{A Flair for Buttons}

She Believed

Hey there! It's Devra here today. It's been a while since I shared a page on the blog! Well, Here you go! I have so many projects in my head, I can't get them made fast enough.   This is one of them. I've been trying to get this done since June!

This layout is about my last day at work, and 10 days before I started my new job. I'd been wanting a change for a while. It took some work and perseverance, but I stuck it out and it paid off. 

I started with the She-Ra FREE cut file from Paper Issues. It's really the whole story right there. I thought the Crate Paper All Heart,  and some inspirational flair would bring the rest my story to life. It did. I didn't have to do much after that. I tucked and layered stickers and ephemera around my photo. I finished it off with flair from 3 different sets: Lovely Words 8, Lovely Words 3 and Girl Boss Gold. 

Thanks for stopping by today. See you next time

Lovely Words 8

Lovely Words 3

Girl Boss Gold

Together

Hi there, it's Laura and I have a bright, fun layout to share with you today! I just received some rainbow flair from the A Flair For Buttons shop, so I had to make a rainbow layout to put them on! I recently picked up the August kit from Paper Issues and it's all about the rainbow! Lately I have been gravitating towards bright colors and rainbows because I've needed the boost. I chose this photo of a recent gathering of scrap friends because it also makes me happy.

 

I took my favorite stencil by Julie Balzer. I inked it with a rainbow of Distress Inks, misted, then stamped it onto watercolor paper.

 

Bright Summer Colors 2

 Colorful Life 

 

Come visit the shop today to find the perfect embellishment for your next project! Until next time, happy crafting!

 

Life's Simple Pleasures

Hi, Laura here with a layout for you today. We recently were tasked with bringing a semi truck back to town. It was a bit unexpected and we had to put our car on the back to make our trip. It was fun seeing the husband doing his professional thing.

 

 

Maps Flair

 

Selfie Flair

Be sure to visit the shop and pick up something special for your next project! Until next time, happy crafting!

 

Splash

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new layout to share using a few pieces of flair buttons and the Best Summer Ever collection from Echo Park.

This green camera matched my layout perfectly!

I've said it before, flair buttons with words are my favorite!  I love the font on this one!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Pure Happiness

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new layout to share using the Pinkfresh Joyful Day collection.  When I took out these photos, I wasn't sure what collection I would use because the blue/purple of my daughter's outfit was an usual color.  Then I saw that it matched perfectly with this collection!  Don't you love it when that happens!

 

I used a cut file designed by Ashley Horton for the Hip Kit Club.  After I backed some of the hearts with pattern paper, I wanted to add some embellishments on some of them. It was the perfect place to add some flair buttons!

This one is one of my favorites.  I've been holding on to it for a long time!

Thanks for stopping by!

Mermaid Hair, Don't Care

Hi, Laura coming to you with some fun new hair! My daughter in law gave me mermaid hair and of course I needed to do a layout. The Sand and Sun Flair and Hello Summer Flair were the perfect embellishments for my story.

 

Sand and Sun Flair

    

Hello Summer Flair

 

Come visit the shop to find the perfect addition to your next project. Until next time, happy crafting!

 

Christmas In July | Diane Payne

Hello everyone! Diane here, I thought it would be fun to scrap a favorite photo and memory from Christmas...many years ago. In an attempt to capture the perfect Santa picture I instead captures a scene from a holiday comedy. I smile at the scene I captured and the memory of the moment every time I see this photo and knew it was time to document the occasion.

I wanted to keep the layout simple with the focus on the photo and the story. I changed the photo to black and white and added only pops of red and a bit of silver accents.

The flair is from Hashtag Winter Flair set from the {a flair for buttons} shop. I love how versatile this set is; it can be used for both the holidays and winter!

For a few extra details I added some machine stitching and trim to my journaling card and background.

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

favorite circles | orange gearle

Hi! Orange Gearle here with a layout to share with you using flair from the Geo Love Flair Set. I am also using mainly Pinkfresh Studio papers that are found in the Flyover States July Kit from Paper Issues. 

I started by formatting my photo in Photo Shop so that it was shaped like a circle and just under 3 inches. Then I used my 3 inch punch to punch my photo out with a bit of a white border.

The Pinkfresh studio paper from their Office Hours collection had tons of circles on it -- so I punched them out as well using my 1, 1.5, and two inch paper punches. I also punched some tiny circles that I'm going to guess are 1/2 inch or smaller! I splattered some inks for pops of color, and then I sprinkled the circles across the page and added my flair! I mean you cannot have a circle layout without flair, right?

This flair matches the colors of this collection perfectly!

