* Squishy surface (mouse pad, fun foam...)
* Dead pen (inkless) or a small end of a stylus
* Ruler (I like Tim Holtz's design ruler)
1) Mark a grid (If you want to use the raised grid side as your finished look) You can mark a grid on the back of your cardstock for ease (either pen or pencil is ok.) I find a cutting mat perfect for marking the grid.
If you want to use the sunken grid side as your finished look: You could use a glaze, glitter, or gel pen that will stay in your sunken grid and look nice, or you could go without drawing grid marks your paper. You can eyeball your lines instead (just a little trickier.)
2) Next, you'll need a squishy surface. I made my own with fun foam (by dividing two pieces of fun foam in half and stacking all four pieces on each other, adhering them so I ended up with a sturdy 12" x 4.5" fun foam board.)
3) Lay your cardstock onto the squishy surface & score with the pen. I found two passes with the pen was perfect; it'll depend on your pressure, of course...& that's it. You'll end up with a raised grid (or a sunken one...) (pictures on blog)
To get pieces with no pen or pencil (or other medium) marked onto them, you could make a full sized fun foam pad (layering 3/4 whole fun foam pieces for instance) and you could mark a grid on it with pen (pen writes so easily on the fun foam.) :0)
You can use the same fun foam pad for a great paper piercing pad. I'm always doing crooked faux stitch lines, so I like to anchor the design ruler (which has holes for paper piercing) with two straight pins. (You still need to hold the ruler of course and I still like to check the guide lines to make sure it's staying straight...) but it really helps a lot.
The ribbon on the bottom is just stuck on with a line of double-sided tape. It's by Stampin' Up! (Certain Celery 5/8" grosgrain) & I was surprised that it's sturdy enough to stand this way.
2) has a faux grid technique that doesn't need a score pal (you can use a mouse pad or fun foam) there's some paper piercing tricks to make it easier here too:
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Additional Info
Stamps: three for you punch box
Paper: silver cardstock, certain celery, naturals white, vellum, notebook designer series paper
Ink: silver encore, wild wasabi
Accessories: zig painty pen, white sakura glaze pen, stick stock (linen) by close to my heart, brads silver, glue pen, white embossing powder, dimensionals, silver cording, mini gems, crystal effects, 5/8 inch grosgrain