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ARRR! Scrapbook a Pirate’s Life with 28 Lilac Lane

By on June 20, 2017 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

Hi, Connie here hosting the Buttons Galore and More blog today!  I have a really cute scrapbook page to share using the Pirate’s Life Embellishment Kit by 28 Lilac Lane. This was such a fun kit to create with and couldn’t have been more perfect to create a scrapbook page with for the photos that I had.

A Pirate's Life scrapbook layout

The Pirate’s Life embellishment kit by 28 Lilac Lane includes buttons, sequins, velvet trim, a charm, small seed beads and pirate skull embellishments. I used the Pirate’s Life kit to create my page accents and it was really fun. I looked up pictures of pirate images. Then I hand drew them out on cardstock, cut them out, and embellished them with the contents in the Pirate’s Life kit.

Pirate's Life scrapbook pageThe first embellishment I created was the pirate ship. Drawing a pirate ship can be kind of scary when you’re not sure what one looks like to begin with.  When you have a picture in front of you, it’s not so hard at all! Once the pirate ship was created from pattern paper and buttons, it was ready to put in place on the scrapbook page. It’s amazing what can be created with paper and buttons!

A Pirate's Life scrapbook layoutThe next embellishment to be created was the pirate’s hat. I traced the outline of the hat on cardstock and then embellished it with sequins and the pirate skull from the 28 Lilac Lane “Pirate’s Life” kit.  The embellishment cluster was enhanced with grey pearls from the kit as well. The black velvet trim was added below the film strip of black and white photos and I tucked in a few large buttons in the bottom pirate cluster also. Next, the journal text was created and added to the side of the Pirate cluster.

I hope you are encouraged to create unique, one-of-a-kind embellishments for your craft projects using the embellishment kits by 28 Lilac Lane!

Supplies used:

Thanks for stopping by~

Connie Mercer/DT Member

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Scrapbook by Embellishing Pre-Designed Paper with 28 Lilac Lane Kits!

By on February 22, 2017 in Scrapbooking

There’s many papers available for scrapbooking that are pre-designed to look already partially “done” as a layout. But how do you take those from looking flat to looking fantastic? The secret to fabulous scrapbook layouts is embellishing pre-designed paper with your 28 Lilac Lane embellishment kits! And I’m going to show you exactly how to do it with this easy scrapbook layout from my recent trip to Paris.

Paris Scrapbook Layout

Supplies:

I started with a pre-designed background paper from DCWV. It is designed to look like a piece of ledger paper that has florals and several vintage elements layered on top of the left edge to frame it.

Because this paper comes from a paper stack, I was able to create practically the entire layout using pre-coordinated items from the stack. All of the paper items on the layout are cut from sheets in the same stack.

pre-designed paper background

That large brown vintage receipt ephemera was white space that was just begging to be filled! It was the perfect place to put my Eiffel Tower stamp, stamped in dark brown pigment ink to continue the vintage theme.

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But of course, a stamp is still flat – and I wanted to add some dimension to this area. So I grabbed my 28 Lilac Lane embellishment kits, which are perfect for embellishing pre-designed paper! A few buttons and flat back pearls from the “Love Story” embellishment kit (along with a strip of tissue tape) were the perfect addition to finish off the area where I’d just stamped my Eiffel Tower.

At the very top edge of the page, I dabbed clear glue in the center of a few of the pink flowers and dropped a few pearl sequins on them to add a bit of shine and dimension to the flowers.

embellishing pre-designed paper

On the other side of the layout, I cut and arranged all of the paper elements. I stamped the Paris stamp with Shimmer ink, and used black pen to write my journaling (leaving room to put the charm on).

Once all the paper elements and the photo were in place, I tore and stuck down two pieces of tissue tape along the edges of the large pink block. These pieces served as grounding for my buttons.

I used button shank removers to cut the shank off of the large white filigree button from the Attic Findings kit, and glued it in place at the bottom of the layout. Then I selected a cream colored button from the same kit and adhered it at the top of the layout. Finally, I glued the heart charm from the “Love Story” kit onto the journaling block.

embellishing pre-designed paper

Having a selection of 28 Lilac Lane embellishment kits on hand makes it so easy to scrapbook by embellishing pre-designed paper. Select a paper, grab the kit in the coordinating color scheme, and in minutes you can have a beautiful layout!

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Create an Easy & Fun Button Title with Becki Adams!

