S/O: Enamel Dots

I love them! My Minds Eye has a lot of really cute mixed colors but I also have a lot of 1 color variation rainbow sets from various brands (scrapbook.com and ACOT have a ton!). I waited for a good sale and stocked up

store.scrapbook.com/mme-ms1017.html?w=enamel+dots

I used the blue, yellow, and gold from ^ that set on this boy page.

The ones I tend to reach for the most are the ones from My Mind's Eye. They have tons of color coordinating enamel dots.

Great layouts Loco Coco!

So far, I have primarily collected them...but do like to use them to bring in a pop of color on a layout. Generally an accent color that I might tie in with my title or another small embellishment.

eastcoastpea thank you so much!

I am a huge fan of enamel dots/shapes. I use them all time, in fact I use them on almost all of my layouts. I find most brands are similar, although My Mind's Eye probably have the best ones overall. I love the gold trend, so I have bought (and almost used up) a couple of packs of Studio Calico DIY enamel dots in gold. They are a really lovely sort of liquid gold glittery dot. They work on boy or girl pages though (IMO) as they are neutral in colour. You also see quite a few enamel stars, hearts and arrows these days and I like those shapes, pretty easy to use. Basically, I use them in a couple of ways...First, they are great for clusters when you need tiny embellishments to round out the cluster or circular elements (if using dots). They are slightly raised but not too thick so they work on most pages. Second, I use them in my scatter effect pages. Sometimes, I like to lead the eye around the page with small scatterings of things....mist splatters, sequins, little wood veneers, brads and enamel shapes. They help provide interest and slight dimension to the scatters. I especially like to use them with splatters as they create a 3D splatter effect. I love enamel dots. They are small but being round they add a nice contrast to layouts which usually have a lot of straight edges and lines. Try some, you will be hooked too!  Oh I forgot to mention there are also wood dots now (LOVE!) and cork circles too.  Good for boy pages.  The wood ones have been made by MME and Teresa Collins has a mixed set of wood and cork circles.

This page shows enamel dots mixed in with grey mist, sequins and brads:


This page features some lovely MME enamel dots from MME Market Street that came with coloured and GOLD ones in the same packet! I clustered the gold ones in groups of three, but I also used the pink ones on my banner almost like a push pin effect and there is a tiny blue on in my bottom cluster next to the mason
jar and the heart.

 

Oh yeah!  I forgot Doodlebug sprinkles, they are lovely!

I like to use them in 3's. Where I just need a little "something", I'll use a large, a medium, and a small enamel dot in a triangle, but not evenly spaced.

I love the Doodlebug ones the best, but I don't have any I think are bad.

Imperia, your pages are beautiful!

I have a few types of enamel dots. The wooden ones are a nice touch on more masculine pages. Enamel dots also work nicely for the center of flowers.

Another fan of the MME dots but I tend to just buy ones with the colors I need no matter what the brand is. I've also learned that brads make great dots. I've got a ton of those so I can use up my stash as well.