Tiny Buttons

The entire time I was working on this card, I had the Tiny Bubbles song running through my head!!  Shopping Our Stash had a challenge to dig deep into your stash and create with old-school favorites like eyelets, brads, ribbons and/or buttons.  I have thousands (no exaggeration) of said items in my hoard.  

We created a similar card in the Elle's Studio class from Crop and Create using stamped flowers.  I used a couple of punches for the flowers and added the coordinating buttons as the centers, and some tiny flower buttons instead of bling.  I used scraps of same paper I used for the flowers to make the rainbow accents.  I popped up the "friend" with a bit of foam tape to make it the same height as the buttons.  Fun!!!

The Little Details

I generally emboss my envelope flaps, but never remember to embellish otherwise.  Just Us Girls (JUGS) has a challenge to make a matching envelope - good reminder!

Falling For You layered stencils from Taylored Expressions.  Love how there are coordinating stamps to add the veins on the leaves.  Echo Park sentiment.  

So Happy We Are Family

 I am loving the Taylored Expressions Falling For You layering stencils for mini slimline cards.  Four different stencils layered together to make 3 cards at once.  

Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Weathered Wood, and Hickory Smoke Distress Oxides.  I layered a few of the colors together to get the right shades, especially for the grey acorns.  The sentiment is from my stash, not sure of the brand.  Sharing with the Color Throwdown:

Turquoise & Mustard

I am on a mission to use up some of my patterned paper, or I am going to make myself sell some of it off.  I can't decide what is worse, using it or getting rid of it!  Either way I won't have it anymore.  What a terrible way to think lol.  

Stampin' Up Moonlight paper, Spellbinders die cuts.  I like this layout!  This week's challenge at Color Hues is to use Turquoise and Mustard:

Make the Cards Challenge #67 - Thankful

This week's challenge over at Make the Cards is Thankful.  I am so thankful that I was able to participate in the Scrapbook and Cards Today Crop and Create virtual event this fall.  The Taylored Expressions project was a layering stencil that makes 3 mini slimline cards at one time.   I changed up the colors a bit and came up with these:

Oxide inks finished off with Distress Glaze.  Colors I used:  Broken China, Aged Mahogany, Walnut Stain, Frayer Burlap, Fossilized Amber.  

November SAS4Kids Challenge - Holiday Cards

 Time for another Send A Smile $ Kids challenge!  The November challenge is to make holiday cards.  

I love using vellum as the shadow for word die cuts, even if I have to cut the shadow on my Scan n Cut.  Be sure to link up your holiday creation on the SAS4Kids blog!