© Michele Emerson-Robert
2016
I create paper castings
all through the year so that I will have them on hand when I need a quick card
or gift. Doing them by the batch saves me a lot of time and mess. Sometimes I
add stitching and/or tiny beads like I did on the snowman. Because I had the
casting made ahead of time, these two Christmas cards took less than 5 minutes each
to put together - less time than it will take me to write the message inside.
Supplies
· Blender, strainer,
cello sponges and soft towels
· A sunny window
· Scraps of white paper
(think junk mail, etc.)
· AGCP Snowman mold,
Acrylic ornament Angel to use as a mold
· Scraps of white card
stock to die cut
· Christmas theme
embossing folder (snowflakes, holly, etc.)
· Westcott™ paper trimmer
·
Dark blue seed beads, orange embroidery floss, needle
Instructions:
1. Follow
the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to
create white slurry and cast one or more of the snowman and angel.
2. Allow
the casting to dry.
3. Use
the Stylus handle & tip to to lightly apply the dark blue Chalk™ ink to the
Angel casting.
4. Stitch
the beads onto the snowman as buttons.
5. Use
the orange floss to stitch the hatband and the carrot nose on the snowman.
6. Cut,
score and fold the dark blue card stock to create 4 ¼ x 5 ½” cards.
7. Emboss
the fronts of the cards with the Christmas embossing folders.
8. Die
cut the words “Peace” & “Winter” from scraps of white cardstock.
9. Attach
the paper castings to the bottom center card front with QuickGrip™ adhesive.
10. Attach
the die cut words centered above the paper castings (Winter for the snowman and
Peace for the Angel) with ZipDry™ adhesive.
11. Write
your message inside the card with a white pen.
12.
Mail
in a padded envelope or hand deliver.
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