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Travel Flair

Hi everyone, Diane here! With summer coming to a close and the kids heading back to school I thought I would share another travel layout with you today.

I had the good fortune to accompany my husband on a business trip to France in June and finally saw the Eiffel Tower which I have dreamed of doing for a long time. It was beautiful...I took a gazillion pictures of it in a span of 4 hours while cruising the Seine River.

Since I have had such a love affair with it I thought it would be appropriate to do a layout dedicated to it. I picked three of my favorite photos to highlight on this one layout.

There are two fabulous Paris flair sets in the {a flair for buttons} shop that I used on the layout.

I Love Paris Flair

Paris 2 Flair

Did you know that there is a Paris, TX and they have their very own version of the Eiffel Tower, cowboy style? I've lived in Texas for over 17 years and just learned that this year. It is probably about an hour drive from where I live...I see a little road trip in my future!

Make sure you swing by the {a flair for buttons} shop and stock up on some flair for your vacation photos!

No More Floating Flair! - A Banner Full of Flair

Hello! Ashli Oliver here with the next installment in our No More Floating Flair mini-series. If you missed the previous posts, you can find them here:

Series Intro & Grounding with an Existing Pattern

Embellishment Clusters

How To Effectively Float Your Flair Using Tension

Working Flair Into A Border

Hang It!

All caught up? Great! Let's get started! Last time, we took all the things we learned previously and put them into action while adding some whimsy to our page. This lesson will be much the same! 

Keep all those principles of design in mind and let's get started with a fun way to incorporate Flair into your layouts!

I have a set of before and after photos of a recent paint job we did here at our house, as well as some Flair from the Home Sweet Home set:

I think the before and after composition lends itself nicely to a banner full of scraps...

Here, I have cut up some of the paint chips we collected along the way, added some paper scraps and punched pieces, along with some twine. Now for the Flair!

I was originally planning on placing the blue house badge in the center as it has more visual weight. However, the blue chest of drawers in the photos is pulling that color in and creating a vertically visual line that I am not too keen on...

Ah yes - that is better. With the blue house Flair piece over to the right, that aqua color creates a subtle visual triangle. 

And with that - I simply add some stickers and die cuts, along with my journaling and call it done!

Now, you might be wondering... "What if I don't want to use 3 Flair badges on one layout? Can I still use this idea with just one badge?"

Of course you can! I would recommend placing one badge off center on your banner, closest to the title. That way, you will have a visual cluster of items and that Flair will not apear to be floating in a sea of randomness!

Hooray for the mighty banner! See how with such a simple design feature, we were able to incorporate our Flair, add some whimsy, and pull the two photos together? Easy peasy!

I hope this has inspired you to try a little banner full of Flair on your next layout.

Remember, 

We would love to see what you make. Just use the hashtag #NoMoreFloatingFlair when sharing on social media. And, as always, if you have any questions feel free to leave us a note in the comments.

I look forward to seeing you in a couple weeks when we will look at Using Flair as A Journaling Prompt...

New corkboard and travel and baking sets!

Here are some new sets that just went into the shop today! I am SO in love with corkboard right now so decided to make some! Look for some more of those sets! Too fun! Halloween and Christmas are right around the corner so I will be working on some new sets for those as well! Enjoy the last few days of Summer! 

Summer Vacation Mini

Hi everyone, Diane here, sharing a summer vacation mini from our family trip to Cabo this summer.

I created the base by sewing various colors and prints of patterned paper together, leaving the outside edge open to create a pocket for additional photos and journaling. 

 

On the title page I included a family photo and layered a Project Life card over the top. I used several PL cards throughout the entire album for titles, journaling and layering. The flair helps describe where we are at. :)

Here you can see how I stored additional photos inside the pockets. 

I kept the contents of the pocket pages flat so the page could slide in and out of the pocket easily.

I used two different sets throughout my mini album. 

Summertime Flair 1

The Mexico themed flair is this awesome set that Shelley made per my request.

Mexico Flair

Isn't it awesome?! The best selection of flair is available at {a flair for buttons} but if you don't see what you are looking for, contact Shelley. She is more than happy to create custom flair for your projects.

I hope this inspires you to get your summer vacation photos off the computer and into a mini album for your entire family to enjoy! 

Blog Hop Winner!!!!!

Elizabeth said...

This is a great idea!!!

Elizabeth you are the winner of the blog hop drawing! I will email you to find out what flair set you would like to have!!! Congrats! Thanks to all who hopped along with us. Don't forget to check out the DT blogs to see if you were a winner there!!!

Oklahoma 7*13

Hi guys, it's Mary-Ann here to share another layout using some "mixed media" and flair on a traditional scrapbooking layout.   WARNING: horrible photo ahead!!! The base of my layout started with a pale blue cardstock with October Afternoon Travel Girl collection papers and stickers at the top and bottom of my page for balance. I then grabbed my Wendy Vecchi Studio 490 Polka Dotty Stencil and added white paint. I sprayed the colors that would enhance my layout. In this HORRIBLE photo, you can see the colors to the left, I later added some to the right as well.