By on September 15, 2016 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking
Buttons Galore is delighted today to welcome blogger and designer Becki Adams to share her tutorial for a button title using some of her favorite Buttons Galore products! Becki’s impressive resume of design teams includes work with Carta Bella Paper, American Crafts, Bella Blvd, Elle’s Studio, Imaginisce, Pebbles, and many others. To learn more about her, visit her blog.
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Hey Buttons Galore friends and fans, I’m Becki. I’m thrilled to be here on the Buttons Galore blog today. I’ve been a crafter for years. And through those years many supplies have come and gone. Buttons, however, have always remained a staple in my stash. I always keep buttons! I am a scrapbooker/memory keeper. I chose to use lots of these buttons and sequins to create a scrapbook layout with a button title.

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 When I sat down to create with such an awesome array of primary colored buttons and sequins, I wanted them to make a big impact on my layout. I chose to make a button title “read to me” with a huge emphasis on the word “read”.
becki-adams_read-to-me_4I started by cutting my title with an electronic die cut machine. I cut the “read” portion of the title out of white cardstock with large block letters. Using a pencil, I traced the cut portion of the title onto another piece of white cardstock. I used this as a template for adhering the buttons and sequins.

Becki Adams button title

For this portion of the project, I turned on Netflix and started gluing buttons and sequins in place. I started adhering the larger buttons first and then filling in the gaps with smaller buttons and sequins. I would recommend using a strong adhesive for this technique as the cardstock can buckle under the weight of the buttons.

Becki Adams button title

When I had all the buttons and sequins adhered to the background cardstock I used foam pop dots to adhere the die cut “read” on top of the button/sequin layer to create this awesome button title.
becki adams button titleI finished the layout by adding my photo, journaling, and a few more sequins on the top layer.

Read to Me scrapbook layout by Becki Adams featuring a button title for www.buttonsgaloreandmore.net

The buttons and sequins made this layout stand out with TONS of bright colors and textures. I can’t wait to use this button title technique again! Thank you for stopping by the Buttons Galore blog today! I’ll see you again soon!

white cardstock
black and white patterned paper
glue dots
liquid adhesive
dimensional foam adhesive
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5 Ways to Use Buttons for Scrapbooking + NSD Sale!

By on May 7, 2016 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

Happy (Inter)National Scrapbook Day! Buttons are a perfect match for scrapbooking. They are a quick and easy way to add a pop of color and dimension to any layout design!

Five ways to scrapbook with buttons

 

Today, in honor of scrapbooking’s special day, we’re going to share with you our favorite examples of the wide variety of ways that buttons can be used on layouts.

Buttons & Burlap

Buttons and burlap are always a good pair, especially on a scrapbook layout. Keri Lee Sereika paired them with bright red and crisp turquoise for this brilliant summer layout of her son.

Buttons & Burlap Scrapbook Page - Keri Lee Sereika

Brown & Blue

If you like the combination of turquoise and brown, but burlap isn’t your thing…try using brown buttons! Designer May Flaum used her 28 Lilac Lane Paws & Pets kit to make some brown elements pop out of a solid turquoise background to highlight her Scrappy pup!

Scrappy layout by May Flaum using 28 Lilac Lane

Handmade

Natural materials (like the cork letters above) are a great combination with buttons. Ashli Oliver decided to extend the natural and handmade look to the paper on her layout, pairing her 28 Lilac Lane buttons with a rustic handmade paper. The contrast between the smooth, hard buttons and the rough, wild paper is perfect!

Handmade paper and buttons layout by Ashli Oliver

My Girls

We’ve seen lots of button clusters so far, but May Flaum showed us in her My Girls layout how to use buttons scattered as 3D trinkets alongside ephemera as well. She scattered some of her 28 Lilac Lane Attic Findings and Just Peachy buttons – as well as the coordinating sequins and pearls – to prove that a few buttons can pack a design punch as well.

28 Lilac Lane with Crate Paper

Good Morning Sunshine

Guest blogger Karla Yungwirth took the scattering to a new level of delicacy! Her gorgeous pastel layout, with just a touch of one or two buttons dabbed here and there for a spot of color, shows how buttons (and sequins and pearls) can have an impact while still being subtle.

