{A Flair for Buttons}

Sweet Friend

Hello

This is my first post for A Flair for Buttons and I am so excited to be here to share another creation for you to view..

I sat tonight and just wanted to colour, having no real direction as to where I was headed in designing a card, not really even thinking of placing a flair button on the project, but when putting the pattern paper together, I felt there was room for one of those sweet flair buttons and so I fished through my collection and pulled one out..

Adding it to a coloured image from Tiddly Inks and some My Minds Eye pattern paper...finishing off with a simple embossed sentiment and the flair button from the Lovely Words 3..

I hope you find inspiration in my card today and that it inspires you to add just a little falir to your projects too..

Have a great day!

Hugs

{a flair for buttons} is making an appearance in the coolest kits this Fall!

I am so happy to be apart of these latest kits! The first is from NoelMignon.com called Union Square Project Life Kit (October 2013)! What a fun collection of colors and goodies!

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{a flair for buttons} exclusive buttons can also be found in Scrapbook and Cards Today Fall Splendor Kit! This also is a gorgeous Fall inspired collection with "chalkboard" themed Fall flair!

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And finally on October 1, 2013 you can purchase the all new Maya Road Classic Card Kits which also feature exclusive flair! You can NEVER go wrong with Maya Road's incredible products. What a brilliant idea from a great company!

 

I {heart} owls!

Hi everyone, Diane here! Have you seen all the cute owls in the shop recently? When I saw them I knew they would be perfect for some owl themed cards.

Here are a few to get you started...

Birthday Owl

Thankful Owl

Love You Owl

There really is no point in re-inventing the wheel with each card so I kept the design the same for each card and simply switched out the papers, embellishments and phrases for each one.

I've compiled a list of fun owl sayings that will work for many papercrafting projects. You can see the complete list on my blog.

You can purchase this adorable owl set at the {a flair for button} shop!

Deer Hunter

Mary-Ann here to share my Deer Hunter layout with you all.  I started with the 6x6 Basic Grey Hipster paper pad and one sheet of Bazzill cardstock.  I wanted a strip of long paper at the bottom of my layout so I pieced two strips of paper together and added another to create an obvious seam.  I chose papers from this non-fall collection that actually went with my fall theme and started layering papers under my photos.  I hand cut leaves, sewed them together with my machine.  I decided that my white space needed color and I remember seeing a technique on pinterest about making your own water colors.  In a vintage metal jello dish, I added one squirt of spray ink and a touch of water, dug out my Tim Holtz Splatters layering stencil and added until I was content!

 

I practiced on scrap first since my layout was pretty near complete.  This allowed me to see that the color was too wet and strong at first.  After wiping on paper a few times, it became the color that I was looking for.  I continued this process with three different colors.  Then, I colored my wood veneers from Studio Calico and Basic Grey with the same brown watercolor that I had already made.  Added a few Studio Calico sequins attached with Glue Dots, and tucked in metal Farmhouse Paper Company feather trinkets, a couple appropriate flair from A Flair for Buttons and I was done.  Or so I thought.  It needed more stitching.  Did you know that you can sew through veneer with a really sharp needle?  IT MUST BE SHARP and take it slow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping in.

Mary-Ann

Here are the two sets of Flair that I used on my layout.

Hunter 2Flair

Month of the Year Wood Flair

 

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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:

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Journaling Prompts - Part I

All caught up? Great! Let's get started!

When we last met, we took a look at using Flair as a journaling prompt on your layout. If you missed that post, be sure to check it out here.

The layout shown in our last session was very much a linear approach. This time, we are getting a little more free-form and whimsical. After all, just because we are using our Flair in such a practical way, doesn't mean our layout has to be on the straight and narrow, now does it?

I piled up my photos, scraps of paper, and plenty of chipboard...

And dotted my flair all about...

I used several badges from the following Flair Sets in the Shop:

• Dream 2
• Bright Days

Using hand-drawn arrows along with lines as writing guides, I was still able to add my journaling in! Not to mention it helps with all of the things we have previously discussed... tension, balance, etc...

As you can see, this allows for plenty of play, along with lots of room for fun journaling prompted by the flair!

Once again, by allowing my Flair to prompt my thoughts, I was able to take this page from basic cuteness of my sweet one dancing on the grass... to a page that digs a little deeper and speaks more from my heart. LOVE that!

You might notice too that the Flair on the very top doesn't even contain a word. Just because you don't have a word to go by, doesn't mean you can't put this technique into action. Let the images on the Flair guide your thoughts. For instance, that Flair piece has grass and a sunshine... so it was perfectly logical to talk about how she is my sunshine and I hope she never looses her free spirit.

Now emember, 

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 with our series recap and wrap up!

The Newest Addition to the Design Team!

I am so happy to announce that Sherri Funk has joined "a flair for buttons" Design Team!!! Please help welcome her and I can not wait to see all the wonderful things she will do with my flair! Welcome Sherri!!

