Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here with Christmas cards.  Christmas is not too far away so it's never too early to start creating. Selecting  red and green handmade papers, I decided to create a Christmas card using Stampendous Stamps and dies. The truck and phrase were stamped and die cut from red paper.  The tree and packages were stamped and die cut from green paper. The background paper was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and then lightly inked with VersaFine Clair green ink. A large green circle was added to the card and the car was adhered on top.  The packages and trees were colored with markers and added to the truck with foam adhesives.  The phrase was stamped and die cut and added to the card with foam adhesives. Thanks for stopping by.

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with Christmas cards using handmade papers created with the Arnold Grummer Papermaking Kit . If you are like me, you've got a stack of handmade papers just waiting to be used.  With Christmas on the horizon, I selected papers with pink and green tones for my cards. Cut handmade paper to fit an embossing folder, then run through an embossing machine. Add color to the embossed design using assorted colors of inks. Mat the embossed panel with cardstock and place on a green card, then tear a strip of paper and add it across the card. Die cut a wreath and, while still in the die, ink it up. This gives part of the design more color. Die cut a large ornament shape from handmade paper and place the wreath over a stamped phrase in the center of the ornament.  Add dew drops around the wreath. Add the ornament to the card with foam adhesives for dimension.  Emboss a second panel with a d...

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016 Each day the temperature gets a tiny bit lower. You can tell that the beginning of fall is just around the corner. Several close friends have birthdays this month and I wanted to make special cards for them. I have always done “fall” colors in creating their cards and wanted to do something different this year but still honor the fall season. Supplies ·        Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits ·        Blender, cello sponges and soft towels ·        A sunny window ·        Scraps of white paper (think junk mail, etc.) ™ ·        Scrap of white card stock to die cut ·        Scrap of thin plastic to die cut a leaf stencil ·        Scrap of matboard to die cut the leaf shape ·      ...

©Anne Rita Taylor 2016 The month of March is definitely a birthday month. My sister Margie, my friend EJ, and my niece Jacqueline all have birthdays this month. A fun card to make has Arnold Grummer Skeleton Leaves on the front. Inside I used a fun origami explosion fold, also called the Turkish Map Fold. Supplies:  Arnold Grummer Skeleton Leaves 8 1/2 inch square  piece  of paper Arnold Grummer Handmade Paper Arnold Grummer Handmade Paper instructions Folded card - 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches Celebrate It 360 “Happy Birthday” ribbon from Michaels Happy Birthday rubber stamp from Joann's Bone Folder, awl Recollections Leaf brad and tiny brad PVA glue Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing Machine Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Inside page instructions: Fold your 8 1/2 square paper in half - use your bone folder for good creases Turn over and fold diagonally each way Push it together Fold each triangular...