Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Starring Two Buttons!

My word, what a lot of rain we've been having of late. It's hard to believe that we have a water shortage here in Kent! Well at least the water butt is full for when the warmer weather comes as we have a hose pipe ban!


Onto today's challenge at Scrapbook Sisters where the theme this week is a recipe, "One Circle,Two Buttons"!

 




For my DT card I used a selection of papers, a Nestie die to cut an off set circle from a larger circle cut using the Cricut and Plantins Schoolbook, some Xcut Nesting Stars on Pinflair gel to sit around the frame, and a generous amount of TH distress inks to make my papers more rugged and manly lol!
  

Some inky stitching and 2 buttons tied together with some string complete the card.



I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
PTT65, Anything goes and Kraft,
AWNB6, Anything goes,
MIM86, Anything goes.
Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x

20 comments:

brenda said...

My sentiments entirely about the rain Julie, just about fed up with it.

Loving this card, a little bit different for you and lovely crisp feel to it.

B x

amanda stokes said...

Hi Julie,
Great card,love the papers and design :) x

Unknown said...

Julie this is really nice , love the embossed stars well done Hugs Elaine

Scrappycath said...

Beautiful card. Saw this on Make it Monday!

Chris said...

Another great card,Julie! Really like what you've done with the buttons, very clever!
Chris x

Chrissy said...

Fabulous card Julie, love the stars and button, great papers...


Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

Luv CHRISSYxx

Don’t forget. .if you leave a comment on another entrant, mention that you saw their card on ‘Make it Monday’ for a chance at second prize.. the more you comment on and mention MIM, the more chances at winning second prize.

Heide said...

What a fantastic creation! Saw you on MIM and had to come take a closer look.
Hugs, Heide

Ellis said...

Wonderful card! =)
Thanks for joining us at Art With No Boundaries!
Hugs, Elenor DT

coops said...

fantastic card julie.love the papers and design and great inked edges ;D

xx coops xx

Vicky Hayes said...

This is great Julie! I like the way the sentiment strips slips through the circle and the stacked buttons make a lovely embellishment. Vicky x

Tamie said...

Fantastic colors, layout and wonderful card. Sure glad I saw it over at Make It Monday!

Cheryl said...

Oh I love your card design!


I’m stopping by from MIM. (I’m number 205)

~Cheryl~

**I am having a give-away on my blog. Feel free to stop by if you are interested.**

Pia S said...

Kind of a retro-look going on there, and that's a style I really like. The text is in colors that are bright and happy, and the stars are really decorative too. Spotted this on MIM

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Your card caught my eye at MIM. I'm #138 & 194! Love this masculine look and you've managed to make it look retro into the bargain!

Cheers,
Kasey ~ in Oz

Cely said...

absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for joining us this week at Party Time Tuesdays!

Merry said...

Fantastic layout and wonderful papers. Saw you on MIM.

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

Your lovely card has caught my eye on MIM ;). Fabulous papers and lovely vintage look! Enjoy the weekend, Asia(my entry is #250) x

Ps. Please come and join my 2nd Blogaversary candy ;-). Hope to see you there and good luck!

ddazzled71 said...

What a wonderful Birthday Card, its just perfect for a male with the more neutral tonings, whilst fabulously fun with the bright stripes and greeting. Thanks so much for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays this week for our Anything Goes + Kraft Challenge.
Danie - PTT DT

Lisa Minckler said...

FANTASTIC card! I'd be happy to age another year for this pretty thing. :)

Thank you so much for linking up your talent and creative ideas with us at Make It Monday!
Lisa xx

Chris Stern / CS Designs said...

Julie, Great card, I love the background paper you used, it all ties in so nicely. Thank you for playing in our April Anything Goes challenge on Art With No Boundaries. Hope you will come play with us again this month.
:) Chris / CS Designs