Saturday, 21 July 2012

Button Wreath

I love a Christmas wreath on the door - one year I didn't even take it down after Christmas! Anyway, the theme at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown is, you've guessed it, wreathes. I knew that I wanted to use buttons, but this turned out completely different to the card I had in my mind. I have added lots of layers of buttons, punched frondy leaves, snowflakes, stars and bling to give the impression of depth, like a real wreath - right down to the silver 'hook' by which to hang it from your door. The stripey paper was chosen to reflect the colour combo of purple, green and red and I used a tent fold card base again to highlight the 'real' feel of the wreath.
I am entering this card into the challenge at Sarah Hurley Challenges, where they are asking for any project featuring buttons and Paper Play Challenges, for Christmas in July
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10 comments:

  1. Jacqueline21 July 2012 at 09:31

    I've seen this card 'in real life' and it's stunning - Jacqueline xx

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  2. Patty Gorka21 July 2012 at 15:00

    Super cute idea to make a wreath with buttons! Love the leaves, snowflakes, and stars too!

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  3. Shelly21 July 2012 at 16:32

    Gorgeous card!!! Very creative and I love the way you used the colors.

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  4. Danielle Vincent21 July 2012 at 17:22

    Oh my goodness Louise, this is absolutely marvelous! How very patient you must have been to put this together so perfectly. Love the colors, the buttons, the frondy leaves - allll of it!

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  5. fatmonica21 July 2012 at 22:30

    What a great idea!Love the button wreath,it makes a great Christmas card.Thanks for sharing it with us at Sarah Hurley's Challenge Blog

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  6. Mynn xx22 July 2012 at 01:08

    Louise, this is AMAZING!!!!! LOVE the colors--and the buttons look like little jewels nestled amongst the greenery! Fabulous! :)

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  7. Emma Williams22 July 2012 at 20:48

    Fabulous card and great idea! Good luck and thanks for joining us over at Sarah Hurley!
    Emma x

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  8. Carol C23 July 2012 at 19:36

    This is fabulous, I love what you have done with the buttons, so cute :) Thanks for joining us at the Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog this time, Carol x

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  9. Julie23 July 2012 at 23:24

    Love your wreath- stunning idea. Lovely card.

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  10. Ruth M26 July 2012 at 19:00

    Oh my word Louise, what a stunning wreath and such a happy, bright, Christmas card! I love how you put the wreath together, it looks so dimensional!
    Ruth x

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Thanks for leaving a comment. I love reading them all!
Louise xx

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