Hi there. Ashli here with you today!
I think we all agree that FLAIR is the best. In fact, most of my pages include it. As I looked back at some of my more recent layouts, this got me thinking...
...thinking about all the reasons why I might decide to put FLAIR on a page. So, I thought a roundup of these pages, along with the reason the FLAIR ended up on them, might be in order. Agreed?
Great! Let's get started...
BALANCE:
That's right. Nothing balances elements on a page quite like a FLAIR badge can. With the variety of colors and looks to be chosen from, the possibilities are endless when you need just that one final touch to complete a cohesive design...
In the following layout, the photo is dominating the upper left-hand side of the page. A simple FLAIR badge, punctuates the lower right-hand quadrant of the page:
In this next layout, I have added the fun and whimsical element of that black and white horse sticker, but I didn't want it to detract from the photo. A simple addition of the chalkboard flair, creates visual balance with the dark color and helps draw the eye back up to the area of the photo:
TEXTURE:
The unique texture of FLAIR badges can add just a certain something to a page like nothing else can. While the badges are metal on the backside, they don't tend to have that look from the front. But, they are shiny. They are larger than an enamel dot, sparkle just enough, but not too much if you are not into blingy things. I really could go on and on...
Take this next layout, for instance. I have a lot going on with the pattern, the mixed media and all the photos. The FLAIR adds just the right shiny touch to help break up all of the organic elements of this page, while still contrasting the grid design nicely:
I used a healthy dose of modeling paste on the following page. This allows for a wonderfully rustic and handmade quality. Therefore, the FLAIR adds the perfect amount of sparkle without overpowering the mixed media work:
WHIMSY:
One of my favorite things about FLAIR is that someone else designed it. Don't get me wrong, it would be fabulous to actually create some FLAIR of my own... However, the adorable and unexpected designs can add just the right amount of whimsy to a page without having to over think it. Let's explore that a little more...
For this page below, I am obviously scrapping an event based around the landscape of the Grand Canyon. However, i'm not sure that if I had simply cut a circle and drawn clouds on it, that the same fun and whimsical effect would have been achieved. Having this cute badge full of graphic clouds was the perfect solution:
This next layout is whimsical in it's own right. But, take a look at the FLAIR used in the bottom left corner. Not only does it pull in the black and white in my title, but I am positive that if I had simply written the word "capture" in my own handwriting, it would not have had the same impact on the overall design:
BECAUSE I CAN:
Well, yes... let's be honest... sometimes I just have to include a FLAIR badge on my page because I can. They are most fabulous and come in so many styles and colors that I am of the humble opinion that you really just can't go wrong! And, most of the "because I can" layouts tend to have elements of the aforementioned reasons...
Like this one. The FLAIR certainly helps to echo the design of the page as well as the colors, but I will say that I mostly put them on the page because I had them and love them and wanted them on the page. I'd say that's reason enough, yes?
And finally...
See that green leaf flair on this page? Well, I'm sure you have guess it by now... it matches my colors, and works well in contrast with the grid. But, it is indeed mostly on the page because I could and I wanted to!
I hope you have enjoyed this little Roundup of Reasons for FLAIR. Be sure to head on over to our ETSY SHOP to grab some FLAIR that you will just *have* to include on your next project!
See you soon!
