Be Awesome Today!

Helloooo Arty peeps!!!

Skai here with my first ever blog post as a Flutterby Designs girl.... Ekkkk, you have no idea how long I've been counting this day down.

I've got for you today a layout I made the day the awesome Boss Lady Anita announced the 2017 design team. So for me to keep a layout on the down low for a whole month nearly killed me...lol... I'm a maker and same day sharer. 

This pretty much encapsulates my 'thing' that makes my style mine. Lots of layers, messy splatters, dark overtones and machine stitching! I use my trusty Janome on everything. 

I'm a self confessed over sharer, and document all the good, bad and ugly parts of my life. I'm looking forward to sharing my art with you and would love your feedback, good and bad (I promise I can take it) and for you to join us in using these amazing products Anita has designed for us all. 

My layout began on a base of Marshmallow heavy weight card stock. I started off using the Random Blatherings stencil and using a sponge inked it using some Distress inks. 

Next I've watered down some of the Flutterby Colour Paintin the blues and using a pipette have just dumped a whole heap onto the page and using s straw have blown it out in different directions. This is one of my fave techniques at the moment to get that real messy, splattered effect.

Next I've use the paint straight out of the bottle and added a layer of thick splatters. Give this all some drying time and get working on your layers. 

Ive used a bunch of random papers from the Wild Bohemian Everyday Etc Cards and Wild Bohemian - Filler cards and inked around the edges with black Stazon. To add more texture Ive also machine stitched up and down the page and around the 'Be Awesome Today' today circle.

To finish it off I've added some Blackboard Sticky Quotes and inked the edges with more black Stazon to give it a real dark, grungy feel.

I hope you like my first share with you all... I promise ive got some awesome, messy, textural and REAL life layouts coming to inspire you in the coming weeks.

Cheers - Skai

Friends are like Stars | Krisy Podolak

Hi Lovelies, It's Krisy and I am here with my first share this month.  Today is it a layout of me and the "Boss Lady" here at Flutterby Designs.  I met Anita in real life earlier this year at the Brisbane Scrapbooking Expo.  We were lucky enough to do Fiona Paltridge's class and had a great time. (That's Fiona in the background - who knows what she is doing?!?) This is one of the many photos we took.

I wanted to use this Friends quote from the Everyday Etc Cards " Partners in Crime" Range, so I used it as my base for inspiration.  I also wanted to use this pink frame so that was my colour scheme decided. Plus it just happened to work with the Flair Button I wanted to use.  Fancy that a range matching and working together.  I used mango orange and pink Gelatos to "smooch" the base of my background.

Then once it was dry, I used my Flutterby Stargazed stencil to trace on some stars.  I then stamped onto the background with a VivaLasVegastamp and some black Stayzon Ink. Oh and at this point I also added a bit of black ink splatter.  I then added all my layers.  I started with my stencil and added things around that.  Behind the photo I added some pink and white paper straws for something a little different and because I wanted to added a softer pink to tie in the pink on the flair button.

To make the flair button a bit more of a feature I set it on top of this yellow and hessian Charms Creations Heart.  I think it finishes the layout nicely.

'You Have To Be Odd' By Anita Rodway

Hi hi!!!! Boss lady here & I'm very slack as this was

supposed to go up yesterday LOL.

I created this one a while back & I've been hanging onto it, cause this is a NEW Stencil 'Bubble O'Fun'.

It will be in our next release (when that will be I don't have a set date as yet). Life has been busy & sick kiddos make things a challenge.

'YOU HAVE TO BE ODD'

Close ups...

I started with some molding paste thru the stencil.

Gave it a quick dry & got out some 'Tangerine Orange'

Flutter Colour paint. I watered down a small amount

on my craft mat. With a really wet brush I applied

it to my background. 

Dried that off & went back in with the same colour

& put down some 'swooshes' - if you have no idea

what I mean check out some of my

YouTube process videos ;)

Once that was dry I began to build my layers & embellish. 

 Products used:

'Rainbow' set Flutter Colour Paints

'Small Stars' Wood Veneers

'Bubble O'Fun' Stencil (Coming Soon)

'Bold' Enamel Dots

'Bold Filler' Everyday Etc Cards

Flair button from set no.268

'Baby Boy' Page Tabs

'Colour Me Krafty' Page Tabs 

 

'#COOLKIDS' by Anita Rodway

Hey hey Flutterby fans!

