Beautiful Fairy

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

Roses and fairies are two of my favorite things, so combining them on this card was easy to do. This card will be for a niece who is having some “issues” about her looks; she is the “cute” one and thinks her older sister is the “beautiful” one. Perhaps the verbiage will hit home for her.

Supplies:

·       Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits

·       Blender,  cello sponges and soft towels

·       A sunny window

·       Scraps of off white, cream and light green paper (think junk mail, etc.)

·       Scrap of  off white card stock to die cut the fairy

·       The PaperCut™ cardstock for card base

·       Dies: Couture Creations™ Secret Garden collection Intricutz #C0724281 Elegant Fairy, Spellbinders^TM  S5-086 Bitty Blossoms, and CheeryLynn^TM B176 Flourish Leaf strp

·       Spellbinders^TM Grand Calibur™ die cutting and embossing machine

·       Westcott™ paper trimmer

·       Scor-Pal™

·       Beacon ZipDry^TM adhesive, double sided foam tap

·       ColorBox™ die ink pads in blue, peach, light green, medium blue

·       Stamp: Impression Obsession^TM F17060 “Become”

·       Fine mist bottle, water

·       Iron to make the paper smooth

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create off-white slurry and create several sheets of medium weight handmade paper.

2.     Repeat this step creating light weight cream colored handmade paper.

3.     Repeat the process creating medium weight light green paper. 

4.     Allow the sheets of papers to dry.

5.     Iron to make them smooth.

6.     Cut the off-white background paper 4 ½ x 6”.

7.     Mist the background piece with water and apply the blue, peach and green inks to the damp paper, creating a soft colored background.

8.     When the paper is dry, stamp “The moment you accept yourself is the moment you become beautiful” on the left side of the background paper.

9.     Die cut one fairy from the scrap of off-white cardstock.

10.  Die cut lots of leaves from the light green paper.

11.  Die cut lots of bitty blossoms from the cream handmade paper.

12.  Follow the instructions to create the roses.

13.  Attach the background paper to the card front (slightly to the left.)

14.  Attach the elegant fairy to the lower right of the background with tiny pieces of foam tape.

15.  Attach the leaves and roses to the top and right side of the card above the fairy.

16.  Mail in a small box or padded envelope.

Fairy Hideaway

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

One of the neighbor’s little girls is having a 7^th birthday party next weekend and she loves anything to do with Fairies! Do you remember how much fun coloring was? The new Double Details die set and stencil “Poppy Hideaway” are perfect for her birthday card!

Supplies

·       Any Arnold Arnold Grummer® paper making kits

·       blender, cello sponges, towels

·       Scraps of white paper (think junk mail)

·       5 x 5” scrap of white paper for card liner

·       Iron (to make the handmade paper smooth)

·       Die: Tonic Studios™ 1141E Double Details Poppy Hideaway

·       Stencil: Tonic Studios™ 1145E Double Details Poppy Hideaway

·       Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine

·       Tonic Studios™ paper trimmer

·       Tonic Studios™ Nuvo Pen Collection: 318N Skin tones, 316N Rosy Pinks, 313N Woodland Greens, 315N Royal Purples, 212N Sunshine Yellows, 320N Depth & Shadows

·       Tonic Studios™ Craft Tacky glue

·       Scor-Pal™

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instruction found in the Arnold Grummer paper making kit or books to create white slurry.

2.     Create one or more sheets of heavy weight handmade paper. Allow the paper to dry.

3.     Cut and score the white heavy weight handmade paper to create a 5 x 5” top fold card.

4.     Center, cut and emboss the inside die on the folded card front.

5.     Place the stencil onto the die cut and embossed card.

6.     Use the lightest shade of green to color in the stems and leaves. Shade with the medium green, blend with the blending pen.

7.     Use the lightest shade of pink to color the flowers. Shade with the medium shade of pink, blend with the blending pen.

8.     Use the lightest shade of purple to color in her dress. Shade with the medium shade of purple. Blend with the blending pen.

