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Movember Mustache Craft for guys

By Admin on November 4, 2013 in Back to School, Paper Crafts

Movember is here again, and it is a great time to make crafts for guys. Former Designer for Buttons Galore and More designer friend Jen Goode of http://www.100directions.com designed a mustache stamp wheel from Clearsnap so you can get your mustache creativity going all over the place. AND, she has asked a group of designers to create whatever they’d like to make, showcasing this fun craft tool and her stamp. One of my favorite things to do with the rollagraph is to make my own pattern paper. I used a piece of kraft card stock to make the cover or this journal. My son is in 5th grade and they have to keep a reading journal. I thought this would be perfect for him. Man was I right. He took it to school last week and I have a request for 4 more.

Materials to make Movember mustache craft:

Laura Kelly Mixed Buttons
Clearsnap Black Ink & Rollagraph
Kraft paper
Sharpie Markers
Glue Dots
Black Ribbon

I used the Sharpie markers to make my own name plate, The thin Glue dots to adhere the buttons, and the name plate. The rollagraph to create the pattern paper for the cover and scissors to trim the edges. You can use a craft knife too.

Dog Treat Jar

By Holly Gagnon on September 11, 2013 in Mixed Media

Your dog is an important part of your family so why not make a Dog Treat Jar? If you’re a dog lover, you’re gonna love the Buttons Galore Dog Gone It buttons.

Dog Treat Jar

Ya know anything looks great in displayed in a Mason Jar. Even plain ole’ Milk Bones.

To embellish the jar lid, I adhered a piece of patterned paper on the lid then used Ultra Thin Glue Dots to adhere various Buttons Galore Dog Gone It buttons.

Buttons Galore makel Blank Craft Shapes that are perfect to use if you want to customize a tag.

1. Choose a Blank Shape

2. Ink with color

3. Set the ink with a heat gun.

Taa Daa-There you have it, a cute Dog Treat Jar tag!

My dog has no interest in eating plain Milk Bones. She’s only interested in the gravy covered Milk Bones like the in the jar. When I was done taking the photos of this project, I came back in the room a few hours later and noticed my dog bone props were missing off the table. Hmmm…I wonder who might of snatched them??

Supplies Used for Dog Treat Jar:

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Make a Card for Dad

By Allie Gower on May 26, 2013 in Card Making, Paper Crafts

Let’s make a Card for Dad, shall we?

Just for Father’s Day, let’s step away from the flowers, the ribbons, the lace. Let’s go all MANLY! Blues, browns, etc. – safe color choices. I’m going for a mannish, woodsy feel here. My kids will give this to their dad with a gift card inside.

Instructions for a Card for Dad

Score lines on cardstock.
Ink mat with Donna Salazar inks from Clearsnap.
Add small holes with hole punches and sand a bit to distress it.
Add paper wire.
Adhere mat.
Place sticker on button, sand or cut off excess and attach to paper wire.
Attach button, add finishing sentiments.
Complete card.

Supplies to Make a Card for Dad

Brown Satin Finish Button
Cardstock – Gina K Designs
Sticker – SRM
Paper Wire
Ink – Clearsnap

Thanks for joining me today. I hope the men in your life have a day they deserve.

Quick and Simple Money Holder Envelope

By Holly Gagnon on May 15, 2013 in Card Making, Graduation, Paper Crafts

Money Holder Envelopes can only mean one thing … It’s Graduation time again and maybe you want to show those special Grads some love. Cash love that is!

Here’s how to make a quick and simple money holder envelope that can be stuffed full of congrats cash and gift cards for that starving ex-student.

Money Holder for the Graduate

Supplies Needed to Make a Money Holder:

8 x 7 inch piece of Cardstock
Score Board
Haberdashery Buttons
ClearSnap Design Adhesive
Velcro Clear Coins
Glitter
Ribbon
Ben Franklin’s or Gift cards…{optional}

8 x 7 inch piece of cardstock scored at 2″ and 6″

1. Trim out sentiment and adhere. 2. Peel off backing and sprinkle glitter 3. Remove excess glitter. 4. Done!

Use Clearsnap Design Adhesives

To quickly add a Congratulations sentiment on to the money holder, I used these convenient Design Adhesives from Clear Snap. Really neat product and sooo easy to use!

