Wednesday, April 16

#Cre8time for Resin Paper Fortune Cookies... AMAZING Inspiration from Tanya Ruffin

I love Chinese food and I love Fortune Cookies. I save them with the plans to do something with them. Well this project isn't one of those times BUT I did get inspired to make a Resin Paper Fortune Cookie with some of the Decopatch tissue paper from this month's mixed media kit from Frog Dog Studio.


Supplies:
  • Decopatch Tissue paper {from Frog Dog Studio April Mixed Media Kit}
  • Amazing Clear Cast Resin {available in the Add-On Kit}
  • Glue
  • Clip

Directions:

The first thing you do is cut a about a 5" x 5" square of tissue paper. Then mix up a small (real small) amount of Amazing Clear Cast Resin. Pour the resin on the tissue paper and using a craft stick, spread it all the way to the edge. Then wait over night for it to cure. 

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

Once dry you can cut your square into a circle. I just free-handed the circle but you can use a lid to something as a guide if you must. It doesn't need to be perfect. 

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

Fold your paper circle in half, and gently crease it about 1" in the middle. Don't crease the whole fold, only pinch the middle to help the cookie fold even. Because the paper is now coated with resin, it will be more stiff, so be gentle. I added a little dot of glue to one side, just enough to hold it down. I then clamped the end down to let the glue dry.

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

I had to puff out my circle. I guess the combination
of the tissue paper and clear cast resin weighed it down.

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

I then folded it too look like a fortune cookie.

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

You may need to rework the area you pinched in. The tissue paper likes to crinkle, so I had to fold a little and puff it back out a few times. 

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

Once you get it folded nicely, you can put a spot of glue about midway up the fold. If you put it at the tip where the ends meet the fortune cookie would be too tightly folded. You want to to pop open a little. My clear cast resin was still a little tacky so it actually held the cookie together. 

Resin Fortune Cookie- Tanya Ruffin for Amazing Mold Putty

Then glue your fortune in! Since I don't want mine to be taken apart for the fortune, I just glued mine in. At this point you could brush on another layer of clear resin. 

Please visit my site to see more of my inspiring creations at www.tanyaRuffin.com





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The Frog Dog Studio April Mixed Media Kit includes:
(1) **Alumidust Powder - Red Plum; (1) StazOn Midi Ink pad - Claret; (1) StazOn Midi Ink pad - Blue Hawaii; (1) iZink Pigment Ink bottle - Gold; (1) Stampendous Mica Fragments Jar, Pearlized; (1) Dusty Attic Chipboard set - Birds; (1) Stampendous Mini Clipboard Canvas pack; (1) Set Canvas Mini's - Canvas Corp; (3) Sheets of Decopatch Tissue Paper; and (16) Tim Holtz Clear Fragments (random sizes/shapes). ** Alumidust is one of the many additives from the Alumilite Corporation. Valued at over $45.

The Frog Dog Studio  April Add-On Kit includes:
(1) Amazing Clear Cast Resin – 16 Fluid Oz Box; (1) Amazing Mold Putty – 2/3 lb Box; (25) 1 oz Measuring Cups; and (50) Wooden Stir Sticks. Valued at over $47.

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