Creative Paperclay Play Day!

Hi!

It's Donna from Memes Art Place!

I am glad you have come to visit!

I went to Minnesota to visit my g-kids and we decided to have a Creative Paperclay play day!  My 12 year old g-daughter and I sat down for some Creative Paperclay fun!

I asked her what she wanted to make and she decided we should make some elephants!

So let's get started!

We started by covering a Styrofoam ball with Creative Paperclay.

Next we made little cubes for legs.

We then added the little cubes to the body.

We rolled out a couple of the cubes into a trunk and attached the trunk to the elephants face.

We were rolling right along at this point we forgot to take a picture of the trunks and big elephant ears.

This is the stage we left them at to dry in Minnesota. We were going to finish them here in Colorado, but........................I thought she grabbed them and she thought I grabbed them and so they sit in Minnesota waiting for some finishing details and paint.

Here are a few of the other things we made that day.

I am so glad you stopped by today and hope you will continue to follow along with all of the DT. We always have some fun and unique ideas on the blog.

If you would like to see what I have been up to, you can always stop by my blog.

Storing Creative Paperclay®

Creative Paperclay® needs to be kept moist after the package is opened.  Here’s how I store my unused Creative Paperclay. I keep the material in the original bag, but before reclosing it, I mist it with a few spritzes of water. I keep a mini-mister filled with water right on my worktable so it’s always handy. Then, I squeeze out as much air as possible, and put the package in a food saver bag and vacuum seal it.  [My food saver is similar to this one: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/foodsaver-v4800-machine/prod11060612.ip] I love getting double duty out of my food saver!!

If you don’t have a food saver, then I recommend following the preceding instructions, but instead of vacuum sealing, put the Creative Paperclay package into a ziplock bag. Again, squeeze out as much air as possible. Then, put this into a tight-sealing plastic container. Give the inside of the container another spritz of water, and you’re all set. Your Creative Paperclay will remain moist and pliable, ready for your next creative session.

Carole

Make a Fun Creative Paperclay® Bowl

The universe brings interesting ways to bring art into your life. I bought a huge bag of oranges the other day and figured I couldn't eat them all so I wrapped Creative Paperclay® around the top of the orange to make a small bowl. It is great to use for incense, to hold rings or ????

Supplies:
Creative Paperclay®
Paint or metallic rub
Doilie
Orange

Orange Creative Paperclay® is rolled out then laid on top of an orange. Pat down to mold shape.

Next stamp with a doilie to give it a pattern. Obviously you can use whatever pattern is your favorite.

 

Roll a coil of the clay to make a base for your bowl. Then let the clay dry thoroughly. Either cut the orange off (and eat it) or let it dry out and shrink.

 

I painted the inside gold to pick up the orange's dimpling. The outside was stained brown with a gold rub added.

Thanks and hope you can find a place for this in your art.

—Darlene Olivia McElroy

Ghost Pumpkin Patch Thinking ahead for Autumn Project by LuLu Lancaster

My Favorite pumpkins to use are not the traditional Jack-o-Lantern Orange giants. I love the white pumpkins or ghost pumpkins ;) They can come in many hues of white almost green or blue sometimes an ivory with a nit of yellow. They are all amazingly beautiful to me. 

This year I thought I would add to my collection and create a Ghost Pumpkin Patch for a shelf in the house. 

With a few items you can have a cute and bit spooky tiny Ghost Pumpkin Patch of your own.

Here is what you will need.

6 regular 2" styrofoam balls

1 package of Creative PaperClay®

small bowl of water.

acrylic paints in white, green, black and yellow 

gesso

2 small paint brushes

and clay wipe out tool and that is it ;)

This project will use the entire package of paper clay or you can create more or less pumpkins.

Simply cover your styrofoam balls. I do this one at a time so the clay will not dry out.

Using your wipe out tool create the lines/grooves on the pumpkin by just dragging the tool down the sides in sections

next create the top of where the stem will come out using your wipeout tool create swooshes.

