Rust is the new black

The theme over on the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge is "rustification".  I took my inspiration from the rusty colours of autumn leaves.  I used scores of buttons in autumnal colours to recreate the feel of a carpet of leaves.  I had collected some real leaves to feature on the card, but after they had dried out they were a little smelly, too much so to use them!

I used a range of different patterned papers for the buttons and luckily the Martha Stewart buttons punch can cut out 5 at a time, which greatly speeded up the process!  The "thread" was created with a Walnut Stain Distress Marker.

The tickets were cut from Tattered Time card stock, and the stamps from Ali Edwards were the perfect size to fit nicely onto them.  The ribbon is a piece that has been kicking around in my craft room for a few years, it's very thick and is brown on one side, white on the other, with a brown and white edging.  I can't even remember where it came from, but it was perfect for this card.

Supplies I used included:

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