Makin's Clay® is currently attending CHA in Anaheim, CA. On Sunday morning, we offered a workshop taught by Cindi McGee and Candice Windham. Participants had a great time while they explored the wonderful world of Makin’s Clay® creating a beautiful mixed media home décor canvas depicting the relaxing lifestyle enjoyed at the beach. They learned various tips and techniques for using Makin’s Clay®, and gained experience using Makin’s Professional® tools, and Makin’s® Push Molds and Texture Sheets. For those who missed the workshop, we wanted to share the instructions for this project here on our blog!
2016 CHA Workshop
At the Beach
Mixed-Media Canvas
Designed by Cindi McGee
Sponsored by:
Makin’s Clay® - Booth #1421
Instructors:
Cindi McGee - CindiMcGeeBehindTheseEyes.blogspot.com
Candice Windham - CandiceWindhamDesignStudio.blogspot.com
Materials:
Thanks to the following manufacturers who generously donated product for our workshop -
Booth #828 JudiKins™ - Diamond Glaze™, Clear Glass Micro Beads
Booth #701 Beacon™ - 3-in-1 Adhesive
Booth #1701 DecoArt® - Americana Decor™ Chalky Finish Paints, Metallic Lustre™
Booth #2551 Loew-Cornell™ - Paint brushes
Craft Attitude™ Printable Craft Film
Additional Required Materials:
Booth #1421 Makin’s Clay® - Earth Tones, Concord Blue, Olive, Grape Leaf, Natural -Makin’s® Seashell Push Mold
Makin’s® Waves, Sand Texture Sheets
Makin’s® Clay Tools
Makin’s® Ultimate Clay Extruder™ - Discs #7, #12
Makin’s® Ultimate Clay Machine™
Burlap Canvas Panels
Clear drying glue stick
Scissors
Booth #631 Sizzix® Big Shot™ Machine
Sizzix® Bigz Die - Sand & Sea
Instructions:
Print verse onto Craft Attitude™ film. Trim around verse. *Note - when printing text on Craft Attitude, it is important to REVERSE the text before printing.
Roll selected shade of clay from Earth Tones set to #5 on Ultimate Clay Machine™; if hand
rolling, roll to about 1/16” thick. Place sand texture sheet over clay and press gently to transfer texture to clay. Let dry 24 hours.
Use Sizzix® Big Shot™ and seahorse die to cut seahorse from textured, dry clay.
Apply Chalky Finish Paints to burlap canvas panel as desired to create background. Let dry.
Apply glue stick to back of verse sheet, mount to canvas on bottom half over painted area.
For seashell embellishments, mix selected shades from Earth tones set with Natural clay to marbleize. Create assorted shells using Seashell push mold. Apply Metallic Lustre to seashells.
Roll Concord Blue clay in Ultimate Clay Machine™ to setting #5. Place waves texture sheet over clay and press gently to transfer texture to clay. Use cutting tool to cut thin wavy pieces of clay for “water”. Mount to bottom of canvas using 3-in-1 Adhesive.
Arrange seashells as desired beneath verse, allowing some shells to overlap. Mount with 3-in-1 Adhesive.
Place Grape Leaf clay in Ultimate Clay Extruder™ with multi-hole disc (Disc #7). Extrude.
Place Olive clay in Ultimate Clay Extruder™ with flat rectangular disc (Disc #12). Extrude. Add Metallic Lustre to both styles of sea weed. Arrange as desired on left side of verse, extending from bottom upward. Glue in place.
Apply Metallic Lustre to die cut clay seahorse, mount intertwined with sea weed.
For the finishing touch we are using a technique created by Candice Windham - Apply JudiKins™ Diamond Glaze around seashells in areas where they overlap, etc. While still wet, sprinkle in clear glass beads. The result is what looks a lot like seawater with a touch of sea foam.
1 comment:
Very beachy and cool!
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