Sunshine scrapbook layout using 28 Lilac Lane embellishment by Karla Yungwirth

But wait, there’s more…a sale! We’ve got 20% off on our entire website to celebrate National Scrapbook Day! So you can save while stocking up on all the buttons and embellishments that you need to put the perfect finishing touches on your scrapbook layouts! Use code NSD20 at checkout and save now!

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Decorative Photo Tray

By on October 16, 2013 in Paper Crafts

This Decorative Photo Tray has had a bit of a transformation from it’s original state.

I started with a plain pine serving tray from Walnut Hollow. I knew from the time I got the serving tray, that I was not going to be using it to serve anything. I wanted to decorate it more like a shadow box frame to showcase a very special photo.

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I started by painting the pine serving tray with a white acrylic paint. I chose not to seal mine, but if you think your tray may get a little wear and tear, then perhaps a coat of matte finish Modge Podge would do the trick.

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I used a regular metal clip that I picked up at my local stationary store to actually hold the photo within my Decorative Photo Tray.

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All of the patterned papers and coordinating embellishments are from the Teresa Collins, Memorabilia Collection.In order to adhere the papers to the wood, you will want to make sure that you use an adhesive that will withstand some wear and tear. I used Mini Glue Dots to attach all of those black and grey buttons to the Decorative Photo Tray.

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Thank you so much for stopping by and I I would love to see you crete some spectacular photo displays like this Decorative Photo Tray.

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Button and Twine Medallion Tutorial

By on July 31, 2013 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

Join me for a step by step tutorial where we will make Button and Twine Medallions to use as embellishments for a seaside themed scrapbook layout. Nothing says seaside or nautical like red, white and blue with the texture of rope incorporated.

Products used to create this layout with Button and Twine Medallions:

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You want to start with cutting out circles from cardstock. This is going to be what you create your Button and Twine Medallions on. So make sure you use a punch that is the size you would like the embellishment to be.

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I then used hot glue to start adhering the twine to the outside of your cardstock circle.

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I left a small space in the middle of each of my medallions. That way if you have chosen buttons that have shanks, then you should be able to still just hot glue the buttons to the medallions.

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Here are the buttons that I chose from the Nautical Value Pack for my Button and Twine Medallions.

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I added my Button and Twine Medallions to the border of my scrapbook layout.

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I added a few more buttons from the Nautical Value Pack along with some canvas stickers to the top of one of my photos.

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Here is my completed scrapbook layout with the Button and Twine Medallions as the perfect accent to my photos from the stunning Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope these Button and Twine Medallions make it to your next nautical themed craft project.IMG_5720

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Make a Ribbon and buttons masculine scrapbook page layout

By on May 1, 2013 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

 

Ribbon and buttons are something that all scrapbookers should have on hand. The simple combination of the two can add so much texture and dimension to an otherwise simple layout.

One of the things I hear most often from other scrapbookers, is how hard they find it to scrapbook their more masculine photos. Whether it is little boy layouts or those of grown men. Adding flowers, gems or anything that glitters often comes easier to us. Making embellishing a masculine layout often a little harder to do. Adding ribbon and buttons is one of those easy ways to add dimension and texture.

This is a simple layout that I created using the Fancy Pants collection called Swagger, a great masculine line.

Ribbon and Buttons Scrapbook Page Layout

Directions to make a Ribbon & buttons masculine scrapbook page layout:

Here are a few of the patterns and embellishments from the collection and the buttons and ribbon I chose to use with it.IMG_4714

I decided on the patterns and cardstock that I wanted to use as the base of my layout and cut them accordingly.IMG_4717

At the bottom of my layout I have 3 layered squares. The largest layer is 4″. I inked and adhered all my layers together.IMG_4718

Then I punched small holes in each of the 4 corners of all of your squares.

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I cut 6 pieces of ribbon, all about 7 inches long. Start by feeding one piece through 2 opposite holes in your button.IMG_4728

Take a second piece of ribbon and feed it through the other 2 holes in your button. Repeat this for the other 2 squares.IMG_4730

Then you’re going to feed the ends of the ribbon through the holes in your squares. You want to keep the button as close to the middle as possible. I then just taped the ragged ends of ribbon in behind the squares.

