My Five Faves! #5 Buttons Black Assortment

Hi everyone!  I am starting a little blog series today called My Five Faves!   I will show you my five favorite things in any given category, and you can share yours too!   Are you ready?  The first list I came up with is My Five Fave CTMH Embellies!  Today, we start with #5 and work our way up to #1!

My Five Fave Embellies #5 >>> Buttons Black Assortment

There are sooooo many ways to use these adorable buttons, and the sporting a bit of glitter have my name all over them!  Here is just one of the many ways I have used them.

This has got to be one of the most fun little gift boxes to make.  It was super easy to put together after my Cricut Expression 2 did all the cutting for me!  ;)

I used my Close to My Heart Cricut Artiste Cartridge to cut out this little purse on page 31 from my Lagoon Cardstock.  It is cut at 3 inches, and assembles to a three inch height.  This was the perfect size to hold the necklace my daughter wanted to give her BFF.  :)

Here is where a added one of those black glitter buttons!  I added a purple sparkle to the middle of this one and attached it with a glue dot to the purse.

Beneath the button, under the flap, I attached the useful hook and loop dots that Close to My Heart now carries.  These are super-useful to not only keep the purse closed, but also in allowing the darling little bag to be used again and again!  I love the tiny size, but they sure do grip.

Check out the sparkly strap!  I used a roll of Reflections glitter tape from my stash and LOVE the way it stands up.  You could also use our shimmer trim in silver or black, but I had specific instructions for this little number...

...can you guess the recipient's favorite colors?   Her breathless little gasp upon seeing it was all I needed to hear.  Spreading the sparkle seems to fill MY bucket with a little more sparkle too!   ;)

What is one of YOUR favorite embellishments? 

Speaking of sparkle spreading, you can find the Cricut Artiste Collection HERE for a special price this month from me! 

Color Dare #26 and MORE Spring and Summer Sneak Peeks!

Ever feel like you are wandering around in a black and white movie?  All this playing around with black and white themes has me thirsty for color for sure!  The challenge this week (starting Friday) at the Color My Heart Color Dare is to use black and white with just a {POP!} of color.  I really had a hard time keeping it to just a pop of color!  ;)  I decided to go simply understated for this challenge, and the result is that I came up with quite a few versions of cards!

Here is the first one!  This card was really fun to make.  There were a million and one different directions I could have gone with the spinner spaces, but this is a valentine, so I kept the love theme constant.  I used my Cricut Expression 2 and the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut the circle card base from white daisy cardstock.  Then I cut the rest of the shapes according to the stamp sets that coordinate with them.  

The spinner is from the Wheel of Life My Acrylix Stamp Set D1545--available from the new Spring and Summer Close to My Heart Idea Book beginning on February 1st!  This is a fun stamp that can be used in oh so many ways!  My very first Scrapbooking workshop in February will feature this set!  

There was a skinny little cut of our black tulle ribbon lying around, so I tied it right on the fold of the card.  I cut out the arrow after I stamped it, shortened it, and popped it up with a skinny piece of foam.  That silver brad goes right through it all!  Love how it looks.  My pop of color in this card comes from this letter "u" cut with the Art Philosophy Cartridge on Ruby Cardstock.  I also used an adorable stamp from the Whooo's Your Valentine Kit to stamp teeny tiny hearts in Ruby Ink on the circle card base.  The x's and o's on the heart are also from this set.  It is only available until January 31st or while supplies last!  You can get it for ONLY $10 with any $35 purchase!

Ok, so these next two cards are similar to each other yet different.  I used one of my favorite new stamp sets for Spring and Summer, D1540 In the Background.

Isn't this a fabulous pattern stamp?!  I cut the word, "thanks" from the Cricut Artiste Cartridge at 1 inch on Lagoon cardstock. Simple cards can still make a beautiful statement.

This next card features my favorite pattern from the In the Background My Acrylix stamps.  It is a chevron pattern!  The stamp gives it a slightly distressed look, but if you want it more solid, just color in some of the negative space.  :)  It is available beginning on February 1st!

These little guys are from the It's Your Day My Acrylix and are stamped in Black and Lagoon.  I gave them little shimmer trim bodies to add some much needed sparkle after all the black and white!  I cut "thanks" at 3/4 of an inch for this size A2 card.

That is it for me for now with the black and white...but it is just the beginning for you!  Go ahead and link up your paper project to the Color Dare!  It can be a card, layout, 3D item, gift tag, or anything else you might create with black and white and a POP! of color.  Remember, you don't need to use all Close to My Heart products, just include some!  ;)  Link up HERE at Color My Heart--the Color Dare Challenge Blog starting Friday.