A Final Look at Halloween

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Tomorrow is the day!  The day this entire month has been leading up to and here is a final scare just for you!  The kick off for the holidays is about to begin. 

I have really been enjoying playing with and mixing paper pulps lately to create variegated colors of paper.  For this one, I mixed a black pulp into a sheet of orange.  It was created using one of the Papermill Pro Kits using the basic instructions, but before pulling the deckle out of the water I added small scoops of black and lightly mixed the two by hand.  As I pulled the deckle out of the water the two pulps settled to form the sheet creating this gorgeous orange and black sheet.  The white paper was created using the kit and once it was dry I used it in my embossing machine and stamped onto it.  Isn't fun that you can use your craft tools with handmade paper?  It creates a totally amazing and different look for everything.

Now onto creating for November and the next holiday!  Have fun tomorrow everyone! 

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Until then, get a start on your holiday papermaking by saving 20% on your order at the checkout.  Don't delay you only have until tomorrow night to use this code! 

~Peg

From Peg's Crafting Corner

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  1. Kim @ Arnold Grummer'sNovember 12, 2014 at 12:18 PM

    Peg - you've become quite a papermaker! I had no idea an embossing plate would work so well with handmade paper. Did you have to make the white sheet thinner? Fantastic! Thanks!

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  2. JeanOctober 28, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    How cool is this! YEs love the idea of embossing!

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