JRR Hill Family -- Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden!

I am really fortunate to have lots of vintage photographs of my family.  And when I first saw the shabby elegant Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection, I just knew it would be perfect to highlight some of my treasured old photos!

Supplies from Flamingo Scraps -- Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden patterned paper, Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Metal Butterfly Charms (sold out), Graphic 45 Staples Stickers, Prima Bling, Prima Bronte Blooms in Powder Blue, Ranger Black Diamond and Cinnamon Stickles; other supplies -- miscellaneous bling, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, miscellaneous glittered alphabet

The elderly gentleman with the long beard is my great great grandfather, James R R Hill.  We haven't yet figured out what the two Rs stand for!  The man in the long tie and the woman with the braid on her blouse are my great grandparents, Arthur H. and Della Dutton Hill, and the little boy standing to the left of the pram is my grandfather, Arthur Milburn Hill!  James and his wife Nancy Knowles had 12 children!  Bless Nancy's heart, I have a portrait of her and she looks like she had 12 children -- she is nicknamed the Ugly Lady!

This detail shows the double mat, inked in Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Peeled Paint and a cluster of punched butterflies punctuated with the Metal Butterfly Garden Charm.

This detail shows one of the gorgeous images from the patterned paper that I cut out, inked in Peeled Paint Distress Ink, and highlighted with Prima Bling and stickles!


I loved working with the colors and patterns of the Butterfly Garden Collection and will be sharing another vintage layout in the collection soon!

Guest DT Celina Matthews: Man and Wife

Hello! This is my first layout as a Guest Design Team Member for Flamingo Scraps and I decided to take it into consideration that this is the month of June; the traditional month for weddings, Father's Day, the start of summer vacation, and my eldest daughter's birthday.

From Flamingo Scraps: Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology collection patterned papers; Antique Linen Distress Ink; Prima bling flourishes and flowers

Other Supplies: doilies; lace; white Perfect Pearls powder; Recollections flowers; Petaloo flowers; Tim Holtz flowers; White Opal Liquid Pearls; American Crafts Thickers in LAX

For my first page, 'Man and Wife,' I scrapped a vintage photo of one of my great-aunts getting married in the early 1950's. I love the cut of her dress and her groom's tuxedo. I got the inspiration for this page from a challenge asking for a crème monochromatic color scheme with a twist of being vintage. When I looked for photos to scrap, this one screamed vintage and softer colors to me. The papers I used are from the Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology Collection, which I then inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I then placed some similarly inked doilies under the photo mat. The lace strips are from a roll of lace I bought at a big-box retailer that are misted with a solution of Antique Linen Distress Ink re-inker, water, and white Perfect Pearls powder.

The lace flower is also misted with this solution. The flower was made by sewing a straight stitch on one of the lace trim's edges and pulling the string to make ruffles then adding a pearl button for the center with adhesive. The rhinestone flourishes are from Prima which I cut into sections to use around the page. The other flowers are from Recollections, Prima, Petaloo, and Tim Holtz.

Here is a close up of the lace and the White Opal liquid pearls I added over the doilies and throughout the page.

The title letters are Thickers in LAX and painted with the same White opal liquid pearls to give them a softer finish. I also accentuated the oval frame on the paper with liquid pearls.

This was such a fun opportunity to create a page for my family's heritage album. I hope that it inspires you all!

 
More of Celina's work can be seen here on her blog!

Mama and Me -- Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime

I will be 55 this month!!!  Clearly, I was born before the advent of  all the modern technology that allows prospective parents to see their babies and even know their gender before they are born!  But I do have this --

a picture of my mother, in 1956, when she was pregnant with me!

This year for Mother's Day, I was at a loss as to what to give my mother, until I remembered that picture!  I knew at once that I wanted to share it with her and that Once Upon a Springtime would be perfect to present it!

(sorry for the glare on the photo!)

I used a chipboard page from a Maya Road Large Tag Coaster Album as my base.  Layers of the beautiful, soft patterned papers of the collection were inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Peeled Paint and Dragonfly cat's eye ink to define the edges and rounded corners.  Fabulous green Prima lace edged the chipboard base and formed the accent flower.  Miscellaneous glitter letter stickers spell out the title You & Me.

Mama was more thrilled than I could have hoped for -- she did not remember that she had given me the photo.  She said at once, "I was pregnant with you, I always wore that violet corsage and the doctor loved it."  Then she said, "Look how happy I was!"  It was a wonderful and memorable Mother's Day for both of us!

Weekend Whimsy: Christmas Traditions and Memories

My mother calls me the keeper of traditions in our family and I love that role!  Especially at Christmas!  This year I got this ornament display tree and was able to showcase all the ornaments I have collected over the last 35 or so years!   Nearly every ornament on my tree marks an occasion, or a trip, or was given to me by friends or family, and every year when I get them out the house is flooded with wonderful memories!  I also decorate with several items that are traditions I carry on from my grandmother!



My ornament display tree!

