There are so many beautiful brocade and damask patterned papers available right now, but I went back to my Echo Park Victoria Garden paper pad - all I can say is, this investment has paid off for me big time. I know I've used the papers on at least 4 cards already in the last couple of months - in fact, there is very little of the paper left :(
I winged it again this week - no sketch to get started. I poked through my dies looking for shapes that went with the brocade patterns and ended up using a Spellbinders Label 16 die and a My Favorite Things Perfect Bracket Edge Die-namic.
I really did want to keep the embellishments simple, so created a free form heart with pink and white buttons.
Like many of my fellow crafters, I don't love the look of "naked" buttons and started threading them with a linen thread. For the first time, maybe because there are so many buttons, I hated the look of them threaded!?
What's a papercrafter to do, but cut the threads and go to Plan B {LOL}.
I had used Glossy Accents to adher the buttons - I love that it dries so clear and can hold their weight. I smeared a little more Glossy Accents on top of the buttons and in the spaces between them and sprinkled a few seed beads and a whole lot of Martha Stewart crystal microbeads over the entire thing.
Anyone else have a multi-color pack of the microbeads that rarely sees the light of day in your craft room? It really does feel good to pull out and use some of this product.
I am so pleased with the finished heart!
Instead of more buttons, I colored a couple of white pearls with a Copic marker to finish off the sentiment tag. The sentiment is a stamp from My Favorite Things Clearly Sentimental about Anniversaries collection.
Thanks for stopping by,
Jacquie
This is very beautiful! You just may win. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the bunch of buttons for your heart! very pretty too...
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I hate naked buttons, but these are so "frosted" and pretty that I love them!!!
ReplyDeleteSo elegant!!!! :)
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