Handmade Paper with Stitching Card

Welcome everyone to Monday! When I started making cards, the first type was called Stitching Cards. My mom was making them and I had purchased some patterns for her. I started looking at them and thought "I could do this" and that's how it started. Since then I have started all kinds of different types but I still like to go back and make these.

Here is what you will need:

Handmade paper using your paper making mill

blender

water

cardstock

embroidery thread

pin 

tape

and either glue or double sided tape

Iron

Make your handmade  paper using Arnold Grummer paper making mill (think junk mail) I used the packing paper that came in a box with an order. Better to reuse than throw in the landfill. I then dried the paper using an iron to flatten it and dry it at the same time. 

To make the stitching card, you follow a pattern and punch small holes using a pin. Then use the embroidery floss to "sew" on the card design. I use card stock so that it is sturdy. I then attach the stitching card part onto the hand made paper with double sided sticky tape.

I love the raw edges that you get when you make your own paper, there is just something about it that says "handmade".

If you would like to give it a try, you can go to the Arnold Grummer website located here, just click on it and enjoy all the wonders of making your own designs.