Earth’s Song

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

Fall is the beginning of the time of rest for the plants and animals, yes even us humans. Some people think the plants have died….I think they are resting so that they will be ready to bloom again in the spring! This is the time of year that I want to curl up with a good book and a cup of hot tea and just “be”. Below are a few more of the November cards celebrating this quiet time.

Supplies

• Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits
• Blender, cello sponges and soft towels
• A sunny window
• Scraps of ivory and tan/brown paper (think junk mail, etc.)
• Scraps of white tissue paper
• Scrap of dark brown heavy weight handmade paper
• Onion skins
• Dies: Tattered Lace™ D667 Paradise Ferns and Spellbinders^TM  S1-001 World View
• Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine
• Tonic Studios™ paper trimmer
• Impression Obsession^TM stamp D19117 "Be still and listen to the Earth's song"
• Scor-Pal™
• Tonic Studios™ Craft Tacky Glue, double sided foam tape
• ColorBox® Dark Brown Chalk ink pad, Stylus handle and tips

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create ivory slurry with onion skin inclusions and create one or more sheets of medium weight handmade paper.

2.     Make tan slurry and create one or more sheets of medium weigh handmade paper. (I always make extra sheets!)

3.     Allow the sheets of paper to dry.

4.     Tear, score and fold the ivory handmade paper to create a 4 ¼ x 5 ½” card.

5.     Tear, score and fold a 4 ¼ x 5 ½” card from the tan handmade paper.

6.     Tear a small piece of the tan to stamp on.

7.     Use the Stylus to lightly apply the dark brown Chalk ink to the edges of the tan card and the smaller piece of tan paper.

8.     Stamp the “Be still and listen to the Earth’s song” onto the smaller piece of tan paper and onto a scrap of tissue paper.

9.     Tear a slightly large piece of ivory handmade paper to layer under the stamped tan piece..

10.  Die cut and emboss the Earth from tan handmade paper. While the paper is still in the die, apply dark brown ink through the openings of the die.

11.  Remove the paper from the die and apply the ink around the edge of the Earth.

12.  Die cut one of the largest ferns from a scrap of heavy weight dark brown handmade paper.

13.  Attach the stamped tissue paper to the right bottom of the ivory card with Tonic Craft Tacky glue.

14.  Attach the Earth to the middle left of the ivory card with small pieces of double sided foam tape.

15.  Layer the stamped tan piece onto the ivory piece and attach to the tan card with small pieces of double sided foam tape.

16.  Attach the fern to the right side of the layered pieces.

Happy Halloween RIP

© Michele Emerson-Robert 2016

The Halloween holiday is always such fun! I love seeing the kids in costume, and handing out the candy while wearing my “good” witch costume. It bring back memories of my kids when they were little, and one time my son dressed as “Karlif the Mummy,” and lost the wrappings as he went from house to house. Lucky he had long johns on underneath!

Supplies

·       Any of the Arnold Grummer® paper making kits

·       Blender, strainer, cello sponges and soft towels

·       A sunny window

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

·       Scraps of black card stock to die cut and for mouse card layer and base

·       Dies: Die-Versions™ Sweet Petites Mouse and Bird, MemoryBox^TM  “Haunted Web” 99007, and CheeryLynn^TM “RIP” B637, “Happy Halloween” B469, Spider web corner B117

·       Stamps: Impression Obsession^TM IOD7839 Crows, and Stampscapes™ Moon and clouds

·       Tonic Studios™ Tangerine die cutting and embossing machine

·       Westcott™ paper trimmer

·       Scor-Pal™

·       Beacon ZipDry^TM adhesive, double sided foam tape

·       ColorBox^® Black pigment ink pad

Instructions:

1.     Follow the instructions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create off-white slurry, and create one or more sheets of medium weight handmade paper. Allow the paper to dry.

2.     Tear one sheet of the off-white handmade paper in half, then score and fold to create a 4 ¼ x 5 ½” top fold card.

3.     Die cut the bird, multi webs, and “Happy Halloween” from black cardstock scrap.

4.     Stamp the crows in the bottom left of the handmade paper card.

5.     Attach the multi web die with adhesive to the top of the card.

6.     Attach the “happy Halloween” die cut above the stamped crows.

7.     Attach the bird to the lower right of the card.

8.     Die cut the web corner and “RIP” from black cardstock scrap.

9.     Die cut the mouse from a scrap of off white handmade paper.

10.  Cut three background layers, two of the off white handmade paper and one black.

11.  Score and fold the black cardstock to create a 4 ¼ X 5 ½” side fold card.

12.  Stamp the moonscape onto the smaller piece of handmade paper.

13.  Layer (see photo), center and attach to the front of the card with adhesive.

14.  Attach the web corner to the lower right corner of the layered pieces.

15.  Attach “RIP” to the mouse’s body.

16.  Attach the mouse to the lower left of the layered pieces.