Exciting Announcement Card

By Kay Williamson for Arnold Grummer's

Share the good news with this handmade card from Arnold Grummer's Paper Making Kits and Supplies for your new arrival and send this exciting birth announcement out to friends and family.

Supplies:

• Arnold Grummer's Baby's Feet Clay Mold Cast
• Arnold Grummer's Cotton Linter Casting Squares: 2 oz package
• Plain cardstock
• Decorative Baby Paper
• Paper Punches: 2 1/2" square, 2 1/4" square
• Double-stick tape or gluestick
• Photo mount corners
• Beading wire, seed beads
• 5 1/4" square envelopes

Steps:

1. Follow directions for paper casting on any package of Arnold Grummer's Cotton Linter. While paper cast is drying, complete the remaining steps.
    
2. Computer generate birth announcement on 5" x 10" plain cardstock. Fold in half.
    
3. Trim two coordinating decorative papers to 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".
    
4. Punch or cut a 2 1/2" square in one decorative paper. Save the center.
    
5. Punch or cut a 2 1/4" square in the other decorative paper.
    
6. Mount the saved center behind the smaller window.
    
7. Glue 4 3/4" square panels together.
    
8. Use needle to poke holes for beading wire as shown.
    
9. Thread beads onto wire, insert ends into holes from front, twist wire in back to secure.
    
10. Attach photo corners as shown.
     
11. Layer beaded panel onto plain cardstock.
     
12. Trim Baby's Feet cast to 1 7/8" x 1 7/8". Mount in window.
     
13. Send with love in 5 1/4" square envelopes.