Christmas Mitten Mouse Card- Maja Design, Spellbinders and Buttons Galore

Today I'm happy to share Maja Design's newest collections; Holiday in the Alps and Shades of the Alps (coordinating Monochrome papers) combined with some other great products from Spellbinders and Buttons Galore.   

Just in time for the coming holiday season!  This is a rich and wonderful collection with gorgeous Christmas and winter images and patterns.  And true to Maja Design's unique style, this collection can be used through the year because the B side of the papers are classic patterns.  

Below is an image of the Holiday In the Alps and Monochrome -Shades of the Alps collections.  These are the papers I used from the 6x6 paper pad:

Mittens, Winterdays, Snowflakes

The darling Jolly Mitten Mouse Die is from Spellbinders and is a perfect set to showcase the beautiful patterns of the new collection.  

I also embellished the card with tiny sequins and beads from Buttons Galore's new  Sparkletz -December Dream mix.  The sequin mix is fabulous for finishing touches on cards, and as shaker mix for those fun shakers that are so addicting to create.   

Here is a close up of card, showing the details in the patterns.
Isn't the mitten mouse just too darling? 

Thank you for stopping.  

Holiday In the Alps and Monochrome -Shades of the Alps collections can be purchased in the US right here. 

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Maja Design - Holiday in the Alps

Buttons Galore - Sparkletz December Dream - Spk151

Spellbinders -Jolly Mitten Mouse Die

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Buttons Galore and More / 28 Lilac Lane
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Spellbinders Scary Good Sale

Scary Good Savings Event -Up to 40% off

Check out what's for sale....dies, embellishments, hot glimmer foil, and so much more.

Scary Good Savings Event

Halloween Bat and Witches Hat Shaker Cards

Halloween Shaker Cards - Bat and Witch Hat

Halloween is coming quickly and I still have some last cards to mail.  Thank goodness they are created and ready to share with you. They feature Creative Embellishments new bat and witch hat shakers designs and are filled with Buttons Galore shaker mix.

Below is an image of the chipboard shakers used on the cards.  The Creative Embellishments  - Bat Shaker  and Witch Hat Shaker were painted with black acrylic paint for simplicity.  Nothing fancy needed.  

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Creative Embellishments  - Bat Shaker

Creative Embellishments - Witch Hat Shaker

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What makes the chipboard shakers from Creative Embellishments so fabulous is the pre-cut acrylic piece that comes with each shaker set.  That's very important.  The acrylic window is always the most stressful part of creating the shaker.  CE took that stress off the table and made crafting with the shaker a totally enjoyable and easy process. 

The Shaker Mix and Finishing Touches

The shaker mix used on the cards is from Buttons Galore  and is a fun way to fill your shaker cards. What goes into the shaker should reflect the time, effort and love you have used to create the piece.  

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Buttons Galore/28 Lilac Lane-       Halloween Candy Shaker Mix

Buttons Galore -Bead/Sequin Mix - Trick O Treat

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 I added a 3D Button from Buttons Galore as a final embellishment to finish each card.
The buttons are inexpensive, adorable, and light weight so they don't make the card or projects super heavy.  Buttons Galore has a great selection of holiday and non-holiday buttons and themes to cover any occasion.  

The paper used today is from Authentique TWILIGHT 12 x 12 Collection Kit  - which has a gorgeous vintage look to it with rich colors of the season. 

Authentique TWILIGHT 12 x 12 Collection Kit twi011

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Creative Embellishments  - Bat Shaker

Creative Embellishments - Witch Hat Shaker

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

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Buttons Galore/28 Lilac Lane- Halloween Candy Shaker Mix LL523

Buttons Galore - 3D Buttons - Witchy HH105

Buttons Galore -Bead/Sequin Mix - Trick O Treat LL624

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Buttons Galore and More / 28 Lilac Lane

Buttons Galore and More- 3D Buttons - Happy Hauntings HH104

Authentique TWILIGHT 12 x 12 Collection Kit twi011

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Embellishing Home Decor with Buttons - Haunted House Halloween Shadow Box

Decorating and Embellishing with  Buttons

Need the perfect finishing embellishment for your projects?  

Need to add some pizzazz to your holiday decorations?  

Do your decorations need to be freshened up? 

I have the answer - 3D Buttons. 

Buttons Galore and More has some of the sweetest buttons I've ever seen. Buttons for all seasons, all occasions and more.  