You could use any choice of adhesive to make your money holder but I choose to stitch mine together using a sewing machine, added a clear Velcro coin to keep the envelope closed (don’t wanna lose any of that congrats cash now) and added a ribbon bow and Haberdashery button for some sophistication.

I love how the black and white stitching contrast together, adds a ‘lil sophistication on the envelope. Now that they’re a graduate, they should be a little more sophisticated, right?

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Altering Buttons

By Allie Gower on April 14, 2013 in Card Making, Mixed Media, Paper Crafts

Altering Buttons

There are lots of ways of altering buttons. Today, we cut off shanks and paint.

I’m back with more buttons from the Butterfly Kisses collection. I needed to do something to make these butterflies match the cards I was wanting to make.

Butterfly Kisses Collection

Here’s how to get started.

Gesso is like paint, but different – it’s almost like a crafty primer coat.

Once your button is primed, you can try lots of products.
Here, I use Smooch in a couple of colors.

Smooch comes in a nail polish style bottle with it’s own brush. So convenient. It’s made by ClearSnap.

To finish off this card, I added some ribbons from May Arts. As a kid, I grew up watching my mom sew. When she passed away, I received her sewing basket, and inside were her orange handled Fiskars scissors. Her scissors were carefully hand labeled – for sewing, for ribbons, and for paper. I still have them all.

You can also ink your primed buttons.

No button should ever go to waste!

Alter buttons to match your next project.

Supplies Used:

Butterfly Kisses buttons
Gesso – Claudine Hellmuth
Ink, Spritz and Smooch – Clearsnap
Ribbon – May Arts
Images – Gina K Designs
Paper – Cosmo Cricket
Other – Copic Markers

Tools Used:

Fiskars scissors
Toe nail clippers

Wedding Decorations – DIY Candle Wraps Two Ways

By Angie Holden on April 11, 2013 in Home Decor, Mixed Media, Occasions, Paper Crafts, Wedding

Looking for DIY wedding decorations for your wedding? These candle wraps with buttons are perfect for your ceremony. Plus there are two different looks to choose from. These wedding decorations can be modified to work with any style.

Materials needed for candle wrap wedding decorations:

Something New Button Pack
Victorian Treasures Button Pack
Blank Craft Shapes
Fiskars Everywhere Punch
Scrapbook paper
Sheet Music
Tissue paper
Stamps
Ink
Tape
Ribbon

Directions for making candle wrap wedding decorations:

For the blue candle wrap, cut a sheet of paper so that it fits your candle. Punch out a pattern of windows in your scrapbook paper with the Fiskars Everywhere Punch.

Cut a sheet of tissue paper slightly smaller than your paper and tape to the back.

Use various stamps to decorate each window of your candle wrap.

Wrap the candle and secure with tape in the back. The candles I am using are wax sleeves that accept battery power tea lights. There is no threat of fire when using these types of candles. Add random buttons from the Something New button pack around your candle wrap. Use hot glue to secure your buttons.

Add this one to the center of your wedding table for a beautiful centerpiece. A collection of these would look great at your wedding reception.

Now for the second version just to show that these can be customized to any wedding theme. For this version, again I cut the paper to size. This time I used my Fiskars Everywhere Punch to make an elongated hole.

I cut some sheet music to size and taped it to the back of the paper over the window.

Stamp the blank shape with the monogram of your choice. Then thread through some ribbon. Glue the shape and the buttons to the ribbon ONLY. Do not adhere to your wrap in this step.

Wrap the paper only around your candle first and secure with tape. Then add your ribbon and secure with hot glue.

You can change up the paper and buttons on your candle wraps to match your wedding theme. These are a quick and easy addition to any wedding decor. Not getting married anytime soon? These could also be customized for any season or home decor. Grab your buttons and get started on your wedding decorations today.

Sunday Cardmaking: Make a St. Patrick’s Day Card

By Allie Gower on March 10, 2013 in Card Making, Holidays

Let’s make a FUN St. Patrick’s Day Card.

