PS Sparks - Buttons!

As soon as I saw the inspiration picture for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge, I knew I had to play. It took me the whole week to figure out what I wanted to make, though, and then it sort of got away from me. Here's the inspiration pic:

So, buttons. Obviously I had to play.

I was inspired by the canvas, the colours (pink, blue, white), the stacked buttons, the buttons (did I mention them?), and the floral shapes. 

Supplies: Paper Smooches sentiment; Grey Flannel Memento ink; Bo Bunny woodgrain paper; canvas; Making Memories flower brads; misc. pink brads; BUTTONS from stash

I actually found it a bit more difficult sewing buttons on to the canvas than I do sewing them on to paper - piercing holes don't WORK on canvas, darn it. There was some finger stabbing involved. I worked on the canvas layer before attaching it to the paper - and since I was worried about glue oozing through & the strength of tape for holding up the umpteen buttons, I used some hoarded floral brads to attach the canvas to the paper. The darker pink brads were in the same spot, and I liked throwing in a bit more of that rose tone, so they came out to play too. Then I attached the paper to the card base using my go-to Zip Dry - and it was perfect.

The Memento ink stamped really nicely onto the canvas - I love the texture:

The PS SPARKS challenge is open for another 10 hours or so - plenty of time to get crafty :)

xoxo,

Jessi