First Friday Fan Day Aug. 2014 with Rachel Whetzel

Hello, once again, Blogiverse! Rachel Whetzel here! It's SEPTEMBER. I am so NOT ready for Fall to be here. Seems like we barely started our Summer vacation, and suddenly the kids were headed back to school! Have you felt the time flying as much as I have? This month, I have been browsing the web, looking for creations from YOU using Creative PaperClay®!

I hope you hop over to the links I'm sharing with you today, and let your fellow Creative PaperClay® lovers know you saw what they shared too! 

FACEBOOK On Facebook this month:
Tori West shared her newest BIRDHOUSE creation with us!
Lindsay Hartwell tells us she was happy with how well Creative PaperClay® worked for the TINY FINGERS on her newest fluffy creation

Blake Alexander showed us some pretty awesome sculpting and a wicked PAINT JOB. 

Jo James of The Cart Before the Horse, stopped by to tell us she is still loving Creative PaperClay® in her ADORABLE works of art. (((waving to Jo)))

Craig Councell shared a WORK IN PROGRESS

PINTEREST Check these pins out!!
Stacey Mead pinned her Wintery RABBIT.
Get your Halloween AND Christmas on with this Nightmare Before Christmas JACK.
Debbie Saenz pinned these BIRDS to get you flying.

TWITTER

Amy Lassiter tweeted an instagram pic of some FACES she's putting on an art journal! 

HELP ME FIND YOU!! 

Use the hashtag #CreativePaperclay on all your social networks. Be sure, when using Facebook, that you make your posts and images using the Creative PaperClay® hashtag are set to public, otherwise, I won't be able to find them. You can also share your projects to the Creative PaperClay® FACEBOOK PAGE. Each month, I'll browse the interwebs looking for projects from YOU, that I can share here! Be featured next month! START SHARING NOW!! 

In OTHER NEWS!! 

Get your HALLOWEEN READY!! 

We're hosting another Halloween Hop! Can't wait to have you with us! 

Thanks for reading! If you'd like to keep up with me, and see more of what I'm up to, I'd also love it if you'd visit MY BLOG and Subscribe! You can also find me on FACEBOOK!

November Tip from Rachel Whetzel

Creative Paperclay® is such a versatile product. Several of our Design Team members have shared ways that they have used clay to create a mold past on canvas. I am here to remind you that not only can you use Creative Paperclay® on canvas, you can use it on art journal pages in the same way!

 Just take a small amount of clay,

add some water and mix them together.

You can see my finished journal page HERE! Thanks for stopping by! Happy Journaling!

~rachel

Texture Stamping with Delight TM

 

Hello! It's Rachel Whetzel! Today, I'm going to show you how I created texture stamping plates for using in my art work and art journaling! My creation was inspired by THIS POST from my fellow design team member, Jess. Instead of using a pre made texture, I thought it would be fun to make my own! As much as I ADORE  Creative Paperclay® modeling material, it dries hard. VERY hard. Which is GREAT when you're making virtually indestructible objects, and not so great when you need some flexibility. WHICH is where Delight TM air dry modeling compound swoops in to save the day. Delight compound dries as it's name implies, light. It also has a slight give to it's surface, and is a little bit flexible. Spongy is a good word. Because of those properties, I decided to create some plates for stamping texture onto my artwork and art journal pages.

SUPPLIES YOU'LL NEED:

• Bits and stuff to create texture with
• Delight TM air dry modeling compound
• Paper
• Acrylic Craft paints (I used Folk Art) 

Let's get started!! Begin by collecting some items from the house to create texture.

Get creative! Thick cardboard, old tape rolls...

bubble wrap, old keys, hinges,

even a mini round ice cube tray!

 Roll out your clay, and start pressing!!

I used the ice cube tray to "cut" my clay

check out the circles the tray made!

I found a lot of my items at the thrift store. I got the ice cube tray hoping it would make some cool imprints on the clay. I think it did.

One of the really great things about Delight TM is that it is slow to dry. Which makes it easy to take your time and experiment with your textures.

I also created some other texture plates, to play around with.

lace

This plate turned out to be my favorite. To use your plates, brush your acrylic paints over the plate, and press it onto your page. I used a few practice pages to get the hang of the modeling compound. It's flexible finish when it's dry, means it also has some give to it when you press it, so playing with it a bit before using it on my page helped me get used to that.

If you create something inspired by my project, please leave a comment with a link here, so I can come and visit to see! I would love for you to visit me at my "house" too!! Thank you so much for reading!!  ~rachel