Wednesday Challenge - Buttons!!

by Ann LuMaye

Embellishing your scrapbook pages is like putting frosting and sprinkles on the cake. Embellishments add that extra sparkle, maybe a little dimension, and a whole lot of interest to your layouts. But adding those extra bits to your scrapbook page can raise the average cost of your page…more then you may want to admit. So how about using an embellishment that you probably already have? Buttons!!

This week’s challenge is to dig up your button stash and create a layout using them. There are many ways that you can use buttons on your layouts. Here are some ideas to get you thinking:

  • Die-cut a flower embellishment and add a button in the center.
  • Make a border with a variety of buttons that coordinate with your paper.
  • Add a button to each of the 4 corners of your layout.
  • Add a few buttons to accent one corner of your focal point photo.
  • Use buttons as bullet points for your journaling.
  • Use a button in place of the letter “O” in your title.
  • Cut four strips of paper and overlap them to make a frame for your picture. Put buttons in each of the four corners to “attach” them.
  • Matte your picture, add some twine or floss to the top edge and “hang” it from a button.
  • Add even more dimension by threading coordinating floss or fiber through your buttons.

    The layout below uses buttons as a border for the focal photo. The easiest way to attach buttons is by using glue dots.

    museum.jpg

    Below a button is used as the center of a flower embellishment.

    button-flower.jpg

    So take this week’s challenge and “button up” your next scrapbook layout!

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    Posted in Weekly Challenge on May 14th, 2008

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