In only a few weeks, December will be upon us! For many scrapbookers, that means recording our December holiday celebrations in special page-a-day pocket scrapbooks. Our 3D buttons are a fun and simple way to add embellishment to your December album!
Most of us using pocket scrapbooks for our December album will have at least a few 4×6 cards in our album to highlight important topics or days. This journaling card could hold very large number stickers to put focus on a special date (such as #25) or the kraft colored tag could be used for journaling space!
Supplies:
- Buttons Galore 3D “Jingle Bells” buttons
- 28 Lilac Lane “Holly Jolly” embellishment kit
- Button Shank Remover
- PPA Matte Adhesive
- Photo Play Paper “Dear Santa” 6″x6″ paper pad
- Photo Play Paper “Dear Santa” element stickers
- Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Festive Berries
- Ranger Super Fine Clear Embossing Powder
- Stamper’s Anonymous Tim Holtz “Retro Merry Christmas” stamp
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations “Tiny Tabs & Tags”
- Core’dinations Tim Holtz Kraft Core
- Mini stapler
- Black Pen
To make this card, I cut a 4″ x 6″ piece of patterned paper. Then I stamped “Merry Christmas” on the bottom right and embossed it with clear embossing powder. After I die cut the tag from cardstock, I looped ribbon through the hole, and secured it with a staple. I adhered the tag in place and laid the sticker in place on top of it.
The buttons were the final touch. These buttons are shank buttons, so I had to use button shank removers to give them a flat back. Before gluing them down, I used a pen to draw “strings” from the top of the card to the locations of the baubles that I wanted hanging. Then I glued all three buttons down on top of the drawn strings, and also added the Christmas tree in the bottom left corner.
Supplies:
- Buttons Galore Button Basics in Red Hot
- Buttons Galore 3D “Christmas Presents” buttons
- Button Shank Remover
- PPA Matte Adhesive
- Simple Stories “Claus & Co” paper
- Simple Stories “Claus & Co” washi pack
- Hero Arts “Holiday Sayings” stamps
- Clearsnap Susan Weckesser Color Pop Ink in Shimmer
- Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations – Mini Pine Tree & Holly set
- Green cardstock
I also started this 3×4 card by stamping the sentiment in the upper part of the white box. Then I added the washi strips in the bottom part of the box, trimming them so they fit the decorative shape of the bottom corner. I die cut the small holly leaves and adhered them, adding small red buttons as berries. Finally, I cut the shanks off of two 3D present buttons and glued them down in the bottom right corner using PPA Matte adhesive.
Whether you are using a kit or doing it yourself, we’ve got the perfect buttons for your December album. Visit the Christmas category on our website, or our new section to see our latest releases to find great options for your album!
Nancy Nally
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