Ladies, get out your brown lunch bags! + NEWS

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Hi everyone! Its Windy Robinson here to share with you how to make super simple kraft flowers. All you need to make this stunning embellishment is:

• a recycled brown bag or a brown lunch bag
• decorative brads
• glimmer mist (or shimmer/glitter spray)
• flower punch

To make flower:

Grab a bag and a medium and/or small flower punch

Punch away

Spray punched flowers with glimmer mist

After flowers are dry, crumple them up (If you have little ones asking to help, this is the perfect job for them;)

Gently flatten your flowers back out, stack together, and punch a hole through the center

Secure with a decorative brad

Viola! A super quick, easy (and green if you use what you have on hand;) embellishment for your card or scrapbook page!

Patterned paper (Ava and Homespun Chic by Melody Ross); brad (Artsy Urban by Melody Ross); epoxy sticker (Homespun Chic) other (rhinestone by K & Co., Offray ribbon, thread & kraft paper)

To create card:

1) cut card from kraft

2) adhere patterned papers and sew

3) apply sentiment

4) embellish with ribbon and flower (add bling by placing a crystal in the center of flower's brad)

Card measures: 4.25" x 5.5"

Vary flower sizes for a different look or to add a cluster of flowers to you project.

Patterned paper (Artsy Urban and Homespun Chic by Melody Ross); fabric brads (Homespun Chic by Melody Ross); other (rhinestones by Queen & Co., Offray ribbon, clear Stamp by Technique Tuesday, DMC floss, kraft and Tsukineko ink)

To create card:

1) cut card from kraft

2) adhere patterned papers and stamp sentiment

3) embellish yellow flowers by stitching with floss and adding red crystals

4) add kraft flowers and ribbon

Card measures: 5.5" x 4.25"

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Chipart tool contest winners:

1st Prize: Pam Bray

2nd Prize: Christine Hatchell

3rd prize: Julie Campbell

Tomorrow I'mm show their projects :)