Mother's Day Flower Album

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Hello, Peggy here to show you how much fun I had with Arnold Grummer's Microfleur 
Flower Press and Molds.


Items I used today are:
Arnold Grummer's Microfleur Flower Press
Arnold Grummer's Books a la carte #9050
Accordion Fold Book
Arnold Grummer's Molds Mini Bugs
Polymer Clay
Copic Markers
Gelato's
Molding Paste
Matte Medium
Stencils
Double Sided Tape
Drywall Tape
Metal Tape
Gold Acrylic Paint
 I placed my flowers and leaves inside the press and microwaved according to the directions. They came out perfectly and might I add very addicting! 
 I prepared my accordion photo album by inking the edges with my copic markers.  

 I used double sided tape to adhere each of my imported botanical sheets from the kit to the album.

 I made some paper flowers and ribbon with the botanical sheets.
 I used metal tape to the back of the ribbon strength. For a background I used Golden molding paste with a homemade stencil and colored with perfect pearls and gold acrylic paint. I used drywall tape for texture. 

  I glued each flower on a page with Golden Matte Medium and tried to make each one visually pleasing to the eye. I brought each page together with drywall tape that I colored gold. I made four mold casts out of Polymer Clay and baked as per the directions on the clay packaging. I painted each bug with Faber Castell Gelatos and topped with gold acrylic paint.






I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and if you use this code MOM20 you can receive

 20% off your order an the Arnold Grummer Store!

 Have a Great Day Peggy Oliver

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