Sherri Funk - Bio
I am a spunky Canadian girl, living on the prairies, married to the sweetest guy around.
Together, we have 3 girls ages 10-13, and one very spoiled miniature Poodle named Wilson.  I love coffee, especially when it’s shared with friends over brunch.  I thoroughly enjoy roller coasters, eating out, a good movie on a Saturday night, football,
hockey, and the challenge of my Adult Tap class.  My love for scrapping was sparked after the death of my mother 12 years ago. There was so much I didn’t know about her when she died. Because of that, I became determined to leave a fun and creative record of our family’s memories for my own girls. My favourite type of paper crafting is scrapping 12×12 layouts.  I love to keep up with trends in my scrapping.  I use clean lines, and often incorporate many layers, and you will almost always find several bits and pieces scattered onto my layouts.  I want to say a huge thank you to Shelley for inviting me to be part of her team. I am thrilled to be working with her fabulously cute flair, and can't wait to start creating with all of you.

You can find me on the web here:

My blog:http://faithandscraphappiness.blogspot.ca/

Instagram:http://instagram.com/sherrifunk

Pinterest:http://www.pinterest.com/sherrifunk/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/sherri_funk

Fun in the sun

Hi, Daniela here! I want to share a layout I created using Summertime Flair 1 and All Boy Flair 1. I love to mix different flair sets on my creations. 

For this layout the colors and theme were perfect for both sets. I used all the fun, bright colors from the flair in the layout with patterned paper and stamps. It was a fun and hot day at the playground and the photos match the layout. Love when that happens. 

I used July Studio AE – Label Maker and June Studio AE – Fun In The Sun stamps. My photos are layered over Story Cards from Technique Tuesday.

The two sets I used in this layout: Summertime Flair 1 and All Boy Flair 1.

Make sure you check out all the new Holiday flair in the store  {a flair for buttons}.

 

Layouts with {Flair}

I had a few child free days before school started and I had a lot of layouts 'planned' and started.  So I dug in.  Flair is one of the last things I add to my layouts because I like to dig through each themed drawer in my storage case to find just the right one.  Sometimes I have a buttons ready to go and the layout was planned with it in mind.  These were just random pictures left over and the flair seemed to fit the theme.

 

Shelley has some really great basic patterns in the shop like chevron, herringbone and stars!  You can see more on my blog.

Flair and circle grids are a perfect fit

Hi everyone, Diane here! I want to share a fun grid layout with you today.

I had a beautiful copper/gold circle grid in my stash from Pink Paislee and wanted to fill it with beautiful papers and flair. I discovered that the flair fit in the circles perfectly! I love it when things work out like that. :)

I place 5 pieces of flair in the circles with my mix of papers, brads, buttons and sequin and used one other word flair over my picture as part of the title.

 

You can get all these flair and so many more at the {a flair for buttons} shop. Make sure you check out the new Fall and Christmas flair too...there are several new sets to choose from!

Welcome our 2 new DT members!

When I first started my little business I tried to coax Joy into joining my team. I love her work and she is a true master of cardmaking!!! At the time she was committed to several other teams so I patiently waited........well somewhat paitently waited..........anyway Joy has joined the team and I couldn't me more excited!!!! Joy was also the first person from Australia to purchase my flair and she even made a video which just made my day! Please take the time to visit her blog....you will be blown away! You can find out more about here here as well! Welcome Joy! We are so excited to have you on the team!

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Next to join our little group is Els Brige from Belgium. I LOVE this girl! She does it all...minis, cards, layouts.....I really love her style too and thought she would make a great addition to our team. You can check her blog out HERE! I can't wait to see how she will use my flair in her designs!!!

Welcome, welcome, welcome, ladies!

New December Daily inspired flair is in the shop!

I kept these sets fairly neutral so they could coordinate with many different projects. Don't forget that if you are not doing December Daily you can actually picka and choose any of the flair from any of the sets and make your own set! :) 

No More Floating Flair! - Journaling Prompts

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!

A Banner Full of Flair

All caught up? Great! Let's get started!

Keeping in mind all of the principles we have looked at thus far, let's now focus on a fun and perhaps different way to use Flair on your page... as a journaling prompt!

That's right! Layered up with a photo, and grounded with some lines...

Our Flair makes the perfect starting point for some heartfelt journaling. How? I'm so glad you asked!

Let your mind wander! For me, I used the words on the Flair as the first word in my starting sentence and just went from there. But, you could take a minute to jot down word associations, or even complete a mind map. You will be pleasantly surprised when you approach your journaling from a different starting point. You might just end up in a wonderfully unexpected place!

I used a combination of the Lovely Words 6, Lovely Words 8, and the Feathers and Arrow Flair sets. However, there are many more sets that would work for this in the shop!

The best thing about this approach? It expounded my journaling from "hey, this is cute... you are reading a book and you love books..." to a much more heart felt approach. Had I not had this Flair to prompt me, I most certainly wouldn't have written these more meaningful words.

To further emphasise the letter style journaling, I included the title: "Dear Vivi Jo," I just love the added meaning this gives to the page.

So, they next time you are wanting a little jumpstart in your journaling, or you have some Flair with thoughful words, I encourage you to give this a try! 

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 revisit this idea, but in a much more whimsical way...

Scrapbook & Cards Today and "a flair for buttons".....

 

I am SO excited that "a flair for buttons" is a part of Scrapbook & Cards Today Fall Splendor Kit! It's all part of their Crop & Create Delivered! Here are some sneak peeks and the a reminder that the kits go live on Wednesday, September 4th at 9pm EST. Quantities are limited so be sure to stop by early! 

New Flair to share!

I have been busy this holiday weekend making new flair! I hope you like them! 

Here's my favorite! BURLAP!!!! :)

I hope you had a great weekend! Happy scrapping!