Clay Tags

Design Team Member Leila Bidler recently shared how she made colorful clay tags using Makin's® clay cutters.

Father's Day Cards by Steph Ackerman

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with two Father's Day cards using a variety of Makin's Clay® products.

Supplies:

Makin's Clay® - Earth Tones
Makin's® Roller and Cutters Set
Makin's Professional® Cutting Mat
Makin's® Texture Sheets - Set D, Set F
So Suzy Stamps
StencilGirl Stencil

Instructions:

Begin by combining 2 colors of the Earth Tones clay.  Continue working the clay until you achieve the color you are looking for.

Next, roll out the clay using the Makin's® Roller.  Once rolled to the desired thickness, cut into tag shapes with the Makin's® Cutter. 

Use Texture Sheets from Set D to create different effects on the clay tags.   Cut small holes in the tops

 and add string. 

Create a card with assorted layers and add the tags as embellishments, placing a So Suzy sentiment atop the larger tag. 

My next card uses the Gears Texture Sheet from Set F.  Again, I rolled out the clay using the Makin's® Roller.  Once the clay was thin enough, I placed it on the Gears Texture Sheet and ran it through my die cut machine.  This really impressed the design into the clay.  Carefully peel the clay off the Texture Sheet. 

Using a StencilGirl gear stencil, ink a card with gears to coordinate with the clay panel.  Add the clay panel to cardstock and adhere it to the card.  Add some gems in the gears and place a So Suzy sentiment on top.

Clay adds no weight to your creates and holds it's shape once dry. It's perfect for creating embellishments as well as backgrounds.

Faux Leather Tags by Madeline Arendt

FAUX LEATHER TAGS

Designed by Madeline Arendt

This month we were asked to look through the Makin's Clay® Pinterest  board titled Tutorials and Techniques and choose one technique and create something using it.  The variety of techniques were many and all interesting enough to want to try with Makin's Clay®.

Materials:

Makin's Clay® - Brown, White
Makin's Clay® Cutting Mat
Makin's Clay® Tools - Roller, Cuttng Knife
Makin's® Clay Cutters - Flower, Scalloped Shapes
Makin's® Ultimate Clay Extruder™
Aluminum Foil
Rubber Stamps
Metal Embossing Tools
Acrylic Paint
Brush
Paper Towels

Instructions:

Roll out a portion of brown clay on the clay mat with the roller to approximately 1/8" thickness.

Crumble a piece of aluminum foil and smooth out; repeat again to form smaller creases into the foil.
Place the foil onto the clay and press with fingers or use the roller to impress the clay with texture.

Use a tag shape or cutter to form shapes.  Cut a whole with a small circle cutter or by placing a tag over the clay and cut with a cutting knife.

With rubber stamps, impress a design or names or letters into the clay.  Use tools or stamps to create
designed edges to the clay tags.

Create strings for the tags by passing clay through the extruder tool using the flat disc.

Allow all the clay pieces to dry 24 hours.

Choose paint color of choice or combine 2 or 3.  Thin the paints to create a wash and brush onto the dried clay pieces and wipe quickly with a paper towel.  If desired, continue to add more layers of color, wiping between coats.  Optional: Finish pieces with a matte coating.

The link to the website where the tutorial for creating a faux leather look is - polymer clay web -

Madeline Arendt DESIGNER, AUTHOR, INSTRUCTOR madelinejean@me.com http://madelinesthoughts.blogspot.com/