Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

That is all I can say right now....it is just ridiculously frigid outside!!  I was going to get my Christmas gifts/cards posted today but with this continued weather, I thought that I would post something cheery and warm instead!  So, my Christmas projects will have to wait!

This card is a favorite of mine!  Who doesn't love buttons??  Oh, and those colors?  We start off here by stamping the flower stems in Ripe Avacado ink and picking out buttons for the flowers.  Don't you love that continuous border around the main image?  That is just the coolest border/corner punch that I've used yet.  It actually looks like a mini Apron Lace....so can you guess what company made it?  FISKARS!  I went with some very good friends back in October to CKC in KC.  We had a blast and the one thing that I came away with was how to use these punches!  They had demonstrations on these punches.  So, when we weent to JoAnn's, I had to use my coupon to buy this one!!  Next, I layered my flower image on the bordered paper and sewed my buttons to both.  The background was made by layering several stamped strips of Polka Dot Basics II onto a panel of Lemon Tart Bitty Box paper.

Here is another closer look:

The main image is off the paper using a Pop dot. The sentiment is stamped just below the panel. 

I did want to mention that I did use Tea Dye Duo to darken the edge of the white panel just a bit.

Don't you just love this?

{Button Flower card}  All supplies PTI unless stated.

Stamps:  Everyday Button Bits and Autumn Abundance

Paper:  Pure Poppy, Ripe Avacado, Misc. white

Pattern Paper:  Bitty Box Basics

Ink:  Ripe Avacado, True Black, Versamark, and Tea Dye Duo

Misc:  Pure Poppy and Lemon Tart buttons, beading twine, Fiskars border/corner punch, Pop dots