Building up a Mold Collection - Tori's tip for March

This month's tip - Start building a collection of molds to use for creating embellishments, parts, and whatever fabulous projects you come up with.  Costume jewelry, various caps and containers, beads, natural objects, doll parts, keys, etc. can all be used as a basis for your molds. My favorite product for small objects and quick molds is Amazing Mold Putty.  As you can see though, I use many different materials depending on how I'm going to use the mold.  For large objects, I find plain old paper mâché works best for me.  Experiment, have fun, and find what works best for you!  Test out your molds with Creative Paperclay® modeling material, and Delight™ Air Dry Modeling Compound and keep the molded pieces on hand for when you need that extra "something" for your project.

Links -
Flex Wax
Amazing Mold Putty
Friendly Plastic
Sculptamold
PenScore (now called Magic Stamp)
Mold Builder

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Just In Time For Easter -

Okay, everyone knows I love to alter - my blog (link below) will show you all kinds of paper crafting projects I have altered, and the little extra's I like to create using Creative Paperclay or Delight product!  Today's project, was so much fun to make, and easy enough when you are just starting out!  I can't wait to get everything added inside, personalized to my darling daughter!!!

Supplies needed:
1 package Delight product
2 sheets paper or cardstock
Leaf vine die cuts 
Flower mold (I used Stampin Up flower mold)
Hot glue
Can - any type will do

Directions:  
Step one:  Using your Delight product and flower mold, mold enough flowers to go around the entire can.  I used 3 extra large flowers, 5 large flowers, 4 medium flowers, 8 small flowers.  Allow to dry (usually with hours).    
Step two:  Make sure your can is cleaned on the inside and outside - peeling off any paper if you possibly can.
Step three:  Take your paper, trim 4" off the top of the paper.  Add it around the entire can using both sheets of paper, tucking in the extra little bit inside the can.
Step four:  Add the leaf vines around the whole can, one at a time.  Add a few flowers on top of each one - repeat around the can.  
Step five:  Taking a few of the extra flowers you created, fill them in around the entire can.  
Step six:  Take a stamp, stamp the bottom of the can with a stamp, adding your signature, or initials and date!

I can't wait to give this to my daughter this year!  Each can I make is one of a kind, and personalized to the person getting one!  Easy enough if you are just starting out - and want to check out what this product will do!  A fun, lighter product, that dries quickly, so you don't have to worry about that!  I hope you enjoy it, and let me know if you have any questions!

Lynda Jeffs

Creative Paperclay Design Team 

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Lucky Clover

Hi, it's Ann from annmakes and the Design Team here at Creative Paperclay® with my newest project:

It is intended to be inserted into a plant to give as a present.  It would also make a great prop to hold over someone's head while taking a picture!

To make this, here is what I used:

Creative Paperclay® modeling material
Craft acrylic paint in green (Plaid)
Micro glass beads in gold and green (Dollar store)
Chop stick (recycled from take out)
Brown ribbon (recycled from gift)
Green foamy clover (Dollar store)
Plastic green Leprechaun hat (recycled cake decoration)
Glue (Tombow)

1.  Mix a handful of Creative Paperclay® with a generous amount of green acrylic paint.  the moisture from the paint will allow you to have more time to work with the clay.  Now the white Creative Paperclay® is a mottled green.

2. You will need a mould in the shape of a hat.  I used a former cake topping decoration, I have also seen very similar ones at the Dollar Stores. Set aside a small ball worth of the new green mottled clay. Fill the mould with the green Creative Paperclay® and smooth it down.  Let it set for a while.

3.  Once the product is slightly harder gently tap the newly formed hat out of the mould.

4.  With the amount of green Creative Paperclay® set aside, use that to adhere the chop stick to the back of the hat.

5.  Cover the hat with the glass micro beads, pressing them down into the clay.  Let this dry overnight.

6.  Take one of the self sticking foam clovers, remove the backing exposing the sticky side.  Cover the clover with some gold glass micro beads.

7.  Once the hat is dry glue the ribbon and clover to the hat with a strong glue.

I had fun making this project and I hope you will enjoy working with this fabulous air drying Creative Paperclay®.  Thank you for stopping by.  Please stop at my blog and check out my other projects (http://annmakes.blogspot.com).

Give Me a Hand

I wanted to make an organic looking hand. It is actually a little creepy but I was thinking of New Orleans and all the voodoo shops when I was creating it.

SUPPLIES

Creative Paperclay®
Aluminum foil
Wood skewers
Encaustic Was
Raw umber acrylic paint



The easy part was to gather all the pieces for my armature as they were all in my kitchen.  I started with making a wad of aluminum foil for the palm area of the hand.


















Next I pushed the trimmed skewers into the foil. I found that I had to trim the skewers a little more than I had originally.

Paper clay was applied to my armature. I did this in several steps. I would do one side, let it dry and do the other side. It made it easier to control plus it worked great as the new clay adheres to the dry clay well.

Finally I added a wash of raw umber paint. When dry I coated it with encaustic was.

Darlene Olivia McElroy

Easter Juggler 3D Canvas Wall Art by Gloriann Irizarry

The Easter Juggle 3D Canvas Wall Art by Gloriann Irizarry

 

 

Welcome back to the Creative Paperclay Material® Blog 

 

Since Spring is in the air and Easter around the corner lets get inspired and create a one of a kind 3D Wall Art. So here it is the Easter Juggler an example of what we all go thru this holiday season.

Have a bless season.

 

 

Materials

 

Creative Paperclay Material®

Wire

Wire cutter

Aluminum foil

Styrofoam Half Ball

Plastic Sheet

Clay roller

Canvas 10x10

Scissors

Brushes

Acrylic Paint

Clear Glossy Spray Sealer

Glitter

Hot glue gun and refills 

 

 

Cover the half Styrofoam ball with a plastic sheet.

