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Mardi Gras Paper Bunting

Mardi Gras time is here! A group of us are celebrating this week and I wanted to create a festive hostess gift. What you need for your own creation: Vintage book paper Shabby Roses Ribbon Just Leaves Splash Inks Muse Big Easy Mardi Gras Stamp Metallic Rub On Imagine Neon Stamp Pad Aqua Flo Water Brush Adhesive     Since Mardi Gras derives from the word confess, I thought this was a great use for these pages I had from an obsolete law book. Tear or cut out a page. Fold in half the long way. Create a point at the bottom by folding in. Cut away the triangle it made. There is a piece of your bunting. Grab your cream Shabby Roses and mix 2 separate shades of purple with your Splash Inks and using your Water Brush, watercolor the roses. Each Shabby Rose looks unique. Do you notice the 2 separate shades? Using the green Metallic Rub On; rub it on the Mardi Gras "The Big Easy" word stamp. Stamp it onto th...