When I shared this photo as an instagram post I titled it "some of my favorite circles", which became the title for this layout. I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

 

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

Better Together | Diane Payne

Hello everyone and happy Wednesday! Diane here sharing a new two page layout with you. My husband and I celebrated our 30 year wedding anniversary on Monday. It had me thinking about all the changes we have seen since we were first married and I thought it would be fun and interesting for our family to some day read about the changes and see how much we changed in those 30 years with a picture from our wedding day and a recent picture on vacation. 

In addition to the camera flair from the {a flair for buttons} shop I used a few hearts to embellish the page keeping the focus on the journaling.

I also used a few stamps to create a pattern in coordinating colors on each page.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Make sure to check out the {a flair for buttons} shop for the perfect flair for your next craft project.

Music To My Ears | Diane Payne

Happy Friday everyone, Diane here sharing a memory documented with a quick and easy 6x8 pocket page.

I printed my photo at 4x6 and added some musical notes to tie in with the theme of the story and pocket cards. To add a little more interest to the pocket card I outlined it with black ink along with a puffy embellishment at the bottom of the journal card.

Once I was done adding embellishments to my photo and pocket cards, I slide them into the page and added my music flair on top of the page protector. I like how it overlaps the photo and pocket card.

The flair is from the Feel The Music Flair Set! I love it...the colors tied into the colors of the other products perfectly. You can find the set at the {a flair for buttons} shop.

Thanks so much for swinging by and have a fabulous, crafty weekend!

Keep Calm and Workout | Diane Payne

Hi everyone! Diane Payne here with you today sharing a funny workout layout. 

I wanted to tell the story of how my dog loves attacking my face with kisses when I'm down on the ground doing yoga, lol! I used a full page photo on the left with a title overlay. On the adjacent page I created a grid of circles on a transparency and filled the circles with journaling, flair and other embellishments to complete the layout.

Who needs yoga for stress relief when you have a sweet puppy, right?!

The flair is from the Workout Flair set from the {a flair for buttons} shop. I like how the black flair button pops against the background and stands out from the other elements on the page.

The saying on flair ties in with the theme of yoga too...keep calm!

On the back side of the transparency I layered more circles and embellishments. I love how this looks layered over the photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

summer | orange gearle

Hi! Orange Gearle here with a layout to share with you! 

I used three pieces of flair in a visual triangle. The flair is from three different sets, and I think they worked quite well with the Maggie Holmes Sunny Days collection. Here are a few close ups. 

The piece above is from the Hashtag Summer Flair set. The pink one below is from the Primary Arrows 1 Flair set.

The last piece is my favorite! It is from the Watercolor Patterns Flair set. I am in love with the watercolor look!

I had a little problem with my title -- but I found a way to fix it. Check out my process video to see what happened!

Here is a video of how this one came together.

 

Thanks for stopping by! XO o.g.

Fabulous

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new LO to share.  I just love summer themed LO's. I think it's the florals that make me happy the most.  This new collection Splendor from My Mind's Eye is full of floral and pretty colors.

I love to take photos in the summer.  There are so many more possibilities when you're outside.   Lucky for me, my girl is always a good sport!

I love the neutral color of this flair button.  It would work for any LO!

Thanks for stopping by! 

 

Love That Smirk

Hey there! It's Devra here today sharing a project that I made for the Paper Issues Boys Will Be Boys challenge. 

Did I hear boys? Oh this challenge is right up my alley. I like using a larger die cut, and backing it with bright colors and bold patterns. It's very me to do that. It also means I don't need to use a lot of embellishments. I layered a few die cuts, then added, you guessed it: flair!

I chose pieces from 3 different sets, Hashtag boy, Hello Summer and Epic flair. The turquoise  and yellow pieces fit right in. I love the Live Out Loud piece. It ties all the colors together.

Oh this child of mine. He has the best grin in the world. And he knows how and when to use it. 

Thanks for stopping by today. See you next time!

Relax

Hello, Laura here with you today. It's beginning to look a lot like summer here. We bought a hammock last year and it is the perfect place to relax. Right now it's up high enough that I have to use a chair to get into it, but that allowed the cat to climb in and join me!

 

I used the I Love Arrows Flair. I love the bright colors that were perfect with this Vicki Boutin collection. Be sure to stop by the shop and find the perfect flair to help tell your story! Until next time, happy crafting.

 

be bold and brave | orange gearle

Hi! Orange Gearle here with this layout using flair from my favorite flair shop and the May 2019 Clique Kit Great Expectations. This flair is from the Brave Soul Flair set. Here is a look at my mini book.

