Arnold Grummer's Design Team Blog

Continuing on with the wedding planning and prep! Every wedding needs a pretty program. This is the perfect place to show off your hand made papers! This one is  made using a sheet of white paper with glitter in it. I designed the wedding program in Microsoft Publisher. I was even able to scan in the invitation and use the scroll details from that. Helpful hint - make sure that several people proof read the program before printing! The nice thing about this is you can also make the program any size you want from a single piece to a folded two pager. There are two ways these can be printed. The first is to run the paper directly through the printer. Or, the second way, is to adhere the paper to a sheet of copy paper using a strip of tape runner. Because of the deckled edge of this piece, I used the second method. Another hint - if  there are smudges of black,  these can easily be erased by using a white eraser and very gentle rubbing. I wanted t...

©Michele Emerson-Roberts Want a really fast gift card holder that will be a special keepsake too? Those of you who have been following the blog this year know that I make lots of paper castings at a time and have them on hand when I need one. This is another of those “5” minute projects because I already had the casting made. However the following instructions will include creating the castings. Supplies: Any of the Arnold Grummer TM paper making kits A sunny window Blender, cello sponges and soft towels Arnold Grummer TM Cotton Press Celebrations Miniatures casting mold White paper scraps or Arnold Grummer TM Cotton Linter Metallic silver thread and needle 12” Metallic Silver cord 9-inches of 1/8” White and Silver ribbon Beacon QuickGrip™ adhesive 8 ½” x 5 ½” Metallic Silver card stock Scor-Pal™ Westcott® p aper cutter, scissors BowEasy™ 1/8” hole punch Gift card Instructions: Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grum...

What is a better way to share the love of the earth on the day of your wedding than to create these fabulous seed paper favors?  Everything used for this project is made of recyclable materials and can be personalized for your wedding.  They certainly help add to the memories of your day and they are easy to create.  To begin, use one of the Papermill Kits to create 2 sheets of paper using the basic instructions.  Add a special touch to the paper by mixing 2 colors of pulp into the sheets that match your wedding colors.  Pour the first color into the deckle box and continuously stir it with your hand while adding the second color.  The two will swirl together to create a gorgeous color pattern.  This pocket and seed paper favors were made using a red and blue pulp. Before completely lifting the box out of the water, add a packet of flower seeds across the surface and then lift the box out.  Finish the s...