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At this point you are ready to assemble your layout. Add a few more DIY embellishments and a few more small buttons. Plus a triple matted photo and you’re done.
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Products use to create this ribbon and buttons layout:

  • Brown Buttons
  • Patterned Paper and Coordinating Embellishments: Swagger by Fancy Pants
  • Dark brown, light brown and cream cardstock
  • Yellow ribbon
  • 1/8″ hand punch
  • Mini Glue Dots

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Create Personalized Monogram Home Decor using Buttons, Brads & Beads

By on August 2, 2012 in Home Decor, Scrapbooking

It’s time to get busy making something to freshen up the house! We have been busy all summer and as the Autumn season fast approaches having a few handy tutorials on how to make personalized gifts and hand made home decor just seems fitting. So today I have a Personalized Monogram Home Dec project to share with you. Enjoy!

Supplies Needed: Buttons, Brads, Micro Beads, Gem Tac (R), Scrapbook Paper, Hot Glue Gun, Scissors, Frame

 

 

Print letter of your choice as large as you would like finished monogram to be. Place beneath paper and put against a well lit window to serve as a light box. Then trace onto scrapbook paper.

 

Outline one third of the traced letter with Gem Tac.

Fill in the area fully with Gem Tac.

 

Place as many buttons as fit onto the glue covered area.

 

 

Quickly cover the entire surface with micro beads.

 

Remove excess beads before moving onto next step.

 

Continue covering the entire traced area a bit at a time following the steps above.

 

Cut the prongs off of the brads using strong sharp scissors.

 

See how much flatter brads lie once the prongs have been removed?

 

Hot glue the altered brads to the surface of the monogram randomly. Here I chose to hide "barren spots" with the brads. :)

Once your piece has fully dried, place in a frame and you are ready to enjoy your brand new PERSONALIZED home decor!!!

 

I would love to see what you make! Please leave a comment with a link to your personalized home decor projects! :) I will be sure to pop over and leave you some love on your project!! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to use Lumiere 3D with buttons in a new and different way

By on May 24, 2012 in Scrapbooking

 

I love my mom. She’s a wonderfully fun person who everyone loves! She has a joyful spirit that just oozes to all those around her. This week I decided it would be fun to scrap a layout with her as the subject! :) If any of you have followed my work you know I love stamping, I love paper, I love ink, I love all things “crafty”…and here on this project I went all out and decided to not use any patterned paper but instead to get creative and make my own backgrounds.

I really wanted there to be attention to all the fine details on this layout  so as you can see I used buttons as a border. Nifty Tip: Jacquard Lumiere 3D can be used to adhere buttons to your project AAAAAND it doesn’t leave you with “naked” button holes (personal preference of mine is to NOT have naked buttons!!!). The Lumiere 3D fills in the holes as well as adheres the buttons right where you want them to stay! The Lumiere 3D Turquoise is a dead match for the buttons in our Sea Glass Tin.

I also found that the Pearl Lumiere 3D was just right for holding my little white mother of pearl buttons from the Genuine Vintage Tin right where I needed them for the “buds” on my tree branch as well as for creating perfect domed centers for all my flowers.


As you can see here I have printed repetitive words using the Duetica Mandolyn 1 Font. I love how crisp and clean this font is but still has a flowing feminine feel at the same time. I decided it would be cute to make a list of all the names my mom has answered to in her life time….Marilyn, Mon, Mom, Kiddo, Momma, Mommy, Mother, Mimi etc…I then just repeated the list over and over and printed in a light gray on Kraft cardstock to make the background strip beneath the photo.


Then for my title I again used the Duetica Mandolyn1 Font in a larger point size and a cool teal color. One of the best things I am finding when working with the Duetica fonts is that I can customize EVERYTHING about them, the way they type out, the colors I print in, the size, the layout…you name it, you do it! :) Since we just celebrated Mother’s Day now is a great time to get out that photo of your mother and treasure that memory as you create a keepsake scrapbook layout…

Supplies:

Buttons: Buttons Galore & More – Sea Glass, Genuine Vintage
Jacquard – Lumiere 3D: Pearl & Turquoise
Duetica Font: Mandolyn 1 & Adobe Photoshop
Cardstock: Prismatics & Coredinations
Cricut Electronic Cutting Machine, Serenade & Winter Wonderland Cartridges
Stamp: Layers of Color – Fairy Wishes
Ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Ink – Glacier Ice
Glitter: Ultrafine Iridescent
Rhinestones: Want2Scrap
Flowers: Prima “e!” line
Die: Spellbinders Labels Four Nestabilities

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National Scrapbook Day -Button giveaway alert

By on May 5, 2012 in Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

It is National Scrapbook Day.  In honor of the day, we want to do a giveaway.  Share a scrapbook related project here on this post in the comment section, by Mondayday at midnight and we will do a random drawing for a either a tin of GENUINE VINTAGE buttons or a SPRING BUTTON TOTE.  You can pick which one.

