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Hello, everyone! It's Nancy here with a new project share, created with wonderful handmade paper! * * * * * My blizzard day stash is almost gone...so I'll have to make some new paper soon! However, when I was looking through what I have left, I came across this pretty purple piece just waiting to be finished! Here's what I made: Here's What I Used: Materials Used: Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILL Complete Papermaking Kit ;   Blender; Folding Heart Card Medium Template ; Stampendous -  Butterfly Trio Stamp Set ; Stampendous - Butterfly Trio Die Set; Inks: Archival Ink - Jet Black; Distress Markers: Black Soot, Wilted Violet, Dusty Concord; Water Brush; Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen Black Micron Pen. Here's How I did it: 1. I used this fun template to create this card, during my paper-making blitz.  2. Then I pulled out this lovely Butterfly Trio Stamp and Die Set from Stampendous to decorate my card.  3...

Hi everyone! I must say that there is nothing more relaxing than shredding some paper and making your own recycled paper using the  Arnold Grummer Medium Pour Handmold . I love it, I admit it. AND it's just a flat out bonus using the Folding Heart Card Medium Template .  Combine all that goodness with the perfect sentiment ( A Number of Things ) and you have a delightful heartfelt card to send to someone for any occasion. Look at those delicious deckled edges! I like to stamp on scraps of handmade paper and then fussy cut them out and use as embellishments too. This little flower looks so pretty layered over this heart shaped doily. ( Journal Doodles with a Heart stamp set ) Finished cards fit in 4" square or standard A2 envelopes. Inspired to make some paper projects this year? Or maybe looking for the perfect gift for the paper crafter in your life? Then you really need to buy this calendar!  And, if they have been a...

Hi all Debbie here… My daughter loves butterflies so this project was for her bedroom…… a string of butterflies to hang from her ceiling! For this project you will need: Medium template folding heart card #350  This is the wings or your butterflies. Make the heart shapes while making your paper with Arnold Grummers paper making kits. Make all different colours and add different things to your papers while doing so. Make two sets of wings per butterfly for a double sided look. There are heaps of wonderful additives you can use from Arnold Grummer online store. Botanicals Metallics Micas sparkles Other items needed: scissors, String or bakers twine, pen, needle, beads, glue, spare scraps of paper Now lets get started: After making and drying all your fancy decorative papers take out the template again, draw on your scraps of paper an oval near the middle and then remove the template and draw the rest of your butterfly body as sho...

It is getting close to Valentine's Day!  Soon you will be sending a card, gift or both to loved ones.  Make an old fashioned Valentine with your own handmade papers to make it very special. For the Valentines here I used the Arnold Grummer's Heart Template and the Envelope Template from the Cards and Tags Template Collection . I stared with scraps of colored paper, if you are like me you have tons of scraps of paper.  For this project I used papers that were solid (nothing with a white core).   Be sure to follow the directions in your kit or Basic Paper Making video ! Using the Papermill Complete Kit you can see the template for the heart card in the water ready for the pulp to be poured in.    I also cast some flowers and birds in silicone molds I have. Check out what you might have around the house that you could use to cast your paper pulp in. Use the Arnold Grummer's Strainer to drain water.  The strainer is made to sit ...

Happy Saturday.  I hope everyone is enjoying the day, but I want to say Happy Birthday to my sister Michelle!!  Love You.  So, I made a decorative tag for my project today using Arnold Grummers  handmade   Get Me Started Kit   for paper making. I grinded up some plain white paper in my blender and added some B otanicals and sprinkled it with S parkles (sounds like I am eating icecream huh lol) and it came out beautifully.   Then I used the Folding Heart medium template to make my hearts.  Then I inked and stamped the hearts and added some other elements to the tag.  I used a variety of colors and really love how it came out looking.   Well I hope everyone enjoyed my post for today and hey  CHECK OUT Arnold Grummer Supplies Used