Gold Bitty Buttons

My apologies for making you wait to see how I did the gold Bitty Buttons....work takes up too much of my time, grrrrr!

These are really easy to make, so grab a pair of tweezers (I like the reverse-action ones for this purpose), a VersaMark ink pad, some Stampin' Emboss Powder and a Heat Tool, and let's get going!

Poke the tweezer points through the holes of the button.

Tap the button on the VersaMark pad, inking it thoroughly.

Dip the button in the EP of your choice (I used SU Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder).

Heat it with the Heat Tool JUST until the powder melts.

Let it cool for about 20 seconds or so, then pop it off the tweezers. Voila!  Teeny, tiny, gold Bitty Buttons!

CASEd Christmas

My friend Sally, of Sally's Creative Corner blog, made a beautiful card yesterday that I just had to CASE.  I loved how she did the layers of dry embossing, but since I decided to use the Bride Specialty Paper, I wasn't liking covering up all that gorgeousness.  The first change I made was leaving off the embossed layers (though I WILL be using that idea in a future card!).  That specialty paper also led me to using the White Vellum Card Stock for the gold embossed ornaments, so it could show through a little bit.

I was wishing I had some of that lovely ribbon Sally used, because I think the gold wire-edge ribbon I used is too narrow, but that's all I had.  I even tried dabbing some Gold Encore ink on a Whisper White taffeta ribbon - blech!  Don't try this at home!

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful pre-Thanksgiving weekend!!! 

Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Four the Holidays
Cardstock: Whisper White, Brushed Gold, White Vellum Card Stock
DP: Bride Specialty Paper
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories/Tools: Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Gold Brads, gold ribbon