 

 

Roll your Creative Paperclay Material® to 1/4 thickness sheet and cover the Styrofoam half sphere

 

 

Trim any excess and lay down to bone dry.

 

 

After the ball dry we are ready to add more details to the ball. This will be the bunny head.

Cut 2 little balls to make the cheeks

 

 

With your fingers add them to the head and smooth them with your hands and water.

Add the eyes details and set aside to dry. You can add the bunny teeth a lot easier to the bunny sculpt if you wait for the cheeks to be completely dry.

 

 

Cut some wires and bend them to create the loop for the bunny ears. 

 

 

Cover the wire with some aluminum foil on both ears.

 

 

Roll some of the Creative Paperclay Material®  to a 1/4 thickness and cover both the ears .

Smooth with your fingers and some water to create a nice ear. Curve them a little at this stage to give them the natural look you will like and set them both aside  to dry.

 

 

Make sure your happy with the curve before it dry. 

 

To create the eggs grab some aluminum foil and create some half eggs in different sizes and shapes.

Roll some Creative Paperclay Material® into a 1/4 sheet thickness and cover all the half  eggs and set them aside to dry.

 

 

After the eggs dry you can paint them with your favorite acrylic paint colors.

Have fun painting any design you want on your Easter eggs remember this is the fun part.  

 

 

The bunny hands were sculpted solid and set aside to dry.

Once dry paint them completely.

 

 

Once the head is bone dry apply 2 coats of acrylic paint and add the desire details on the eyes, fore heads, nose and cheeks.

 

For the canvas paint the back ground in light colors.

 

Add more interest to the background using the dry paint brush technique.

 

 

For the sky use white and blues.

 The field used green, pink and yellow. 

 

 

 

The walk path use white, brown and black. paint the bunny buddy in white acrylic and pink for the belly.  Set aside for the pain to  dry.

 

Now that the paint is dry use the hot glue gun  and attach the pieces to the dry painted canvas.

 

Once the pieces secured you can use the glossy sealer and apply completely to the 3D Wall Art immediately while the sealer still wet add the accents glitter to the sky, Easter eggs,  inner ears nose  and the eyes.  You can use clear iridescent glitter or accents colors glitter to give the piece a little more interest.  Set aside so the clear sealer can dry.  

 

 

Now here is the completed piece ready to be hang and decorate your Easter home décor.

 

I hope you have fun with this tutorial and feel free to have any questions join our

Q&A Facebook page

 

 

Now remember  

 

 

Sincerely

 

Gloriann Irizarry

 

 

Bunnies are Everywhere!

Good Morning!

 The stores seem to have Easter items out already. It's still a little early for my decorations to be put up at my house. To keep me happy until I start decorating, I created this cute bunny display out of Creative Paperclay®.

Look at all the eggs she has gathered to color. She looks so cute resting on a comfy pillow in her half egg shell chair ready to munch on a carrot.

Supplies

 Creative Paperclay®
Americana multi-surface paint
Makins USA® scalloped clay cutter
 Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive®
Large paper mache' egg
Foil
Wire (20 gauge)
Recycled ribbon spool
Micro buttons
Wood Bees
Miniature doll house basket of eggs
Easter grass
Scalloped charger
Chocolate speckled eggs

Let's get started

The Egg Chair

1. Cut a large paper mache' egg in half.
2. Smooth  paperclay around one half of the egg.
3. Take your scalloped clay cutter and  trim around the open edge of the egg.
4. Let air dry or bake per manufacturers instructions.
5. When dry remove from the paper mache' form.
6. Paint your shell the color of your choice.

The Base

1. Take an empty ribbon spool and remove the cardboard from one side.
2. Paint to match your egg color.
3.Glue the painted base to the shell.

The Bunny

1. Take a piece of foil and form it into an egg shape forthe bunnies body.
2. Use foil to form an smaller egg shape for the head.
3. Cover both with paperclay and smooth.
4. Roll out a clay rope.
5. Wrap the clay rope around the bottom of the head.
6. Attach the head to the body smoothing the clay to form it into 1 piece.
7. Take two pieces of clay and attach to the head for ears.
8. Make 3 small balls 1 for the nose and 2 for the bunny cheek jowls and attach to head.
9. Cute 4 small pieces of 20 gauge wire and  insert them into the cheek jowls.

The Pillow and the Carrot

1. Take a piece of foil and shape it into a rectangle.
2. Smooth paperclay over the top and sides.
3. Let dry and paint.
4. Attach buttons to all 4 corners.
5. Turn the Pillow over and glue Easter grass to the bottom edges of the pillow.
6. Take a small ball of clay and form it into the shape of a carrot. Let dry and paint.
7. Glue the pillow into the shell, glue the bunny on and then the carrot.
8. Add any other miniatures you would like. I added the basket and the bees.

 I created an Easter scene using a scalloped edge charger, Easter grass, little fuzzy chicks, and speckled chocolate eggs.

Thanks so much for checking out my tutorial. I hope it inspires you to create a new decoration for the Easter holiday.

Shari

I have been creating art for as long as I can remember. I studied graphic design in Portland, Oregon before moving to Denton, Texas and putting all my focus on creating mixed media art. In addition to being on the Creative Paperclay design team, I am a contributor for the Robin's Nest Design Team, an article writer for Mixed Media Art, and a blogger for DecoArt.

I strongly believe in giving back. I volunteer at Scrap Denton Creative Reuse Center where I teach workshops, art camps, and perform art demos. I am very passionate about mixed media art and enjoy helping and watching others discover their creativity.

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