Cheers You Did It! | Lauren Hender

Thank you for stopping by the Flutterby Designs blog today but I have to warm you.. you may just fall off your chair.

Yes, you are seeing it now.. I, yes Me.. Lauren Hender has just done a full on mixed media layout! I know, how living on the edge, pushing the boundaries, on the wild side of me. But when you are playing with the brand new Flutterby Designs paint collection you just want to go crazy the colours are that fabulous.

 I began creating this layout by painting my background with a blend of the teal and the purple paint. At this point I thought 'well this looks weird' but I kept going.

I then took out my Flutterby stencils and went to town with the white, green and purple paints.

I then accented the stencil features using a black pen.

I created a cluster around my photo to help it pop off the page. When you have a busy background photos can sometimes get lost, so we need to give them some pop.

I love this wood veneer frame and hearts, it adds a different texture to the layout and gives that pop that I am looking for. 

So lets go shopping...

Paint Set

Stencils

Wood Veneers

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative, push the boundaries and most importantly have fun while you are doing it.

Lauren xoxo

Annoying Husband | Krisy Podolak

Hi Flutterby Lovelies,
Krisy back today to share another layout featuring the "Mad About You" Collection.  This layout sums up exactly how I feel every single time I try and take a photo or selfie with my husband.  He is definitely FUCKING ANNOYING!

I used the Everyday Etc cards and cut them in to triangles which I then sewed into place with my sewing machine.  I used the frames from the Cut aparts to kinda frame the photo and lead your eye into the photo.  I kept the photo in black and white to stop it clashing with all the colours and patterns of the collection.  For my words, I used another Everyday Etc card and cut the words into strips.  This is my favourite way to include strips of writing whether it be pre-printed or my own typed journalling.

Here are a few close ups:

There is also a process video you can check it out on my YouTube channel - POPLEOPOD.

I'll be back later in the month with another share.

Krisy xx

Purr-fect | Sue Plumb

Hi everyone! 
I am very excited to share this layout with you today, as it features the brand new 'Fur-ever Friends' collection and new release Flutter Colour paints! (These are scheduled for release into the Flutterby store this Sunday, 5th February at 8pm - you won't want to miss it!) This page also features my family's new kitten, Genghis.

I started this layout by creating my background using the new Flutter Colour paint set (the colours are so divine!) I used a few drops of the aqua paint in some water to create a watercolour paint, which I brushed over my cardstock using a wide brush. I then used one of the new release stencils along with some purple paint, and stippled some random bubbles onto my background. Finally, I added some splats of the new green paint over the top and left it all to dry.

Once my background was dry, I fussy cut my title from one of the Fur-ever Friends Everyday Etc cards and adhered it onto my photo. I then created a layered mat for my photo to sit on from the coordinating filler card pack. (I am not normally a purple person, but am so loving the colour combination here!)

Under my photo, I also added a frame (Frame 47 'Mad About You' Photo Cut Out), which I cut in half; a Fur-ever Friends page tab; and some messy cotton thread for texture. The tab on my photo came from the Fur-ever Friends die cut bits & bobs pack.

To add some extra dimension to my layout and to tie in with the circular theme I had going on, I also added some of my favourite wood veneer circles, which I painted with the new green paint. (How perfect is the colour match between the paint and the paper?!) Inside one of the circles I popped one of the Fur-ever Friends flair buttons (from the cat set).

Finally, it was time for me to put the finishing touches on my layout. I used the cute little paw print stickers and the meow sticker from the Fur-ever Friends Sticky Quotes sheet; some blue enamel dots (from the neon set); some stamping and black mist splatters.

I also added my handwritten journaling and a couple of white Tiny Sticky Quotes - there is no project that these stickers don't belong on! (PS - I hope you like the tongue-in-cheek way I used the meow sticker in my journaling.) ;)

So, mark it in on your calendars or set a reminder on your phone - the new release lines will go live in the Flutterby Designs store THIS SUNDAY at 8pm (that will be 7pm if you are here in Qld like me). If you have a pet (and not just dogs or cats), you are going to NEED this collection!

Til next time, happy scrapping! X

Art isn't paint, it's LOVE....

Art isn't paint... It's love!

And I love nothing more than getting my fingers super painty and messy. Its a sign that the creative juices are flowing and the soul is being soothed. 

This month I've got a super colourful mixed media layout that just screams ME... messy, textural and a little bit grungy.  