 

After layering multiple papers and photos, I added some machine stitching, and additional stickers backed with foam tape for dimension.

 

Brads, flair and thread helped enhance the page.

 

This layout was really fun to create. I tried to include as many photos as I could from our trip on a one page layout that includes a variety of embellishments throughout. I hope that you have been inspired and I appreciate the opportunity to share with you my little take on "mixed media" and use of flair.

Mary-Ann

 

Flair used in this layout:

Hashtag Summer Flair

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Welcome to our Summer Blog Hop!

Welcome to {a flair for buttons} Summer blog hop! I am so glad you stopped by! Today we will all be sharing a fun Summertime themed project to help inspire you. Flair is such an awesome and versatile embellishment. You can use them on cards, layouts, as pins, hairbows, almost any project you can think of! Please visit my store and you will find flair for almost any occasion or event. I also do custom flair if there is something you want but can't find it in the shop! I am sharing with you a project I made using some second hand store finds, thumbtacks, and Summertime 1 flair!

I touched up this cute littel 6x6 orange frame I found for $1 and added a piece of corkboard to create my own little desk bulletin board.

As thank you for hopping along with us please use coupon code: ILOVESUMMER13 for 10% off your order! You are also eligible to win a free set of flair from this blog and the DT member's blogs by leaving a comment! The coupon and chance to win start today and end at midnight on Sunday! Winners will be announced on each DT member's blog as well as on this blog! Thanks for stopping by and here are more inspiration from the team!

Diane Payne

Michelle Hernandez

Mary Ann Maldonado

Leslie Ashe

Ashley Harris

Ashli Oliver

Erica Weinstock

No More Floating Flair! - Hang It!

Hello! Ashli Oliver here with the next installment in our No More Floating Flair mini-series. If you missed the previous posts, you can find them here:

Series Intro & Grounding with an Existing Pattern

Embellishment Clusters

How To Effectively Float Your Flair Using Tension

Working Flair Into A Border

All caught up? Great! Let's get started! In the previously mentioned posts we have looked at a couple of design principles and good concepts to remember when trying to avoid that pesky floating Flair.

As we move forward in our series, please keep all of those ideas in the forefront of your creative brain as we look at some fun, and perhaps new or different ideas on how to use all that fun Flair in your stash.

Such as....

Add Some Whimsy With Hanging Flair!

Let's take a look. Here I have a layout that is mostly complete, but I still need to include my Lovely Words Flair, along with the usual finishing touches....

That looks nice, ligned up on the left there. However, this page is all about a super fun trip to Disney and I think that deserves a bit more whimsy in the design.

Now that's a little better. This would be ok too! My Flair is both grounded using the layers below and the concept of tension. But, I want more fun...

Ta Da! Now that's what i'm talkin' about! I removed the larger white layer below the Flair (to help keep a sense of movement), shifted their positioning slightly and then added in some twine. So.Much.Fun.

When choosing the placement of each individual Flair badge, I paid close attention to color and visual weight. I didn't want the badge with the blue background too close to that blue polaroid frame, for instance. Also, the red heart has a stronger visual presence than the more grey badge, so it went on the bottom as I want the eye drawn down to the photograph.

That is definitely the ticket, but I do want to introduce some more white back into that area. Scalloped circles it is! This isn't the only solution. I could have also tried paint splatters, washi, gems, enamel dots, etc....

The idea was that I wanted more white to help move the eye across the page...

And then...

Once I added my title, jouranling, and doodles...

Here we have it!

I just love the whimsy and movement this adds to my page about Disney!

Now, in case you follow my blog and wonder when I will ever be done scrapbooking Dinsey... I'm done! This is simply a reference page for our 2012 album that points you to "see more" in the Disney albums. A lovely little tip I learned from Shimelle in her Cover to Cover class :)

Alrighty... Let's Review:

• For a fun and unexpected element on your layout, try hanging your Flair from twine, ribbon, washi, or even just a strip of paper.
• Less layers behind the Flair will insure that it remains a strong design element and helps the Flair maintain it's feeling of movement.
• Take care in arranging your Flair and try to create a good balance of color and visual "weight."

I hope this has inspired you to add a little whimsy with Flair in your next scrapbooking project! Remember...

We would love to see what you make. Just use the hashtag #NoMoreFloatingFlair when sharing on social media. And, as always, if you have any questions feel free to leave us a note in the comments.

I look forward to seeing you in a couple weeks when we will look at Adding Flair to a Banner Design...

Summer Blog Hop at "A Flair for Buttons"...

Please come join us this Friday through Sunday for a Summertime blog hop! There will be prizes given away on all the design team's blogs and some great Summer time inspiration. Summer may be on the way out but we are celebrating all the good times that Summer brings! 

Wanderlust

Hi everyone, it's Diane here. I had some cool photos of myself and the new airplane we were taking delivery of at work and wanted to create a layout about my love for travel.

I used travel themed flair from a couple different sets. 

Road Trip flair

Geo Tagged

Here are a few close-ups.

Whether you are scrapping vacation photos or travel themed photos you can find a great selection in the {a flair for buttons} shop. New flair is added frequently so visit often!