A Little Brown Paper Bag

Heather's Share Your Spark Friday

This week Heather's share your spark Friday is to make something with the effect of aged paper. See Heathers sample and challenge details on her blog here.

I was sitting at my desk and spotted this little brown paper bag. I thought it might work good for this challenge. So I cut off a piece and crumbled it up. After smoothing it out some I took Ranger Distress Ink and swiped it all over. Then I spritzed it with water and set aside to dry. I wasn't even sure what I was going make out of it until it was dry and ready to use. After looking at it for a few minutes I thought of the ground. So I tore a couple chunks off and they looked like hills. That...my friends....is how I decided on the scene of my card :0}



THEN remembered I had some cute little moose brads. PERFECT! It was another one of those "I knew I bought these for something" moments! hee hee hee I always have to force myself to use some of my goodies and stop saving them for "something special" WHY do we do that?!! Every moment of paper crafting is special and these things need to be used. :) I also used some of this cool suede ribbon I've been saving as well.

Well...I hope this qualifies as an "aged paper" effect. A BIG thank you to Heather for coming up with such fun ideas. Heather has amazing stuff to share on her blog. Check her out HERE.

Recipe:
Stamps - A Muse Art Stamps Trees, Simple Wishes Clear Set
Paper - A Muse Art Stamps Vintage Green, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Bazzill cardstock, Misc. Brown Paper Bag
Ink - Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Distress Ink Tea Dye
Misc. - Copic Markers, Misc Moose Brad & Ribbon, SU Dimensionals, Double Sided Stick Tape