Here I've used bits from the 'Creative Chaos' Everyday Etc Cards and the 'Creative Chaos' Filler photo cards to create my layers, and used  'Paint Splats' sticky quotes and Flair Button 414 and Flair Button No 233 as my embellishments.

I've created a step by step tutorial on how I created this background on my blog, and you can look at it HERE

Dont forget that the new release Fur-Ever Friends goes live at 8pm on Sunday 5th February... stay tuned for sneek peeks from the design team and myself in the coming days... 

You're my person, with Ros

Hi there, Ros here today to share a layout that I have created using the Mad About You collection.

After slapping down a few colours of paint I have used the Hugs and Kisses stencil with some moulding paste.  You can see that I have done this under where my photo cluster is sitting and also on the opposite side of the page.  This give my layout some balance.

I also added a few splashes of black Flutter Colour to the background.

I was a little stuck at first with this collection cause I don't have a person.  It didn't take long to realise that it really doesn't matter.  This collection is perfect for any of my loves.

For my cluster I have cut some of the filler cards into different sizes and layered them together.  Along the edge of this is some of the gorgeous little Page Tabs.  My photo is sitting inside the gorgeous Mad About You frame.

I have also cut some of the filler cards into some little banners to poke into the photo stack.  This has then been finished off this a super cute flair button.

Right at the bottom of the layout I have matted the words cut from one of the filler cards onto some more little banners.

Mad About You filler cards

Hugs and Kisses stencil

Mad About You page tabs

Flair button 422

Mad About You frame 47

Flutter Colour

Hope you've been inspired ♥

Throw Kindness Like Confetti by Lauren Hender

Hi Everyone!!

By now you have all most likely had a peek of the new release range and products coming soon to the Flutterby store. I have been super lucky to get my hands on some goodies early and now have a project to share with you.

This time round Flutterby Designs is expanding its already awesome collection of paints to include these great colours.

These paints are amazing! They dry quickly, blend well and once dry provide a surface that you can easily journal on or layer with other mediums.

I used some of these new paints to splatter a background in this journal project. I didn't hold back or wait until any layer dried and this fabulous effect was created.

Look at these paints! They look like lollies, and what scrapping girl doesn't like a lollie?! lol

The other Flutterby products I have use in this project is from the Mad About You collection.

SHOP IT HERE

These paints will be available to purchase from 5/2/2017 at 8pm. So SAVE THE DATE.

Lauren xo

My Crazy Tribe by Belinda Spencer

Hello Flutterby peeps!!

Belinda here today to share two layouts featuring some fabulous Flutterby Designs product.

Let's get started with a layout I created using the latest 'Mad About You' collection.

'Crazy Together' Layout

For this layout, I was totally inspired by one of Anita's filler cards which is the one directly under my photo. It is a book paper one with lovely big circles of bright pink, blue and green. This was my inspiration for my background.

I started by spritzing my background with water before spraying on Kaisermists in Pink, Lime Green and Aqua. I added more water to make lovely pools of colour on my layout. After drying with a heat gun, I then used Golden Light Molding Paste with the I {heart} you mini stencil to add another layer of interest to my background.

I love this photo of my hubby and kids being their crazy selves for the photo. I printed it off in black and white so that it wouldn't compete with my technicolour layout and so that it would stand out from it. 

I have layered several filler cards from the Mad About You range underneath and added some crazy embroidery thread in matching colours too.  We are huge The Big Bang Theory fans so of course I had to use that fabulous flair button!

Here's what I used:

MAD ABOUT YOU:

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards

- Die Cut Bits & Bobs

- Wood Veneer Pack

- Flair Buttons Set 1

- Page Tabs

- Green Sticky Alphas

- 'Mini Stencils' Stencil

- 'Small Hearts' Wood Veneer

- Enamel Dots 'Neon'

Next up is a layout I created using the gorgeous 'Wild Bohemian' range.

'My Tribe' Layout

I have created another watercolour effect background using mists and water inspired by the colours in Anita's filler cards. This time I used the 'On The Plus Side' Stencil to add some yellow paint plus signs to my background.

Here's what I used:

WILD BOHEMIAN:

- Everyday Etc Cards

- Everyday Etc Filler Cards

- Page Tabs

- Flair Buttons No. 381

- Enamel Dots - Bold

- 'On The Plus Side' stencil

Thankyou so much for stopping by the blog and checking out my creations today. I do hope you feel inspired to grab your Flutterby stash and have a play too. 

Cheers

Belinda