Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

Good Morning! Have you got the Winter Blues? Snow and cold getting you down? Well, I have a project to brighten your day! I used several pieces of hand made paper as well as a paper casting to create a bright and springy card for a friend. I folded over my first piece to make the card base. The background was created using Magicals paint on bubble wrap. The paint was quickly absorbed by the paper. For the next layer I wanted a deckled edge. Want to know an easy way to achieve this? Using a paint brush add a line of water to the paper. Once it is soaked in, gently pull the paper apart at the line. I used a stamp for the script background. Create a butterfly using the casting mold. Once you have made your pulp, pour it through a strainer. Pat pulp into image and press with finger to remove water. Make sure the pulp is in every nook and cranny. Use a sponge to remove even more water and finally a paper towel.  Remove and let dry. Arnold Grummer has a wonderful variety...

Playing around once again with paper pulp to create an interesting paper that can be used as a background for a photo or special verse. A pile of leftover white card stock scraps from another project, were used to make the pulp for the paper.  Because the scraps were from a heavier paper, I used  fringe scissors  that cut  paper into thin shreds then soaked them in water before placing them into a blender to make pulp.  The pulp, along with some water, was then placed into a squeeze bottle.  NOTE:  The blended pulp, along with water, can be poured into a bowl and a baster can be used to squeeze the pulp onto the screen.   To form the sheet of paper, use the  large dip handmold  and place it on a large cookie sheet with a lip.  Squeeze the paper pulp onto the screen - keep layering the pulp onto the screen, covering the entire surface.    NOTE:  I didn't worry too much about it being a bit thicker in pla...