1. Buttons lined up together can make a border for your scrapbooking page layouts.

2. Place buttons in your titles by using them to dot your “i”s. You can also use them as the center of letters like “o” and “p.”

3. Buttons can be secured to a page using embroidery floss by sewing it into the page.

4. Glue dots work very well to adhere larger-sized buttons to a page, as well as buttons that are not flat on the bottom.

5. A few buttons make nice accents to anchor a ribbon border to a page. Again, glue dots will securely attach the buttons to the ribbon.

6. Try placing a button on the flap of an envelope to decorate a simple page element.

7. Flowers are still very popular on scrapbooking pages. Silk or paper flowers come in all sizes and colors now. A button makes a perfect center for a flower. An added benefit is that the button can hide the adhesive that typically shows through a paper flower.

8. Take 4 small buttons and attach them to the 4 corners of a photograph. The buttons will look like they are holding the photo to the page.

9. Create a bulleted list for journaling. Use buttons as the bullets.

10. Scrapbooking tags can be used for page elements, photo mats, and journaling blocks on a scrapbooking page. You can use a button to decorate the hole at the top of a tag.

11. Try placing a button on a page and then hanging the string from a scrapbooking tag from it as an anchor.

12. An antique, vintage or unusual button can be used individually on a page as a page element all its own. Try double matting the button to highlight it on your layout.

13. Attach a button to a page with the holes empty, or thread some floss through the holes and tie it in a knot or bow for an added accent.

14. Don’t limit yourself to one size of buttons on your page layout. Mix sizes and styles of buttons. You could stay with the same color, but have a variety of different buttons in that same color on a single page.

15. Buttons can be memorabilia. Save buttons from shirts, handbags, hats and other clothing that have sentimental value, but that you no longer can use. The buttons can be added to a scrapbooking page to remember the times when you wore those items. Baby buttons look cute on a baby page layout as well.

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Fashioned from colorful wire ribbon and floral wire, these whimsical blossoms shape up into an impressive Easter bouquet. And unlike real blooms, they’ll last long after the holiday. CRAFT MATERIALS: 19 inches of green wireless ribbon, 1 inch wide Clear double-sided tape, 1/2 inch wide 18-inch floral-wire stem Green thread 3 (8-inch) lengths of green wired ribbon, 1 1/2 inches wide 2-yard length of colorful wired ribbon, 1 1/2 inches wide Hot glue

Time needed: About 1 to 2 Hours

1. First create a stem and leaves by assembling the pieces as shown here.

. Fold the stem ribbon in half, sandwiching the wire and leaf stems inside. Bend one of the leaves so it appears to be sprouting from the opposite side of the stem.

3. To make the blossom, stick double-sided tape along one long edge of the colorful ribbon, as you did for the stem. Peel 4 inches or so of the backing from the tape and wrap the sticky part of the ribbon around the stem top several times.

4. Peel off a little more of the tape backing, then gather the ribbon and press it firmly against the lower edge of the previous layer. Continue in this way, working around the stem until you reach the end of the ribbon. Don’t worry about flattening the blossom as you work; you can reshape it when you finish. If you end up with a spot or two that’s not holding well, simply secure it with a dab of hot glue (parents only).

THESE WOULD LOOK SO CUTE ON A SPRING OR MOTHER’S DAY CARD!

1)The white sharpie...this is an awesome pen…the best I have used on dark papers!

2) For those things you want to doodle or journal I recommend the Uniball Signo white pen. This pen is hard to find but I have finally found some and got my hands on them for the store.

I thought I would mention another pen that works really well on photos (even glossy ones). It doesn’t catch or skip like some of the gel pens do. well the ones i have tried anyway. They come in a varitey of colours also. They are in my store.

Happy Creating!