Enjoy.. Timeless Memories

“Do what makes you happy, 

be with who makes you smile, 

laugh as much as you breathe, 

and love as long as you live.” 
― Rachel Ann Nunes

I think that is what Birthdays are all about .. Enjoying Life. 

A little suitcase with a little present and a birthday card using the new Prima Collection, Timeless Memories.

The suitcase, is from my template which can be found here.  I forgot how easy they were to make and it adds a little something to the birthday card. 

 Prima Flowers, Creative Embellishment Laser Cut, Manor House Creation Flowers, Flying Unicorn Flowers with my favorite leaf die from Cheery Lynn. Lets not  forget the  tiny dash of  13@rts gesso, a Flying Unicorn lock adornment.  

Lock It Adornments

13@rts Gesso

Distressed Chicken Wire

Timeless Memories 

Just a pretty little box

"Keep love in your heart. 

A life without it is like 

a sunless garden when the flowers are dead."

Oscar Wilde

I enjoy making boxes and  putting  little  RAK  items in them and  sending them off fro Happy  Mail and this is a great way to  use up  the  stash which makes me  happy too :) 

Most the products used are  from my stash,  but the  flowers are  new and available on our etsy store.  and the Flying Unicorn Adornments.

Adding Cheesecloth softens everything up and little trinkets between the  flower clusters adds dimension and  interest. 

Off to make a matching tag or card !

A Perfect Day

The Sea, once it casts its spell,

 holds one in its net of wonder

 forever

I needed a card for  one of my sisters to send with  a box of  goodies the cottage and then  it dawned on me  to create a little life is perfect scene. With an adirondack chair  as the focal point  - I  just kept adding to it  .... the book was the  hard thing since I really wanted it to open easily and  put the  message in there  - but that was not working to plan   - so the "just for you " ribbon used as a bookmark  so when pulled a folded sheet of  paper come out which is the perfect spot to  right the  sentiment. 

The Flying Unicorn adornment sun hat - painted with 13@rts paints and the sail wheel was heat embossed with gold

I painted the vase with 13@rts paint - salmon/peach and white never letting  any of the  layers  truly try and in between  used a paper towel and dabbed it for the  texture/distress effect. 

 

CHERISH COLLECTION AUTHNETIQUE

CHERISH COLLECTION AUTHNETIQUE

13@RTS PAINT

13@RTS PAINT

13@RTS PAINT

HIGH TEA-FLYING UNICORN ADORNMENT

DOWN BY THE SEA - FLYING UNICORN ADORNMENT

FLOWERS - FLYING UNICORN 

FLOWERS - FLYING UNICORN 

JUST A NOTE - CORE IMPRESSIONS

You Tube Mix Media Delight

Join us on our You Tube Channel today for a  positively delightful step by step  video recreating this spectacular mixed media layout using  the Flying Unicorn kit of the month, 13@rts mists and mediums,  and Flying Unicorn adornments 

Trash to Treasure

"Art is making something out of nothing"

frank zappa

The child bought new headset that came in a little pull box - and as he was throwing out the  box - I had to stop him .. it was too cute and too perfect  - that it needed to be altered.  It is 4"x4" and a  perfect  size to hold some of the handmade resin pieces I  have  made and  need to gift . 

The frame is a handmade resin piece - painted using 13@rts paints

I used  Pion Paper - A Day in May Collection for the base with black paint from 13@rts and on top the antique gold rub n buff to color the edges and corners . Using the Prima Ingvlid Bolme distress tool I removed some of the gold  to to give it that  used shabby, vintage look. 

Lots of  diecuts from my stash and  handmade flowers that the edges were inked with Ingvlid's Bolme Chalk Inks- Pastel Brown. These inks regardless of the  color are  my most favorite  of any inks out there.   If you have some, put them  near your desk and use them ..  you too will fall in love .. If you do not - they are  inexpensive - last  for a really long time and are  truly perfect for masks, distressing, stamping etc.  

I also used  the ballerina dress from the  High Tea collection of the Flying Unicorn Adornments and used the  13@rts gold pearl paint and  heat set it ... using heat directly on it causes little bubbles and when cool to the  touch I press it  down adding a vintage distress look.  

PION PAPERS - A DAY IN MAY

RUB N BUFF - ANTIQUE GOLD

HIGH TEA - FUL ADORNMENTS

13@RTS PAINT - MATTE GREEN/ RASPBERRY/PINK/GOLD

DISTRESS TOOL 

CHALK INK -PASTEL BROWN