Below is a page that one of our contributors made last year for National Scrapbook Day.  We look forward to seeing what you share.

totally - buttons on a scrapbook page

 

How I “get set up” to create a scrapbook page

By on March 9, 2012 in Paper Crafts

Hi there! As I was trying to think of a good subject to blog about today I realized that people are always asking me “How do you get started? I find it’s hard to just get started!!!” So today I thought I would take a few minutes to share my process in getting started with creating a layout. I also have a super quick tutorial on how to make a button JUST WHAT YOU NEED at the moment. So let’s get started, shall we?

Here’s my completed layout. It is a simple layout, for two reasons. One, I generally am a pretty simple layout maker and two, I find for “teen boys” they would much rather be featured on a “not too over the top” layout! LOL

Baseball buttons and card Layout by Keri Lee Sereika

Baseball buttons and card Layout by Keri Lee Sereika

Supplies needed for this project are:

Photo: of your choice! :)
Buttons: Buttons Galore & More Girly Assortment
Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye: Lime Twist – Out of the Blue
Cardstock: Blue, Cream, Kraft, Red
Trim: Pale Olive Green Crochet Trim
Twine: Red & White
Tools: Paper Cutter, Scissors, Circle Punch, Red Sharpie, Pencil
Adhesives: Tape Runner & 3-D Foam Squares

To get all set up to start creating I like to pic my photo first and work from there. Generally I choose my photo and a coordinating patterned paper or papers that I will base all of the other colors I work with from. :) Takes the guess work out of if colors actually go together…I mean hey if they are on a patterned paper then they MUST go together, RIGHT?


 

Once I have chosen my paper I selected my buttons & embellishments. I don’t always go in this order but since I really wanted to make the buttons a focal of the project I started there. Here you can see I have the MU Matte Round Sports Collection & the Girly Assortment. I wasn’t sure if I was going to need the golden & black buttons from the Sports Collection or not so I threw em into the pile just in case!

 

Once I had my “Focal Parts & Pieces” I decided it was time to draw up a sketch…once I have a sketch I usually have a good idea of what tools I will need to create the sketched project.

Once I had the sketch I done I hopped around the studio picking out anything I thought I might use…it saves me time later not having to go looking for stuff…KWIM? And since I was looking at my sketch and had all my stuff out I saw the big white button from the Girly assortment and I just KNEW I had to make it a BASEBALL BUTTON!!! (hence the red Sharpie!)


To make the Baseball Button, simply draw two opposing arcs onto the face of the white button…be sure your pencil has an eraser…it may take a few tries to get the arcs just the way you want them.

 

Once you are pleased with your arcs, it is time to add the stitching using the red  Sharpie to draw tiny little “v” shapes onto the arcs. Again, you may want to have some rubbing alcohol handy as this took me a few tries to get them just so…Rubbing alcohol will take the majority of the Sharpie off the button and allow you to “fix your mistakes” without having to start with a whole new button.


Simply repeat the “v” shape on the second arc and you are all set to pull it all together to create your layout! I hope you enjoyed a “behind the scenes peek” at how I get set up  and ready to create!

Keri Lee

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St. Patrick’s Day Wall Art with Start Ups and Packing Tape Transfers

By on February 20, 2012 in Holidays
St. Patrick's Day button wall decor

St. Patrick's Day button wall decor

Hello, and happy thoughts of Spring, Shamrocks and Button Crafts!

I have a well buttoned, St. Patty’s Day themed project, and some cool instructions for creating packing tape transfer to use with Button’s Galore & More, wonderful Start Up’s line.  Get ready to do a jig, sip a pint and get crafty!

 

 

Armed with a fine, spring-like bounty of buttons, start up shapes, printed designer paper and good old packing tape, this simple wooden mirror can easily become the canvas for some festive button craft that will have your friends and family green with delight!

 

 

In order to complete a simple packing tape transfer, suitable for enticing even the shyest of Leprechauns, you will only need to follow these simple steps:

1.) Select some printed paper (ink jet prints will not work) with designs appealing to your project and tag, or in this case, designer paper plus stamped image.

