Owl Journal Cover with Creative Paperclay® part 2 ..... by Cindy Porter

Hi Creative Paperclay® fans, it's Cindy here, I am excited to share with you the second instalment to my Owl Journal Cover.... keep reading to see how to complete your own...

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay®

Clay shaping tools 

Rolling pin 

Water for smoothing clay 

Black Gesso 

Silks Acrylic Glazes

Vivid Siam White

Now onto how I finished this journal cover.....if you missed part one you can find it here... Owl Journal Cover

This is where part one finished off.... with the front cover of the journal covered in a thin layer of Creative Paperclay® with my sculpted owl... 

I began by creating an impression on a thin piece of clay using an impression mat... 

I made 4 of these pieces to cover the front of my journal cover... 

As I was applying wet clay to dry clay.... I made up some clay slip (clay mixed in water to a runny creamy consistency) which I applied to the dry clay to help in attaching the moulded wet clay pieces... 

I added some additional line work to the moulded pieces using a ball tool... 

I repeated the process for the back cover.... making another 4 moulded pieces...

Next I made some thin rolls and twisted them together to form my tree branch... 

I formed a clay disc to create a moon, and attached it to the cover under my tree branch... 

As a finishing touch to my clay work I added a few vine curls to the tree branch... 

Once the clay was completely dry I painted the background up with black gesso... 

Using Vivid Siam White, I painted my moon and a base coat on my owl... 

I then started adding shades of blue Silks Acrylic Glazes to the background of the front and back covers.

I added shades of brown Silks to the tree and owl... and a little grey Silks to finish off the clouds in front of my moon...

A final look at the completed front cover.... 

thank you for stopping by and joining me here today, 

Till next time 

Happy Creating 

xC

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Make a Wall Plaque with Creative Paperclay®

Hello and welcome to another tutorial! Today I will show you how to make a wall plaque using Creative Paperclay®. It's very simple and fun!

Let's get started!

You will need the following:

• Creative Paperclay® 
• aluminium foil
• glue gun
• masking tape
• cardboard cut out (template attached)
• pva glue
• gesso
• texture paste (optional)
• Acrylic paints-   I used Martha Stewart: Eclipse, Wildberry and Gazingball and Golden Fluid Acrylic: Quinacridone Magenta, Titanium White and Carbon Black

• Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid
• Americana Walnut Stain (optional)
• Stabilo All Pencil
• varnish
• picture hanger

For full step by step instructions, follow along in the video below.

Please be sure to visit my blog at papermachepatch.com. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Suzette

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Beach Therapy Canvas Featuring Creative Paperclay

Hi Friends:  Do you love the beach?  Do you like reminders of the great times you've had there? I know I do!  Here's a tutorial for creating a Beach Therapy mixed media canvas project using seashells made with Creative Paperclay® and some Wilton molds.

I love using Creative Paperclay® with molds in my mixed media projects because it is so easy to make clay accents to use on projects.  Just add the clay to the mold, pop it in the freezer for a few minutes to help it set, remove from the mold and let it dry for a day or 2.  Once dry, I can easily add them to my projects, paint them to match my design ideas, and create lovely mixed media canvases, cards, or other altered art items.

I used some yummy Prima paints and waxes, and lots of pearls, beads, and glitter on this project. It was so much fun to create the canvas, and I love how I used the sand paste with my Creative Paperclay® letters to create the effect of letters in the sand.  Here are some detail photos of the canvas:

Please see my video tutorial for full instructions for this project:

Supply List:
Creative Paperclay® Modeling Material
Wilton Fondant and Gum Paste Silicone Mold, Sea Life (Amazon)
Wilton 2115-1561 Seashell Candy and Lollipop Mold (Amazon)
Wilton 417-7554 Alphabet & Numbers Fondant Cut-Outs Set (Amazon)
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy-Sparks-Ginger Magic (Amazon)
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy-Sparks-Magical Pond  (Amazon)
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy-Sparks-Butterfly Spells (Amazon)
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy-Sparks-Fairy Wings (Amazon)
Prima Marketing Art Alchemy-Sparks-Mermaid Sparkle (Amazon)
Ranger Paint Dabbers, Pearl Metallic (Amazon)
Deco Art Media Texture Sand Paste (Amazon)
Golden Fiber Paste (Amazon) Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel Medium (Amazon)
Liquitex Professional Gloss Heavy Gel Medium (Amazon)
Liquitex Gesso - White (Amazon)
Beacon 3-In-1 Advanced Craft Glue (Amazon)
Cousin Jewelry Basics Brown Seed Beads (Amazon)
Stampendous Glass Glitter (Amazon)
Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Distress Paint Kit-Rust (Amazon)
Darice Pearls - White - Assorted (Amazon)
EKTools Powder Tool (Amazon)
ArtMinds™ Wood Parenthesis Frame, 4" x 6 (Michaels)
A Touch of Glass Beads
Other:  8X10 canvas, glass gems and seed beads, grip shelf liner, cheese cloth

I hope you enjoyed my Beach Therapy canvas and learned a new way to use Creative Paperclay® on your mixed media projects. Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today.

Have a great, creative day! -Patti

Just Beachy!

Look at my beat up molds. They are very well used. When I have a little time but not enough time to dig into a painting, I cast objects. I have drawers full of them that are ready when needed. Some are created with plain Creative Paperclay® and others are tinted or painted.

I decided to make a beach necklace piece of art today.

SUPPLIES
Creative Paperclay®
Panel or canvas
Acrylic paint
Molds & cast objects
Glue
Aquarium sand (hard to get beach sand in Santa Fe)
 

 I started by applying surface texture to my panel then gluing down cast and found objects to my surface. I gave it a wash of tan over the white and sprinkled sand on it while wet. I actually liked it at this point but I wanted a more colorful beach look.

I applied paint to part of the base and started adding elements for placement. At this point, I sit back and look at it for several days to see if I need to change color, soften the look or if it needs more details.

Dream in Color!

Darlene Olivia McElroy

Sculpting a Bird Using Creative Paperclay®

Hello again! I hope you are off to a marvelous start this week! Today I am going to share with you a quick tutorial making this adorable bird using Creative Paperclay®.

Supplies needed are:

Creative Paperclay®

Styrofoam ball - 1.25”

Styrofoam egg - 2.5”

White Glue

Toothpick

Gesso

Acrylic paints

A base of bird to be attached to. I used a piece of a branch.

2  1/4” dowels or chopsticks

Varnish

Raffia (optional)

Sculpting tools

Water

Paint brushes

Follow along to make this sculpture.

Thanks for stopping by! Please be sure to visit my blog at www.papermachepatch.com. Have a great week!

Suzette

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Adding Dimension to a painting with Creative Paperclay®

I wanted to paint a face with raised areas so after sketching in the face with a pencil, I started adding in Creative Paperclay® to the features of the face.

SUPPLIES
Creative Paperclay®
Panel
Acrylic paint
Cookie cutter
Mark making tools

After the paper clay dried the next step was to block in the face with paint. Because my paintings are like doing a puzzle, I started placing objects for size and to see if they would add to the story.

I rolled out some clay on a sheet of plastic and used the cookie cutter to create the shape. Use different mark making tools and stamps, I added the design in the clay. Last, I took a wet paint brush to smooth out the edges. Normally, I use my fingers but because of the detail I used the brush.

This is how I work when I paint. A little here and a little there.

Dream in color!

Darlene Olivia McElroy