Merry Christmas Elf Shoes

Hi guys, this is Cheryl. I am hoping every one had a great Christmas. We did at our house. It was just wonderful! We put our tree up the Saturday after Thanksgiving and it seemed like we baked and made handmade gifts throughout the month. It was non stop in December at my house. Next year I plan on starting a month earlier. Just too much going on to wait to begin in December.

For my project today I used the Echo Park Merry Christmas papers. This by far is one of my most favorite collections this year. It is a simple A2 size card and the one my two Grands gave out to their teachers and close friends at school this year. I thought they are just adorable. I found this idea from one of my favorite ladies on YouTube last year. You can go to Dawn's video here to see how this was made.

Thank you for visiting the Flamingo Scraps blog today. 

Happy Scrappin............Cheryl

Birthday Wishes for Aunt Darlene

Hey all!  Hope you are getting some sunshine where you are.  We finally have had a least 4 days of sunshine. It sure makes everyone a little bit happier.  It was so nice that I got to work out in my yard.  I am blessed to live where we have spring starting the end of February.  I love all the spring flowers.  The colors and smells makes my heart sing.

On my last post I made a birthday gift for my aunt.  I am doing a follow up on the January 7th post.  I have finished up the mini photo book and made a birthday card.

I had ordered Marion Smith's Garment District and hadn't gotten a chance to use it.  As you may remember I used the Mad Tea Party and Nirvana papers for the gift box along with the the mini. I used the Garment District 6 x 6 papers to make the birthday card.  I love it when you can mix and match.  Awesome!

I cut a sheet of solid color 12 x 12  card stock in half, making it 6 x 12.  I then scored it at 6" to fold in half. I distressed the edges of the paper with my Prima distress tool and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Pumice Stone.
I layered the paper along with a paper doily. Did you notice the pretty lace and trim from my stash. I used a digi image from Saturated Canary - Maxine (colored with Copic Markers).  Maxine reminded me of my aunt in her garden. The flowers are a mix of stash flowers and Prima flowers sprayed with Heidi Swapp Color Shine.  The little butterfly on the flowers is made from the Mod Podge line and colored with Tim Holtz pens.

On the inside of the card is another 6 x 6 sheet of Marion Smith's Garment District and another digi from Saturated Canary - Tea & a Book (colored with Copic Markers).  How many of you Skype?  My aunt and I spritzen (what my husband calls it) quite often over tea or coffee.  I don't feel so home sick when I get to talk and see her.

Here are a few shots of the completed mini that I promised.  Used my stash all the bling and flowers.   The little blue bird is Mod Podge colored with Tim Holtz pens.

Hope you enjoyed Aunt Darlene's birthday gift and card.  I hope she will love it.  But, most of all I hope I have given you some inspiration.  

Wishing you sunshine, warmth and flowers.

Until next time.

Luann

Tim Holtz ASSEMBLAGE CLOCK with Mini Album

Hello friends this months Design Team Project I decided to make myself this Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock with Mini Album. I have made several and decided it was time to make my own. This photo is one of the most special to me. It is the last photo taken of my mother and Father before my father passed away in 1981. Several of the photos in the mini album I matched up about the same age of my mother and father. I also added some with us kids and the only family photo ever taken of all of us. I used the Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box to create with. I also used several different pieces to create this. I made a space out of chipboard and covered it so I could install an small mini album in the back of some very special photo's for me to remember my Father, Mother and siblings. If there is anything that I used in making this...Please contact Suzanne at Flamingo Scraps and she will be able to special order it for you. Hope you like my creation as much I love having this keepsake.

Mini book in back of the clock

Products used
Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box
Seam Binding – Cream
Tim Holtz Distress Paint
Tattered Angel's Tattered Leather
Maya Road Rhinestone chain
Tim Holtz Alterations Misc.
Graphic 45 Papers mixed from warehouse box

And remember if you see something not sold in the store to contact Suzanne to see if she can special order it for you.

Cupid's Calling!

Hi there, Flock!  Here's my first chance to wish you all a Happy New Year :)

 

Today, I've got a sweet little layout using Pink Paislee's Secret Crush line, with pins from Maya Road and flowers from Pink Paislee and Prima.  The ink is Heidi Swapp, and the doily is from my stash.  You may find many of these items in a Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Combination Box.  :)

 

 

Here's a close-up of the layering at the bottom: 

 

 

This is my oldest daughter, Evelyn.  She turned 10 last August.  I had almost forgotten how very round her sweet little face was as a baby.  :)

 

Happy scrapping!!

I must!...I must!...I must! Use my all my crafty stuff.

Happy New Year!

Do you make New Year Resolutions?

I did this year.  I, Luann, resolve to use all my crafty stuff that I have horded.

With that said, I have a mini album and a little wood box that I would like to share with you.  I have wanted to embellish this wood box for over three years.  My inspiration was my aunt who dearly loves hot tea, roses, and her birthday this month.  Flamingo Scraps carries the Marion Smith's paper lines Nirvana and Mad Tea Party and match made in Wonderland was made.

