Prairie Sky Paper Crafts

 We're in the throes of the countdown to the end of the school year. Hubby teaches at a college, and will be done in just a couple more weeks. The kids and I, well, we have about 21 school days left (but who is counting? ;) ) Since my kids have started school, I prefer to give their teachers something consumable for the year-end gift. Usually, my husband makes hand-turned pens, and I like to add a little something for them as well. This week, I've been playing with the new Bird Ballad paper and Free as a Bird stamp sets, but I decided to add a favourite (but for some reason seldom use) set- Colourful Seasons. The sentiments for all of these cards come from that set. There are so many, and are so divers, they really would fit any occasion. With just a few pieces of paper, black in, and some cardstock, I was able to whip off a set of cards in just over an hour. This project would be perfect for the beginning stamper, too So far, I am loving the designer paper in the up

  The new Stampin' Up catalogue will be revealed next month, and products will be available as of June 4. For the remainder of this month, I am going to bid a fond farewell to some of my beloved stamps that will not be carrying over. It's my mission to give each one a little love, a little ink, and some time in the spotlight, and, hopefully give you, my readers, some ideas and inspiration for what you can do with the set, too. We're starting with Birthday Wishes for You. I love the simplicity of this set- it's stunning on its own, as a one layer card, or it can be dressed up in so many ways.  I decided to showcase it three ways, for the beginner stamper, the casual stamper, and the avid stamper.   Beginner stamper: This card is ideal for the beginner. All that is required is some Whisper White cardstock,  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, the stamp set and coloured pencils. The sentiment was stamped on the cardstock, and coloured with a Bermuda Bay watercolour penci