It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas

WOW! Where has this year gone? Seems like just a few days ago that it was the beginning of a new year. The days are just whizzing by and 2020 will be here before I know it. I’m a bit late this year finishing up some of the 300 + Christmas cards that I create and send. Adding the Veterans and spouses from the “Healing with ART” classes to the list of card recipients is a privilege and a blessing. I want them to know how much joy they have brought into my life.
These cards go together so quickly after the paper is made….you can easily create them by the batch!
Remember that I always make extra sheets of handmade paper and/or castings to have on hand for future use.

Supplies:

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

• Blender, cello sponges and soft towels

• A sunny window

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

• 5 x 7 cards and envelopes

• Embossing folders:: Crafters Companion™: GEM-EF5-3DPE (Peace on Earth), 

        GEM-EF5-3DPC (Dear Santa), GEM-EF5-3DCC (Music)

• Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine

• Tonic Studios™ paper trimmer

• Tonic Studios Nuvo Pure Sheen glitter # 721N Ice White

• Tonic Studios Nuvo Glitter Drops #758N White Blizzard

• Tonic Studios Craft Tacky adhesive

• Tonic Nuvo Adhesive Pen # 204

• ColorBox™ Dystress Blendable ink pads in grey & light blue-grey or your choice of color.

• Tiny grey flat backed pearls

Instructions:

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

        create white slurry and create several sheets of medium weight handmade paper.

2. Place the sheets into the paper press to dry.  

3. When the sheets are dry, tear or cut to approx. 5 x 7”.

4. Ink the inside front cover of an embossing folder with one of the Dystress Blendable ink pads.

5. Place a sheet of the handmade paper into the embossing folder.

6. Close the folder and run it through the machine.

7. Remove the inked and embossed paper from the folder.

8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 using the other embossing folders.

9. Center& attach the inked embossed handmade papers onto the folder cards with Craft Tacky 

        adhesive.

10. Decide which areas you want the clear micro glitter to be.

11. Apply the Nuvo glue to those areas…less in some areas, more in others.

12. Sprinkle the glitter onto the wet areas.

13. Tap the glitter into the adhesive with your fingers.

14. Let it sit for a few minutes and then put the excess glitter back into the jar.

15. Attach the tiny gray  flat backed pearls to the Poinsettias centers (Music card) , the center of 

        the snowflakes (Peace On Earth card).

16. Add White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Drops to the Poinsettias center and tiny drops a few other

        places (Postcard card)

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