**June KOM" Ocean Breezes and Summer Skies" Projects**

 Well let me tell ya I flat out had a blast with the kit this month!!! First of all it was a packed and I mean a packed kit!! My head was spinning at all the Yummy scrapping goodies inside this kit!! Here is a couple of projects that I did! More to come!! LOL

 I went punch crazy on this little ditty! LOL Corners and edges and circles! All the flowers you get with the addon kit and the Main kit well let me just say OH MY OH MY! Love love them! This LO has Prima gorgeous yellow blooms and Petaloo white ones. The little bitty yellow ones also came in the kit! The Kaisercraft large die cut in the background just screamed to me to punch and frame it with the yellow CS that came in the kit!Then I used some of the Prima Fairy bella PP and fussy cut out the flowers in the pp and used a strip across the page. The window that I made  is a new thing for me I embossed  with a cuttlebug embossing folder through my new toy, my Vagabond! Oh yeah!! lol Took some of the CS from the kit embossed it then used some Picket fence distress stain on it. You can find the stain in the Flying Unicorn Store. I hand made the little blooms at the top of the page to mimic the ones in the Prima pp.. Let me get ya a few close ups..

Isn't the Prima flowers just Yummy!!

 These colors are sooo awesome together! Love the colors that come in this kit and it lives up to the beautiful name that Alda gave it! "Ocean Breezes and Summer Skies" Was perfect!!

 I love the water paints that came in the kit too!! I stamped the butterfly with my Kaisercraft stamp and colored it with the paints. It is up above the awesome chippy that came in the kit. The chippy comes in the kit as well!!

 I took those paints a little further though.. I had a idea back in April and tried to use some Tatter Angels Glams and glazes on some velum to get a stained glass look.. Well that didn't turn out so well.. The velum curled way to much and it was hard to control. I had already bought a picture from the dollar store that I had planned on overhauling and reusing it for this project. Fast forward to this kit and the paints.. It worked!!  I was thrilled that It came to life for me! I used a stain glass pattern that I found on the web HERE is the link. There are some awesome patterns there!! Here is my project that I did with those paints..

 I have it here with a white back ground. I took the frame and used crackle paint on it. It was black and not very interesting.. I then the mat was white and plane, not interesting either.. I used some TH tacky tape on it and some Vintage Photo distress stains to color the tape. Added some Dusty attic Ornate corners on top of the glass, after I had the mat and the piece in place. On the velum piece itself I used those paints to color it with, Oh how it shimmers.. Then for the lead lines I used some black metallic paint. I also used some of the water paints to color the Dusty attic chippies with as well. I just painted them with gesso and then the paints. I also edge distress with a little Distress stain as well. The flowers are Prima, Dusty attic, Petaloo and the vine is Petaloo. You can find these additional items in the Flying Unicorn store.

 I also wanted you to see that I left the back opened and covered it with a transparency covered the remaining back, with a sheet of craft paper. Here is a pic of that..

This was a fun project to create!

 So have some fun and get creative!! See ya soon!

****June Kit of the Month***

OCEAN BREEZE & SUMMER SKIES

JUNE KIT OF THE MONTH

The wait is over, and its time to introduce Ocean Breeze and Summer Skies, our June 2012 Kit of the Month. This month's kit is filled with so many goodies that inspiration and creativity will be falling off your projects! Kits are available now in the store and its first come, first serve. There are no lists or signs ups, We believe that scrapping is a passion and not an obligation . Hurry and get yours today , tomorrow could be too late !

The favorite part of the Kit- the OTP ( Off the Page) and this month we are featuring a shadow box, manufactured by Darice.

BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE !!!

Do not forget about the add ons

FLOWER ADD ON

Petaloo Vine, Prima Painted ladies, Prima Fairy Belle, Prestige Mini by Wrights, Petaloo Peony

EMBELLISHMENT ADD ON

Butterflies by Petaloo, ZVA Creative Crystal, Tattered Angels – Chalkboard Mist, Vine by Petaloo, Rub Ons Kaiser –Rustic Bird House, Hero Art Lace, MM Glitter Brads, Chipboard Alphas Mini Flowers by Wright

PAPER ADD ON

Kaiser – Secret Bird – Private, Fairy Belle- Marcelle, Bo Bunny – Garden Almanac garden Vines, garden Weathered Kaiser madame Butterfly – Camisole,Bodice, Blouse, petticoat, Kaiser Up Up and Away – Rollercoaster, Moon Ride , Kaiser Blae and Ivy – Field

CARDSTOCK ADD ON

Ming, Periphery Gold, Reflections, rosemary, latte, Tangerine, Scotch, Sugar and Spice, Whitewash, Palm Grove

And here are some examples from the Creative Team

And Samples from our AMAZING Guest Designer Gabi

OFF THE PAGE CREATIONS

You better get it fast!!! I will sale out quick!!!!! I totally loved this kit! It ROCKS!!!!

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**So Excited!! Guest Designer for June!!**

OH MY GOSH - Do we have a great surprise for all of you this month ... wanna know? We have brought Gabrielle over the border for the month of June as our Guest Designer! Yes we did !! Now, we all know anything she touches turns to a magic and what she has done with the Kit this month will blow your socks off .. but you will have to wait till the 3rd of June to see ..

