Workshop by Melissa Phillips

Smiles Card by Melissa Phillips

Technique: Glittering Chipboard Buttons

Supplies:

Lost & Found Princess Lovely Lady Paper by My Mind’s Eye
Amber Road Fall Festival Die-Cut Paper by Pink Paislee
Victoria Ephemera Kit by Melissa Frances
Office Button Chipboard by Jenni Bowlin
Buttons Corrugated Shapes by Jillibean Soup
Vintage Pearl Trinket Pin by Maya Road
Tiny Type Clear Brown Alpha Stickers by Cosmo Cricket
Crème Poetic Whispers Flowers by Prima
Iridescent Glitter by Maya Road

Other supplies used:
Off-white acrylic paint
Button twine

Instructions:

1. Sand the edges of the chipboard buttons and add ink to distress them a bit.
2. For the corrugated button, paint it with a light coating of off-white acrylic paint. Let the paint dry slightly, sand the edges to distress, and add ink.
3. Spray each button with spray adhesive and lightly coat with glitter. Tap off excess glitter.
4. Top with buttons or simply tie with twine to finish.