Next create a stem

with a little water attach the stem and create the lines/grooves on the stem in the same way you created the lines on the pumpkin

Give your stem a little twirl

Now create a face. It can be any kind of face the simpler the better ;)

2 small balls for the eyes one for the nose and a long piece for the mouth.

smooth out the facial features with water and your finger.

using the wipeout tool create teeth by pulling down with the wipeout tool just like you did creating lines and grooves.

Repeat each step changing up the facial features and stems a little each time and soon you will have a whole patch of pumpkins.

Allow to dry thoroughly and apply gesso

allow gesso to dry 

start painting your pumpkins using the darker colors in the grooves and finishing with the lighter colors. Paint the eyes and teeth white.

using black paint and a small paintbrush create pupils you can even outline the eyes like I have done here ;)

Next set up your patch!!! Boo!

Thank you for Following along and Happy Early cannot wait for Fall!

LuLu

LuLusAppleDolls

LuLusApple.com

Creative Paperclay Tips by Lynda

Big project or small - Creative Paperclay is one of the funnest things you can use to create your own type of projects whether you craft in general or you create scrapbooks and cards!  I can't wait to get done with my creamer so I can create a fun ghost out of the container for Halloween!  I use it for my scrapbooking embellishments, for magnets, and for decorations!  You should see the project I am finishing up right now - a container to put all of my medicine in, that is attractive to put on my desk!!! Working with this fun stuff, I have a few tips to get you started if you are new at it!

1. Find a box or container of some sort where you can put all of your stuff in, it makes it easier when you are working on things.  I use a container from Jack In The Box when I had a salad!  Simply clean it out and you have a container that can go with you!  
2. Make sure you have a few Ziploc style bags, either sandwich bags or the larger size to put your clay in if you have any left over.  This way - you can use a small portion when you need to, while saving the rest for later on!  
3. Let water be your best friend when you are using the clay to create with! Don't be afraid to make mistakes and start over if something is not looking the way you want it to!  
4. If you want inspiration - simply go back through this blog and you will get a ton of inspiration from past and present design team members that you can create yourself! 
5. Most importantly - HAVE FUN!  

My supplies are in a container where I can take it outside on the table if I want to work on things outside, or on an appointment if I need to mold a few flowers!  I hope you have enjoyed my tips for today...catch me in two weeks where I will actually have a video of how I made my box to put my medicine in!

Lynda Jeffs

Creative Paperclay Design Team 

and Memories in Tyme   

New twist to The Scream (Skrik) 3D Wall Art by Gloriann Irizarry

Hola my dear friends, collectors and followers. I wanted to share with you guys my latest 3D wall art piece I made for a special challenge by Every Witch Way Lane group #EWWL managed by my friend Parick Gill

Now I wanted to share the progress and how this piece took shape.

 I will explain with photos and instructions how to do a 3D wall art.

Materials

Creative Paperclay

Aluminum foil

Water bottle spray

3M sponge sanders

Acrylic Paints

Genesis heat set paint

Hobby Xacto knife

Clay roller

Pliers tool

Fast Grab Tacky Glue

Yarn

16 x 20 Canvas

I start all my 3D Shapes with the core made out to aluminum foil.

Slowly I sculpt the shape with the foil.

When you are shaping your aluminum foil make sure you make a flat surface.

Add more aluminum foil and keep shaping the form by pressing with your fingers or hammer tool.

Have in mind it can not be too tight so it is easier to be remove later from the 3D shape.

Roll out your Creative Paperclay into a 1/4 thickness big sheet.

Cover and shape your form.

cut any excess clay out.

Now I will add more clay around the eyes to reinforce and give the face 

some human  facial features .

I added more clay on the top of the head to make it look more natural.

To get a nice clean edge I use my Hobby knife and cut a nice edge all around the foil form and let it dry.

I need another 3D head . This time a cat so I do grab some aluminum foil and start shaping the cat head.

Roll a big Creative Paperclay sheet to 1/4 thickness and cover your cat aluminum foil.

