Kitty

Hello friends! Happy Sunday.

I'm sharing another layout for A Flair For Buttons of my cute kitty Asia. She has crossed the rainbow bridge a few years back, but I wanted to honor her with a scrapbook layout. Asia will always hold a special place in my heart. She didn't have it good for a while because when we adopted her from a local shelter, she was in a cage for 4 months. It was a no kill shelter, but I think it affected her. She had her quirks, but we loved her.

For my layout, I used a black chevron arrow flair button from the Inspirational Words 4 Flair Set. I placed it to the left of a journaling card and the photo to direct the eye to the photo.

As you have probably noticed, I have a LOT of stitching on this layout. I used my trusty old sewing machine for making a grid pattern on my white card stock background after I used some Distress Oxide Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass.

I also machine stitched with my pink We R Memory Keepers Stitch Happy Sewing Machine, that I bought a year ago, with some aqua thread and also citrine thread. It is really not straight stitching because the stitching guide on that machine kept sliding out of place. Oh well. I accepted that it wasn't perfect and straight and decided to go with it. The benefit of the Stitch Happy machine is that it can stitch with twine and that makes me happy. It's always fun to try something different.

All the patterned papers on this layout are from the adorable Doodlebug Design Kitten Smitten Collection that I have been hoarding for some time now. I also added some ephemera from the same collection. The wire cat embellishment is from Maya Road and I wanted to be sure to find a place to add it to the layout.

I added some twine around the flair button for some extra texture and popped up some of the embellishments with foam squares for more dimension.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the flair in the A Flair For Buttons shop.

Happy creating!

Flair On This Layout

Inspirational Words 4 Flair Set

Make A Splash

Hello friends. Today I am sharing this summer layout at A Flair For Buttons of my youngest son having some pool fun on a summer vacation a few years back.

I love creating layouts with circle elements and sometimes I challenge myself to use as many circle elements as I can.

I cut the beach ball die cut (from Just Nick Digital Cut Files) out on white card stock with my Silhouette Cameo and backed it with patterned papers from several Bella Blvd. Collections. I added some coordinating sequins and enamel dots.  I love the way the flair buttons finish the layout perfectly.  I also added a bow, some vellum and doilies to the top and bottom of the layout and lots of machine stitching.

I used flair from the Hello Summer Flair 

and the Summer 3 Flair

Here are a few more closeups

Hello Summer Flair 

Summer 3 Flair

You can find these flair buttons and hundreds more in the A Flair For Buttons shop.  

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.  Have a creative day!

Gamer Layout

Hello friends! Today I am sharing a layout of my son over at A Flair For Buttons.

My son was two years old when he began using the computer and his generation really has grown up with technology.  Of course he loves when his older brother visits and they love to play video games for hours.

For this layout, I used the fun Gamer Flair from A Flair For Buttons.  I strategically placed the flair in a triangle around the page so the eyes would go around the entire page.

Gamer Flair Set

I also added some hand stitching to the page by stitching with assorted colors of embroidery floss on the  title.

I added some machine stitching around the outside edge of the layout as well as around the die cuts from Just Nick Digital Cut Files.  Wood veneer stars adds a little bit more whimsy to the page.

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check out the A Flair For Buttons shop for these and hundreds more flair buttons.

Supplies Used On Layout

Adhesive - Dimensional Squares - 3L Adhesive, Scotch
Digital Cut Files - Just Nick Digital Cut Files (Gamer)
Electronic Diecut Machine - Silhouette Cameo
Embroidery Floss - DMC
Enamel Dots - Bella Blvd.
Flair Buttons - Gamer Flair - A Flair For Buttons
Machine Stitching - Kenmore
Patterned Paper - We R Memory Keepers (Cakes And Candles)
Pen - Marvy Uchida
Wood Veneers - Studio Calico

Winter Smiles Layout

Hello friends! I hope your week is off to a good start.  Today I wanted to share a double page layout that I created from a sketch designed by Debbie Sanders.  I don't create enough double page layouts and I love the way I can get so many photos on a double page layout.

For this layout,  I added lots of photos and painted some of the white card stock squares and background with watercolour paints and also dabbed a water pen in some Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  There are some wood veneer embellishments that I kept natural because I liked the contrast it gave the layout.  I love blues and these two collections by Bo Bunny (Powder Mountain, Noteworthy) are perfect for winter layouts.  I also did some fussy cutting and machine stitching.

Left Page

Right Page

Do you like to create double page layouts?  They can be a little intimidating for me but sometimes I like to create something out of my comfort zone.  Have a wonderful day!