I used a Paige Evans cut file called 1 Piece of Paper Mini Album. I added gesso and then color using mostly Shimmerz sprays. Finally, I added papers and embellishments mostly from Crate Paper's All Heart collection -- that is in the Great Expectations kit.  Here are a few more close ups.

I used stickers and die cuts from the kit (All Heart collection) as well. This was so fun to put together.

I made a few tags from the papers using my Big Shot. Some of the tags are peeking out of the book. I love that!

I have a full process video and a quick flip through (which includes a close ups of each page) on my You Tube channel if that's something that suits your fancy!

 

Thanks for stopping by -- see you again soon!

Sweater Weather

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new LO to share.  Now I know it's almost summer, but i never get tired of scrapbooking fall photos!  I used a cut file from Paper Issues and the Forever Fall collection from Simple Stories.

There are so many fall themed flair in the store.  I love these ones with the leaves on them!

This deep red/orange one matched perfectly with this collection!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Urban Panther

Laura here with you today. I spent all weekend celebrating National Scrapbook Day. What a needed day for me and what better way way to celebrate than being able to bring you a layout using some super cute flair. My adorable kitty climbed the tree the other day and did what she does best, act adorable. She found it's a great place to be around, yet safe from the toddler grandson, and provides a great view to survey her kingdom. 

I had this cute woodland paper and the Little Things and Just Clouds flair sets were perfect. They added to my story and accented my papers so well.

   

 

Come visit the shop and find the perfect accent to help you tell your stories! Until next time, happy scrapping!

So Much Fun | Diane Payne

Hello crafty peeps. I'm sharing a TN spread I put together for my Favorite Travel Memories album. This album highlights favorite travel photos or favorite travel memories over the years. My layout today features a favorite photo on a much needed vacation full of R&R!

The title on the left was created by cutting rectangular acetate letters down to an outline. I stitched them down on the page for a little extra texture and to avoid using too much adhesive that would show through the acetate. The right side has a partial circle that opens to reveal my journaling, photo and right side of the layout. I love that the "vacation selfie" flair is in a speech bubble. I placed it close to my face so it would look like I was saying it. :)

I attached the fold out circle with washi tape. Using different colors and patterns on each side. 

It was such a beautiful sunny day in the photo so I added the cute cloud wood veneer pieces and stamped "love this" on one and then outlined them both to make them stand out more.

The adorable flair is from the Selfie Flair set available in the {a flair for buttons} shop. Do you like to scrap travel photos? I highly recommend creating a favorite photo/memories travel album. It is one of my favorite albums to date.

Have a fabulous weekend filled with fun and crafting for International Scrapbook Day. Thanks for stopping by!

Lookin' Sharp - cacti cards with Riikka

Moikka! It's Riikka here today with my last post for this blog. It's a strange feeling as I've been a part of the design team over three years as I started in September 2015. Boy what a ride it has been! I hope you have been inspired by the projects I've done! 

A long the years I've done mixed media projects using the beautiful flair, I've done cards and layouts, but I guess these last cacti cards are the most clean ones I've done! But they are all about the flairs! Just a few other elements to support the fun buttons. All the flairs are from the "Cacti Love" set.

I started the cards by inserting my card bases into my typing machine and typed the greetings on them. I love using my mom's old typewriter! I usually try to add some "errors" into the mix so that the look is less like printed, more like actually typed. Then I added some watercolor and ink to the opposite corner, added a touch of stamping and finally layered the die cuts, stickers and twine underneath the focal point, the flair. 

With these cards I want to thank Shelley for this wonderful time here and all the inspiration her fantastic flairs have given me along the years and still continue to give! Thank you all for reading and wishing you all the best! Big hugs to you all! 

Sets used: 

Cacti Love

You color my world

Hey everyone, Michelle here today with a new LO to share using the Jillibean Soup Shades of Color collection, a cut file from JustNick Studio, and one absolutely perfect flair button!

With all the colors in this LO, I knew I needed a colorful flair button.  As soon as I looked through my stash of flair, this rainbow heart button jumped out at me.  It was absolutely perfect!

Have you looked at the store lately?  There are so many choices! Sooo many!  Check it out.  You will without a doubt find something you need!

Thanks for stopping by!

Special Bond | Diane Payne

Happy Monday crafty friends! I'm sharing a 6x8 2 page spread that was inspired by a mixed media photo image I recently saw in a magazine while in the book store. The photo was cut into strips with word stickers incorporated into the image. How fun is that?! I knew this was something I wanted to try...ASAP!

I wanted to tell a story about the special love that my daughter and our dog share for each other and selected a recent photo of my daughter and our dog from our Christmas card photo shoot.

