Feather Card

Feather Card by Nancy Nickel

Materials Used:

Makin's Clay® - Blue Clay

Feathers Mold  

Carta Bella  Wildflower Paper

Recollections - Cardstock

Enamel Accents - White

White Seam Binding

Instructions:

1.   Start with making the three clay feathers. Press the blue clay into the feather mold. Allow to air dry in mold, or remove from mold.

2.   When feathers are dry, dab with white Enamel Accents, to bring out all the details.

3.   Adhere decorative paper to card base.

4.   Adhere feathers in place, on the decorative paper. Position them in the center towards the top.

5.   Tie the seam binding into a bow, and adhere in place over the clay feathers.

Makin's Clay® is so much fun to work with, and it offers endless creative possibilities!

Happy Fall Card

Design Team Member Steph Ackerman recently shared this pretty seasonal card.  Steph used Makin's Clay® and our Makin's® Leaves push mold to create her leaf embellishment.

Altered Trading Card

Design Team Member Nancy Nickel recently shared this pretty ATC with Makin's Clay® accents.  Makin's Clay® is perfect for paper crafts and mixed-media projects as it is lightweight, flexible, and acid free when dry.  It can be molded, sculpted, and even die cut or used with craft punches when dried.

"Thankful" Autumn Cards

"Thankful" Autumn Cards by Bea Grob

Fall is around the corner, I did spot already some colorful leaves. That and because I need some cards anyway inspired me to make some “faux fall leaves.”  Embellishments from Makin's Clay®are easy to make and once the Makin's Clay® is dry it is acid free, so perfect for going onto cards, scrapbooks and what not.

Supplies

About 40 gr (1 ounce) of white Makin's Clay®

Makin's® Push Mold Leaves SKU 39001

Cutting Matt

Several colors of mica powders

Materials

I started with a rolled ball of clay approximately 1 cm diameter.  Push it into the mold.

Make sure that the backside is flat, by smushing excess clay away from the leave. Continue to make as many leaves as you would like. 

While the clay still is fresh, right after you have made the backside flat, pull the leaves carefully out from the mold. Sometimes it is helpful to bend the mold a bit which can be done, as the mold is flexible. Make a bunch of leaves and make sure that they don't dry. I sprayed mine with a little bit of water, while working on some more leaves. For the next step the Makin's Clay® still needs to be damp.

 

Grab several colors of mica powders you like. I have chosen greens, golds, copper, yellow. I also added a hot pink. I added them in different spots onto the leaves with a brush. Simply dip into the powders and then dabb it onto the leaves.

I let them dry overnight.

The next day I grabbed some papers, ribbons and card bases to make two cards.

On some craft colored card stock I have printed on my computer the word thankful and then I cut it to size. I mostly always add some black outline with a permanent marker. 

For the card base and the mat I use some glue, but for the word and the leaves I use some foam tape to raise them up a bit.

Now you have some beautiful fall themed cards which would also work well for Thanksgiving day.

"Thanks" Greeting Card

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® - Clay
Makin’s Professional® - Cutting Mat - Small
Makin’s®- Push Mold – Borders;
White Cardstock;
Scrap of Red Cardstock;
Decorative Paper (I used Making Memories – English Garden Collection);
Your Next Die – Thanks.

Instructions:

1.    Roll green clay into a skinny little piece. 

2.    Lay skinny piece over ivy portion of border mold. Push into mold using ball of fingers.

3.    Turn mold over and ensure that all the little corners have been filled. On the back, make sure that all the edges are pushed in smooth.

4.    Pop the clay piece out of the mold and allow to dry flat. Alternatively, allow piece to dry in mold, and then pop out when dry. Create two of these leaf borders.

5.    Cut A2 tent-fold card out of white cardstock. 

6.    Adhere a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of decorative paper to the card front. 

7.    Cut a 4 ¼” x 1 ¾” piece of white cardstock. Adhere in place on card front 1” from bottom edge. 

8.    Adhere clay pieces along top and bottom edge of white cardstock strip.

9.    Die-cut “Thanks” from red cardstock. Adhere to white cardstock strip, centering between clay border pieces. 

Clay borders are such a fun addition to a handmade card! They add some lovely dimension and make it special! 😊

It's a Beautiful Day Calendar Page

Design Team Member Nancy Nickel recently shared this pretty calendar page embellished with tiny punched Makin's Clay® butterflies.  Thin sheets of dry Makin's Clay® are perfect for using with craft punches, die cutting machines, and more.  And, Makin's Clay® is acid free when dry so it's safe for scrapbooking and all types of paper crafts!

Create Art Artist Trading Card

Design Team Member Nancy Nickel recently shared this eye-catching ATC with Makin's Clay® embellishments.  Makin's Clay® is perfect for paper crafting as it is lightweight, flexible, and acid free when dry. 

Masculine Cards & Beach Tag

Design Team Member Steph Ackerman recently shared two great paper crafting projects she embellished with Makin's Clay® elements!  Makin's Clay® is perfect for paper crafting because it is lightweight, flexible, and acid free when dry.

