Prairie Sky Paper Crafts

  Thanks for dropping by! I'm starting a new feature where every Thursday, I'll highlight a project made with one of Stampin' Up!'s bundles. This month, I'm be working with the Jar of Flowers bundle.  Milk glass is one of my favourite collectables- I have several pieces that have come from f amily members or garage sales. I'm not sure what it is about it that I am drawn to, but it always makes me feel happy to see it- in fact, I have some pieces on my desk that hold pens and other supplies. I decided that the jar punch would be perfect to recreate the look of milk glass. Let's get started! You'll need: Vellum sheets Jar punch Merry Merlot card stock (cut to 2 1/4 x 5) Misty Moonlight cardstock (cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) In Good Taste patterned paper (4 x 5 1/4) Adhesive sheets Plush Poinsettia specialty paper Stampin' Seal First, I punched two jars from vellum paper, and one from Plush Poinsettia specialty paper. Plush Poinsettia was run through the embo...

I love it when inspiration comes from unexpected places. This was the case for this background technique. Last week, I was cleaning up my craft space from the holiday cardmaking extravaganza, and unpacked some of the items I purchased during the year-end closeouts. One of the items I purchased was a punch board. It came in a bubble wrap bag. I took it and put it on my desk, intending to put the packaging in the garbage. It landed on my Versamark pad, and inspiration was born! Hope over to my Facebook page to check out the video tutorial for the background . Materials: Watermelon Wonder, and Mint Macaron cardstock (In Colour 2015-2017) Basic Black cardstock Clear embossing powder Bubble wrap Versamark pad Embossing Buddy Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits dies Playful Pallet washi tape Wink of Stella clear glitter pen Create the background using the bubble wrap, Versamark and embossing powder Cut the background piece to 3.25x3.5 Cut a piece of Mint Macaron to 3.5x3.7...