They are light weight which makes them great embellishments for cards and other paper crafting projects.  

I created a large haunted house using Creative Embellishments chipboard products.  

It absolutely did NOT need freshening, or gussying up - but when I received the Buttons Galore 3D Button packs for Halloween, I knew they would make perfect finishing touches to an already fabulously creepy fun piece of home decor.   

You can find the original post original post here with video tips and techniques on creating this Haunted House.  

Below are the 3D button packs used on the project: 

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Buttons Galore and More -3D Buttons - Witching Hour HH100

Buttons Galore and More- 3D Buttons - So Scary HH101

Buttons Galore- 3D Buttons -Boo Buddies HH103

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The buttons don't take away from the cool chipboard elements, but they do add interesting accents to the project and provide an extra level of creepy fascination.  

For example, the skull and gravestone buttons  on the sign post are simple little embellishments that make a big impact to the sign.  

The witch hat button resting atop the chipboard owl is a perfect topper for this little guy.  

The purple haunted house and ghost buttons complete the scene without making it childish. 

Thanks for stopping here today.  I appreciate your visit. 
You'll be surprised at the button collections available.  

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Buttons Galore and More -3D Buttons - Witching Hour HH100

Buttons Galore and More- 3D Buttons - So Scary HH101

Buttons Galore- 3D Buttons -Boo Buddies HH103

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Rattling The Bones - Tombstone Shaker - Tim Holtz Products with Buttons Galore

Rattling The Bones 

Creepy Halloween Tombstone Shaker

Halloween draws near and I am finishing up the creepy but fun decorations.  This piece was created at recent scrap getaway where we all worked on tombstones.  

It's amazing that we all had the same materials to use, however each one was soooooo different.  

That's what I love about the creative process.  It allows for the freedom to express your imagination and vision.  

I turned my tombstone into a bone rattling shaker.  Literally.   

The Products Used

The skeleton is from the Dollar Tree - yep the dollar store.  I got a 3 pack, you guessed it... for $1.  

Next, the tombstone and embellishments are from Tim Holtz  because he is a King of Creepy Embellishments for Halloween. 

The Tim Holtz Etcetera TOMBSTONES are new.  VERY very cool- with several designs and sizes. They do need to be painted.  Mine was painted with gray acrylic paint, highlighted with white paint on a wet sponge (as a wash), then edged with Black Soot Distress Ink for the finishing shadow effect. 

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Tim Holtz Idea-ology BONEYARD Findings th93964

Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Halloween - Mummy Cloth

Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRYPT CAMEOS Findings th93967

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Tim Holtz Etcetera TOMBSTONE 8 ETC011

Tim Holtz Idea-ology CORKED VIALS 9 Glass Bottles TH92899

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Once I started building my vision, I realized I had no way to sit the skeleton against the stone.  He doesn't bend so he was being difficult and awkward. 

That's when I noticed the packaging from the Tim Holtz BONEYARD Bones .  It was actually the perfect size for a shaker shelf to rest his tired bones. That's when the shaker idea was born. 

The Shaker Material

The shaker mix is from Buttons Galore and More, with the Tim Holtz bones added.  

The shelf is filled with Buttons Galore - Embellishment Bottles -Back in Black and the glass jar has Berry Patch.

I also sprinkled some Berry Path beads here and there for accent and added purple beads to the skeleton's eyes.

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Buttons Galore - Embellishment Bottles -Back in Black LL231

Buttons Galore -Embellishment Bottles -Berry Patch -LL621

Buttons Galore and More / 28 Lilac Lane

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In order to secure the skeleton, I did use black wire around his neck, which you can see in the image below.  The white cheesecloth is an afterthought to hide the wire around his legs. 

Finishing touch is a Wood Veneer Bat from Creative Embellishments Embellishments.  This has been wired into place as well.  

Thanks for stopping here today.  I appreciate your visit. 

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Tim Holtz Idea-ology BONEYARD Findings th93964

Idea-ology - Tim Holtz - Halloween - Mummy Cloth

Buttons Galore and More / 28 Lilac Lane

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Tim Holtz Etcetera TOMBSTONE 8 ETC011

Tim Holtz Idea-ology CORKED VIALS 9 Glass Bottles TH92899

Buttons Galore -Embellishment Bottles -Berry Patch -LL621

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Buttons Galore - Embellishment Bottles -Back in Black LL231

Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRYPT CAMEOS Findings th93967

Creative Embellishments - Wood Veneer Bats