Floral Hair Bow Holder

Now that my daughter's hair is getting longer and she is collecting bows for her hair, I wanted to make something that would display her bows and also act as a decoration for her new room.  The room itself was already painted purple, so I took that idea and went with it.

Here you can see the holder without and bows hanging from it (picture below of it in her room hanging on the wall).  I added in tons of Prima flowers and Crystal flourishes to really make this stand out.  You can also see the Webser's ruffled bloomers trim at the top as the hanger.

I used heavy duty chipboard for the letters and the circle.  I glued the floral paper to the chipboard with crafters glue, then covered the everything with multi-medium matte by Claudine Hellmuth to seal everything in.  After it dried I took Prima chalk inks in similar colors and inked the edges of all the chipboard items.

Here you can see the holder and up on the wall in my daughter's room with the bows attached the to the hanging ribbon at the bottom.  I like this because I can see all the bows, plus it adds to the decor of the room.  The "C" stands for Catherine and the "R" is for Reed.

All around the edges of the circle I added in about 5 yards of various colors of tutu tulle by Maya Road.  I cut up the yards and layered them going around the circle giving it a dimensional effect.

You can find almost all of these supplies at Flamingo Scraps - so head on over and take a look!!

Enjoy!!

Supplies used:

Chipboard

Paper

Flowers - Prima

Ink - Prima

Mediums - Claudine Hellmuth

Crystals - Prima

Trims - Websters and Maya Road

Mirror Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - especially in the North!  They may just get a Bing Crosby Christmas.  Hey all it's Luann and yes I just aged myself.  I can hear the younger people say Bing who?  Please go and google Bing Crosby if you don't know who he is and what he is noted for.  Along those same lines....I love all the Christmas shows that are on this time of year.  One of my all time favorites is "Meet Me In St. Louis" with Judy Garland.  Esther's Christmas Ball dress is the inspiration for my project today.

I found a cute hand mirror at the Dollar Store and I just knew what I had to do.  I used Rub-n-Buff in Patina to tone the silver down.

Prima's Julie Nutting's Mix Media Doll Stamp was just the ticket. When I think of Christmas I think of glitter.  Yep, just the right paper was Cosmo Cricket Glitter Sheets in gold and red to make the dress (look how tiny her waist is).  I colored Esther's face, arms, and hair with Copic markers.  I used my Prima chalk edgers around all the edges. I scanned and made two copies of  Esther (the paper doll).  One was a copy and the other was a reverse copy. I layered the paper dolls and used pop dots to give her dimension.

The flowers were from my stash and touch of  Heidi Swapp Color Shine in gold added a little twinkle.  The little door is a Prima Shabby Chic Treasures sprayed with gold shine.  The crown was made from Mod Podge Crafts and colored with Tim Holtz Distress Paint. You can't go vintage with out a Cameo Stick Pin from Webster's Pages. The little buttons came in my Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Embellishment Box and added a little extra. The rose button is from Glitz. Roses at Christmas are magical.  The little bird and other stick pin are from my stash.

Now for a look at the mirror side. (I was impressed I didn't get a reflection of the ceiling.)

If you have trouble locating the items I used on Esther's Christmas Ball Mirror just give Suzanne a shout via e-mail.  I can honestly say that Suzanne knows the meaning of customer service. You should stop by Flamingo Scraps...there's a fantastic sale going on.

Before I leave I wanted to show a picture of Judy Garland as Esther in her Christmas Ball gown.  I hope you get a chance see "Meet Me St. Louis".



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 Until next time...Enjoy everything about the Holidays! The shopping, the eating, and the best of all being with friends, family, and loved ones.

Luann



What's in the Match Box?

Hello,

It's Luann with the answer to the question you all are just wanting to know. What is in the Match Box that I blogged about on October 2nd.  Did you see the clue?
http://flamingoscraps.blogspot.com/2013/10/anyone-have-matchbox.html

Did you guess.....

Yep, bathroom tissue roll centers. (My husband kept asking why I was saving them!) Ever since I saw Arlene's Butterfly Kisses blog where she made a mini using them, I wanted to give it a try. BTW:  Who knew that they come in  different sizes?

I squished the rolls in half and used my bone folder to help crease the edges. I put them under a very heavy book for a few days.  I painted the outside and about a fourth of the way down on the inside using my Tim Holtz Black Soot Distressed Paint. I added a couple swipes of the Bronze and Broken China to break up the black.  Then I used a little Heidi Swapp in gold to make them sparkle. I also used Prima's Chalk Edger for added color.  Next came the grommets.  This was fun!