9.     Color in her hair and wings with the lightest shade of yellow. Shade with the medium yellow. Blend with the blending pen.

10.  Color her face, arm and hand with the lightest flesh color. Shade with the medium flesh color. Blend with the blending pen.

11.  Apply the blending ink in small areas around the edge of the card, adding light pink and light purple while it is still wet.

12.  Attach the liner with glue.

Fairy Hideaway

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

One of the neighbor’s little girls is having a 7^th birthday party next weekend and she loves anything to do with Fairies! Do you remember how much fun coloring was? The new Double Details die set and stencil “Poppy Hideaway” are perfect for her birthday card!

Supplies

·       Any Arnold Arnold Grummer® paper making kits

·       blender, cello sponges, towels

·       Scraps of white paper (think junk mail)

·       5 x 5” scrap of white paper for card liner

·       Iron (to make the handmade paper smooth)

·       Die: Tonic Studios™ 1141E Double Details Poppy Hideaway

·       Stencil: Tonic Studios™ 1145E Double Details Poppy Hideaway

·       Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine

·       Tonic Studios™ paper trimmer

·       Tonic Studios™ Nuvo Pen Collection: 318N Skin tones, 316N Rosy Pinks, 313N Woodland Greens, 315N Royal Purples, 212N Sunshine Yellows, 320N Depth & Shadows

·       Tonic Studios™ Craft Tacky glue

·       Scor-Pal™

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instruction found in the Arnold Grummer paper making kit or books to create white slurry.

2.     Create one or more sheets of heavy weight handmade paper. Allow the paper to dry.

3.     Cut and score the white heavy weight handmade paper to create a 5 x 5” top fold card.

4.     Center, cut and emboss the inside die on the folded card front.

5.     Place the stencil onto the die cut and embossed card.

6.     Use the lightest shade of green to color in the stems and leaves. Shade with the medium green, blend with the blending pen.

7.     Use the lightest shade of pink to color the flowers. Shade with the medium shade of pink, blend with the blending pen.

8.     Use the lightest shade of purple to color in her dress. Shade with the medium shade of purple. Blend with the blending pen.

9.     Color in her hair and wings with the lightest shade of yellow. Shade with the medium yellow. Blend with the blending pen.

10.  Color her face, arm and hand with the lightest flesh color. Shade with the medium flesh color. Blend with the blending pen.

11.  Apply the blending ink in small areas around the edge of the card, adding light pink and light purple while it is still wet.

12.  Attach the liner with glue.

So Glad………

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

My friend Heidi’s birthday was celebrated in style! She is such a dear person and deserves only the best. I am truly blessed to have her as a friend. It is probably good that she lives so far away, as we’d find it easy to lose the day just visiting and creating.

Supplies:

·       Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits

·       Blender, cello sponges and soft towels

·       A sunny window

·       Scraps of light blue and medium green paper (think junk mail, etc.)

·       The PaperCut™ White card stock

·       Dies: Creative Expressions™  CED5420, Spellbinders^TM  S5-086 Bitty Blossoms, and CheeryLynn^TM  B176 Flourish Leaf Strip

·       Spellbinders^TM Grand Calibur™ die cutting and embossing machine

·       Westcott™ paper trimmer

·       Scor-Pal™

·       Beacon ZipDry^TM adhesive

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create light blue slurry and create one or more sheets of medium weight light blue paper.

2.     Create one or more sheets of medium weight green paper, and allow the papers to dry.

3.      Die cut one large rose, three small roses and the verbiage “I’m so glad you are my friend” from a piece of the light blue paper.

4.     Assemble the roses.

5.     Create a top fold 5 x 7” white card (wish I had some handmade heavy weight paper for this!)

6.     Center and cut the CE decorative round die on the card front.

7.     Attach a light blue liner to the inside of the card front.

8.     Attach the verbiage to the circle area.

9.     Attach the large rose, two small roses and lots of leaves to the top left of the card.

10.  Attach the small rose and leaves to the bottom right.