Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Buttoned Pansy with Cuttlebug Mania

Happy Tuesday!
It’s Cuttlebug Mania time!!!  Wow, time is flying … it is already the middle of April and more than a fourth of the year has passed.  Well, it is time for another Challenge from Cuttlebug Mania.  For this challenge we will be playing with buttons.   
Challenge – Buttons
Use buttons on your project.
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link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.
Challenge runs for 2 weeks (April 14 through April 28, 2015). 
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 Max 3 entries per person
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After much play I finally came up with the pictured project.  It is CASE’d from the Stampin’ Up! 2014-2015 Annual Catalog (page 67).  I have loved this card from the first time I saw the catalog.  So, I played around with different colors and ‘textures’.  I chose to use the Zag Zig embossing folder for added ‘texture’ without making an embossed impression in the cardstock, instead of the background stamp used in the example.  I used Washi Tape instead of lace at the top of the panel and a button in the center of the middle flower.  The bows were made from the Thick Baker’s Twine.  This twine can be separated into several thicknesses.  The first level of separation is a thinner twisted strand of thread and the final level is a very thin wavy strand.  I took two of these very thin wavy strands and threaded the button and tied a small bow on top.  The larger bow was made with four of the thin wavy strands.  I dipped the edges of the layers in Baked Brown Sugar ink pad to make them pop off the background. 

Here are the details (all products Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise stated):
Stamp sets: Flower Shop and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper:  Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Whisper White
Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar
Misc:  Zig Zag TIEF, Hexagon punch (tag banner cut), Pansy punch, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker’s Twine, Sweet Sadie Washi Tape, Button (unknown), Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals

Now it is your turn to join in on the fun.  You have until April 28, 2015

This card is entered in the following challenges:









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Blessings and Happy Crafting,
Belinda 

7 comments:

Kimbo said...

Just perfect Belinda. The button is a great finishing touch x

Jane said...

Great CASE of that SU card. Thanks for playing at CC&S.

Skylark said...

Love this colour combo Belinda and lots of different techniques used too. Thanks for joining us at CC&S this week. Stef x

Patricia Hays said...

Great use of different textures here, both actual and visual. Thanks for joining us at CC&S!

michele said...

Thank-you for joining us at Crafts 4 Eternity this week, Gorgeous card! hugs x

Kat W said...

A lovely design and a fab trio of flowers :-)
Thanks for joining in our challenge at Top Tip Tuesday!
Hugs, Kat x

Carol L said...

What a great trio of flowers, especially the center one with the button and thread! I love that little strip of diagonal stripes too! NJ!