Then on to decorating the mini album.  Keep in mind that to fit in the match box you should use flat embellies.  Also, this is another way to use up your scraps.  I used the scraps from Theresa Collins Now & Then and Carta Bella Winter Fun for the background and journal cards.  For the embellishments I colored up Prima Wood Icons, Tim Holtz Idealology, Mod-Podge Molds, Prima Flowers, Cosmo Cricket Glitter Sheets (I used as the tabs for the pull out journal cards.), stash lace, binding tape, stash items, and charms. 

And here is the complete project! 

I know that my snow family is glad I got replaced the matches!


Until next time! 

Luann


Note:
Got the fun inspiration for my snow family from Bitz of Me blog (Suzanne Dean).







Mad Tea Party Journal Page

Hello everyone! Ramona here to share with you my newest Journal page. Mad Tea Party Collection by Marion Smith. Oh how I love these papers!! They have all elements in these collections to do what you want with them. But, I felt like a journal page and so this is what I come up with. Make sure you stop by Flamingo Scraps to pick up All of Marion Smith's collections. Mad Hatter, Nirvana and the newest Garment District. Also be sure to check out the new embellishments from Marion Smith Designs Junque & Gems. So here is my creation... I used some techniques from Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry on these pages. Hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

Here I cut the Tea Cups, Tea Pot and Hat out of the papers which I love!!! Just went over them with Glossy Accents and it adds so much dimension to the cut out.

I also cut the quote out using the Silhouette. Fussy cut the flowers added some glossy accents and glitter to them to make them magical.

Here is a couple of close ups

Products used
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Kit: Mediums
Prima Tiny Junkyard Findings Vintage Trinkets — Sampler
Prima Wood Icons in a Box – Typewriters & Clocks
Maya Road Trinket Pins Hearts & Pearls
Prima Chalk Ink Edgers — Set of 40 Original Colors Chalk- Teal Damask
Maya Road Trinket Pins Crystals
Tim Holtz Distressed Paints Salty Ocean, Peeled Paint and Broken China
Lindy's Stamp Gang- Time Travel Teal, Tiffany Lou Blue and Magicals Tea Pot Purple
Tim Holtz Stenicil Dot Fade #006

If there is a product that you are interested in Please Contact Suzanne and she will see if she can get it for you.

Also there are still Warehouse Boxes in the store that have some awesome stuff in them...check them out here.
Warehouse Sale Box — Paper Box
Warehouse Sale Box — Embellishment Box
Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box

Have a great week!!

Designs~By~Ramona

My Favorite Saint

Happy All Saints Day!

Hi all! It's Luann, with a scrapbook layout of my favorite saint....My Mama.

When I saw the Mad Tea Party by Marion Smith Designs, I knew I had to use it with the picture of Mama when she was 14 years old. I've seen the layering technique being used for layouts and thought that I'd give it a try.



 I used the Roses R Red for the background then cut Spot Of Tea down about an inch or so for the second layer. I distressed the edges and added Prima Chalk Edger in Shabby Tote. White card stock was cut down and punched with a Martha Stewart edge punch to make it look like a doilie.  

I added a strip of Teresa Collins Now and Then Damask paper because Mama liked blue and it added  a little something. Again I distressed the edges and Prima Chalked it.  I used a Heidi Swapp Color Magic Paper Frame and sprayed with Heidi Swapp. I used a Webster' Pages charm that I had in my stash for the era of the picture. I also added some vintage ribbon and flat back pearls. The other elements I had in my mess...I mean desk, and thought the would look good. It also helped a little in using some of the stuff in my desk.

I tore an old sheet music paper, and chalked the edges. The other ephemera is a digital from Marion Smith. I colored some roses with spray from my stash, and printed the photo of Mom onto
4 x 6, glossy photo paper.

I love the look of the layering, Don't you? You can add as many layers and you like. Now my only decision is do I put this into a frame, onto a canvas, or into my scrapbook. So many options !

Until next time, when I'll show you what's in my match box !

Luann



4 Products + 4 Designers = The Fantastic Flamingo Four !!!

It's that time again ! Time for the FANTASTIC Flamingo 4! I love to see what everyone comes up with each month. I call this the "bonus blog" post because you get four great new creative takes all at one time. For the October F4 , our designers, Erin, Melissa, Luann, and Cheryl were given these four items to get down and scrappy with.
1)  Prima "Rondelle" Designer Paper
2) Prima Banner Clip
3) two Prima flowers
4) Manila Tag (small)

Enjoy the creative journey, and let us help inspire you on your next crafty endeavor.



Luann’s Project

When I saw all the lovely papers I thought instantly that they would make pretty barrettes. I was right! I got out the barrette supplies and Mod Podge matte finish.  I cut the paper a little larger than the barrette so I could fold under. Slather the Mod Podge front and back.  While it was still tacky to touch I sprayed with Heidi Swapp Color Shine in gold or mustard.  Using a flower punch I made little flowers to go with the F4 flowers and I had to give them a little spray of Heidi.  I used my Prima Edgers for a highlight colors.  .