First, I gave the box a coat of gesso.  Then painted with a rose chrome metallic paint.  To give the some depth I used Ranger Gold Acryilic Paint and dabbed it on with a piece of towel. I cut the paper to fit by using the box as the guide.  I used Mod-Podge to glue the paper and let it dry over night.  I then gave the paper a top coat of Mod Podge and let it dry for a couple of hours.  I did use Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Vintage Jeans to finish the edges.

I used Prima roses, fussie cut a picture from Graphic 45 Ladies Diary paper line and the corset stamp on the Nirvana paper.  I sprayed the blue rose with Heidi Swapp Teal Color Shine for a pop of color.  I just love the way it turned out!

Now the what to in this little box?   I could put in some Rolo's candy (my aunt was telling me about a Rolo Cheesecake she is going to make for her birthday). However,  I went with the orginal idea - mini  

It is a mini 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" .  I used the cardboard I saved from my new 2014 calendar for the center.  I cut the Nirvana and Mad Tea Party papers to size and glued to the cardboard. The edges were distressed with my Prima distresser and inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  I had a Prima Treasures window that just fit. I found a cameo in my stash.  Don't you think it looks like the girl is looking out the window? The clock charm is from my stash.  I'm going embellish the other pages after I find the photo's I want to use.  I'll give you a look when I'm done.

Let's see!  I did keep to my resolution. I used a few things that I had for a time.  I did use some new papers, Marion Smith, which I love. 

If you can't find some of the goodies in the Flamingo Scraps Shop that I used, drop Suzanne a e-mail.  She is awesome locating items for her customers.

Here's to keeping your resolutions and a fantastic 2014!

Until next time.

Luann

Ustream with Tonya has Moved to Tuesday

The Ustream has been rescheduled for TUESDAY, January 7, 2014.   We will begin our broadcast at 8:30 p.m. EST.   Make sure you join the crowd early: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gibbst

This class is going to be a free spirit, grab your mediums and have some fun kind of night.   I will create a mixed media project filled with techniques using some of my Favorite products from 2013. 

I hope you guys can join us Tuesday night, but if not, we will do our best to record. 

Tonya

Suggested Supply List

• Ranger:  
• Distress Paints:  Antique Brass, Walnut Stain, and Antique Linen
• Archival Inks:  Coffee, Black (You can substitute any permanent ink in black and dark brown.
• Marion Smith Designs
• Garment District
• Nirvana
• Crafter's Workshop
• Brick Stencil
• Faber Castell Design Memory Craft
• Gelato - Gold
• Grease Pencil
• Golden
• Gesso
• Matt Medium
• Modeling Paste
• Misc.
• Stamps
• Chain
• Locket
• Vines
• Flowers

A new way to keep track of Ticket Stubs for 2014

Happy New Year all!! Getting the New Year off right I decided for this Design Team project to create a frame to keep all ticket stubs from thing I will do in 2014. I used the Frame and Easel file from the Silhouette store and added a tab at the top so that you can just drop your ticket into when you get home. This way I can look at it and think boy I sure have done a lot or I need to do more!! LOL I used Products from Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box. Which you may or may not get. If you can not find the embelishments in the store make sure you contact Suzanne at Flamingo Scraps to see if she can get it for you. Hope you like my creation as much as I enjoyed making it.

Here is the front view

Here is the front view with paper inserted where you can see the opening.

Here is the back with the easel bent and attached to the back of the frame

Products used
Prima Classic Cream Roses
Prima Chalks
Prima Bling
Prima Flowers
Tim Holtz Glitter- Black Soot
Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box
Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Embellishment Box

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

All Partied Out, but my Warehouse Box is Still Half Full!

Good morning, Flock.   I hope this post finds you all recovering nicely from a wonderful Christmas, and ready to rock 2014!

I have a simple layout to share with you today, full of paper and embellishments from my Flamingo Scraps Combination Warehouse Box.  Did you know that these boxes contain paper and embellishments valued at $150 or more AND are currently on sale for $45 EACH?  These medium flat rate boxes are stuffed to the gills and full of all kinds of amazing stuff!

 

I worked with my staple techniques--a bit of misting & dripping on the background paper (all Pink Paislee, Remarkable), inking the edges of some of the papers, a bit of chalk ink on the Pink Paislee Artisan Elements, some fussy cutting, and lots of layering.

 

To top it off, I added a couple of Fancy Pants Cork Shapes and doodled around the border.

 

Thanks for looking, and I wish you all a wonderful and SAFE New Year's Celebration!

Puzzle Piece Magnets Using the Warehouse Boxes

Hello all! Ramona here. Today I am going to share with you some magnets that I made for Christmas Presents. I got these awesome things from Flamingo Scraps in the Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Combination Box, from which you could get this awesome paper... but it is not guaranteed to receive this in your box. I cut these out on my cameo and made them 4 thickness, or you could get the larger puzzles and make them. But they were so fun to create!! Hope you like them as much as I had fun making them.

