COURAGE

At the beginning of each year, I pick a word that has special meaning to me. The word for 2019 was “Courage”. September is a month where I start to look at how that word impacted my life and the lives of those around me. It is heartwarming to list all the times where the picked word comes to mind. This saying attributed to the actor John Wayne is a fitting explanation of the word “courage”.

Supplies:

• Any of the ArnoldGrummer® paper making kits & paper press
• AG #556 Note Card & envelope template
• Blender, cello sponges and soft towels
• A sunny window
• Scraps of white, ivory & blue paper (think junk mail, etc.)
• Inclusions: spices, dried leaves, twigs, metallic flakes or ?
• Scraps of tan and dark blue card stock to die cut
• Die: CheeryLynn TM #A179 Pony Express, #A178 Fence Rider
• Stamp: Impression Obsession™ #D13150 “Courage”
• Crafters’ Edge™ Crossover II die cutting and embossing machine
• Westcott™ paper trimmer
• Scor-Pal™
• Beacon ZipDry TM adhesive
• Double sided foam tape
• ColorBox™ Archival Ink pads: Mudstone, Midnight Blue
• White cardstock
• Envelope to fit white card
• Scraps of white issue paper to stamp on
• Approx. 3 x 3” scrap (left over from another project) of white handmade paper with torn
        edges previously colored with Dystress Blendable inks

NOTE: I make multiple sheets of handmade paper at a time as well as coloring multiple sheets
             at a time so that I have the components ready when I need them…smile.

Instructions:

1. Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create
        off white slurry with inclusions.
2. Place the note card & envelope template onto the mold/deckle.
3. Pour the off white slurry onto the template.
4. Place the shaped sheets and envelope pieces of handmade paper into the paper press to dry.
5. Repeat for as many note cards and envelopes as you want.
6. While these are drying, create medium blue slurry and create several sheets of medium weight
        blue handmade paper.
7. Place the sheets in the paper press and allow them to dry.
8. Die cut the “Pony Express” from the dark blue scrap.
9. Die cut the “Fence Rider” from the tan scrap.
10. Stamp “Courage…” onto scraps of tissue paper, in both brown and blue ink.
11. Tear around the edges of the stamped tissue paper.

       Tan Template card:
        1. Assemble the envelope, gluing the sides.
        2. Attach the brown stamped tissue to the left side of the note card with ZipDry adhesive.
        3. Attach the "Fence Ridder" die cut to the right side with a small piece double sided foam.
         
        White card:
        1. Measure, score and fold the white card stock to create a 4 ¼ x 5 ½” card.
        2. Tear a piece of the medium blue handmade paper smaller than the card.
        3. Attach the torn blue paper to the front of the white card.
        4. Attach the blue stamped tissue to the 3 x 3 scrap of colored handmade paper with ZipDry
           adhesive.
        5. Attach the 3 x 3 to the left side of the card with pieces of double sided foam.
        6. Attach the blue "Pony Express" die cut to the right side of the card.

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TAGS: Arnold Grummer, Michele Emerson-Roberts, handmade paper,  die cuts, Beacon Adhesives, ColorBox, Impression Obsession, CheeryLynn, Crafter’s Edge