As an Irish lass, I just HAVE to share another St. Patrick’s Day Card.

Sometimes I like to make easy cards. Other times, I like to pull out lots of toys and tools, and for this card, I got out sandpaper, my scor-board and all kinds of goodies.

Let’s get started!

How to make this FUN St. Patrick’s Day Card.

The base is a standard A2 size (4.25 x 5.5″) and opens at the bottom. The dark green mat is 4 x 5.25″ and the white mat it 3.75 x 5″. The light green strip is 1.75 x 5″.
Score light green strip at every quarter inch. Turn over and sand score lines.
Stamp sentiment. Assemble card.
Die cut three clovers and sand around the edges. Tie twine through assorted Orange Buttons and adhere to clovers with Beacon’s.
Add ribbon. I like to fold over the top edge and use Red Liner Tape to hold it down. Add bling to ribbon and dot i in St. Patrick’s.

We had a lot of fun using tools, but it wasn’t hard… Was it? Grammar Note – the plural of clover really is clovers, I researched it. It sounds wrong, doesn’t it?

Buttons Galore Supplies Used to make this FUN St. Patrick’s Day Card.

Orange Buttons
Adhesive – Beacon’s, Red Liner Tape

Cross Promotional Supplies Used to make this FUN St. Patrick’s Day Card.

Ink – Clearsnap

Additional Supplies Used to make this FUN St. Patrick’s Day Card.

Sentiment, Twine, and Cardstock – Close To My Heart (I like to use this cardstock because it has a fun white core.)
Clover die cuts – Sizzix
Sandpaper – Bazzill Sanding tool
Ribbon – American Crafts
Bling – Want2Scrap
Dimensional Foam Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope your St. Patrick’s Day is filled with luck to last you through the year.

Winter Card: Sunday Cardmaking

By Allie Gower on January 27, 2013 in Card Making

I’m back with another winter card for Sunday Cardmaking here at Buttons Galore. I had some holiday pictures to mail off, and I thought this was a fun winter card to create, to accompany those pictures.

Do you love a winter card that’s easy to make? I used all scraps!

Directions for making Winter Card

I started with an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of cardstock from My Favorite Things and cut a piece 4 x 8″ and folded it in half. Yes, I like to make cards in all shapes and sizes.

I cut a piece of patterned Authentique paper sized 3.5″ square. I also cut a 1 x 4.5″ strip of the same paper, and flipped it over. I stamped snowflakes on this piece, and accented it with Dimensional Pearls Paint and bling and pearls from Want2Scrap. I colored the pearls with a Copic marker to get a matching shade. I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock and trimmed it into strips. The edges were lined with a Copic marker, and then colored with a lighter shade to match the patterned papers.

The sentiment reads …

In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me was an invincible summer.

I promise, Spring is coming. The trees will soon be singing again.

To finish off the winter card, I punched some snowflakes from the matching patterned paper and painted them with some glossy accents and sprinkled Sugar Shimmer. These are adhered with dimensional foam dots. I then chose three matching Clear Round Buttons and punched out small circles of a coordinating Authentique patterned paper. I adhered the paper to the buttons with Glossy Accents then I attached the Clear Round Buttons and two Rustic Coconut Shell Buttons using Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots.

Buttons Galore Products Used

Promotional Products Used

Clearsnap – Donna Salazar’s Sugar Shimmer
Authentique – Patterned Paper
My Favorite Things – Cardstock

Additional Products

Bling – Want2Scrap
Glossy Accents, Dimensional Pearls Paint – Ranger Ink
Snowflakes – Punch
Ink – Copic, Memento
Stamp – Close To My Heart

Thank you for joining us this Sunday. I’ll be back next Sunday with another project idea.

Fun Snowman Treat Bags: Sunday Cardmaking

By Allie Gower on January 20, 2013 in Card Making, Holidays

I’m back with a Sunday Cardmaking project. This week we’re making Snowman Treat Bags. I made a couple of quick, simple snowman thank you cards, and wanted something nice to put them in. Snowman Treat Bags are perfect!

Let me walk you through the process. It’s not hard at all!

