Covered in Buttons!

This card is covered in buttons, but it definitely won't break the bank or send you searching for something in just the right size or color.  Plus you don't have to worry about shipping a super thick card through the post office and paying extra fees.  All you need is the Sewing Kit stamp set and inks to match your chosen papers.  I love this card!

I just chose to use one of the stamps because I wanted them to all line up like one the buttons on one of the papers in this Echo Park kit.  They actually looked a lot like this button, but way smaller.  I stamped these right onto my card base with Stampin' Up inks and then layered on a couple of papers and some May Arts ribbon.  That pin is by Maya Road and the sticker and paper accent are from the paper kit.  The sentiment sticker is by American Crafts and I got a few different kinds at Target.  They're pretty handy.

I loved the bright colors in these papers and combining them with my stamps and making a birthday card was a really fun way to use up some of my bitty scraps that I had left over from other projects that I've made with these papers.  Get some cards made this weekend with your gel-a-tins and scraps!

Celebrate!

Good morning and happy Saturday, gelly fans!  I'm really happy to be back again to share another card with you this week!

For this one I started with the kit that I bought at a local scrapbook convention.  It came with some papers and embellishments and I chose the Sewing Kit and Sweet to the Core sets to go along with it for a fun look.  The kit is all by My Mind's Eye and I loved the colors and the vintage look and I wanted to add to that with my stamps.  This is what I came up with:

 



I wanted that main embellishment up top to be the apple, but I added a little stamped button up there too.  I stamped the image on one of the patterned papers, cut it out, ran it through my Xyron 150 with the stamped image upside down and then stuck it to the back side of a clear button to make that embellishment.  The stitching on the bottom is also from the Sewing kit set.  I wanted a vintage fair look and I think the stamps really helped with that!

Thanks for coming by today!  Have a great weekend!

Use Our Sewing Kit!

Happy Thursday! 

I hope you all are having a great day.  While you're reading this, I'll be laying around recovering from foot surgery :)  Here's to hoping that it's a quick recovery!

I did get to make this simple layout the other night and I was so happy with the way it came out.  The Sewing Kit set has been one of my favorites since I first saw it and I love the look it adds to any project.  I used it for my embellishment on this Easter layout.

I chose a few colors of ink that coordinated with the papers that I used and stamped almost all of the buttons in those three colors.  I popped some of them up with foam adhesive for dimension and trimmed the edges of any that were hanging off the sides of the layout.  I love the way it looks and this is a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to buy buttons!

Have a great weekend!

Sew in Love!

Happy New Year everyone! Even though its only January, I thought I would inspire you with a card that can be used for the upcoming holiday- Valentines Day or if you just want to tell someone special that you LOVE them. I used the SEWING KIT stamp set (found in the store: here) , and this stamp set is AWESOME!

So versatile, and it comes with super cute buttons, that can be embossed, stamped, threaded etc... I loved the long stitching stamps too, and decided to make the background of my card using them! Here is the card:

And here is a close up of the sentiment

Instructions:
1. Stamp in alternating order the three long stitches in three different colors on cream cardstock.
2. Mat this onto black cardstock, and then place on your red cardstock card.
3. Attach the flower.
4. Stamp the LOVE button on red cardstock. Thread bakers twine through the button holes. Tie a bow. Pop the button up on the flower
5. Finish the sentiment by adding "sew in" in tiny alphas.

Materials Used:
Gel-a-tins Stamp: Sewing Kit
Papertrey Ink
Papertrey Cardstock
Ruby Rock-it Alphas
MS Twine
Best Creation Foam Tape