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Sunday, March 18, 2012

A Rainbow of Wishes {PP87}

Happy Sunday everyone! I am so excited to be the hostess this week at The Paper Players for our Clean-and-Simple Challenge.  My challenge is to make a Clean-and-Simple project featuring...BUTTONS!


I took an abstract approach to this challenge and instead of using real buttons, I used my Sweet Buttons embosslit die to make paper buttons.  Boy, my arm got a work out cranking that Big Shot!  Here's what I did with the buttons....ALL of them!


I actually only used one real button on this card but made and used 54 paper ones!!  My colors were Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry.  I laid the buttons out on some scrap paper to get the layout I wanted and then transferred them to my cardstock one by one attaching each of them with some SNAIL tape.


I didn't want to cover up all those sweet little buttons with a sentiment so I stamped it onto vellum cardstock, flagged the end with a 1 1/4" square punch and tucked it under a [retired] Crumb Cake corduroy button.  I love the way the buttons peek through the vellum.


Of course, I had many extra buttons with each pass through the embosslit so I used some slightly larger ones on the inside with a Sale-a-Bration sentiment called Sprinkled Expressions.  So, what do you think?  Want to play along with us?  Maybe after you see the AMAZING creations from the rest of my teammates you will be even more inspired!  Seriously, they hit it out of the park on this one.  Check them out from this list:

The Paper Players Design Team
Sherry Eckblad (March GD)

I do hope you will consider playing along with us at The Paper Players this week.  We would love to see your button creations!  Our challenge will close Friday, March 23rd at Noon (PST).  Thanks for stopping by friends!

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Supplies 
Stamps: Curly Cute; Sprinkled Expressions 
Ink: Jet Black Stazon; Real Red classic ink 
Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Vellum CS 
Xtras: Sweet Buttons embosslit; Crumb Cake Corduroy button [retired]; Whisper White Baker's Twine

19 comments:

Sherry Eckblad said...

FANTASTIC card and what a great challenge. I love your paper buttons and can imagine how much work it was to cut those babies out.

Nancy said...

Nance, how clever of you such a cheerful rainbow and great use of the button die. Buttons must have been flying all over! Great job.
Luv,
Mom

Rita W said...

Fabulous! I keep meaning to get that embosslit and always forget. I love all the cute little buttons. Great idea to do the sentiment on vellum too. That was way too much work to cover up! :)

Vicki Dutcher said...

Way to use the "buttons" -- love the strip of vellum~

Linda Callahan said...

Wow - a total work of art! So creative and the sentiment on vellum is genius! Love this!

Carol Lucas said...

I totally love your card. The paper buttons work perfectly here and all the colors are perfect together. Wonderful!

Patti said...

This is such a cheerful card Nance. Your effort with the big shot certainly paid off. Love it.

Marisa said...

This is adorable, Nance!!! LOVE the rainbow of "buttons" and always a good reminder to use vellum for sentiment. Great card!

Diane - oliver.mdiane@comcast.net said...

Nance what a great card! Love the CAS design and at first my jaw was dropping at ALL those buttons! Then I read further and realized that most were paper...so clever and so darn cute. I especially love the sentiment on vellum that lets the rainbow show through. hugs.

None None said...

Nance - I love the cheery rainbow and the vellum sentiment. Such a fabulous look!

LeAnne said...

Well, this is awesome...but I'll bet you DID get a workout with that Big Shot! But no extra postage to mail this fun card!!!

Lisa Rea said...

Wonderful -such a clever design

Anne Marie Hile said...

"Somewhere over the rainboooow", our sweet hostess has created a cheerful card, all buttoned up for fun! I love this! The sentiment on vellum just adds to the light and airy-feel to your card. Another beauty, Nance! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Hugs! :)

Ann Schach said...

Oh so cute and clever, Nancy! This card is amazing!

Margaret said...

What a beautiful thing to see, as I'm sitting with my coffee, trying to wake up, on a Monday! I love the whole concept of this card! Using the paper buttons for the rainbow is brilliant and then you add the beautiful bright colors, and the wonderfully thought out sentiment banner, and it's perfect! You've outdone yourself again!!

Paper Potter said...

I LOVE this card!!! What a great way to use those embosslit buttons .... thanks for the inspiration Nance!

Christina said...

Oooh, super fun and colorful! This just makes me smile, Nance!

Shirley Pumpkin said...

WOW!! This card knocked my socks off!! lol Beautiful!!

Hugs
Shirley

Heidi said...

This card shows just how much care and precision it takes to create a stunning card...and maybe a lot of patience? I can't believe there are 54 paper buttons?! Yes, definitely patience. But, you know what? It paid off and it's GORGEOUS! I love, love, love the vellum with the stamped image. Gives it the soft look letting the rainbow be the true star of the show! Have a blessed weekend, Nance!