Paint, Punch & Resin Buttons

On these ones I drew some swirlies and dots in gold paint/nail polish.

These next ones required 3 resin stages.  First I punched out Medium Square shapes, then punched small square shapes out of the middle of each.  I then domed the fronts of the larger pieces and the backs of the smaller pieces, inserting the button shanks in the back of the small ones.  

I let that set up, then flipped them over and domed the fronts of the small shapes and let that set up.  Then, I domed the backs of the large shapes, waited about 1-1/2 - 2 hours, then pushed the smaller punched shapes into the setting resin, using the button shank as a handle. 

These ones the paper was painted teal metallic, then added gold dots. I attached the button back to the paper with a drop of ZapAGap Super Glue, then domed the backs and allowed to set up for at least 12 hours.

Then I flipped over and domed the fronts.  I waited about 1-1/2-2 hours then pressed the charms in the center of each.  The resin should be firming up so it pushes out from the charm making a ripple effect that catches the light, and forms a secure bond with the charm.  You can test this by touching the center with a pin to see if it flattens easily or retains a shape.  If the resin flows back around your charm and flattens out, you didn't wait long enough before inserting your charm.