“Love is the River”
©
Michele Emerson-Roberts 2016
This wonderful quote stamp from Stamp A Mania is one of
my favorites. Pairing it with one of my favorites dies from Tonic (and I have
so many favorites) made it so easy to creating a stunning card that will sure
to be a hit with the recipient! The card is beautiful in any color you may want
to create it. I just happened to have some purple card stock on the table - here
we go!
Supplies:
· Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits
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A sunny window
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Blender, small strainer,
cello sponges and soft towels
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Scraps of ivory or white
paper (think junk mail, etc.)
·
Purple cardstock for card
base (card is 4 ¼ x 5 ½” folded)
·
Envelopes to fit card
(or make your own with the AG envelope
template)
·
Scor-Pal™
· Water mister
· Sea sponge
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Stamp: Stamp A Mania MH7125-H
·
Iron if you want the
paper smooth
Instructions:
1. Follow the direction for paper making found in any of the Arnold Grummer
paper making kits or books to make slurry from the white/ivory scraps.
2. Create one or more sheets of medium weight white/ivory handmade paper.
3. When the sheets of paper are dry, cut them to 4 x 5 ¼”. Save the extra pieces
for other projects.
4. Water down the Fluid Acrylic paints.
5. Use the sea sponge to dab and swirl the paints onto the handmade paper
pieces. (See sample.)
6. Allow paint to dry.
7. Die cut three acorn swirls from the purple scraps.
8. Cut, score and fold the purple card to create a 4 ¼ x 5 ½” card.
Assemble the
card:
1. Attach the painted paper to the card front with ZipDry™ adhesive.
2. Stamp the saying “Love is the river of Life in the world” onto the right
hand side of the layered card.
3. Attach the swirls die cuts to the left side of the card with tiny pieces of
foam tape.
Simply gorgeous! Love the colors!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean.........I'm not a purple person.....but this really did turn out beautiful.......I may just have to do some more purple stuff.
DeleteLove and light,
Michele
Very pretty card!
ReplyDeleteThanks .......I ma really having fun with the backgrounds!
DeleteLove and light,
Michele
Love the background paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandee.......the background are so easy and they make the handmade paper even more special.
DeleteLove and light,
Michele