 

An ornament from 1979 I got when I was volunteering
at the Robert Mills House during grad school

The ornament marking my first Christmas in my present home on "Carr" Street

A voodoo doll I got while at a conference in New Orleans

The ornament marking the year I became a Master Gardener

Florida ornament that has been on trees in NC, SC, and NJ!

String of chili peppers I picked up while working in Taos, NM

Carrying on a tradition of my Granny's -- ribbon candy in her Christmas Tree jar



One of my most treasured possessions, a handmade angel that
graced my grandmother's mantel for as long as I can remember

Scrappers and paper crafters tend to be keepers of traditions and memories -- what are some of the special holiday traditions you keep for your families???  Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!

Canal Street in Hollywood Vogue

I took advantage of this terrific sketch for the Page Maps Challenge to showcase some precious vintage photos of my mother using Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue!  The Hollywood Vogue collection is simply fabulous -- great colors and patterns, and fabulous embellies!!  I am a backside of Webster's Pages kind of girl and the "backsides" were perfect for this layout as the multiphoto sketch covers so much of the patterned paper!

Page Map Sketch by Becky Fleck for Week 2 of Old Page Maps
Challenge 22

From Flamingo Scraps: Hollywood Vogue Collection by Webster's Pages
Other supplies -- thickers and miscellaneous ribbons, bazzill cardstock

This sophisticated collection was just made for vintage and "glamour" shot photos.  Give it a try!!!

Incorporating Memorabilia into Layouts

I come from a family of hoarders -- bad for my storage space, but fabulous for family memories!!!  For instance, I have every single one of the letters my father wrote my grandparents from Korea -- and he wrote everyday!!!!  I also have a background as a historian, so perhaps that is why I feel so strongly about incorporating memorabilia into my scrap pages, whether heritage or current. 




This is a layout I did of the recent paint job on my house --
 I scanned the estimate and used it and
 the paint chips of the colors used. 



This heritage layout includes a copy of a letter from my great grandfather
 to my father planning this fishing trip.  The letter tells my father to make sure he
 has some boots for the adventure, so I cropped a picture of his boots to use in the layout.



This two page layout of my great grandmother features a picture of one of her dolls still in the family and a scan of her funeral card.   



This is my grandmother's wedding portrait -- the tiny album features scanned, much reduced newspaper articles about the wedding and tucked in among the flowers in the upper right hand corner is a small piece of lace from this dress (which I have in a shadow box) tucked in a protective envelope.   One day I hope to remove this bit of lace and incorporate it into a memento for my nieces to carry at their weddings!

Everyday presents us with memorabilia that can be used in layouts -- from concert tickets to small shells from a beach trip.  If you have vintage/heritage photos to scrap and don't think you have memorabilia to use -- think again.  It is relatively easy to find things like census records online these days and the census record of one of your ancestors makes a fabulous addition to a heritage page!!!  Try incorporating memorabilia into your pages -- I think you'll love it!



Guest Blogger Kia: Cool Challenge # 4

 I can't believe how fast the Flamingo Scraps version of Scraptathlon has gone!  This is our last challenge so I wanted to make it one to remember.  If you missed the original post describing this challenge, here's a link.


Cool Challenge #4 ~ Steam - Peter Gabriel.
The hottest trend to come out of CHA has got to be Steampunk!  Your challenge this week is to find a way to meld the past with the future in a LO. As Steampunk melds the Victorian era with science fiction, what can you find from the past that meshes with your future?

Required Item:
This week's required item is Metal.  You must use something metallic in your Layout.

Here's a sample layout from Amanda:

A note from Amanda:  I'm not sure how "steampunk" this really is now that it's finished... but it is an old layout, using a key and a little vintage looking right?!  This photo is of my grandparents and my thoughts about the photo.
From Flamingo Scraps:  Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante patterned papers, Prima white flower and Say it in Crystals with Flowers bling.
Other supplies used: American Crafts grey thickers and presicion pen, Martha Stewart ribbon loop punch and Making Memories metal heart, key and word "love"

All Layouts must be uploaded to the Flamingo Scraps blog(using Mr. Linky) or Facebook page no later than 8pm EDT on August 29, 2010* to be eligible.

On sale this week at Flamingo Scraps ......Selected Graphic 45 tags, frames and borders for Steampunk Debutante and Hallowe'en in Wonderland, also Steampunk/Vintage Embellishment Grab Bags and brand new from Summer CHA - Vintage Embellishments from Prima!

The winner of  Week # 3's challenge drawing is:

Stacey Rodriguez!  Congratulations!  Please send your shipping info to flamingoscraps@yahoo.com.

I will be back next Monday to announce the winner of Week #4.

*Edited to correct the deadline

Late Happy Fathers' Day!!! -- Daddy & Me

A Belated Happy Fathers' Day to all those awesome men out there who make a difference in a child's life!!!

This week I did one layout for two different challenges -- both had twist alternatives.  Being a twisted kind of woman (in a good way, I think!), I did both!

The Sketch

The Twist!

