Composimold Review and Honeycomb ATC

Hey Everybody, It's Edie, Do you ever buy random things because you just KNOW you’re going to make great things with it… someday??? That was the case with the neon green, silicone pot holder I bought several months ago. It looked like a honeycomb and I just KNEW I could make something super cool with it. I wanted to use it as a stamp, put it in a painting and at least five other projects came to mind just by holding and squishing that piece of random inspiration. The problem was, I didn’t want to USE the potholder because I only had one. I thought it was impossible to mold because it is so flexible and thin that is, until I discovered Compisimold! Compisimold is a pourable, food safe silicone mold that you can melt and remold over and over again and it was exactly what I needed for this project.

You can view BOTH full video tutorials below. I don’t own a microwave, so I melted my Composimold on the stove and poured it over the potholder. Once it was completely cooled, I removed the original and I had a reusable mold that looked just like my potholder! The Composimold did have a lot of bubbles which would ruin most molds but it actually enhanced this particular project, so I didn’t mind too much in the end. The Composimold instructions recommend stirring often, but I think that is what caused all of the bubbles. If I had just let it sit and melt, I don’t think I would have had near as many bubbles. Once the mold was ready, I broke out my Creative Paperclay® and started playing. I rolled out my Paperclay over the top of the mold which gave me an absolutely fantastic honeycomb texture, and then I cut my ATC out of the textured Creative Paperclay®. I let the ATC dry completely and then I painted it, glitterfied it and added the honeybee embellishment. I wrote out my quote, painted the paper and glued it to the ATC and then I covered the text with Glosssy Accents to make it shine.

Overall I was pretty happy with the Composimold and I plan on making more projects with it. If you have something that is an awkward shape or just too soft to mold, you may want to give Composimold a try. It worked great with the Creative Paperclay® and I am really happy with the way this ATC turned out. I hope you enjoyed this project and I hope you have a Valentine’s Day that is filled with love! BIG HUGS!
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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

Brenda's Snowflakes

Good morning, Brenda here and welcome to another Creative Paperclay® project.  I wanted to show you another project I made with all those embossed snowflakes and some others.  Remember, you can emboss your paperclay while it's still wet and using a cuddlebug folder or anything with texture just adds element to your project.  I love doing this.  Click on the link above if you don't remember the post or want to see it for the first time.  So let's get started:

After my snowflakes and other cookie cutter cut outs were completely dry, I painted them with acrylic paints and inked around the edges to give them dimension.  I do that allot. 

See how using different embossing folders gives them different looks.  I love this technique. 

So I wanted to turn them into memo holders... 

So I used Mod Podge and added some papers to the front of the clothespins.  Adding a bit of glitter here and there to make them sparkle and another layer of Mod Podge to seal them well. 

Aren't these cute? 

Now I wanted to turn them into refrigerator magnets...so off to my "hoarding" bin and there I found some old 2012 calendar magnets.  Yes, I keep "EVERYTHING" 

I cut them into strips that are the same width as the clothespins and glued them to the backside of them. 

Now they can hang on your file cabinet (like mine) or the 

refrigerator (like my mom did) to keep notes or cards or whatever your heart desires. 

These turned out so cute.  I wanted to make them for my mom, my dad's girlfriend and MIL 

but also wanted to package them up cutely...SO 

I used bakers paper to cut the bags from my TBBM cricut cartridge 

scored them. 

glued them. 

folded them. 

the bottom is also glued, but somewhat fragile if you were to put anything heavy into it, so... 

I just cut a piece of cardboard to fit the bottom of the bag and used an adhesive runner  

placed it into the bottom of the bag

my hand didn't fit, so I used my scissor to make sure it fit snuggly and... 

here they are packaged for gift giving.  I cut some tags using up most of my Christmas paper scraps, punched holes at the top and used some ribbon to close them up.  I gave them to my mom, my dad's girlfriend and MIL and they loved them.  

I hope I've given you some more ideas for using your Creative Paperclay® and hope to see you here again in a month.  In the meantime, you can always come check me out here.  As always, have a great day and God Bless.

