{A Flair for Buttons}

happiness is a marshall mini-stack | orange gearle

Hi Orange Gearle here with this layout using several pieces of flair from the {a flair for buttons} store and the Swirly & Twirly cut file from The Cut Shoppe. I grabbed a bunch of different Pinkfresh Studio collections (Out and About, Everyday Musings, and Joyful Day) and mixed and matched and came up with a rainbow of color!

I cut it first using white card stock.  Then, in the Silhouette software, I deleted all of the middle parts, and cut the outer part of the file using the rainbow paper from Out and About. This made it super easy to back the file!

The cut file inspired me to find all the circles and add them to my layout!  I used a few different sizes of circle punches, as well as circle embellishments to add clusters of circles throughout the page. And if I'm going to add circles, you know that means I'm adding some flair!!

I popped up some of the circles with craft foam and added a piece of flair in each of the clusters.  This helped add some fun textures and dimension. This rainbow flair was PERFECT -- it's in the Tropical Vacation 2 flair set. Here are a few more close ups. 

More circles, more flair! This one is from the Butterflies Flair Set.

This last piece of flair is from the Watercolors Flair set. I also made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

 

Thank you so much for stopping by! See you again soon! XO o.g.

Nooo! | Diane Payne

Hey everyone! Diane here, popping in to share a double 6x8 layout. I’m documenting the mishap I had renewing my drivers license last year with a full page photo, speech bubbles and flair!

 

It was a bad day. I did not pass my eye test after standing in line for HOURS and was told I had to get glasses. The glasses and thumbs down flair were perfect for expressing my feelings on the matter. Technically, I believe the flair is a “thumbs up” but I couldn’t resist turning it upside down to express my dislike for the predicament, lol.

 

I used the speech bubbles mainly as sub-titles and added flair and stamped items to some that supported the theme and mood on the subject of my layout.

 

The glasses flair is from the adorable Krafty 2 Flair set. The thumb up/down icon flair is from the Planner Love Flair 1 set. You can find both of these in the {a flair for buttons} shop.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous crafty weekend!

Ateneum - a layout by Riikka

Hello there! It's Riikka here with my second March creation! I decided to create another layout using some new papers. This time the topic is Ateneum, the Finnish National Gallery, or rather all the galleries we have visited. 

We've been taking the kids to galleries and exhibitions from an early age. Both my husband and me are nowadays owners of "museum card", with which you can visit a number of museums around Finland for a yearly fee. As usually kids are free, it's then really easy to visit different art museums and exhibitions together. The photo in the layout is taken in Ateneum, thus the title of the page.

I used five different flairs in the page. I chose them mostly because of the colors so that they matched the rich palette of the papers I used. There's the chevron one from Linen Chevron and the toadstool from the Animal Tea Party that echo the reds of the flowers. Then there's Encouraging Words 1 one to match the lovely blues and hint of blues are also found in the camera flair from  Capture Life 2. The wood patterned one from Texture 2 some how fitted the rich tones - maybe because the tone and the look of the flair remind me of mahogany hardwood floor!

Thank you for your visit today! I'll be seeing you again next month!

Sets used: 

  

 

Animal Tea Party ; Texture 2 ; Linen Chevron ; Capture Life 2 ; Encouraging Words 1

Love Ya'

Hey there! It's Devra here today showing off the ever so versatile Linen Polka Dots flair. When I add flair to my projects, I usually grab pieces from different sets that fit whatever mood or theme I'm trying to convey. Today however, is not the case.

This floral wreath cut file is backed by so many patterns, I needed to find a way to make it feel cohesive, without making it any more busy! Using the coordinating colors and  simple polka dot pattern does just that. It adds dimension too!

So that's my tip for today. Don't be afraid to use flair from the same set on your page!  See you next time!

Linen Polka Dots

Fitness Journaling with Laurel

Hi everyone, it has been awhile for me. Life sort of got in the way of my crafting for a bit there. 

I decided a couple weeks ago to start a fitness/weight loss journal. In order for me to keep up with it, I have to have something that is quick and easy to do. I decided to choose one photo per week (I take a few) to document and tell my story - either how I'm feeling, what's been going well etc. 

Now being that I decided a couple of weeks ago... I couldn't have my journal begin in the middle of February so I went back and found some photos I could use from each week leading up to the first 9. Now I'm more intentional about the photos I take.

