Showing posts with label Simply Pressed Clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simply Pressed Clay. Show all posts

3.04.2015

Featuring Simply Pressed Clay

I admit, I was really excited when the Simply Pressed Clay came out, and lately it's been hiding in the back of my craft cabinet. Today it resurfaced!


I knew I wanted to use that really cute bee that I hadn't inked up yet, and thought I'd go for a boy card this time. I have the flower and button molds...so buttons it was!

To get the shade that I did, I used 5 drops of Tempting Turquoise re-inker in this much clay:


That is a 1-3/4" circle that it's sitting on. 


A few tips for getting your clay out of the molds: the more ink you add to the clay, the longer you have to let it sit. A few minutes in the freezer works wonders. I also let the clay dry out a little before putting it in the molds. However, when it got too dry, it didn't work well. Massaging it in my fingers moistened it just enough to make it work again. Also, I didn't even use 1/8" of the amount that I dyed. A little goes a LONG way! 

Much like fingerprints, in my world, no two buttons are the same! 




1.15.2014

One Color Pony

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Today started as a little bit of a challenge. When I saw that we were to create a monochromatic card, I was up for the task; though as I sat down to make it, it felt a little daunting. Once I got started though it was easier than it sounded.

I went with Pistachio Pudding as my one color. (Great, now I'm hungry!)


I inked up my embossing folder before placing my cardstock in it to get the depressions inked. For the clay flowers, after I pressed them in the mold and removed them; I let them cure for a few hours. Then I pushed them down into my ink pad to get a little color on them.

Supplies used:
  Cardstock: Pistachio Pudding
  Ink: Pistachio Pudding
  Embellishments: Pistachio Pudding 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons and Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds
  Framelits: Bitty Banners
  Embossing Folder: Chevron
  Tools: Big Shot, Simply Scored, Paper Trimmer
  Adhesive: Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

Stop over at SSINK today to see what the other designers created with only one color!