Everything's Coming Up Buttons!

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That's the name of our Colorado State Button Society Annual Show, and here's the flyer that I'm very happy with, which I produced for the show:
Sorry -- it comes out a little fuzzy as a .jpeg for some reason, but in real life it's sharp and pretty!  Today, I'm at the Judging and Entering Workshop for the show's competition; this is where we learn all the rules for each show's challenge so we can enter our trays of buttons.  I don't expect to be doing a tray to enter this year, since my experience last year wasn't so great.  But, you never know!

Of course, the best part of the day isn't the morning classification classes, but the afternoon button sale!  I hope to have some fun photos to show you in the next few days from that!

Happy Saturday, everyone!

Comments

Angela said…
Your flyer looks great - very creative!
Have fun today - I know you will! :o)
February 26, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Jenny said…
I have that bird button!
February 26, 2011 at 6:30 AM
Anonymous said…
AWEsome flyer, Laurie!
February 26, 2011 at 12:09 PM
Unknown said…
cant wait to see them!
February 26, 2011 at 7:47 PM
Anonymous said…
Great job on the flyer! You are just a jack of all trades, aren't you?
February 27, 2011 at 1:18 PM
ana @ i made it so said…
poking around your site a bit more, thanks for dropping by mine. such fun to connect through a common reader between us! i love the buttons on the branches, very cute flyer. i've never heard of a button society around here, but i get the feeling it's something i'd fit right into!
March 2, 2011 at 9:39 PM
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