Art Moulds

Condition Paper clay according to directions on packet.  Break off a small ball of paper-clay roughly the same size as the hole in the mould you are trying to fill.  Forcefully push the paper-clay right into the mould, use a bit of brawn here as you are trying squash the clay into all the cracks and crevices of the mould.  If the clay does not come up to the top of the image add a little more and press down firmly - continue to add clay until mould is full or until clay reaches the desired height in the mould.  Leave overnight to dry - beware, if you live in a humid environment (like I do) then it really will be an overnight process - potentially more if it's raining!   When clay is dry you should be able to tip the image out of the mould.  You can then colour it with paints, rub-ons, rub and buff, radiant pearls or many other colourants.  Attach to your project with a dimensional liquid, clear craft glue or super glue.

Pour dry Opals embossing powder into Melting Pot and turn pot to highest setting.  Pop on the lid and leave for 5 minutes - check to see that all powder is melted.  If melted now is the time to add in any accent colours if you want to.  When these extra colours have melted, carefully pour liquid Opals into Krafty Lady art mould (these don't need to be inked as they are self releasing) and leave to dry.  If you particularly want a very flat back you can use another mould to scrape off excess Opals while they are still liquid in the mould.  This scraping also squashes the Opals into all the little crevices of the design.  Leave to set/cool for 5 minutes (really cooling time is quicker than this but you don't want to turn out the mould too soon and potentially ruin it).  Once completely cool you can use your Opals embellishment just the way it is - or you can brush a little bit of rub and buff or  metallic rub-ons over the surface to highlight the design.  Attach to your project with a dimensional liquid, clear craft glue or super glue.