2.) Cover desired image with packing tape.

3.) Burnish the image.

4.) Cut out the selection and soak in a bowl of warm water. Soak for several minutes, or until paper becomes soft.

5.) Gently roll off the paper, by rubbing with your fingers, exposing the tape with the image embedded in the transfer material.

6.) Let dry, and then add color, if desired, with a permanent marker.

 

 

Here’s a shot comparing the printed paper, plus the Leprechaun that I stamped in solvent based ink and let dry, prior to adding the tape for the transfer.  To the left is a transfer I made using just printed designer paper.  I just love the magic of the transparency created by this simple technique.   Below is a photo from a Christmas project I made, here, where I used images from designer paper to match up with some of our wonderful Christmas designs in the Start Ups line:

 

 

There’s SO much possibility in these fabulous shaped platforms for custom created embellishments.  I could have a truck load and never run out of ways to use them!

 

 

Meanwhile, back at the jumpin’ shamrock, here’s my stamped, transferred, glued and completed Start Up piece, in it’s sparkly home – kinda makes ME want to do a jig…

 

 

Also, here’s a shot of the way-simple, fun and darling Start Up tag I made directly from a scrap of paper!  I sanded the edges a bit, after it was glued with clear adhesive, to give this gem a true vintage treasure feel.  This is NO blarney – Start Ups are bushels of fun!

 

 

I know I’ll be grinnin’ mighty wide when I look upon this button-embellished frame – I’ll certainly be feelin’ the luck of the Irish!  But don’t you be green with envy – you can make one TOO!  Here’s hopin’ that you do, and that the wind is always at your back!  Happy buttoning!

 

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Back to School Book Cover

By on August 26, 2011 in Announcements
3 ring notebook
back to school notebook

This is my daughters last year in school. She is a senior. And I am having a bit of senior-itous. I am feeling like this is the end of an era. Three kids, 17 years, endless projects, tons of scrapbook pages… I am a bit sad. So… to cheer myself up, I decided to make a book cover. For me!

hearts and buttons

I took a standard three ring notebook and made a paper cover for it. I added fabric embellishments and sewed the whole piece together.

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Using the old free motion foot, I “wrote” the word homework in thread and placed a bunch of Haberdashery Buttons all intermixed in the heart border. Not sure what I will use it for… maybe a last year in high school scrapbook for my baby!

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Start Ups – Maple Leaves and Alcohol Ink

By on July 13, 2011 in Card Making, Home Decor, Paper Crafts, Scrapbooking

Start Ups - Maple Leaves and Alcohol Ink

It may be a little early to start thinking of fall leaves… but maybe not.

Last week I introduced you to Start Ups here and I made an easy “metal” piece to put on all sorts of Mixed Media or Scrapbooking projects.

Start Ups - Maple Leaves and Alcohol Ink

This week I used the Start Up Leaves and my trusty collection of Ranger Alcohol Inks to create multi-colored fall leaves.

Start Ups - Maple Leaves and Alcohol Ink

The colors I used were Oregano, Butterscotch and Red Pepper.

Oh, the possibilities!

What would YOU use Start Up Leaves on?

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Start Ups: Metal Look ID Tag

By on July 7, 2011 in Card Making

Start Ups

“Amazing Plastic Crafty Goodness” is what they really ought to be called! :)

What are Start Ups? They are small, white plastic shapes. Perfect blanks for lots of scrapbook, mixed media and even jewelry projects.

Button name plate

Button name plate

My very first Start Ups project. :)

I spray painted the blank silver and let it dry, then I rubbed my thumb over it to take out some of the shine. I stamped VICKI with a small set of alphabet stamps and Staz On ink in black. Finally, I gave it a quick spray with a Matte Sealer and it’s all ready to go on… well, WHATEVER I want to make!  I love that it looks like an old piece of metal. Cool!

Keep checking back as I continue to explore all of the crafty fun to be had with these little gems!

And click HERE to see the available shapes of Start Ups that Buttons Galore and More Carries!

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Envelope Booklet Hostess Gift

By on June 24, 2011 in Card Making, Scrapbooking

Make an Envelope Booklet to hold coupons, photos, or stationery.

I love little gifts that I can make with items that I’ve got on hand and give as hostess gifts, thank you tokens, and teacher’s presents. Usually it’s on short notice- and I can whip up one of these Envelope Booklets in an hour. WIN!

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