You Are Always In My Thoughts

With the holidays getting closer, more people find themselves needing some cheering up. I wonder if it is because the days are getting shorter, trees are starting to loss their leaves, the year is coming to an end and we are all needing a good rest! But life is getting busier and more hectic with the three major holidays to deal with. Time to get busy and create some cards with uplifting messages….just might send some to myself…smile.

Supplies:

• Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits & paper press

• Blender, cello sponges and soft towels

• A sunny window

• Scraps of white paper (think junk mail, etc.)  

• Stamps: QuietFire Designs™ #6407 “You never know…..” & #6005 “Invisible tears…” 

        (LOVE these stamps!!!)

• Beacon ZipDryTM adhesive

• Double sided foam tape

• ColorBox™ Dyestress Blendable inks: #23109 Graphite, #23117 Bumble Bee (grey card), 

        @23113 Aster, #2308 Heather, # 23100 Posey, # 23101 Fruit Punch, # #23106 Scuba 

        (purple card), Archival ink pad: Wicked Black

• Crafters Edge™ Crossover II™ Die cutting & embossing machine (LOVE this machine!!!)

• Dies: unknown

• Hinged stamp positioner 

• Purple and grey cardstock cut and folded: 4 ¼ x 5 ½ cards 

• Scraps of purple and gray cardstock to die cut

• Envelopes to fit cards

• Craft sheet

Instructions:

1. Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create

        white slurry and create one or more sheets of handmade paper.

2. Place the sheets of paper in the paper press to dry.  

3. When the sheets are dry, tear them into approx. 4 x 5 ¼ pieces.

4. When the paper is dry tap some of the Dystress ink pads onto the craft sheet. (Note, see 

         above list for which colors to use for each project.)

5. Mist the inks with water.

6. Place the handmade papers onto the misted ink and pick up color.

7. When you are happy with the inked background, allow it to dry.

8. When it is dry, place the torn inked paper into the hinged stamp positioner.

9. Place the stamp face down where you want it on the paper.

10. Close the lid.

11. Open the lid and ink the stamp with Wicked Black Archival ink.

12. Close the lid to stamp the paper.

13. * Repeat steps #8 through #12 until the ink is dark enough.

14. Die cut the shapes.

15. Center and attach the stamped handmade papers to the fronts of the cards with small pieces 

        of double sided foam.

16. Attach the die cuts with ZipDry adhesive.

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TAGS: Arnold Grummer, Michele Emerson-Roberts, handmade paper, QuietFire, Crafters Edge, Beacon, ClearSnap