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Encouraging Card

By Allie Gower on August 11, 2013 in Card Making

Sometimes, a friend needs to hear they are fabulous, thus the need for an …

ENCOURAGING CARD

I cut the card base and flowers using the Silhouette. I cut an extra set in green to add some more leaves. Laura Kelly’s Sweet Blush Buttons dot the centers of the flowers, and these are accented with pink rhinestones. I punched some Martha Stewart butterflies from matching card stock to give a little more dimension to the butterflies on the card, and those are accented with rhinestones as well.

Buttons are always a fun and inexpensive embellishment!

Supplies for an Encouraging Card:

Laura Kelly’s Sweet Blush Buttons
Adhesive – Mini Glue Dots, Therm-o-Web iCraft Adhesive 3mm tape
Chantilly Dimensional Element, Chantilly Patterned Paper, Butter Cup and Sweet Leaf Cardstock – Close To My Heart
Cutting Files – Scallop Butterflies Frame designed by Jamie Koay, 3 Flowers designed by Lori Whitlock, Silhouette Online Store
Rhinestones – Want2Scrap
Other – Sweet Leaf Ink

Thanks for stopping by today. To see more cards and creative ideas, please visit me at My Card Party.

Chunky Button Necklace

By Allie Gower on July 11, 2013 in Jewelry

Create a chunky button necklace.

For a fun button necklace, all you need is a thick chain, buttons and lots of jump rings. Don’t forget your pliers!

This button says sunshine to me!

I gathered up a hodge podge of orange and hot pink buttons.

Pumpkin Orange

Sweet Blush

Supplies:

Laura Kelly buttons
Jump Rings – 7mm, 10mm – Bead Landing (Michael’s)
Chain – Bead Landing (Michael’s)
Optional – lobster, split ring – Bead Landing (Michael’s)

Directions:

Gather your buttons. Put an orange button AND a pink button onto a 10 mm jump ring.
Attach each of these rings to a the necklace with 7mm jump rings.
Add your closure. I used a lobster clasp with a split ring.

To change things up, mix different colors or add crystals, beads, or charms!

Give it a try. It’s inexpensive and FUN!