Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

Hello, everyone! It's Nancy back today, with one final 2019 project to share!    I just had to make another card using my stash of paper casting pieces! Here's my card for today: Although I'm using a casting stamp provided to me by  Rycraft , Arnold Grummer has some really beautiful designs.  You can find all their Casting Molds HERE . * * * * *  Materials Used in My Project: Arnold Grummer -  White Cotton Linter ; Arnold Grummer -  Iridescent Flakes ; Blender; Rycraft Paper Casting Stamp -  Rose ; Chalk: Unknown - Pink and Green; Papers: DCWV Shimmer Cardstock - Pink; Doily: From My Stash; Ribbon: Celebrate It; Marker: Spectrum Noir - Clear Sparkle. * * * * * Just as a reminder...here's how I did my casting:  The one 8 oz bag of Cotton Linter was enough to make all of these pieces. I simply added a handful of Linter to the blender with some water, and blended. I wanted my Rose c...

Hello, everyone! It's Nancy Nickel here today. I'm very happy to be sharing my first Design Team project with you! I love to use handmade paper to create books. I just love the way they feel in my hands. Sometimes I even like them to serve a purpose. Such is the case with the project I'm sharing today. This is my Quote Book: Materials Used: Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILL Complete Papermaking Kit ; Iridescent Flakes ; Zig-Zag Books: Original ; Blender, Dies: Tim Holtz - Alphaneumeric, Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangles Two; Small piece of Silver Velum; Glue Stick; Double-sided Tape; 1 yard Sheer Ribbon. How I did it: I followed all the directions in the PAPERMILL Papermaking Kit to make my paper. I recycled a newsletter, and it created this beautiful color of handmade paper. I created several plain sheets, and I added Iridescent Flakes to one sheet. I knew that would be for the cover of my book. Before using it for a book cover, you want to...