Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Flutter By & Buttons

It's Post #2 for today!! Be sure to keep scrolling to see my Be Inspired card for the Cuttlebug Challenge.
It's another Flutter By challenge girls! This week Danni challenged us to use a butterfly and buttons in our creation. I sat down to create a butterfly using my butterfly die and embellishing it with buttons. But my dear friend Jacquie sent me this incredible TreasurE of goodies and inside was a HUGE bag of buttons. As I was playing with them, I started laying them out in the shape of a butterfly and really liked the look.

I faux sewed them - using Rebecca's little tip from earlier this week on the big red buttons - and mounted them to my embossed oval.

I really wanted the focus to be on the butterfly so didn't add any other embellishments - not even ribbon! Just a simple stamped sentiment and this card was done! Be sure to visit Danni's blog to see our featured Flutter By girl and the guest stamper this week! We'd love to have you play along - if you do, please use FBW when uploading at online galleries. And leave a comment too - I'd love to come and visit!! You'll find the rest of the team's links over in my sidebars! I can't WAIT to visit them this afternoon and see what they created!!

26 comments:

Allison said...

great idea, fab card
AllisonX

Sandra MacLean said...

Love this idea Cassie!! A very simple but cute card! :D

Dawn♥ said...

Oh my goodness what an awesome looking card. Love how you used the buttons to make your lovely butterfly! I ♥ your card! :)
♥Dawn♥

Ashley Newell said...

This is so so so cute! I love it!

Cathy said...

I love this Cassie! So cute!!

Anonymous said...

Holy Cow!! I see who's got the buttons now!! IT's YOU!! :) What a clever way to make a butterfly!! TFS!

Jessica Diedrich said...

Um...genius is all I have to say! WOW! I love this!!!

Janna said...

This is so cute Cassie!!! Wow! How creative to make the butterfly out of buttons!!! i love, love, love this idea! I am so going to case that!! And I like how you kept the background uncluttered. Really makes the butterfly pop!

smiles,
janna

Heather Schlatter said...

Wow Cassie I love how you left that image as the focus much better than my rainbow splattered card today!!!

I really really enjoy your cards your style is evloving and becoming more and more amazing every day!!!

Heather

Michelle said...

Oh my goodness this is tooooooo cute!! Way to think outside the box!! Absolutely perfect - great job with button challenge!!!!

Riet said...

what a beautiful card Cassie.

hugs Riet.x

Ann Kranitz said...

WOWSA!! Awesome card!!!

Kim said...

Cassie, what a cute idea!

Anonymous said...

Love how simple and clean this card is.

Kristie W. said...

What a fabulous card! I love the button butterfly! Great idea.

Jodi said...

What a great idea! This is so cute, love the colors you used!
Hugs,
Jodi =)

Danni said...

Wow, wow, wow!!! this totally blew me away!! How totally creative! I totally love it and wow!! You rocked this Flutter By challenge!!

Cindy Haffner said...

Cool fresh and so pretty.

Kimmie said...

what a super creative idea!

Jaspere said...

I JUST LOVE this....I really do. Its so creative and fun...also since I know you're digtial kind of gal be sure to check my blog before Monday to grab a free digital image...I think you'll like it...

Rosanne said...

Oh this is too cute! love it!

Anonymous said...

Great job, I love how you used buttons to make the butterfly!
Peggy

Jeanette - said...

this is so sweet Cassie - I love it!

Anonymous said...

Oh my, what a cool button butterfly!! Love the red/white combo - very dramatic!

Becky G said...

I love your button butterfly! I'm gonna have to remember to try one of these. So cute!!!!

Hugs,
Becky

Kim Sonksen said...

That card is so clever!!! I love it!