This Earth Day, we're inspired by Teresa Natividad’s clever reuse of paper shopping bags—turned into vibrant custom gift wrap and decorated bags! In this tutorial, she brings them to life with Dina Wakley MEdia Acrylic Paints and Dylusions Flower Dyamond Boards for a fun, floral finish.
Earth Day Custom Wrapping Paper by Teresa Natividad
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- Instructions
Other:
Hole punch
Paper bags various sizes
Twine
Paint pens
Instructions
I made a similar project for Christmas, but I thought this was perfect for Earth Day. You can use any size paper bag you get from supermarkets or other stores. I used Dyamond Boards as stamps!
Step 1: Prepare the Mini Blending Tool by removing the hook layer from the Mini Blending Tool. This will be our stamp handle.
Step 2: Choose a Dyamond Board shape you like. I chose the flowers to go with a spring theme. Adhere it to the Mini Blending Tool with the Dina Wakley Glue. Also apply some Dina Wakley Glue to the surface of the Dyamond Board to allow for several stampings. Set aside to let dry.
Step 3: If you are using a large shopping bag, tear or cut it so you have a flat surface to stamp on.
Step 4: When your Dyamond Board stamp is ready, put some paint onto your craft sheet. Apply some paint onto your Dyamond Board and stamp onto the brown paper bag. For the flower shape, I needed to hold down some of the petals to make sure to get the shape fully stamped.
Step 5: Stamp a pattern or freeform your design as you wish. You can also embellish using Dina Wakley Paints or paint pens.
Step 6: Let dry and use as you would any wrapping paper.
Variation: you can stamp a small paper bag and add twine or ribbon from your stash as handles!
Teresa works at Ranger by day and at night, dabbles in creative pursuits such as crafting, cooking, and community theatre. Evidence of these can be found at her Instagram handle, @asiattic.