Directions for making Snowman Treat Bags

I started with two 8.5 x 11″ sheets of cardstock from My Favorite Things and cut a piece 6 x 11″. I scored from left to right at 1″, 6″, and 7″ and folded them, and then adhered them together. For the bottom of the bag I used a piece of cardstock that was 3 x 6″ and I scored it to create three one inch folds. I attached that at the bottom. The handle at the top is 1 x 11″ and it’s held in place with two brads and some adhesive.

I stamped my image on cardstock and colored with Copics, and stamped again on patterned Authentique paper – cutting out the scarf and part of the hat. I used a Copic Marker to highlight some of the shadows. I cut a panel out of the same patterned Authentique paper sized 5.25″ square. I colored the edges of the bag and the mat with a Copic marker to match the patterned paper. The paper edges are inked in the same color using the broad tip. I embellished the stamped image with Polar White Flower Soft and some red pearls from Want2Scrap. I painted the snowman with Smooch. He doesn’t sparkle much in the photo, but after a few coats, he was twinkling in person.

I tied a bow around the bag to hold the cards in place and cinched the bow with some Doodlebug twine and a Wild White Button topped with a Brilliant Blue Button anchored by a snowflake brad. I placed the stamped image on the bag with some dimensional foam tape. Five holes were punched at the top, and I placed five Wild White Buttons held in place by brads. You can simple spread the “legs” on the brads a little to go through the holes, then squeeze them back together to attach to the paper. I used 3 in 1 Craft Glue just to help them stay put.

Buttons Galore Products Used

Promotional Products Used

Clearsnap – Smooch
Authentique – Patterned Paper
My Favorite Things – Cardstock

Additional Products

Snowflake Brads and Red crepe ribbon – Creative Impressions
Ivory Flowers – Petaloo
Bling – Want2Scrap
Snowflakes – Punch
Ink – Copic, Memento
Stamp – unknown
Twine – Doodlebug Designs
Fluff – Polar White Flower Soft

Thank you for joining us for Snowman Treat Bags: Sunday Cardmaking. I’ll be back next Sunday with another project for you.

Winter Card Ideas: Sunday Cardmaking

By Allie Gower on January 13, 2013 in Card Making, Holidays

I’m back with more winter card ideas. I had some holiday pictures to mail off, and I thought this was a fun card to create, to accompany those pictures.

Let me walk you through the process. It’s not hard at all!

WINTER CARD IDEAS

Directions for making Winter card

I started with an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of cardstock from My Favorite Things and cut a piece 6″ square and folded it in half. I chose this size, because inside, I added a Caribou gift card, just a little after the holidays treat! I just stuck it on with a Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dot.

A piece of patterned Authentique paper sized 2.75 x 5.75″ was added. I colored the edges of the card with a Copic marker to match the patterned paper. The paper edges are inked in the same color using the broad tip. I stamped the image on cardstock with Memento ink and then taped my die in place using Washi tape to hold it in place. When I removed the die and paper, I left the tape, and sponged on some Close to My Heart ink to distress it.

I placed some white chipboard on a Wacky Tape Sheet and die cut a bird and wing. The bird was then glittered with some Clearsnap Sugar Shimmer.

I bent the vine in the shape I wanted and adhered it with 3 in 1 Craft Glue. I threaded some Rustic Coconut Shell Buttons using some twine, and adhered the buttons using Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots and a few foam squares for added dimension. I added the rest of the embellishments using 3 in 1 Craft Glue and Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots.

Buttons Galore Products Used

Promotional Products Used

Clearsnap – Donna Salazar’s Sugar Shimmer
Authentique – Patterned Paper
My Favorite Things – Cardstock
Spellbinders – Label and Oval

Additional Products

Sizzix – Bird Die
Ivory Flowers – Petaloo
Vine – Prima
Bling – Want2Scrap
Snowflakes – Punch
Ink – Copic, Memento
Stamp – Close To My Heart
Twine – Doodlebug Designs

I am glad you joined us for Sunday Cardmaking. I hope you are enjoying the Winter Card Ideas. I’ll be back next Sunday with another project idea.

