Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

From Fabric to Paper Cardholder For my last project for Arnold Grummer's Design Team, I will show you how I use fabric and thread scraps from textile projects and make them into handmade paper. This project will detail how to make a card holder out of handmade paper. If you have been following me very long you may remember the Boho Meets Boro Bag I made for Gwen Lafleur's Artist Tribe. https://lyndashoup.com/boho-meets-boro-bag/ If you are going to carry a bag like that about in public, people are going to talk to you. If you are lucky they will ask for your contact information. So having a business card on hand is a good idea. Having your business cards in a case that matches your bag - well that just adds to your mystique!  If you sew you probably know about all the cut thread ends, the tiny pieces of fabric trimmed from the seam or left over after cutting out your project. If you have ever wondered if there is something you can do with these leftove...

Hello Crafters! This project was the most fun I've had in a long time!  Paper Piecing is a fantastic way to use up scraps of gorgeous paper, as well as create different textures, patterns and colors for your project. There's a lot going on here, but it was quite easy.  The finished size is 7x7".  SUPPLIES: Arnold Grummer Paper Making Kit Cotton Rag Fiber  - Arnold Grummer Paper Quilt Project Square - Arnold Grummer All-Purpose Ink (blue, green)-Tsukineko, Inc. recycled shredded paper Paper Punches -  (2) leaves A variety of background, texture, and design stamps. (Cherry Blossoms-Hero Arts, Butterfly, Iron Fence-Hearts In Touch, Font Collage-The Art Bar, Bird Collage-Stampin Up!, Crackle, Canvas and Leaf-The Angel Company) A Variety of different colored, but coordinating stamping ink pads (Bottle, Stonewashed, Denim and Caramel-Adirondack by Ranger Ink, Ultramarine and Cerulean Blue-VersaCraft, Burnt Umber-Pallette by The Angel Company) ...