Faux Vintage Button Cards for Junk Journals Collage Scrapbooks and More

I love to create faux vintage button cards.  It's such fun to create a fictional button brand and select the image that showcases that brand!  And it's a great way to use up that massive vintage plastic button stash I have.  The cards make a great pocket-stuffer for junk journals, smash books, scrapbooking, card making, or even collages.  Here are a few that I have in my Craftique Redux shop at Etsy:

Recycle an Old Photo Album for Storing Papercrafting Bits and Pieces

Recycling an 'old-style' photo album:  A lot of people don't print their digital photos, so this type of photo album is easily found at yard sales and thrift shops.  These binder-type albums feature pages of cellophane or plastic pockets where photos would be slid into.  The pockets are perfect for those odd little bits of paper and thin embellishments to be put into; they will be protected and easily visible to browse through when you need to find them for a project.  The binders are easily stored on a shelf. 

New Creative Classes Start on September 10, 2007

For those living in the Southern California area, there are two upcoming classes:

Creative Bead Jewelry

Learn techniques for creating jewelry with beads, including off-loom weaving, stringing, and more.

CAD4.03 9/10 - 10/1 (4 sessions) Fee: $22.00

Iris Folding

Iris folding is a paper crafting technique that creates intricate looking designs that are fun and easy to create. Use your creations for greeting cards or scrapbooks!

CAD4.07 9/10 (1 session) Fee: $12.00

Both classes are being held at the DeAnza Community Center, 1405 Fern Street, Ontario, CA 91762. Register online at the City of Ontario website:

http://www.ci.ontario.ca.us/