Beaded Key Fob

When I was graduating from college, I realized that I had more keys in my possession than earlier in my life.  More responsibility and power came along with those keys.  I was growing up.  Flash forward nearly 20 years, and I still have keys that prove I am responsible, trustworthy, and a friend.  Today I thought I'd show you a key fob I created using Creative Paperclay © to hold some of these important keys.

Supplies:
Creative Paperclay ©
skewer
craft paint
3D Crystal Lacque from Sakura
paint brush
key ring
jump ring
cord
Additional beads

First, roll your modeling material into small shapes.

Thread a wooden skewer through your beads.  

At this point, you can continue molding your bead around the skewer to get thee desired shape.

Be sure to rotate the skewer inside the bead in order to keep the modeling material from sticking to the stick.

Let your beads dry on the skewer. I hung mine over a bowl while it dried.

I decided to mix some cheap craft paint along with my 3D crystal lacquer by Sakura to seal my beads while I painted them.

Next, slip the jump ring onto the key ring.

Tie your cording as you wish...thread the Creative Paperclay© beads. 

You may want to mix it up by adding other beads from the craft store.

Tie a square knot at the end of your key fob.

Of course, then...add your keys!

This is a great way to personalize your keys. Just think of how fun it would be to make fobs that match each purse or tote bag you enjoy using!  I am using mine to differentiate between my house keys and the house keys of neighbors who trust me with their homes!  

Thank you for visiting the Creative Paperclay © blog today. 

Now, run out to Michaels and pick up your own package.

See above for what the packaging looks like!

See you soon...

Dawn Mercedes

Hi

This is my Design for the month of January

Snowman

Freezen the reason

"Creative Paperclay® modeling material"

Go look at the other projects

fun things

http://creativepaperclay.blogspot.com

Supply list

paper clay

wood dowels

( tall as you want him)

tin foil

paint 

Delta Creamcoat

http://www.deltacreative.com/

Ivory

Black

Yellow Ochre

Blue Jay

Terra Cotta

First I formed a body and head 

 dowels for legs

I wrapped them with thin layer of clay

added arms and muffs

 This how it looks wrapped
Added formed arms and ear muffs
everything painted yellow ochre
red muffs
nose  terra cotta
black and blue jay eyes
then brushed ivory lightly over the whole thing
black dot center smaller dot blue them ivory

 painted scarf buttons added

Upcycled Vase Made From a Honey Jar

     

I love to upcycle.   Some of my favorite projects involve upcycling things, like jars, that would normally end up in the trash bin into something that is functional.

 Items used for this project:

Honey Jar

Creative Paperclay

Tissue Paper

Gloss Varnish

Terri Sproul Mixers in Silver

Powdered Pigment in Pearl

I covered the jar in two layers of Turquoise Tissue Paper.  Then added a layer of Terri Sproul Mixers in Silver combined with a gloss varnish.

Then I added polka dots using  Creative Paperclay.  I stuck them on while the tissue paper was still a bit tacky to ensure they stayed put.

To finish it off I painted the polka dots and added a few more layers  of gloss varnish mixed with a pearl pigment powder.

A quick and easy project, with awesome results.

The Cutest Bookmark with Creative Paperclay®

 

I saw this bookmark somewhere on the internet but there wasn’t a tutorial so…… I decided it was just too cute not to try and make. I started out with these items:
 I was afraid that just one piece of cardstock wouldn’t be thick enough for the job so I used Collage Pauge and layered the cardstock. I also used the following:
 I also used more cardstock, more Collage Pauge, paint, glitter, wire and of course, wonderful Creative Paperclay®. I layered more cardstock and Collage Pauge, and used markers to decorate one set of bookmarks.
I fashioned a set of legs and shoes from the wire and Creative Paperclay® and painted and glittered them after they had dried.              I used E6000 to attach the legs to the bottom pieces of cardstock and then attached the bottom piece to the top using Collage Pauge once again. Didn’t this bookmark turn out great?
                                       

  Isn’t this just the cutest thing? I think I’m going to make several but I do believe I will seal the legs and bookmark. Please leave a comment because I love to hear from you.

Barbara