Find the tutorial for her beach tag here.

Find the tutorial for her masculine cards here.

Happy Thoughts Make Happy Days ATC

Design Team Member Nancy Nickel shares this cheerful ATC with Makin's Clay® embellishments.  Makin's Clay® is perfect for paper crafting as it's lightweight, flexible, and acid free when dry.  Nancy also used the Makin's® Floral Push mold to create these pretty flowers. 

Teacher Treat Bags

Design Team Member Steph Ackerman recently shared these fun teacher treat bags.  Steph used Makin's Clay® as one of the embellishments for the bags.

Live Inspired Accordion Book

Live Inspired Accordion Book by Iris Rodriguez

Hello Makers!

I am not a big book maker. I’ve made like a few, but they have been very simple and whimsical. This little accordion book is easy and fun to make. Add motivational phrases or words, or affirmations. Not into the words, then add pictures of your children, relatives. This book is made using the white Makin’s Clay, Mini Geo Cutters and whimsy.

Materials:

Makin's Clay® – White

Makin's®– Mini Geo Cutters
Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint-Peony Pink, Warm White, Orange Canyon
Alphabet Stamps
Scrapbooking paper
Quote/phrase computer print out
Glue

Making the Book Cover

Condition the clay using Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®, roll out a sheet of white  clay to the second 2^ththickest setting.

Ensure that the sheet is big enough for the front and back covers of the book.

Stamp a phrase, word, sentiment using a rubber or clay alphabet stamps.

Using the Makin’s® Mini Geo cutter set, stamp images by lightly pressing the cutters into the clay and not cutting through. Cut the book to a desired size; center on the phrase/word. You can also cut the clay after it dries with scissors.

On the second sheet (back cover) stamp images with the Mini Geo cutters, ensure to fill the sheet to the intended book cover size. The clay shrinks a little when dry, recommend cutting the back cover after it dries. 

Allow the book covers to dry for 24 hours. Cut the back cover to desired size.

 Sponge on acrylic paint.

Color in the stamped images and letters with a fine permanent marker. Seal the book covers with polymer clay sealer or polyurethane.

 

Making the Book Pages

Select scrapbooking/designer paper. A single 12x12 inch sheet works well. Or you can paint/stamp a background onto a sheet of watercolor paper. 

Cut a long strips of scrapbooking paper slightly smaller than the book cover, about 1/16 to 1/8 inch smaller. 

Fold the strip in an accordion fashion. Fold the width about 1/16 to 1/8 inch smaller than the cover. Glue strips to lengthen the pages.

Glue one end of the pages onto the front cover. 

Glue the opposite end to the back cover. 

Print or stamp an inspirational phrase unto white cardstock or copy paper, then cut out the words/phrases. Ensure the phrases will fit across the page. 

Glue the phrases with a glue stick; keeps the paper from warping. Vary the grouping and angle of word/phrases on each page to give it variety and whimsy.

 

Now you’re done! Go forth and gift this book to someone who needs inspiration today.

Polymer Clay Embellished Valentines' Day Cards

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a pair of Valentine's Day cards.  Valentine's Day is right around the corner so it's time to start creating your cards.  ​Makin's Clay can be used for the main element on your cards, or even as smaller elements that help set a theme and add a great dimensional touch to your cards.  Makin's Clay® remains flexible, and is acid free when dry, making it a perfect choice for paper crafting!

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Supplies:

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​Makin's Clay® -   White, Red

​Makin's ProfessionalⓇ Cutting Mat

​Makin's ProfessionalⓇ Ultimate Clay MachineⓇ
​Makin's® Roller and Cutter Set

​Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

​Crafter's Companion, Spellbinders dies
Paint
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​Instructions:

​As I wanted a darker red for my first card, I added some brown paint to the red clay then conditioned the clay to mix in the paint to achieve an even color.  Next, I ran the clay through the clay machine starting on the highest setting (#1).
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I continued putting the sheet of clay through the clay machine, reducing the setting each time, until I had the panel at the desired thickness.

​Once the panel was ready, I cut it to fit an embossing folder, then used the clay roller to imprint the words onto the clay.  With fresh clay and medium pressure, the words become imprinted quickly.  You can also use a die cut machine if desired, just be careful of the pressure used.

I trimmed the panel with the Cutter to approximately 4" square.
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Using the left over clay, I  die cut some arrows.
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​Allow all the elements to dry at least 24 hours before continuing.
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​For the first card, I matted the clay panel with layers of cardstock and adhered it to a striped card.  For a little shimmer, I rubbed  silver paint lightly over the panel.   Love was adhered across the bottom edge.

​For my second card, I used the roller to roll out red clay, then placed a die onto the clay.  Using the roller again, I  forced the die into the clay, cutting the design.  Since the clay was fresh, I only needed light pressure to cut the clay.
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​I created my card and added a large die cut heart.  In the center of the heart I added a die cut arrow, then placed Love across the center.

​Happy Valentine's Day.

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​Thanks for stopping by.
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​Steph

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