  Use all scraps and leftovers except the background paper and pics. Use at least 10 scraps and leftovers and get extra points!!!

The Layout

The background is actually a leftover piece of Bazzill cardstock from my heritage album papers.  The patterned paper strips are scraps of Prima, Pink Paislee, and Webster's Pages, the swirl and arrow are leftover Prima Say It in Studs, the turquoise bracket and pink heart are both colored with Maya Mist and inked with Maya Road inkpads. Along with the patterned hearts and arrows, they are from a Flamingo Scraps Chipboard Grab Bag.  All of the papers and printed chipboard are distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  The title letters and numbers are leftovers from two packages of Thickers -- two of the d's are actually p's.

For the Heritage Challenge, the stipulation  was to use a picture at least 25 years old (no problem there!), and the twist was to do a "Father" layout.  We were not a picture taking family, so this 1958 photo of my dear late Daddy and me is very precious to me -- he is teaching me to build a drip sandcastle!

Prima, Webster's Pages, and Pink Paislee papers, Prima Say It In Studs, Maya Mist, Maya Road Inkpads, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, and Chipboard Grab Bag are all from Flamingo Scraps!

Try out this fantastic sketch from jamariel and use some of your scraps and leftovers!!

Scraptathlon Week # 5

Our song title for Week #5 was Janis Joplin's "Stealin' Stealin".  And these were our host's instructions to us:
"It's scraplift week, and, for this week, we are lifting one of my absolute FAVORITE scraptathlon layouts of all time. It got more votes than ANY other LO ever, and is, I think, absolutely STUNNING!!!!
Will you steal the colors, the structure, the message, the embellies?"

Here is Susan's take on the challenge......

Flamingo Scraps products used:  The paper is Mechanics from Fancy Pants Designs Like Father Like Son collection. The embroidered fabric tree is Prima Marketing Donna Downey Collection and the letter stickers are Webster's Pages storyteller alphabets and the edges are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink.

Susan says:  These photos were taken in 2001 at our very first family reunion. The tree in the original layout made me think of family trees.  The journaling reads, "Family faces are magic mirrors.  Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present and future."

Here is Amanda's take on the challenge.......

Digital supplies used:  paislee press adorned kit (white background paper) and baroque frame (on picture), krystal hartley birds+bees (title letters), art warehouse candles+cake (colorful embellies).  Font for journaling is smiley monster. 

Amanda says:  This week totally had me stumped!  It was a great layout to scraplift, but it really challenged me.  In the end, I simply scraplifted the design of the layout and kept all the white space.  I wanted to highlight my journaling on this layout and I think the design really made that easy.  I will probably do a second page to include other pictures from my nephew's birthday gift opening to turn this into a two page layout. 

Have a great weekend!

Flamingo Scraps Has Prima Paintables!!

Paintables -- those fabulous black and white watercolor grade papers from Prima -- are making a comeback thanks to uber creative Prima Design Team members like Marion Smith!!  So much fun to alter with watercolor pencils, markers, paint, mists and other mediums, these papers are like coloring books for scrappers! 

Flamingo Scraps has two patterns -- we have named them Lots of Roses, an all over rose pattern, and Corner of Roses with a border and cluster of roses in the lower left corner!    

Though we haven't had a chance to play with these patterns, below is a layout I did of my great grandmother, Augusta Wood Waters, using a Paintable paper and watercolor pencils.  The picture is framed in layered ghost shapes. 

A paintbrush and Flamingo Scraps' fantastic new collection of glimmer mists might be just what the doctor ordered for some summer fun!!  Try some Prima Paintables today and rediscover the pleasures of coloring inside the lines and scrapping outside the box!

Daisy Buckets is going out of Business!

Sad but true, Daisy Buckets is going out of business.  I have always loved their double-sided paper collections!  The paper has a fabric feel to it and the reverse side of the UPC tear strip can be used as a coordinating border - what great idea that is!

Since Daisy Buckets is selling their inventory for 30% off, Flamingo Scraps has the newest Daisy Bucket collections at 35% off until they are gone.  We also have some older, single-sided papers and mini stamps that are already discounted.

Here are a couple of layouts I did.  First using The Nantucket Collection:

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Next using the Little Black Dress Collection:

Also available from Flamingo Scraps are Little Monsters and Posh Posies by Daisy Bucket.  So don't miss out on some fabulous papers at a fabulous price!

FOUND: A Most FABULOUS Layout!!!

I stumbled upon this gorgeous, droolworthy, to DIE for layout last week in the scrapbook.com galleries and Asassyscrapper was most gracious to let me share her beautiful layout with y'all!

And look at this close up she posted of those gorgeous Primas!

So go check out all the details of the crackling, blinging and flowering she did to make this piece of art..... hop on over to Asassyscrapper's Gallery and leave her some love.  A big thank you from Flamingo Scraps for allowing us to share your beautiful layout.  I'm totally inspired!

If you're feeling the inspiration like me, stop by the store to pick up your very own flowers, bling and paper that are shown in the layout and make your very own!!