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Hello all Debbie here Today I am going to show you how to make a scented flower card…. my way… ;) This Card uses totally homemade paper. You will need: - Bubbled paper - greyish tones - I used some gloss paper here in the paper making process… let the bubbles settle/pop before undoing the deckle this way the paper ends up with bubble/mottled look on the paper. - Green gold flecked paper - Pink paper - Close to white paper - Mine was treated with 1/4 tsp of Gum - Arabic in the blending process adheasive, lavender oil, sentiment stamp, scissors, heather flowersoft, stamp pads in light blue, mid blue, purple tones…. green, wire (green) or flowersoft wire (this is covered with paper so its easy to colour), atomiser 1. put several drops of the lavender oil in the atomiser and top with water. 2. spritz the Pink paper with the lavender atomiser and then lightly rub the ink pads all but the green on to it…. 3. Cut 3, thick pencil type shapes ...

 Give mom this handmade album this May and make her day extra special.  The handmade paper has been made even more unique with a chocolate scent.  What mom doesn't love a handmade gift and chocolates?      Begin by making 2 different colors of paper using one of the  Papermill kits  according to the instructions.  For the front and back covers of the book, I mixed a pink and purple pulp together that had been dyed using some of the  Tissue Tints .   After pouring the pulp into the deckle, I added some ground cacao nibs to the mixture to give it a chocolate scent.  You can also use cocoa powder to add to it.  When ironing, place a paper towel over the sheet of paper so that the chocolate is not in direct contact with the heat.  Use a cooler setting on the iron when ironing it.  It just needs to be warm enough to lay the sheet flat.       The second she...