I am still in awe that we have captured her ... and without further delay may I present the one and only Gabrielle Pollacco ... ( PS do not forget to congratulate her on her first scrapbook cover - what an accomplishment!

My name is Gabrielle Pollacco, I live in Cambridge, Ontario (Canada). I started scrapbooking about 7 years ago and fell in love with this art form from the very first page I made. I love that this art form is ever changing and find myself constantly inspired by all the wonderful new products that come out each year. My favourite thing to scrap about is my family, my dear husband and my two girls, as well as my extended family.

I've had the honour to be on a number of wonderful design teams over the years, some of my past design teams being Daisy D's and Zva Creative and am presently on the Bo Bunny, Webster's Pages, Dusty Attic, The Color Room and Scrap 365 Magazine (UK Magazine). I've had my work published in Memory Makers Magazine, Creating Keepsakes Magazine and Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine as well as a number of online magazines. I worked for a Tradeshow Design company as a project manager before I had my babies and now that I'm a stay at home mom I'm fortunate enough to have a little time to enjoy this amazing hobby.

I'm delighted to have been asked to be a Guest Designer for Flying Unicorn and join in with the talented group of designers here for this month!

Gabi xx

Just a few of her amazing creations :

In the meantime , Click over and I mean click over NOW if you are not a follower of her blog for some jaw dropping eye candy !

** New Issue Enchanting creations Mag **

Hello all!! Another amazing Edition of "Enchanting Creations" Has Just been Released! You will want to check it out too!! So much inspo that you could set for hours reading it! Just click on the cover and enjoy!!

**Week 3 Flower Fantasy At Flying Unicorn**

Hey all welcome to our week 3 event on altered projects! Oh boy is this week full of inspiration!!! So much so I don't even know where to start! I will start first with our guests. The Manor House team has blown me away with the projects that they have been doing, this week is no exception! Lets get this party started shall we?!

This project is from the very talented Jeni O'Connor.

This is just a master piece! So very stunning in every way! Heck even stunning seems to be to small of a word! Here is what Jeni has to say about this..

Paper tole, a centuries old craft also known as 3 Dimensional Decoupage. It became popular in France in the 15th century. It's the process of taking identical prints, cutting out it's component parts, shaping and sizing these components, then layering them using neutral cure silicone on the base print to give the finished piece its 3-D effect. The finished image is finally coated with a sealant to protect it.

Long before I became a serious scrapbooker. I would spend hours crafting 3-d images and framing them as keepsakes.

This was a labour of love for my M-I-L, who loves hummingbirds. It's gift for Mother's Day.

I spent many hours cutting and layering each piece.The bird was done using a feathering technique, to give it a life-like appearance.

Next piece of mouth watering inspiration is from the very talented Melinda Thompson..

The texture and colors to this project is just over the top Gorgeous! The Manor House blooms makes this project really sing!! Love the details that Melinda put in on this! 

Now some inspiration from Flying Unicorn! This next piece is from our very own Grand Uni Alda! This project is to Gorgeous for words too!! Lets take a look and you will see!!

Who wouldn't wanna gift like that?! Here is what Alda had to say about her project...

A Barrow of Blooms

From Spring Planting in the Northern Hemisphere to Harvesting in the Southern , a wheel barrow of blooms will bring a smile to anyone. A perfect little way to send off that RAK of Manor House Blooms to a friend, with some tea and chocolate nestled inside. A little note, and hidden in one of the package seeds is a gift card.

Product s Used :

The Scrap Cake Paper :

One Moment in Time The Best of Me

One Moment in Tine Taste the Sweet

One Moment in Time Make it Shine

Manor House Flowers :

Marguerite – Floral Mix

Country Lane : Pretty

Country Lane : Quaint

Fairy Floss: Mix

Grandmas Garden 

Last project before your turned loose to a creative alternating paradise! This project was done by me. I decided to do a box. Here is a few pictures of it..

Its a post-it note box that I gave to my SIL. A place to keep a pen and the packs of post-it notes.

I love Manor house flowers, many different styles and a array of colors to choose from! One of my favorites to use is the "Cutie pies" they are the perfect little touch! I also love the fact when I use them a donation is made for World Vision for the children. Super fun flowers to work with on any project and a wonderful cause to support! Manor House also has other flowers that when you purchase them they go to this cause as well! A awesome company to give back to those in need!

The Manor House Flowers that I used was,“Sprinkles-blue and pink” , “cutie pie- lime”, "Fairy floss- lemon" and “Plain Janes” The Paper is scrap cake “My private Happiness” Collection. 

Ooooh!! Now lets take a peek at the fabo RAK!!! 

All you need to do to get in on this RAK is to create a altered project using flowers and upload it here to this thread. It has to be a new altered project as of May 15 and your project can only be used here. The entries will be done via Random drawing.

This Challenge closes on 21 at 8:00pm EST. I will do the random draw and post it here.  Good luck and lets get creative!!!