Crazy Together | Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Belinda here today to share my latest layout featuring the fabulous NEW We Are collection.

'Crazy Together'

I used the lovely 'Messy Memories' paper from the 12 x 12 We Are Paper Pack as the base for my layout. I added a little stencilling using the 'xo' stencil and some heavy white gesso. I flicked some white paint pen over the surface too.

Next I layered on a strip of the 'The Story of Us' 12 x 12 paper followed by some cropped pieces from the Everyday Etc Filler Cards. I added the die cut photo frame from the We Are Die Cut Bits & Bobs as well as a frame from the Frame 46 Photo Cut Out.

I added my title using a Die Cut Bits & Bobs word as well as a sticker from the We Are Sticky Quotes. I cut out a couple of fun faces from one of the filler cards and popped those on as well as some page tabs and wood veneer pieces.

I hope you are having fun playing with your stash of We Are goodies. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog.

Cheers

Belinda

We Are Family | Belinda Spencer

Hey peeps!

Belinda here today to share a layout created using the brand new stunning We Are collection.

'We Are Family'

I so love that woodgrain paper from the 12 x 12 Paper Pack! I cut that to size and then added some stencilling using the All You Need Is Love Stencil and some Tropicana Teal Flutter Colour Paint. I added some stamping too.

Next I shuffled around the Everyday Etc Filler Cards until I had the right combination, trimmed to size and layered under my photo.

I slipped in the fabulous camera that I fussy cut from one of the cards. I added in the a fussy cut from the Snap 1 pack as well as some page tabs.

To finish I added my trademark sprinkling of enamel dots as well as a ticket from the Bright Tickets set and some Sticky Quick Quotes.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your We Are stash and have a play.

Cheers

Belinda Spencer

Love | Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Belinda here today to share my first layout featuring the stunning brand new range 'We Are'. 

I have chosen to work with a soft palette from the range including pinks and woodgrain for a pretty combination. There are some amazing brights in the collection too that I am looking forward to playing with for my next layout.

I started this layout by adding some subtle stencilling using the 'All You Need Is Love' Stencil and heavy white gesso to the pretty pink 'Unconditional' patterned paper. Once dry, I diluted some Raspberry Punch Flutter Colour Paint with water and flicked over the background.

Next I added the 'Confetti Circles' and 'Wheels' Wood Veneer pieces to the page. I glued the white outline onto the woodgrain 'Love' title from the 'We Are' Die Cut Title Set and then fussy cut. I attached the die cut title to the brick wall filler card from the 'We Are' Everyday Etc Cards and then layered on some small pieces cut from the Filler Cards. 

Next I added the photo using 3D foam and slipped in a 'We Are' Page Tab as well as the lovely frame from the 'We Are' Die Cut Bits & Bobs.

I added a few fun embellishments on the right hand side of my photo including a 'We Are' Flair Button and a 'Word Speech Bubbles' Wood Veneer. I chopped up a quote from the 'We Are' Everyday Etc Cards and added that along with some words cut from the 'Tropical' Snippet Strips. Finally I added a sweet sprinkling of enamel dots from the Bold Enamel Dots Set.

I feel totally inspired by this gorgeous collection and I can't wait to get stuck into my next layout.

Thank you for stopping by the blog. I hope you are feeling inspired to play with your Flutterby Designs stash too.

Cheers

Belinda

Stay Wild | Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!

Belinda here today to share another layout for October featuring a lovely mix of past products.

NOTE: This layout contains sentence enhancers. Look away if you are offended by swear words

'Stay Wild'

I decided to stick to a pink and orange yellow colour combination for this layout so I started by applying some Raspberry Punch and Arctic White Flutter Colour Paint to my background cardstock using a palette knife. Once that was dry I mixed some Orange Goldfish paint with texture paste and applied over the Shake Your Tail Feather Stencil. I diluted a little of the Raspberry Punch and Orange Goldfish paints with water and splattered them over the background too. I left to dry for a while before I got too impatient and finished off with the heat gun.

I mixed and matched filler cards from different collections but mostly from the Wild Bohemian range. This is one of my all-time favourite Flutterby ranges and the good news is you can still find some available in the store AND it is on sale!! The 'wild' kind of suits the photo of my darling daughter when she was much, much younger and the queen of tanties! (She was actually putting it on for the camera in this shot. She wasn't quite that feral for real thank goodness!)

I love tucking in a fresh white fussy cut to break up all of the colour from the various filler cards too.

I added a mix of quotes from a couple of Snippet Strips as well as some Page Tabs which are one of my favourite Flutterby embellishments.

I cut the 'wild' word for the title from a Wild Bohemian Photo Card and added some Thickers from my stash to finish.

Finally I added a sprinkling of Confetti Circles and Enamel Dots as well as a flair button.

I hope you are having a lovely scrappy Sunday using your own Flutterby stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Belinda

Beautiful You | Belinda Spencer

Hey Flutterby peeps!!

Belinda here today to share  my latest layout featuring a sweet mix of slightly less recent Flutterby products that I have been hoarding in my stash.

'Beautiful You'

I have gone for a minimalist look on this layout with very little mixed media. Just to show that it is ok to keep it clean sometimes. 

I used the Shine Bright Like A Diamond Stencil along with a black journalling pen on my background.  I diluted the Green Limousine and Tropicana Teal Flutter Colour Paints with water and flicked some droplets over the background. I tore a strip from a Blank Palette Everyday Etc Filler Card with the same pattern as the stencil and slipped that into my stack of chopped up filler cards.

I used some filler cards from the Mixed Lines set which I cropped to size to sit behind my tiny photo. You can find these cards in the store HERE and the good news is that they are currently on sale. Winning!

