Button Up! Challenge #41

Hi there scrapping friends!  We've been celebrating Canada Day weekend here in my neck of the woods.  The weather has been lovely, the food scrumptious and time with family and friends- awesome!!

I've always had a thing for buttons - I used to sort Oma's tins full of them,  my mother collected them to add to her hand-knit sweaters and I remember having quite a collection of pretty ones when I was a little girl.  Even now I can boast to the fact that I have 8 quart-sized canning jars full of the colourful plastic discs ready to be added to a knitting project or my papercrafting.  

So - if you haven't guessed yet- this week's challenge is to use BUTTONS on your creation.

Here is my button-y card:

Lynne
I too like buttons.  I have lots of them, don't we all, so my only problem was figuring out which color would work best on this layout.  These little red buttons with some twine threaded through them worked perfectly as the 'extra touch' embellishment.

Joy

I have a button stash that needs to be used up.

Challenge #39 - Project Picks

Hey everyone. It's so great to see so many participating in last week's challenge. At this time, there were 21 participants. I wish we had the space to showcase each project, but we don't. However, we're going to showcase three amazing projects.

The first one is a card by Scrappymo. She made this gorgeous card where she used a coffee cup sleeve that she inked for the background. The layering and texture on the card is beautiful.

The second project pick is by a card by Sherri Willshire. I love those gorgeous hand-made flowers.

The third project pick is a layout by Sassy Scrapper. She has lots of hand-made embellishments on this adorable layout.

Thanks to all who particpated last week. It is so inspiring to see everyone's work.

Challenge #40- Sew Many Possibilities

Hello again all you crafty people,

I love the look that stitching can add to a project so this week I'm challenging you to add some stitching to your projects. Hand sewn or machine stitched give it a home made look this week.
Hey even if you have some pre-stitched papers why not use up some of that special paper special paper as I did this week.

Happy crafting!!

I've had this pre-stitched layout for over a year! 

I cut a title with my Silhouette and added a few embellishments.

I'm so happy I used this paper and now I finally have a layout about our home. 

Barb

I love the look of stitching on projects. I don't do it often enough though. I really need to do it more often. On this layout I just stitched around the white paper, but it goes a long way to setting it off.

Lynne

I too, rarely stitch on my layouts.  It is just a little time consuming for me and I take long enough to do a layout already.  So, I usually faux stitch with my pen when I want that look.    But I used to embroider, so I know a whole lot of fancy stitches.  This older layout of my oldest daughter used a lot of french knots for an embellishment.
We can't wait to see your creations

Bronwyn

Here's a darling little card I made a friend who could deliver a boy- any day now!

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#39 - Make it by Hand

Happy Monday everyone. If you're like me, with the arrival of the good weather I find my creative time dwindles as there is a lot of other things that occupy my attention. However, I also find a good challenge can spur me on to keep creative. I hope this challenge is able to do that for you.

This week I'm challenging you to use some hand-made elements on your project.
On this project, I made a flower to embellish my layout.

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for this challenge. Don't forget to come back here and share a link to your finished project. We'd love to see it.

Joy

I chose to make a flower for this weeks challenge also. 

I love to use glubers for making rolled fabric flowers.

Lynne
Flowers must be the embellishment of choice, because I used them too.

Bronwyn

I'm here, too, and  I brought flowers, as well!  Mine is crocheted and centred with a brad.  I also thought this eyelet ribbon shouted " homemade", too, because my mother used to add it to the little dresses she made for my sisters and I growing up.  

#38 4 or More

Hi there everyone!   Bronwyn here. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  I am in charge of creating this week's challenge and here it is:

Make a 1-paged layout with 4 or more photos on it. 

 That't lots of pictures for a small layout space. Can you do it??


I managed to squeeze in SIX photos using a sketch from  Sketch Support.

Lynne

Hi everyone.  I used just 4 photos, but I did an 8.5 x 11 layout with them.  They are standard size wallet photos and they fit perfectly on the small layout size.  I used a sketch from Page Maps.

Joy

I went digi this week!

I love the digital products by sahlin studio which I used for this layout.

 I layered up some washi tape, papers and a few embellishments.

The little walking icon & starburst circle are shapes found in photoshop elements.

Barb

multi-photo layouts are my thing - whether it's a single or a double. I love doing them.

  

Challenge #36 features

Dr. J

Aylce

Lisa

Barbara

Thank you to everyone who joined us this week.

There were lots of awesome projects.

Grab your button gals

Challenge #37 Long Title

Happy June everyone.
This month, I am deviating a little from my monthly color challenge.  I have noticed that most use as few words as they can for a title on their layouts or cards.  So I will challenge you all to use a long title, quote or a line from your favorite song as a title on your layout or card instead.  Pull out those alpha stickers, stamps or die cut machines and have a fun.

 

I can't wait to see what you come up with.  

Barb here. I love how Lynne did her layout. It's so cool how you can have a long title without it dominating your layout or project. Here's mine (although I cheated a little in that it was a store-bough title.)

Bronwyn

I think this may the longest title I have EVER put on a scrapbook page!  And if you have ever been to Disney world, you know it's true!!

Joy