{A Flair for Buttons}

New Flair is in the shop!!!!

Come stop by the shop and see all the stuff!!! I don't forget to keep scrolling and see what my fabulous DT has done with "a flair for buttons" flair!! They are SO awesome!

Oh! The Places You'll Go....

Hi Everyone, I'm so pleased to be posting here again and showing you what I have created using some of the travel themed Flair. This layout was inspired by the "See The World" button and it just went from there, it's funny how one little product can spark a creative idea.

We took our two son's on their first overseas holiday last year to Singapore and I snapped the photo in the layout, of my youngest son Vaughn, while he was taking in all the sights on an open topped double decker bus. I wanted to do a layout and incorporate some journaling expressing my wish for him to travel to every corner of the world throughout his life and explore all that it has to offer. The journaling is hidden in the little notepaper slip, but I have photographed it for you to read below.

Here is what I came up with...

Thanks so much for stopping by, please head on over to my blog The Adventures of Us if you would like to check out some of my other Flair creations as well as heaps more.

And don't forget to head to {A Flair For Buttons}'s Etsy shop and start creating with Flair too!!!

Dayna xxx

SMASHing at Camp

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend a church camp for girls. I was asked to go as a crafts expert and work in the "Craft Shack". I knew I might have a little bit of extra time while I was there, so I packed myself a SMASHing kit, including several pieces of flair from the {a flair for buttons} shop.

This is my title page, featuring one of the flair from the Girl Flair set. The silhouette of a girl and the woodgrain were the perfect match for the theme of this book.

I used another piece from the same set for this page. I loved this view of a small stream near the campsite and the woodgrain heart flair was the perfect embellishment.

I also brought along the Linen Chevron flair. It made the perfect accent for my glassine "pocket" bag.

If you're in the market for specifically camp-themed flair, check the shop here, here and here. Shelley's got fabulous designs for your camping trip, too! Thanks for checking out my camp SMASH book and have a great day! Tessa

{seeing stars}

Hi there! Jennifer here today - and (among other things) right now I am really obsessed with stars on my scrapbook pages. When Shelley came out with this Sherbet Stars flair set I knew I had to have it.

I added some star flair to this bright and happy layout about my friend's son. He is really cooperative at looking at the camera....something that my daughter has learned to evade long ago! ;)

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Jennifer

 

Let It Shine!

Hey friends! Danielle here with a VERY simple card.  Sometimes I just sit and stare at my flair because it's really so lovely all on it's own.  I decided to just let one piece of flair shine for this card.

Not only does it highlight the button, but it's super simple to make ;)

I love all the pieces in the Home Sweet Home set. Super cute and so versatile!

Hope you're all having a great week :)

A lesson in teaching

Hello from Brooklyn!

Michelle here.

A quick post to share a page I made using Echo Park's "This and That" Handsome collection.

This page is about a recent scrap related teaching experience. One of my students was upset about mistakes she made while following my direction.

 

Once I cut up the tickets print from the Echo Park "This & That" line I was good to go. MATERIALS: Echo Park papers as well as alpha and border stickers, Studio Calico doily rub ons, Cocoa Daisy stamps.

I froze in self doubt and negative thoughts instead of tellign her what I tell myself when I mess things up- embellish it and move on.

 

I tend to be a messy scrapper who works through mistakes because I consider the learning process as important as the final product. If something really bugs me I redo the project when the problems with the design become clear later on.

I understand many others don't work that way but in this instance it was better to push through and focus on the proces.

 

I Can See Clearly Now Pack

Another student made the very same mistake in her project but instead of insisting on new materials so she could start all over again she simply covered up her mistake and moved onto th next step.

 

Her project ended up being the one everyone loved most. The creative play and flexibility her project displayed was by far more interesting than the paint by numbers projects everyone else made. 

 

I think perhaps this should have been the entire page. The button is one of my faves- from the Here & Now Pack.

 

So what's my final "take away" from the experience?

- Don't fixate on your mistakes. (in teaching OR scrapping!)

- Don't let negative thoughts freeze creative problem solving. (The "tricks" you pull to make a project come back from the dead might be what makes a project great.)

- Teaching is a two way learning process- the best experiences are a dialogue.

Hope you're having a great Monday!

Michelle

Mini Album

I created this quick mini album for Fathers Day this year using bits and pieces of a Studio Calico kit and some of the {flair}.  

 

 

Erica

Hey speed racer!

Hi everyone, it's Diane here sharing a fun layout I put together of our afternoon celebrating Dad on Father's Day! 

I used the Colored Stars flair and Word flair. I love the versatility of both of these sets! You can pick them up in the {a flair for buttons} shop and get 10% with Shelley's summer vacation special.

10% off orders....

Since I am on vacation I am offering 10% off your order that is placed between July 6 at 4pm-July 18th. I will not be able to send any orders out until after I return on the 18th but you are welcome to use coupon code: summervacation12 to get 10% off your order! I am off to finish packing and the get the house in order before tomorrow morning!

Do you Smash with Flair?

One of my favorite things to use in my Race Smash journal is Flair! Shelley's creates such a wonderful variety for any theme!

~Megan

See my full Smash journal reveal on my blog!

And head on over to fill your cart with your favorite Flair at A Flair for Buttons Etsy Shop!

** Please note - I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on vacation with my family so any orders placed between July 5-19 will not be sent out until the 20th. I am not closing the store while I am gone but just wanted to let customers know that no orders will go out until the 20th. Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns at kidsmom1999@yahoo.com Thank you for you patience as I enjoy some free time with my family! Shelley**

{a flair for buttons} is on vacation....

I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be on vacation with my family so any orders placed between July 5-19 will not be sent out until the 20th. I am not closing the store while I am gone but just wanted to let customers know that no orders will go out until the 20th. Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns at kidsmom1999@yahoo.com

Thank you for you patience as I enjoy some free time with my family! Shelley

{life is pretty amazing}

I have another Flair layout to share with you today :) I did this page a few nights ago because I wanted to scrap one of our family photos from last fall. (photo by Mississippi Pearl Photography). Here I've used a piece of the Word Flair set - one of my faves!

The heart is from the Noted Flair set.

And one of my new faves - Linen Chevron flair. The silhouette cut is from the Pieces of Me workshop at 2Peas.

Thanks for stopping by today!