I slipped a stencil word in to the right of my photo and slightly underneath it to hide the staples that I secured it with.

I have also used a Super Cool Page Tab, some stars fussy cut from the Stars Photo Cut Out sheet, the Frame 8 Photo Cut Out, words cut from the Cool Snippet Strips, Green Sticky Alphas and Neon Enamel Dots.

Well that's all from me today. I hope you are feeling inspired to keep it clean on your own layout and try a minimalist look. 

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

Vibes | Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!

Belinda here today to share a layout featuring the Good Vibes Only collection.

'Vibes'

I have used one of the fabulous 12 x 12 papers in this collection for the base of this layout. I am just loving that gorgeous pink! The good news is these papers are still available in the shop HERE. Be quick and grab them while they last!!

I swiped a little gesso over the background with a palette knife to form the central area where my photo and all of the bits and pieces would sit.

I chopped up some of the Everyday Etc Filler Cards in the range and added those before adding my photo with a little 3D foam. Keeping the foam just in the middle of the photo back allows me to then slip lots of cute die-cuts, page tabs and other elements around the sides.

I love the die-cut leaves and flamingo in this range as well as the cute stickers. I like to add the stickers to white cardstock first to strengthen them so that I can use them as embellishments.

I finished with some Tickets, fussy cut arrows from a filler card, an 'awesome' flair button and a fabulous acrylic word.

Here's what I used:

- 12 x 12 patterned paper 'Happy'

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards

- Die Cut Bits & Bobs

- Stickers

- Frame 50

- Page Tabs 'Kraft Notes 4'

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards Colour Me Krafty *CLEARANCE*

- Tickets 'Bright'

- Flair Button No. 264

Together | Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Welcome to my first post for September!

Today I have another layout to share with you featuring the fabulous Happily Ever After collection.

'Together'

I have used the super pretty Sporadic Romantic 12 x 12 patterned paper for my background and enhanced it with some lovely Flutter Colour Paint in Green Limousine and Tropicana Teal.

I spritzed quite a bit of water onto my layout and then dropped diluted paint onto the surface to allow it to spread. 

Once dry, I used the awesome BRAND NEW Cool as a Cucumber Stencil with some texture paste to add some more interest to the background. I chose some random words to highlight with a white paint pen.

I added a whole bunch of layers under my photo using off cuts of the other patterned papers in the range as well as Everyday Etc Filler Cards.

I love to add some fitting quotes using the Sticky Quick Quotes and the colours in the Tiny Rainbow quotes are perfect to co-ordinate with this range. I stuck the quotes down on white cardstock first for added strength and to give a nice little white border.

A sweet sprinkling of enamel dots never goes astray! They are the perfect little element to add detail to your page.

My layouts are never complete without the addition of page tabs either!

The wodd veneer title and the 'mine' comes from the Happily Ever After Wood Veneer Bits. These wood veneer sheets are so awesome and economical too!! I have used them on 8 layouts so far and still have some left!!

Here's what I used:

HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

- 12 x 12 Sporadic Romantic

- 12 x 12 Drunk on Love

- 12 x 12 Blanket Thief

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards

- Everyday Etc Photo Cards

- Wood Veneer Bits

- 'Cool as a Cucumber' Stencil

- 'Christmas' Enamel Dots

- 'Tiny Rainbow' Sticky Quick Quotes

- 'Mad About You Set 2' Flair Button

- 'Cinnamon' Fussy Cuts

- 'Frame 46' Photo Cut Out

- Flutter Colour Paint Green Limousine

- Flutter Colour Paint Tropicana Teal

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today to check out my layout. 

Cheers

Belinda

Love You | Belinda Spencer

Happy Monday Flutterby peeps!!

Belinda here today to share another layout for August featuring the Happily Ever After collection.

This layout shows how you can use lots of leftover scraps of patterned paper and filler cards. I pretty much used just leftover bits for the layers under my photo which I cropped into a non-standard size. I love using up all of my little leftover bits this way. They are great for cards too.

I used the fabulous 'All You Need Is Love' Stencil with some texture paste on the heavy white cardstock background. Once dry, I diluted some Orange Goldfish and Raspberry Punch Flutter Colour Paint with water and spritzed the layout with heaps of water too. I used a soft wet paintbrush to add the diluted paints to the layout letting them spread across the wet surface and create pools of colour. I left it to dry for a while before I used a bit of scrunched paper towel to mop up the excess water in some places. I finished off the drying with a heat gun.

I had heaps of paint left over and because I hate to waste it, I used the same technique to add it to a page in one of my art journals. Now I have a page ready to go! I always keep an art journal or tag handy to mop up any paint/ink leftover from projects. Saves heaps of time later.

I used an eclectic mix of wood veneer, page tabs, filler cards and sticky quick quotes to add extra detail and interest.

Here's what I used:

HAPPILY EVER AFTER:

- Everyday Etc Photo Cards

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards

- 12 x 12 Blanket Thief patterned paper

- 12 x 12 Boring Together patterned paper

- 12 x 12 Forever and Ever patterned paper

- Wood Veneer Bits

- Die-cut Bits & Bobs

- 'All You Need Is Love' Stencil

- 'Colour Me Krafty' Everyday Etc Cards

- 'Mad About You' Wood Veneer

- 'Confetti Circles' Wood Veneer

- 'Kraft Notes 4' Page Tabs

- White Tiny Sticky Quotes

- Flair Button No 307

- 'Orange Goldfish' Flutter Colour Paint

- 'Raspberry Punch' Flutter Colour Paint

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Cheers

Belinda