Shabby Chic Card: Sunday Cardmaking

By Allie Gower on January 6, 2013 in Card Making, Holidays

I’ve got a shabby chic card for today’s Sunday Cardmaking post – and it is very easy. It’s for a friend that loves all things shabby chic.

Let me walk you through the process. It’s not hard at all!

Directions for a shabby chic card:

I started with an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of cardstock from My Favorite Things and cut a strip 5.5 x 11″ and folded it in half. A piece of patterned Authentique paper sized 5.25″ square was added. I placed some plain cardstock on a Wacky Tape Sheet and die cut a star. The star was then glittered with some Clearsnap gold glitter. I adhered the large snowflake and glittered star and button with 3 in 1 Craft Glue.

I gathered the fibers and ribbons. I cinched them together with Wild White Buttons and Rustic Coconut Shell Buttons using some twine. I punched two small holes in the cardstock behind each button, and tied the ribbon to the card. The rest of the embellishments were adhered using 3 in 1 Craft Glue and Memory Book Dot ‘n Go glue dots.

Once everything was dry, I placed the card, along with a few small gifts, in a bubble mailer. It’s a little late for Christmas, but it’s a nice winter card, too. Don’t you think?

Buttons Galore Products Used for the shabby chic card:

Promotional Products Used

Clearsnap – Gold Glitter
Authentique – Patterned Paper
My Favorite Things – Cardstock
Spellbinders – Nested Star Die

Additional Products

Large White Glittered Snowflake and Christmas Tree – Michael’s, Poinsettia and Gold Leaves – Prima, Assorted Fibers – Basic Grey, White Flowers – unknown

Thank you for joining us this Sunday and my shabby chic card. I’ll be back next Sunday with another winter card idea.

Button-embellished ~ GLAMOUR~ Keepsake Frame

By Elise Durenberger on July 18, 2012 in Mixed Media

Taking a little break from our “Christmas in July” theme we have a delightful project of Mixed Media Art in this great Keepsake Frame by Elise! :)

Glamor, art and intrigue – a perfect recipe to play with buttons!

Teaming up with some HEAVENLY materials, including burlap, Lumiere Dimensional Paint by Jacquard, Glitter, Ink and Smooch Accent ink by Clearsnap, MICRO PEARLS {Yes! Micro pearls!} and a whole lot of GORGEOUS buttons form Buttons Galore and More, I was COMPLETELY inspired to alter this simple “value” artist canvas to become “priceless” in no time!

Supplies:

Button Tote Bag Assortment – Cornucopia

Mixed Rectangular Sliders

Lumiere 3D Metallic Paint and Adhesive

Glitter, Smooch and Ink – Clearsnap

Trimmer, Knife, Ruler & Mat – Westcott

Adhesive – Beacon via Buttons Galore and More

Acrylic Paint – Eco Green Crafts

Burlap

Micro pearls

Tissue Tape

Faux Wood Grain tool (Local Hardware supply)

Other – Vintage light bulbs, twigs and fabric flowers (Misc. stash)

To begin, select a glamor shot of your choosing, to feature in finished frame. {I chose a cool, black and white shot of my sweet Mama at the wee-age of 17! Wasn’t SHE a dish!}

By accessing the back side of a traditional canvas, there is a whole wealth of crafty potential to play with. To customize the “frame” of this look, I created faux wood grain with a simple wood grain tool (available at most hardware stores!), Lumiere 3D paint, as well as regular acrylic paint and some strips of chipboard, cut and sized to metier together to match the stretcher bar framework of the canvas. Start by applying an acrylic base to the chipboard.

For rich wood grain effect, the MORE color, the better… I used FOUR different Lumiere colors for this look! In case you’ve never dabbled in faux wood grain – it’s TOTALLY easy and addicting… Apply Lumiere on top of dried, painted (with regular acrylic paint) chipboard strips, then pull and rock the tool to create the MOST amazing effects! If you don’t like how it looks, keep working! The 3D quality of the Lumiere gives you some decent working time – you’ll see! (G’head – TRY it!) Once you get all four strips done, set to the side to dry.

Paint the outside edge of canvas with color of your choosing.

Line the INSIDE of the frame edge with printed tissue tape.

