Button Challenges...

I have a couple more challenges to post today - hopefully you're not sick of me yet! Since these challenges are related I'm posting them together, and since I'm still trying to share all the Christmas cards before Christmas, I'm going to show you all of them.

The two challenges are:

Lily Pad Cards - Button Love

and

Scrapbooker's Paradise #46 - All About Buttons!

Well, I love buttons. And when I'm feeling stressed, or needing time to mull, the repetition of sewing on buttons is very soothing. AAAAnd that means I've been making a great deal of cards featuring buttons lately!

Supplies:  patterned papers from Bella Blvd;
dog & sentiment stamp from Inkadinkado;
Memento Tuxedo Black ink;
standard Oval nesties; scrap paper for paper-piecing the pup;
buttons from stash

Supplies: sentiment & star tree (envelope) from Stampin' Up;
Versamark & Stampendous Pirate Gold EP;
paper from Making Memories; kraft from Basic Grey;
star buttons from Dress It Up!;
all other buttons from stash;
misc. pearls & rhinestones

Supplies: all buttons from Basic Grey;
Penguin stamp & Cotton Ball fun flock from Stampendous;
greeting stamp from Inkadinkado; Memento Tuxedo Black ink;
patterned papers from Bo Bunny;
standard circle Nesties; Dimensional Magic by Mod Podge;
Martha Stewart glitter

Supplies: Patterned paper from Prima "North Country;"
buttons from Basic Grey;
rub-on sentiments from Making Memories (from Barbles!)

Supplies: papers from Bella Blvd;
green cardstock from Mark's Finest Papers (from JJ!);
standard oval Nesties; Palette Noir ink;
sentiment from Stampin' Up; buttons from Dress it Up

Supplies: papers from Simple Stories;
all buttons from Dress it Up!;
misc. rhinestones;rub-on sentiment from Making Memories (from Barbles!) ;
banner from Martha Stewart 

Supplies: paper from My Mind's Eye;
(strip on envie from Simple Stories);
star button from Dress it Up;
brown buttons from Basic Grey;
white buttons from stash;rub-on sentiment from Making Memories (from Barbles!) 

I'm pretty sure the button trees are some of my favourite to make - it's time consuming to sew on each button, but the end result is soooo worth it :)

Thanks for hanging in there - I hope to participate in more of these challenges in the new year! Crafty resolutions, now those I can get behind ;)

xoxo,

Jessi