Here is my the assembly of the chipboard

Covered with paper

The back after decorated and magnet added

Products Used:
Fancy Pants Cork Shapes Arrows
Claudine Hellmuth Studio Kit: Mediums
Flamingo Scraps Warehouse Sale Box — Embellishment Box
Webster’s Pages Ruffled Bloomers — Teal
Prima Tiny Junkyard Findings Vintage Trinkets — Sampler
Seam Binding Sampler
Maya Road Wood — Bird Cage Pieces
Maya Road Trinket Pins Hearts & Pearls
Maya Road Trinket Pins Vintage Pearl
Tim Holtz Distress Paints
Tim Holtz Distress Stains
If there is anything that I used on this project that you do not see in the store. Contact Suzanne at Flamingo Scraps and she will be happy to try and get it for you.


I wish you all a Happy New Year filled with happiness!!

Hugs~

Designs~By~Ramona

December F4 with Canvas Buttons, Fab Scraps CB, Hinges, and Prima Flowers

This month our Merry Flockinistas were given the following products to create a beautiful and imaginative project. Hoping this last F4 of 2013 is as inspirational as it was fun.


1) Maya Road Canvas Buttons
2) Fab Scraps Chipboard Birdcage
3) Prima Flowers
4) Mini Metal Hinges

Erin

Every year, for the past five years, we have attended Burgers and Butterflies to help remember our little girl Kristen. We release butterflies to help us remember our little ones that are no longer with us. 

This is the first year Catherine was aware of the butterflies around her, and one little butterfly stayed on top of her head for about 30 minutes. We like to think it was her sister giving her kisses.

 

Ramona
Hi all! Ramona here with my F4 project. I was so stumped on this one, and had to think hard for this idea. After much thinking, I took the canvas route. I used many products to achieve the worn and tattered look. I really enjoyed these products. Enjoy !!

Luanne
When I saw the goodies for the December F4 I immediately thought of a garden. I used a paper box from my stash, and painted it with TH paints, Weathered Wood and Bundled Sage. First I put on a coat of gesso, and while that was drying I went to work on the bird cage chipboard element. I laid a brick walkway using a stencil and some light modeling paste.The gate is Maya Road vintage fences and doorways. The Prima flowers looked like a pink sun to me. Here's hoping  you have a wonderful 2014 and that all your dreams come true.

Front

Side

Back

Kathleen
Here in the Natale household, finding a good vet is probably more important than finding a good people doctor. Luckily we not only have a good vet, we have a GREAT vet! For this F4 I decided to make a birthday card from our pets,. The flowers pot is made with the Maya Road canvas buttons and I embroidered the stems. The naughty pet footprints are from a stamp I used TH distress paint on.

Front and inside of card. The sentiment reads, "Happy birthday to our favorite vet. From, the wonderful Natale Pets"

Inside flap sentiment , "Even the naughty ones".

Our youngest cat Lulu is the hunter/trouble maker so this was perfect for her. Ironically enough, there was a bird that went in the cage, but Lulu knocked it off of my table and my golden retriever ate it. So much for the cat that ate the canary!!

Cosmo Cricket Project Hanger - Maya Road Mini Album Valentine Ideas Product Reviews

Hi everyone! Hope you all survived the holidays in one piece. With Christmas behind us and a new year ahead, I thought I'd get ahead of my scrapping game and start on my Valentine Day projects. I plan on making a mini albums using the Maya Road Chipboard Scalloped Mini Album kits. But, since everything with me is a "process", I wanted to look at my pages and display them before putting them into the album. What better way than hanging them from the Cosmo Cricket Project Hanger ?

I love this item. I didn't realize just how big it was, and was thrilled at the size. So many things I can use it for that don't even apply to scrapping. I can see this being used with pics for grandparents or a Mother's Day gift as well. I covered the CB mini album pages, both sides, with paper from my stash. The scalloped heart in the middle, which is one of the album covers, is painted with Tim Holtz paint and can be special ordered by contacting Suzanne. If you haven't discovered these great paints, make them one of your new year resolutions. They rock! The wooden phrase, "Best Day Ever", is from the Fancy Pants Artist Edition and is also painted with TH. I had some blue tulle in my stash from a Websters Pages kit and tied it on the hook, just because I could. The albums will be featuring my grandsons, Gabriel and Ethan, so blue was fitting. As I make the pages, I will hang them for viewing, then proceed to putting them into an album.

AS you can see, this hanger has great size to it. I'm pretty sure that by the time I finish this post that I'll be heading back to my fave LSS, Flamingo Scraps to get a couple more of these so I can display a new page project each month, or Gabe's art work. This is a quick and easy project that looks awesome and is even better to receive.

Be sure to stay tuned for the completion of this adorable mini album. I don't usually make them, but I'm pretty excited over this and can't wait to see the finished project.

This Friday is our last F4 (Flamingo Four) post of 2013 so be sure to check that out. Let's not forget Tonya Gibbs and her ever inspirational Ustream  tutorials on the first Monday of each month at 8:30 p.m.EST.

To all of our Flock Followers, have a safe, happy, and healthy 2014 !!!

Kathleen