Since my photo had faces and small details I kept the space between the photo strips to a minimum. The strips were cut the same size as my chipboard wordfetti.I love how the photo strips, chipboard word, flair and felt hearts look layered over the photo. For the background I added the word "bond" from a digital image randomly on the background to emphasize the title and create a fun pattern. I also added the journaling and then printed.

On the opposite side of the layout I wanted to include lots of bits and pieces from my stash but yet, keep the design clean. To accomplish this I used a 6x8 die cut with a grid of circles. I added stitching around the circles and filled each one with bits of patterned paper, flair, felt hearts and stamped images.

On the photo, I used the Capture This flair from the I Shoot Flair set and on the left side I used the Today flair from the Word Flair set. You can find both of these sets in the {a flair for buttons} shop. 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a fabulous week!

Everybody In

Hey there! I have a new page to share today. I played along with a Scraplift Sundy challenge at Paper Issues. I used the new Carta Bella Baseball collection.  I filled the center of the page with stickers, ephemera, chipboard and of course plenty of A Flair for Buttons. I made it feel clean and simple, even with all the embellishing. The flair adds slo much; color, shape and dimension. 

In case I've not mentioned this before, I love baseball. It's really the only sport I follow. As far as Im concerned, opening day should be a National Holiday. I celebrate every opening day with my own party, consisting of game after game and all the proper ballpark foods. Nothing tastes as good as that first hot dog of the season. 

I used pieces from 3 different sets of flair:

Stars and Stripes

Noted 1

Chicago

Thanks for stopping by today! See you next time

 

 

 

 

Explore With Bapa

Hi, it's Laura with you today. Recently my husband took our grandson on a hike. This kid is growing up way too fast, but just gets cuter and cuter. Hashtag Boy is the perfect set for scrapping photos of him and Camping Out 1 was great for hiking.

Come check out the shop and find the perfect flair for your next great outdoor adventure!

Until next time. 

Easter cards by Riikka

Hi there! It's Riikka here today to share my first April project. It's also my second last one as a design team member to A Flair for Buttons as I'm stepping down from the team after April. It's been a wonderful time and I certainly am going to use the buttons still in my makes as they are so lovely! 

It's soon Easter time so I thought to make some cards using the lovely vintage Easter flairs I had. They are from "Vintage Chicks and Bunnies" set. I chose a cute little chick to the other card and a white hare to the other. To compliment the Easter flairs, I added one other to each of the cards. The chick I paired with a green heart flair from the "Two Tone Heart" set and the hare with a beautiful flourish patterned flair from the "Sweet" set. 

I wanted the cards to be fresh looking and mirror the spring time. I chose to go with yellows and greens and added flowers to both, too, to get that fresh look. Even though the dried fruit slice might be more autumn like, I thought that the yellow colors fitted the theme well and the slices created a great setting for the flairs.

If you want to see how I created the chipboard flowers in the background, please check my blog Paperiliitin (link) a bit later this month as I have a video tutorial coming up! 

Thank you for stopping by today! Wishing you a peaceful Easter time!

Sets used:

  

Vintage Chicks and Bunnies ; Two Tone Heart ; Sweet

Dog Quirks 2 for 1 | Diane Payne

Hello everyone! I have a 2 for 1 for you today! I promise it is not an April Fool's joke. I put together a 6x8 layout of 5 quirky things about my dogs, one layout for each, and I'm sharing both of them with you today.

I sat down and made a list of the the things that make each one of them “them” and then put it together in list form with items from my stash and flair.

They were super easy and fun to make.  For the layout about Dixie Rose I used bright and bold colors accented with a heart and hashtag flair.

The hashtag flair is from the Hashtag Girl Flair set and includes lots of great words to describe your favorite girl or girl fur baby.

I displayed the list of quirks vertically next to my photo. In order to get all the journaling to fit I typed it up in Photoshop, printed onto card stock and then stamped my design in colors that coordinated with the numbers.

On the quirks layout for Daisy Mae I went with a more subdued color palette, inspired by the colors in the photo and the patterned paper.

I chose a piece of flair from the Hello Spring Flair with colors that coordinated with the patterned paper and other embellishments.

I added a couple more hearts at the top of the photo and created a word strip with Daisy Mae's name to place over the chipboard heart.

My list of quirks is displayed in a horizontal list directly over the patterned paper.

Do you have pets with funny quirks? Take a moment to snap a cute picture of your furry friend and document their quirks. There are a couple sets specific for cat and dog lovers alike. Check out the Got Dog Flair and Got Cat Flair over at {a flair for buttons}.

Thanks so much for stopping by. See you next time!

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