hi Steve, run down to Walmart (or Michaels if money is no object --hehe! ...or probably any good craft store) and look for "red-liner" tape. At Walmart, you'll find it near the scrapbooking items, at least in my local one. It comes in a roll, no dispenser, in a plastic bag. This stuff is better than glue. I've heard of using it to hold the bumper on a car! It IS strong! Since you have both sides of your paper laminated, I would think it might be best to insert the stick (with tape) between layers --if I'm understanding what you mean. Let us know if that works for ya!

I agree... sometimes a glue stick just does not have enough finesse for the project. And the cheap ones get "gummy" and are useless! See link below for various types of adhesives... I have not bought from that site... just using it to show you the various glues/adhesives available. Note that there are 3 pages to look at! You will find most of these at any large craft store, and especially at scrapbooking stores. Take a look at the glue dots (available in various sizes) as well as the "tape runners." And then there is glue that does NOT wrinkle paper in bottles with very small tips - easy to apply just where you want it. You might want to buy a small package of several types of adhesive and give them a try on scraps so your wedding projects will be just as you want. Here is a link that might be useful: Adhesives

You can find the chalks in scrapbooks stores and in the craft department of Wal-Mart. I have even used my kids sidewalk chalk! I just used a q-tip to apply it. If you have any of that outrageous '80s eyeshadow, that works well too, LOL. I use blush in a lot of my craft projects to make pink cheeks on things. You can watercolor you paper casts too, just don't use too much water or it will turn to a sodden mess. You can use kids watercolors, or take a water based marker and "color" onto a plastic lid. Then dip your brush in water and run throught the marker residue - 'voila!

I love using my cookie molds for paper molding...I have never used them for cookies LOL!!! I use a slightly different paper recipe: 1 Sheet paper - can have a bit of printing on it, but not too much. I tear the paper into strips then into pieces about 1" - 2". Then I place them in a blender and cover with hot tap water. Don't fill the blender just cover the paper - about a cup or so. I let the paper soak for a minute or two then blend for a minute. If you have large chunks of whole paper, blend some more. YOu want to end up with pulp. Strain the whole works through a wire strainer, but don't press out the water. Let it drip for a bit, then plop it onto a mold. Spread the paper to cover the mold as evenly as possible. You can have clean edges or let some paper hang over for a deckled look - like in RedConfetti's card. Take a clean towel and smash all the water out. Use your fingers to push the towel down to get the paper into all the crevices. The more water you get out, the faster it will dry. I then microwave the paper in the mold. Try it for 1 minute, then if not dry, go in 30 second intervals, CLOSELY WATCHING IT!! You don't want it to catch on fire. As it dries, it will pop out of the mold. I do "season" my molds with a light spray of Pam, then wipe it out so it isn't greasy. I color my molded paper with chalks (You can find them in scrapbook sections of stores) I use a q-tip to apply the chalk. Or you can use a small paintbrush to apply the chalk too. You can also use construction paper for a colored mold. I like to use brown kraft paper for an antiqued look. Love your card RedConfetti...you are really talented. If you love the molds, check out ebay...there are tons! Brown Bag Cookie Art has a big line, and the Pampered Chef ones are neat too...they have a line of 4 seasons ones out now. Not paper related but: I also make wax molds in my cookie molds. I use 2 Yankee Candle tarts, melting them in a clean soup can that I have placed in a pan of shallow water (think double boiler) I bend the can slightly so I can pour out of it. After the tarts are melted, pour into a mold that has been coated well with Pam. Allow to cool, and it will pop out. If you want to hang it, make sure you put something in the back before it cools. I stick my molds in the fridge to cool them faster.