Glue faux wood grain strips to frame. I love, love, LOVE how beautifully Beacon 3 in 1 works for an assignment like this!

Westcott fabric scissors cut burlap, flawlessly! Cut burlap to size of your choosing. I decided to let some canvas frame the edge of the burlap, just because it looked YUMMY! So many textures! What’s a girl to DO!?!

Arrange picture and embellishments to your liking. For this project, I mounted the photograph on chipboard, mixed micropearls and glitter and then adhered with Beacon 3 in 1 adhesive for a luscious, tactile effect. Having TOO much fun to stop there, I added micro pearls to button centers, as well… OMG! {My middle name is DANGER!}

If you’ve never ventured, I can’t recommend ~~HOARDING~~, uh, I mean, collecting some of our Blank Craft Shapes, in every size! Love the mood that can be created with theses! Easy to stamp and beautiful to behold – Je t’aime! {See what I’m sayin’!}

YOU can get your glamor on, too! Just pick up a selection (or TWO/FIFTEEN!) of some lovely button assortments from Buttons Galore and More, toss in some HEAVENLY crafty supplies, a canvas and old picture or two… I guarantee you’ll beat the heat if you spend a few hours crafting away on a cool keepsake, like this! I hope so!

Thanks for visiting! Here’s to a glorious, button-craft filled day! Keep CALM and BUTTON onnnnnnn!

Bulk Buttons: Be Free!

By Allie Gower on June 20, 2012 in Home Decor, Mixed Media

I have been having fun embellishing with buttons from the Color Bulk Button collection. I decorated a fun frame that houses a favorite picture of my son going away on his first fishing trip. This was his first sleep away experience and he had such fun. While he got to get away, and be free, my daughter and I had the first of many mother daughter nights. FUN! June kind of kicks off vacation season for most families.

I started with a simple wood frame and papered it and added a few embellishments. I then set to work on the big embellishment, a jumbo bottle cap from Maya Road. I cut some burlap that I received in my monthly box from Buttons Galore. It was a gift from our DT Coordinator, Niki Meiners. I die cut the burlap and placed it in the bottle cap.

Also in our DT box was some Jacquard products, these wonderful bottles of 3D Lumiere – which is a glue, and a dimensional paint. I painted some Maya chipboard letters. Before they dried, I actually stuck them to some scratch paper and ripped off some of the paint, then went over them with ink and added some copper balls (also in my DT Box). I decorated with some buttons from the Color Bulk Buttons set. This is a great collection of buttons on all colors and sizes. It’s perfect for all projects!

I finally added a punched butterfly and some beaded letters, and it reads “BE FREE!” At the top it says “The end is nothing, the road is all.” from Willa Cather – this was a rub on from the paper collection – which is from my very old travel stash.

Supplies

Buttons – Buttons Galore
Bottle Cap and Chipboard Alphas – Maya Road
Scrapbook Paper and Die Cuts – unknown
Burlap – Niki Meiners
Ink – ClearSnap
Paint – Jacquard
Beacon Adhesive

Thanks for looking today!

How to Alter Shanked Buttons to Create a Sweet Papercrafted Garden

By Keri Lee Sereika on May 1, 2012 in Card Making, Paper Crafts

Have you ever been in the middle of a project and felt you needed just the “right touch” but couldn’t really put your fingers on what that “right touch” was? Well I thought I would share my card that shows just such a moment.

I had this cute little stamp that was the flowers’ “stems & leaves” and I wanted to go 3-D with the flowers themselves…so I put my thinking cap on~ I sorted through my fun Gold Buttons and found three that were JUST THE RIGHT THING!!! So I snipped the shank off the back using some Hefty Duty Scissors….the shanks are plastic so you will not need wire snips or anything but I certainly recommend that you use a good strong pair of scissors!!! (And eye protection is a good idea too because the shanks can kinda take off on you! LOL)

Anyway, here’s my card…can you spot my BONUS HAPPY FIND? Yep! That is right, the butterfly on the knot of the ribbon is ALSO one of the buttons I found while pecking through my Gold Buttons! If you’d like more details about this card just pop over to my blog Pink Lemonade…enjoy your day!