Each week will be done on a 4 X 6 piece of cardstock and the same colors will continue through the journal. That's my OCD sneaking in. The 4 X 6 is just big enough for a small photo and a bit of journaling - and a button ;)

Here is my title page, I used the Silhouette to cut my title.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used some stamps and a button from the Workout Flair 

As you can see... I was playing catch up when I decided to do this journal so the first few week's are pretty simple. 

Simple or not though, I did still manage some stamps, dies and buttons. 

This 'Loving Life' button is from the Word Flair

Next up I used the Inspirational Words Flair1

I love how the buttons fit nicely and add some dimension to small pages like these.

Cardstock: CTMH

Dies: CTMH; MFT

Stamps: Felicity Jane; CTMH

thanks for visiting... I've now just completed week number 10!

 

super unicorn girl | orange gearle

Hello!  Orange Gearle here with a fun layout for you! Here is a look at the layout!

I am also working with a kit from Clique Kits called Wonderful You. As soon as I saw that comic paper, I knew what I wanted to do! First I set up my photos in Photoshop so they would be wonky squares like the background paper. It worked and I was pretty excited about that! I picked out three pieces of flair from the Comic Words 2 Flair Set.

This flair made the layout, if you ask me! Here are a few more close ups:

I made a process video if that's something that suits your fancy!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! See you again soon! XO o.g.

100% Joy | Diane Payne

Hey there friends, Diane here with you today sharing a layout I used to bring myself out of the "after the holidays" blues.

The kids had gone back to school and work and home life was feeling mundane without the holiday excitement. I decided to think about all the things that were making me happy. Guess what happened? It kicked me out of that funk and now I have a great capture of everyday life from January and February.

I had a lot of photos so I decided to use a grid layout and a variety of pocket cards that I spruced up with stitching, flair, and other embellishments.

The left side of the layout is 9x12 and the right side is 6x12. 

I used a 4x6 pocket card for my title along with a gold pinked circle with the 100% flair from the Numbers Phrases 2 Flair from the {a flair for buttons} shop.

On this filler card I added a transparent heart and the Find Joy flair from the Script Words Flair set.

My stitching details were in pink, which I love for a change. I used stitching to outline words, entire cards, or underline words for emphasis.

Focusing on the simple little moments and playing with my scrapbook products and flair was just what I needed. What little moments are you loving right now? Swing by the {a flair for buttons} shop to select the perfect flair to help you tell your story. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Cool rad awesome dude

Hey everyone, Michelle here today sharing a new LO.  Do you ever go through your photos and find a photo you can't believe you haven't scrapped yet?  I found this super cute photo of my boy and couldn't wait to get it on a LO!

The papers and embellishments are from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Boys Rule collection.  The cut file is from Scrapbook Nerd, designed by The Cut Shoppe.

I used 2 fun flair buttons and put them in the middle of the O's in the word cool.  They fit perfectly there! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Fly Fly - a layout by Riikka

Hi there button fans! It's Riikka here today with a travel themed layout. I got these new vintage map patterned papers and just had to do a page using one of them!

The topic of the page is where my two girls have been traveling so far. We've only been around Europe, but they have been on board a plane several times now. Their first flight was to Berlin, then we traveled to London and next flight will be to Copenhagen. 

To embellish the travel themed page I used four different flairs. The fan of the So Retro 3 set transformed into the propeller of the plane as I hid the base behind the photo. Well, at least it resembles a propeller! The vintage map print I used as the background required something similar on top, so I added the map printed flair from the France set. I also added a crackled white one from Texture 2 and the phrase "This Day" from Smash Words 1.

Thank you for stopping by today! Enjoy your day! 

Sets used: 

   

So Retro 3 ; France ; Texture 2 ; Smash Words 1

UO vs ASU

Hello, welcome to March! It's just that much closer to Spring arriving, at least in the northern hemisphere. I thought it was high time to scrap the photos of the college football game that my brother came down from Alaska to attend. We had a ton of fun and ended the evening with a W! I chose a springish color palette that fit our school's colors and added light, whimsical elements. #FUN, from Hashtag Boy was the perfect little touch for this fun layout.

 

 

What fun flair will add that perfect touch to your next project? Be sure to check out the shop today.

Until next time, happy crafting!