Wednesday 5 October 2011

Button Up

Hi Everyone

This is the title over at Divas by Design for the next challenge and we want to see how you use buttons on your projects and I have chosen to make a tag this time round.


Recipe
Tag
Die cut tag.
Cover in black acrylic paint.
Stamp and clear emboss.
Cover with lighter acrylic paints.
When dry rub paint away from the embossing.
Adorn with your favourite embellishments.
Corset
Stamp onto scrap paper.
Spray with mists.
Colour in with pens.
Sew buttons on and add lace.

Supplies
Stamps - Clear Expressions, Andy Skinner, Personal Expressions, TH
Eco-Friendly paints, black, peony, lilac, white, clam shell
Buttons, lace, vintage image
DIs - spun sugar, broken china, vintage photo

Hope you are having a good week.

Take care.

luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

 I would like to enter this into these challenges -
Cards and More - Lace and buttons
Ribbon Carousel - Anything goes

Photobucket

29 comments:

Berry said...

This is beautiful Brenda totally representative of your stunning style, great work hugs Rebekah xx

cheryl said...

oh brenda hun this is just gorgeous oh just love how you have added the buttons so effecitve hugs cherylxxx

Margreet said...

wow, this is again a real Brenda-style tag......gorgeous!!!
xxx Margreet

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

What a beauty, fabulous tag, love the bodice. Tracy x

Anonymous said...

Hi Brenda
What a great tag.
Oh do I love buttons, stamped buttons, real buttons, vintage if possible.
Great work.
Wishes
Lynne

Irene said...

Brilliant tag as usual Brenda, love your choice of colours. Really sorry I won't get to craft with you on Saturday, was looking forward to it.
Have a good day.
Irene x

Gram's Treasures said...

Lovely tag, Brenda....and some great techniques. Take care.
Joyce xx

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Brenda, that's a fabulous tag, love the corset, great idea with the buttons and the ribbon.

Lisa Jane said...

oh i love how you used your Buttons Brenda .. what a fab bodice .. oh how i wish i could wear it lol
Lisa x

Nigel said...

Wonderful tag :)

Joan said...

Fab tag Brenda, love the buttons on the corset

Joan

Martina said...

Your tag is just amazing, dear Brenda! I love looking at your creations.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous tag Brenda ! I'm going to a workshop with Lin in November too on the 12th! Will I see you there ?
Sue C
x

craftymum said...

Hi Brenda
this is wonderful. You really are so clever!
Hope you are well. 2 weeks until we break up!!!!!!!!!
hugs sarah

Dolly Daydreams said...

Hi Brenda. What a gorgeous sexy tag such a perfect combination with that fantastic corset.

Marie

Netty said...

Smashing tag and a great technique, x

coldwaters2 said...

Wow Brenda what a stunning creation, that image is beautiful so is the design and all the wonderful detail, superb.
Hugs
Lorraine x

Meggymay said...

Fantastic tag, love the butttoned corset. Yvonne x

Cindy Adkins said...

Oh Brenda,
This is totally adorable!!! I LOVE it!
I hope the tutorial for the videos was fun and if you want to make one all you have to do is choose the style you want, insert your pics, and choose music on their website--it's easy and quick once you do it the first time!
XO
Cindy

Unknown said...

Wow, this is just gorgeous Brenda, another masterpiece from you. Gorgeous xx

Von said...

Great tag Brenda :) soft and feminine
Von x :)

Unknown said...

Hi Brenda, what a gorgeous tag! Love the image and the colours. Had a little wander round your blog and the sunrise pictures are just wonderful. Thanks for the kind comment on my blog - I'm almost back to normal (or whatever stands for normal for me!) now. Sarah

trisha too said...

This is a fabulous buttoned up piece, Brenda--great colors and design, with just the right amount of shine to it!

:)

Gerri Herbst said...

this is fabulous...just love everything about it right up to the tiny buttons. Great piece! take care, gerri

Mrs.B said...

Just cathing up Brenda, this is fabulous, love the image with the corset, brilliant idea.
Have a great wekend.
Avril xx

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Gorgeous details.

Kreatives von Andrea said...

wow, what a fantastic creations.

Thank you for your participation at Cards and More.

A nice greeting Andrea from germany

Stempelhexe said...

A wonderful creation.

Thank you for your participation at Cards and More.

Hugs
Ulla

Savannah O'Gwynn said...

WOW! This tag is sooooooo gorgeous and full of layers and detail! Thanks so much for joining in the fun and playing along with us over at the RCC!!