Originally, I thought about using the tag as flowers.  Then inspiration and I started playing.  I love humming birds and flowers.  Don’t you just the dimensional of the flowers?  Again, I used my flower punch with scraps from the barrettes.  I attached the cute paper clip and I will use it for the sediment.

I hope you like my challenge project with F4 items. Hope you will give making the barrettes a try.

CHERYL'S PROJECT
Hey guys...this is Cheryl. Today on the Flamingo Scraps Designer Team, there are four of us all working hard using the same scrappin goodies and doing our own thing making something pretty! We were given a generous supply of Prima "Rondelle" Designer Paper, a Prima Banner Clip, two Prima flowers, and a small manila tag to create our project. Our challenge was to see how each one of use uses the same materials. At first I debated on making a card, but having all of these nice papers, I wanted to create something where I could show off several of these pretty papers. So, I decided to make a A2 size card portfolio.

I started off with a piece of black 12" x 12" card stock, trimmed it down to 8.50" x 11".  It was scored at 5.25" and 5.75" on the 11" width and 6" and 6.25" on the 8.50" width. I trimmed away the 1/2" middle section from the bottom short end up to the top score line.

Using an assortment of patterns from the Prima Rondelle collection, I cut two at 5" x 5.75", two at 2" x 5", and one at 1/4" x 5.75". After inking all of the edges using Prima's Black Coal Chalk Ink, adhesive was applied to the back of each piece and adhered to the front cover and inside flaps.

Turning it over, I marked a 2.25" line above the top score line along the 11" width. From there I added a strong adhesive along this drawn line and then after folding a 30" piece of ribbon from my stash in half to find the center, I laid the center of a ribbon on the 1/2" area and attached it to the front cover of the portfolio.

At this point I creased my score lines and from the inside I brought both flaps forward and secured the outside edges with a tiny brad as a closure.



I covered the tag with another paper piece of the paper, and then cut two additional tags out from the collection, along with two other papers for two additional mats on the cover, and then tied some ribbon from the Seam Binding Sampler on the tags and used the Prima flowers to embellish the cover and I was done.

This was a fun project to make and a great gift idea to hold four handmade cards. This was a lot of fun and hopefully I have inspired you to make one for your cards.

As always, I appreciate subscribers of my blog, here. Also, like and subscribe to Flamingo Scraps on Facebook here and  be sure to visit the Flamingo Scraps store. Check out all of the latest products from Pink Paislee, Heidi Swapp, Fancy Pants, and Basic Grey.....just to tease you with a few!!

Happy scrappin!.......Cheryl

Erin's Project

I am always in need of cards, for lots of various reasons.  Right now it is a thank you for my son's teacher to show her how thankful we are to her (and the school) about his rough transition since the move.  They are helping him in so many ways, and we are grateful that they are supportive to his needs.

I used 3 different sheets of Prima paper and cut them into 1.5 inch squares.  I then inked and arranged them as seen in the pic.  I matted them onto black, then another Prima patterned paper, then on the card base of kraft paper.    I cut the tag down to make room for the stamp sentiment, which I added the clip and a punched out butterfly from another sheet of the Prima paper.  I added a couple of extra flowers to bulk up the Prima flowers from the kit, then added in the buttons.  I created the leaves and you can see the tutorial I made in a post from last week.

Melissa's Project

This month's Flamingo 4 came so easily for me, and for that I am thankful! I have been scrapping out of a suitcase for about a month now, as my family and I are preparing to sell our house and move to a new one soon. I didn't need much extra to complete this project! All I used in addition to what was sent was a single piece of Kraft cardstock, a couple of stamps from my stash, a Threading Water punch from Fiskars, some Prima black chalk ink, and Tim Holtz distress paint in black soot, available in the Flamingo Scraps store via special order.

I decided to make a non-folding card with a pocket for the tag. The sender could write on the back side of the card, or pull the tag out and write on the back side of it, or tuck a piece of paper in with the greeting to send their own little note! I painted the tag black with the distress paint and then adhered paper to it. I also punched the bottom of the tag with the threading water punch. For the cardstock tag that I added, I stamped it with a flourish stamp at the bottom, and then also punched it. The pocket on the tag is a single piece of patterned paper from the pack, adhered on three sides over another piece of patterned paper I cut to size. I used one flower on the little flourish in the corner of the paper and another on the banner paperclip.

Here's what each piece look like individually:

What awesome projects from four amazing designers! Be sure to follow the Flamingo Scraps blog and "like" our  Facebook page . Don't forget Amazing tutorials from Tonya Gibbs on the first Monday of each month at 8:30 p.m. EDT.You can also follow the link to Tonya if you missed and Ustream shows. They are recorded for those who missed them.  Thanks for visiting, and check out all of the great products in The Store. You'll  be tickled pink!!