Designs with gentle touch added to fliers (8)
I believe the answer is:
patterns
'designs' is the definition.
('pattern' can be a synonym of 'design')
'gentle touch added to fliers' is the wordplay.
'gentle' becomes 'p' (I've seen this in other clues).
'touch' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'touch of' mean this).
'fliers' becomes 'terns' (tern is a kind of bird).
The first letters of 'added to' is 'at'.
'p'+'at'+'terns'='PATTERNS'
'with' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for patterns that I've seen before include "Repeated decorative designs" , "Models for making things" , "Designs, shapes" , "Designs seen in transept" , "Guides for making something" .)