 Press the clay all around the new cat head form.

Start the face shaping. I added the nose and the mouth.

Add more clay to the eyebrows and misting the clay with water smooth the edges out.

With the basic human head form already dry I can add more details. 

Add the nose and more eyebrow

Now you can also add more clay around the lips and shape the mouth open.

Roll a clay sheet into a 1/4 thickness and cut the ear shapes.

Add  the ears and smooth the edges with water mist.

I wanted to give the face more expression so I added more clay to the eyebrows and shape them.

Now to give the face some cheekbones with more clay. Then press and smooth.

Added more Creative Paperclay to eyebrows, cheeks and the nose. Moist and smooth in place.

I notice the right cheek need more paperclay.

I want for this face to have a big mouth. I rolled and paperclay snake and added to the mouth. 

Moist and smooth in place.

Add more clay to the eyebrow and ears of the cat and shape them in place.

Give you piece a final look and check to see if your satisfy. If not this is the time for you to add more or mark to be sanded off.

Now that your happy with your clay forms set them aside for them to completely dry

It is time to sand the head off. Do it in steps using your medium grit 3M sanding sponge.

Work your sanding grits from medium to fine.

Use your sanding sponges to smooth your sculpt.

I need a hat for this project so once more I gram more aluminum foil and start shaping a hat.

Rolled the clay again in to a 1/4 sheet  and cover the entire hat form . 

Cut any excess off with your hobby craft knife.

Smooth the clay around the hat form and shape it to your desired form before you let it dry.

You can tell the clay is wet by the darker tone. Once is dry it will be much lighter.

Now that the hat form is dry you can remove the aluminum foil with the set of pliers. slowly and very delicately pinch and remove. Now this is the reason I suggest for you to make your form not so tight giving room  for you to be able to pinch and pulled a lot easier.

Add any final details to your hat and set to dry 

Now that the heads are dry the fun part begins. Paint the head in a black acrylic base. 

For the head I used the Genesis heat set oil paints. Paint the base in skin color and heat set following the manufacturer instructions .

I like the Genesis oil paints because it will not dry until you heat set them in place.

with a light dry brush technique paint the eyes in.

Add more details to the nose, mouth, cheeks, ears and forehead.

Add more details to the cat  and the hat using the same technique in the head.

Let the paint completely dry and seal it with your favorite spray sealer . Set it aside to dry.

Grab some yarn and cut some strings to create the hair wig. 

Now to secure the strings I used fast grab Tacky Glue.

Now wait for the glue yarn to dry.

Now here is the fun part. Using the wonderful  1893 Painting The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) by Edvard Munch I create a template for my little 3D art twist.

 I sketched an out of control flying broomstick and place it to see if i like it . 

Trace in pencil lightly the scream on the canvas.  

Place the sculpted pieces to see where you want the final 3D art to be placed.

Add you modifications to The Scream sketch in pencil.

Keep adding more details until your satisfy with the look your trying to achieve.

Now use The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) has reference.

and begin to paint. I choose acrylics for the vibrant pigments and fast drying.

I use tons of brush strokes in different color of acrylics to give this piece the feeling or the original The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) by Edvard Munch. let it dry completely.

Use your Arleenes Fast Grab Tacky Glue and secure your sculpted pieces in place

Close up detail of the added black cat.

Closer look of the glued sculpted head.

Hats closer look.

Flowing wig closer look

Final pieces ready to be hanged. 

Little by little this nice 3D wall art took shape and now you have a new twist to the 1893 The Scream (Norwegian: Skrik) by Edvard Munch

Getting ready early for the fall season has never been better and with a few steps here and there you can create a nice 3D wall art for you to display. 

I hope you enjoy this project andfeel free to click email me and send me a line or just drop a comment below for us. I will gladly answer any questions or concern you have about this project. 

Take care and has always let have fun crafting.

brought to you by my friends at Creative Paperclay Materials and Gloriann Irizarry .