My style is a little distressed, a little vintage, with a bit of a collage feel at times. I really love incorporating a variety of mediums. In keeping with our theme of showing how absolutely fabulous the Spellbinders Grand Calibur can be, I wanted to show you how to die cut clay. Yep, I said clay - air dry clay to be specific.
Let me show you a few tips to create this Clay Hearts Vintage Postcard.
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- Airdry Clay - White; Sewing Machine; Heart Stick Pin.
I began by cutting/embossing Romantic Rectangles for the base of the Vintage Postcard, as shown above. I also trimmed a piece of black cardstock to frame the cream colored Romantic Rectangle die cut. I adhered all three layers to create the base of my Postcard.
~ Designer Tip ~
The Romantic Rectangle die templates are very intricate and detailed. Just the way we all like them of course. So, just a tip, when using intricate die templates, place a piece of wax paper between the die template and the cardstock. This will help the cardstock release from the die template very easily.
Now lets have a little fun with clay! Roll out your favorite air dry clay. I have a very specific way I do this, to get the look I want. I form a ball of clay about the size of a quarter. I place it between two pieces of wax paper, then place that between my A-Base Plate and B-Embossing Plate. I run that through my Grand Calibur to evenly roll out the clay. I take off the top layer of wax paper and let the clay dry for about 8hrs.
I removed the other layer of wax paper, and used Classic Hearts to cut the clay. I allowed them to dry another 2-3 hrs so that they were perfectly dry for stamping on.
I used pigment ink in shades of copper and gold to ink the edges of each heart. Ink really shows the nice embossed detailed edge of the hearts.
I layered copper and bronze pigment ink on the Fleur De Lis stamp and stamped the large Heart. I used a solvent black ink for the smaller Heart. The Hearts almost look like porceline. I really love this look.
I adhered the hearts with Quick Dry Adhesive, tied a ribbon and inserted a stick pin.
I hope you'll be inspired to try die cutting air dry clay with your Grand Calibur Machine. Please email me if you have any questions.
Make sure you take a look at Kazan's lovely Hair Barrette's and Julie's beautiful Card for more ideas on how "Grand" your Grand Calibur can be!
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