Saturday, September 7, 2013

Steampunk Boot-Buttons for Drunken Stampers



I had fun making this card.  I was drawn to this stamp, Click Your Heels by Stampendous.  It came as one stamp and I cut it apart to be able to use the boot by itself or space the saying away from the boot, as I did in this card.  I stamped it on X-Press paper and colored it with Copics.   The background paper is Tim Holtz Distress Kraft Core'dinations cardstock.  I embossed the cardstock with Tim Holtz Gears Texture Fades.  The three vintage buttons are from the button box I received from my grandma years ago.  The button in front of the toe of the boot is one to that would be attached from the back.  I had to cut off the back of the button.  It was much more difficult than when I do the same with cheap metal or plastic ones.

Join us by digging out your buttons and submitting your Button creation at Drunken Stampers!  We enjoy having lots of people party with us...you could be our next the Life of the Party!  Cheers!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Designer's Choice Challenge:  No Squares Allowed  Ends 9/10

9 comments:

  1. Very pretty card,Love your shoe!!!

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  2. Ohhhhhhh I am all about steampunky cards!! Love it love it love it!!!
    Glad I am not the only one who cuts stamps away from their sentiments :)

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  3. I just love your card. Like Donna I am into steampunk lately. I so want that stamp. Great job.

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  4. Great card Karen,I like the blue background with the brown shoe. LOVE the buttons you got from your grandma (grandmas are the best!) My grandma had a button can too that she let me play with.

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  5. Such a very cool card. Love that boot!

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  6. WOW-- I am not a steampunk gal but you may have converted me-- I LOOOOVE this card! The boot and sentiment are great and your coloring is awesome! Good for you to use such gorgeous vintage buttons... I tend to hoard those-- not sure why! Love that your Grandma had such gorgeous buttons and I hear ya- the shanks on the old ones were made to last forever!

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  7. Those buttons are fabulous! And WTG cutting your stamps - it took me a long time to dare to do it, but it makes them SO much more versatile. Love it :)

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  8. Very cool stamp and your presentation of it is wonderful! Maybe you'll let me borrow it ;)

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  9. What an awesome card - love that shoe and those buttons!

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