me, and make a video showing off my funky non manicured hands for all to see!!! (so far all of 13 people, lol)

  I wasn't totally brave though, you will notice that I oddly have one finger covered with a piece of washi tape....

.  Why the washi tape, you ask? 

Well because I was out of band aids of course!

...and I have an ugly blemish on my finger...and blemish is actually "code" for wart!

EEEKS!
 I can't believe I really just shared that?!

  Yes, I have an ugly wart that I've been trying to get rid of for over a month but it always comes back!!! 

I don't know how I got it?

 I haven't been peed on by any frogs lately??? 

So who knows how or why?? All I know is that I can't seem to get rid of the thing!

Well, I think I've shared way too much information with you now, so lets get back to that video...

 

 

 

 

You know what? 

This was seriously nothing to have ever been intimidated by.

  Its my first, so its not without flaws, but I'm kind of proud of it! Not because of the quality...but because it was another step out of my comfort zone!

It feels good to "stick it" to fear! :)

 

 

 

 

 Thanks again for all of your amazing support!

Hope you have a beautiful and fun filled weekend...

 

 

 

Crackled Paint Tutorial using Helmar Crackle mediums

Hi, here is the process I promised of how I created the crackled effect on my mini drawers.

 

It's a super simple technique using Helmar Crackle mediums!

 

To see the finished project go here.

 

 

Step 1: Prime with gesso

 

Step 2: Mist and let dry

 (I wanted a creamy "stained" color so thats why I chose to mist.  If you would like to have more of a solid color, you would probably have better results with more paint)

 

Step 3: apply Helmar Crackle step 1 and then allow to dry

 

Step 4:  Apply Helmar Crackle medium step 2

 

Step 5:  Apply another thin layer of gesso (making sure to dab into the cracks), and then before allowing it to dry, clean it off with a wet wipe or cloth. 

 

Step 6:  To show off the cracks even more add more mist and then paint it into the cracks. 

 

 

This Mist has a lot of shimmer so it really created cool effect in the cracks...