So, did you guess from the title what was up with this challenge? Buttons! I love buttons. Unfortunately, I tend to hoard them. I have jars and tins full. My love for buttons goes back to my childhood. My grandmother "Stella", who lived downstairs from us, worked in a sewing factory and she had cookie tins full of buttons that we used to play with. I can still picture some of my favorites. I say picture because those tins went missing after my grandmother died and have not yet been found. Well, truth be told, I don't think that anyone ever searched for them and they are probably still stashed away in the house as my family still lives there. One of these days I hope they'll find them. Until then, I am destined, I think, to snatch up any buttons that I come across.
You're probably thinking - with all the buttons she claims to have, why are there only three on this card? No reason other than this was the first idea that I had and that's all that was necessary. I thought the swirly tree die would look good with some buttons, and would probably have added more if I had smaller buttons to choose from. You can see that I added sticky pearls where buttons wouldn't fit.
The edge of the Night of Navy cs was stamped with a stamp from Autumn Days in VersaMark and then embossed with White EP. A simple white ribbon was added at the bottom. I wanted the tree to stand out so I kept this pretty simple.
I'll be back with a second card before the deadline on Wednesday. If you'd like to get a head start checking out the entries for this challenge, click here.
Love this card Lorraine! The simple colors and graphic tree - so pretty! I'm hoping you find those special buttons one day!!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat die looks fabulous with the buttons! I can totally understand being able to picture buttons, I can remember a lot of the ones from my mother's button box. It would be wonderful if those boxes turned up some time, a real treasure trove. I think old buttons are fascinating.
ReplyDeleteOh, this is such an elegant card, gorgeous too.
ReplyDeleteEveline.
Very pretty! I love anything with buttons.
ReplyDeleteI really want that die cut ... and now that I see it so gorgeously displayed with buttons & pearls, I want it even more ... stunning card ... so very glad you joined us at jingle belles.
ReplyDeleteOh Lorraine. I hate to even think about Christmas, much less manage a Christmas card. I have my latest card at my site today and would appreciate your honest opinion. I know you so well...your opinion is always too good for my own good.
ReplyDeleteClever idea - I love buttons too!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, oh WOW!!! ok, i looooooooove that MB die for starters, but i don't think i've ever seen it used as well as this! those buttons are PERFECT and just exactly ENOUGH for this fabbbbbbbulous holiday card!!! <3
ReplyDeleteVery cool card! I like the way you have framed the card! :)
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