Greetings from Myrtle Beach - still here! Sad to go home tomorrow. The girls are loving boogie boarding!
The May Challenge was all about buttons. I'm excited to share some of their projects with you!
Hope You're Swell Card by Melanie Blackburn
Love how Mel used the large Epoxy Button as her sun.
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Neopolitan Bean Bisque/6x6 Mini Pad
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Coconut Lime Soup
Pea Pod Parts: Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Soup Labels: Vacation
Epoxy Buttons: Coconut Lime Soup
Other: Cobranded Unity Stamps Sweet and Sour Soup, Bazzill Cardstock, Fiskars Punch, Mister Huey Mist.
Her Daddy Layout by Becky Williams
Love how Becky used the buttons as a sun too! She also stapled the Epoxy Buttons on to her layout - lots of great stuff going on in this layout!
Supplies:
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Monster Stew/Bunch of Monsters, Neapolitan Bean Bisque/Balsamic Vinegar, Frozen Spinach, Bite Size Bits.
Coordinating Cardstock Stickers: Coconut Lime Soup, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Soup Labels: Coconut Lime Soup, Vacation
Pea Pod Parts: Neapolitan Bean Bisque
Alphabeans: braised brown, tart teal
Epoxy Buttons: Coconut Lime Soup
Bean Stalks: Mustard twine, turquoise twine
Designer Note: My 4-year-old had a special "Donuts with Dads" before preschool one day and on that day they did an interview with each of the kids asking questions about their dad. They also had them draw a picture of their dad and I included these things on this layout with pictures of Aimee and her daddy on a recent family vacation.
Water Wars by Summer Fullerton
Summer used a great mix of Epoxy Buttons on her layout. Summer shared her layout with me and noted: a way to save time when sewing buttons - stitch them all at once without tying each one individually.
Jillibean Soup
Patterned Paper: Coconut Lime Soup/Straw Mushrooms and Neopolitan Bean Bisque/Balsamic Vinegar
Pea Pods: Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Alpha Beans: Roma Red
Corrugated Sheets: Brown
Epoxy Buttons: Game Day Chili, Coconut Lime Soup and Neopolitan Bean Bisque
Kraft Accessories: Medium Tags
Other: Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey Brad, White DMC Floss and Silhouette Cutting System
Thinking about You card by Nicole Nowosad
Nicole used lots of different Jillibean buttons on her card. Love the heart and how it's the focus of the card!
Jillibean Soup:
Papers: Apple Cheddar Soup/ Dried thyme, Homemade 6 Bean Soup/Pinto Beans
Stamps: Card Sentiments by Unity/Jillibean Soup
Corrugated Shapes: Heart
Cool Beans: Typography, Vintage, Wood flower, Orchard, Christmas
Epoxy buttons: Game Day Chili
Die Cut Stickers: Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Twine: Red/Brown
**designer note: I used the corrugated shape to trace a heart on the front of the card, and then cut it out. The corrugated heart was layered with the paper and then a variety of Jillibean buttons sew onto it. The heart was then attached to the inside of the card base **
Egghunt Excitement by Lisa VanderVeen
Love the basket filled with buttons (eggs)!!!
Jillibean Soup:
Patterned Paper: Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Chicken Thighs, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Dried Basil, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Shortening, Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup/Celery Stalks
Pea Pod Parts: Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Cardstock Stickers: Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup
Bean Stalks: Mustard/Olive Twine
Cool Beans: Typography, Vintage, Etched Butterfly
Epoxy Buttons: Coconut Lime Soup
Other: Cardstock by Bazzill, Vellum Paper by The Paper Company, Title cut with Silhouette CAMEO
Have a GREAT weekend everyone!
Awesome inspiration today! Loving the layouts and cards with all the buttons!!
Posted by: Emily Halliburton Muto | June 08, 2012 at 09:38 AM
super cute!
Posted by: Mandy Szeto | June 08, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Wonderful layouts and cards today with all the fun buttonsl. THe corrugated heart was such a cute idea. TFS
Posted by: Dorina D | June 09, 2012 at 01:07 AM
Fab inspiration - I especially love Nicole's button card. Thanks so much! Rx
Posted by: Ruth S | June 09, 2012 at 03:43 AM