Playing in Paradise: Button Inspiration

Today marks another Playing in Paradise challenge over at the Scrapbooker's Paradise blog and it's all about buttons!

I purposely avoided embellishing stamps with buttons for this. I broke out my Bazzill Basics In Stitch'z templates and looked them over for compatibility with my idea to do cherries...

I used the In My Garden template to improvise some leaves and stems. After die-cutting the new Spellbinders Labels 20 in my Cuttlebug, I placed my cardstock over my Bazzill Basics piercing mat and used my Tim Holtz Tonic paper piercer to make the holes. I used Bazzill Basics craft needles to sew my embroidery thread through.

Since I didn't really like the "open" looking leaves for this project, I used my YG17 Copic Sketch marker to fill them in. Much better!

I pierced the border by leaving the Spellbinders die in place.

I actually tried some patterned paper with this focal piece first but it didn't turn out.

Instead, I corrugated some black cardstock with my Fiskars paper crimper and adhered it to a white card base.

Deadline: Thursday, April 21 @ noon

Prize Info: Besides becoming our next Paradise Player, the winner of this week's challenge will receive 2 Stampavie stamps! These are adorable!

Be sure to check out the other Design Team's projects!

Allison
Ally
Carla
Julie
Karan

Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

• Cardstock: Stamper's Select (Papertrey Ink), black (Cricut/Provo Craft)
• Stamps: youare2kind (Stamps of Life)
• Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink)
• Buttons: Scarlet Jewel (Papertrey Ink)
• Die: Labels Twenty (Spellbinders)
• Other Tools: embroidery floss (unknown), YG17 Sketch marker (Copic), paper piercer (Tim Holtz Tonic), In Stitch'z In My Garden template (Bazzill Basics), piercing mat (Bazzill Basics), craft needle (Bazzill Basics)