'Twas the Day Before Christmas...

And all through Flamingo Scraps, the Flockinstas were working on holiday greetings!

Genie Smith

Erin Reed

Suzanne Pickens

Cheryl Arbo

Special Guest, Cooper Alsabrook

Donna Sullivan

Kathleen Natale

Luann Ostrom

Melissa Williams

Ramona Downing

Tonya Gibbs

Have a safe and happy holiday, from our flock to yours!

Guest Blogger Julie Tucker-Wolek: What I LOVED at CHA! :):):):):):):):):)

Hi everyone! :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek with you here today, and I was beyond honored to go to CHA representing Flamingo Scraps! I had a blast with Cindy and Amanda and loved seeing all the new goodies that all the companies had to show! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First, here is a photo of Amanda, Cindy and Me! :):):)

I LOVED the Prima booth! They have come out with SO MANY goodies! All GORGEOUS! :):):)

 

And then came Cosmo Cricket! I LOVED their new lines too!!! Here is a photo of Me, Julie from Cosmo and Amanda! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Julie from Cosmo was so NICE! I loved her!! And they have A NEW PRODUCT coming out that makes it SO EASY to make flowers! LOVE IT! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Julie told us that all these flowers were made with "Glubers!" SO COOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Here is some more COSMO! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

 

 

Now...some GRAPHIC 45!!! YUMMYYYYYYYY! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

LOVE LOVE LOVE those peacock feathers on that paper! *swoon*! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And last BUT NEVER LEAST in what I have to share today that I loved loved loved about CHA was Jenni Bowlin!!! *sigh*... I loved her NEW silhouettes!!! GORGEOUS-NESS for SURE! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

I can not thank Susan, Suzanne, Amanda and Cindy in including me in this adventure!!! They are JUST THE BEST!!!! Love these girls!!! Thanks for letting me share some YUMMY CHA GOODIES!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Guest Blogger Heather Landry: Pink Paislee Cupid!

Heather is no stranger around here at Flamingo Scraps!! While we have been busy getting ready for CHA, Heather's been busy scrapping!! She sent us these fabulous projects she recently created with items she bought at Flamingo Scraps!!

 

From Flamingo Scraps: Pink Paislee Cupid Collection (patterned papers, brads, stickers, rub-ons), Fancy Pants Wishful Thinking Collection (patterned papers); Maya Road Maya Mist (Metallic Red); Prima E-line White Flower Grab Bag; Tim Holtz distress ink 

We thank Heather for joining us yet again to share even more of her fantastic work with us!!  To view more of her layouts and read about her adventures of three adorable kiddos, please check out her blog! 

Guest Blogger Heather Landry: FP Like Father, Like Son -- Not Just for Boys!!

Did you know that Fancy Pants Like Father Like Son line is not just for boys? I'll show you a girl themed layout with it in a bit! But first, I wanted to share one that I made of my son at the beach. When I first saw the colors in this line, I immediately thought of these beach photos. The navy paper with the swirls reminded me of waves. I had a blast grunging the papers up with Tim Holtz distress ink.

Don't you just love the rich colors? I so totally do! I also created a sketch based on my layout to share with all of you in case you would like to use it. You can right click, and then click on "Save As" to download the image to your computer.

Here is the girl layout I decided to do. I thought that the masculine colors would work well on a layout about being outdoors even with a feminine subject. I used photos that I took of my daughter on the same trip to the park. Since I scrapped both sets of photos with the same paper line, they will look really great as companion layouts when I put them in my scrapbook!

From Flamingo Scraps (for both layouts!): Fancy Pants Like Father Like Son Paper, Tim Holtz Weathered Wood Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink, and Prima E-line Gems.

Thanks again to Suzanne, Susan, and Amanda for having me! I had a wonderful time creating for Flamingo Scraps!

We thank Heather for joining us yet again to share even more of her fantastic work with us!!  To view more of her layouts and read about her adventures of three adorable kiddos, please check out her blog! 

Guest Blogger Heather Landry: Fancy Pants Wishful Thinking

I am so excited to be posting today at Flamingo Scraps!  Thank you very much to Susan, Suzanne and Amanda for having me!

I've been having a ball playing with the beautiful Wishful Thinking line from Fancy Pants. I really love the color combination and it works very well with other lines that are currently in the store! In the two layouts that I created, I explored creating dimension with paper. I even have a little tutorial to share on using Glimmer Mist to make die cut flowers more dimensional.

In this first layout I created dimension by adhering the border punched strips really well. Then I pulled the scallops up and bent them away from the page. I also did the same thing with the banner that I fussy cut out of the Wishful Thinking paper.

I inked all of the edges with pink ink to make them stand out a little more, and I added rock candy Stickles to the journaling spot and the banner. Here's a detail shot of the ruffled punched edges. Very girlie and fun to make!

On my second layout, I used Pearl Glimmer Mist to wet my flower diecuts so I could shape them the way I wanted to. They held their shape really well when they dried! Here is the layout I created...

This is a close up look at one of the finished flowers. The flourish below it was stamped directly onto the layout. Then I attached the flowers to the layout on top of the stamping.

Tutorial: To create the flowers you will need die cut flowers of any shape or size, pearl Glimmer Mist, a tool with a rounded or curved edge (I used one of my Cricut tools that is meant to pull paper off of the mat.), and a mouse pad.

You will want to shape your flowers one at a time so the Glimmer Mist doesn't dry out. I sprayed a flower, then placed it on my upside down mouse pad. The foam under side of the mouse pad gives a little and will let you push against it without tearing your flower. A word of caution, be gentle! When the flowers are damp, they tear easily.

Press down on each petal with your tool as shown. Different movements and tools result in different effects. It's definitely something you'll want to play around with to see what you like. If you use the curved small edge, you get a ruffled distressed edge. If you use the blunt edge you will get a more cupped dimensional shape to your petals. Here is a photo of the three completed flowers after I layered them with brads.

After I attached the flowers to the layout, I decided they needed a little something extra! I used Cotton Candy Stickles on the edges of parts of the flower to make them stand out even more.

Supplies from Flamingo Scraps: Fancy Pants Wishful Thinking Papers, Pink Paislee Cupid Paper and Embellishments (Brads, Rub Ons, Sticker Borders, and Journaling Spots), Rock Candy Stickles, Cotton Candy Stickles, and Pearl Glimmer Mist.

We thank Heather for joining us again to share even more of her fantastic work with us!!  To view more of her layouts and read about her adventures of three adorable kiddos, please check out her blog!