Boss lady here & I've popped in to share this simple,

but pretty cool layout I created at a retreat of a picture

at a different retreat LOL.

'#COOLKIDS'

I've used the 'Lead The Way' stencil & some medium.

I then grabbed the 'Lime Sorbet' Flutter Colour paint, & added some paint swishes.

Once that was dry, I was ready to finish it off!

I grabbed a card from the 'Happy Together - Filler'

Everyday Etc Card pack, some page tabs

& I used 3 flair buttons.

PRODUCTS USED:

'Happy Together - Filler' Everyday Etc Cards

'Lead The Way' Stencil

'Rainbow' set Flutter Colour Paint

'Life Noted' Flair button from #403

'Live The Good Life' Flair button from #393

'Hello' Flair button from #254

Page Tabs 

Pop back in tomorrow to see what Krisy has

created :)

June shares from the Boss Lady ;)

Hi hi Flutterby Fans!!

It's the boss lady here - I thought it was time

I popped in & shared a few projects I've created

over the last several weeks. I've just started retreating again... & I LOVE being able to let my hair down & create with my people. Nothing better than having sore ab

muscles from being bent over laughing for so long.

'Hello Beautiful'

I've used the new 'Partners In Crime' collection.

I loved this sheet of Cocoa Vanilla Studio paper &

it looked like the perfect starting point. I've gone in

with some gesso & my Flutter Colour paints swooshes.

I then began piecing & layering the Everyday Etc cards

with my photo. 

Finishing up with some doodling, Circle & Confetti Circles wood veneers, Flair button, Teal Sticky Snippets, Enamel dots & Partners In Crime Page Tabs. I've also used

a Charm's Creation Mini Heart.

 

 

 

PRODUCTS USED:

'Partners In Crime' Everyday Etc Cards

'Partners In Crime' Page Tabs

Flair button from set no.398

Circle wood veneers

Confetti Circles wood veneers

Enamel dots

Cool Snippet Strips

Flutter Colour Paint - Rainbow

 'Mum Mum Mum'

This cool monochrome layout I created at a my first

retreat away from Evie (who turned 1 the day before LOL). I've started with a mixed media base.

I've used the 'I {heart} You' stencil with some glass

bead gel, plus some Flutter Colour paint, gesso & a bit

of Colour Blast paste. With a simple bit of layering, flair button, Page Tabs, doodling & title - it's done!

 

 

PRODUCTS USED:

'Blank Palette' Page Tabs

Flair button from set no.292

'I {heart} You' Stencil

Flutter Colour Paint - Monochrome

Thanks for popping by xo

Kraft+ June Challenge

Flutterby Designs is one of this month's sponsor

on the Kraft+ challenge blog.

This month's theme, Kraft + Jigsaw Puzzle pieces.

The new 'Puzzle Me' stencil is perfect!!

Krisy & I played along as Guest DT.

Here's what we created....

'Family' by Krisy Podolak

Flutterby Supply list:
  Flutter Colour paint
  'Puzzle Me' Stencil

 Page Tab Cut outs 'Happy Together'
Heart Stickers

'Family' Wood Veneer

'Missing Pieces' by Anita Rodway

Here's a step by step of how I created it :) 

Flutterby Supply list:
  Flutter Colour paint
  'Puzzle Me' Stencil
  Flair button from set no.386
 Everyday Etc Cards 

 Filler Cards from 'Happy Together' set
  Enamel Dots
 Page Tab Cut outs 'Happy Together'
  Snippet Strips

All the Flutterby products used can be found in

our online store

www.flutterbydesigns.com.au

Make sure you pop over to the Kraft+ blog to check out the AWESOME job their DT team did with this challenge!! You might spy the 'Puzzle Me' stencil feature in a few ;) http://kraftpluschallenges.blogspot.com.au/

'Love Her To Bits' - By Anita Rodway

 Hi there lovelies!!

I'm back to share a layout I did a little while

ago using our NEW Flutter Colour paints.

 'Love Her To Bits'

Close ups....

Flutterby Products used:

Flutter Colour Paint - Rainbow Set

Flutter Colour Paint - Monochrome Set

'I Heart You' Stencil

Flair button from set no.150

Enamel Dots

'LOVE' wood veneer

6x4 Card 'Bold Filler' Everyday Etc Cards

Page Tabs

Sit back with your morning coffee & watch

my process video on how I created this :)