How Twigs Become Trees... AMAZING Inspiration by Isabel Villarreal

For a week now I've working on an altered art project in which I wanted to use dimensional trees. My preference would be to use actual plant life but I know it will eventually wilt and crumble away. I would have to make my own simulated plants. I quickly pulled out my Sculpey clay to start crafting some trees... and then immediately put it back on the shelf.

Why was I sculpting trees from clay,

why not use nature to replicate nature?

   

And so my search for an interesting stick began. I was looking for a twig or patch of grass that might be made to look like trees. I found these. Not bad, right? I mixed up some Amazing Mold Putty and pressed the putty onto the piece of vine using a flat surface to work on {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. While that one was curing I repeated the process for the dried twig, making sure to flatten it as I went along. For the twig, I placed a heavy book on top of the putty to add pressure and keep it flat while it was setting. The molds were ready after about 10 minutes.

Once the molds were ready, I removed the vine and twig and carefully cleaned my molds with rubbing alcohol to get rid of any plant goo that was left behind. I mixed and poured some Amazing Casting Resin into the molds and walked away {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Ten minutes later I had trees!! There were a few stray pieces where I over-poured but I cut those away with an Xacto knife and trimmed off areas I didn't want on the finished pieces.

Now it was time to paint. You can add color to your resin castings by using dyes, markers, inks, etc. I chose to use acrylic paint and Sharpie markers to decorate my trees. I made a few of each with slightly varying colors. Amazing Mold Putty and Amazing Casting Resin work so quickly that I was able to stay in the zone and get a bit of work done. I'll be posting about the finished piece later so you can see how these were used.

Now that I'm looking at these pieces I can think of several different ways to use these in future work. I find nature amazing and really enjoy molding and casting natural elements like stone, wood and leaves.

What are your favorite things to mold and cast?

I'd love to see what you create! Please upload and share your creations to the

User GALLERY on the Amazing Mold Putty Website for all the world to see.

~ Isabel Villarreal

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Island of Misfit Molds... AMAZINGLY Creative REUSE by Tanya Ruffin

Have you ever create a mold that you thought would be awesome, but ended up not casting very well. It could be that the mold didn't form well or, as in my case, that the mold has so many intricate parts that it was almost impossible to demold it without breaking the resin.

I started with this:

I glued three together and made a mold. It has so many openings that it was just too hard to cast a perfect copy. Plus, it was tearing apart my mold. It would have been much better to use Amazing Mold Rubber. 

Well, I am not one to throw away a mold or admit defeat... so I thought of another way to use the mold.

This is a technique I used years ago with rubber stamps and it works great with Amazing Mold Putty molds, too!

Supplies:

• Premade Mold - Amazing Mold Putty
• Toilet Paper
• Decoupage medium or glue
• Small paint brush
• Water

Tear a sheet or two of toilet paper. Using a wet brush, press the paper inside the mold. Repeat with several layers of paper. The deeper your mold, the more paper you will need. Be careful not to tear the paper, but sometimes it happens and just repair by placing another sheet on top.

You can dry the paper by waiting overnight... Ha Ha, yeah, I know... ok so get out an emboss gun and use it to dry. Make sure not to burn the paper.

After your paper is dry. Pop it out and put a coat of decoupage medium on top.

Use it on a scrapbook page, to decorate a gift bag or even frame. If you have a Qdoba restaurant nearby check it out- they have embossed paper like this framed on the walls!

What papers can use in your molds?

I used Rub 'n Buff® to bring out the details and glued to a plan gift bag. I like the rough edges, but you could trim it if you like. You can also use other thin papers like tissue paper...Think of all the cool tissue paper patterns and papers with confetti embedded!

This is a fun and easy way to decorate last year's gift bags!

What decorative paper castings will you make?

Please leave a comment below and share your papercasting

ideas using Amazing Crafting Products! :)

Please visit my site to see more of my inspiring creations.

Thanks for visiting! ~ Tanya Ruffin

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Mold Rubber Monday... Light up the Night with AMAZING Nightlight Skulls by Lonnie Sexton

Q: To Be? Or Not to Be? A: To Be!

Parts/Tools:

• Amazing Mold Rubber - Link
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin - Link
• Alumilite 610 - Link
• Mixing Cup - Link
• Mixing Stick – Link
• Polymer Modeling Clay 
• Clay Modeling tools
• Poster Board
• Hot Glue Gun
• Box Knife (razor for cutting poster board)
• Ruler
• Sharpie
• Vacuum Chamber (DYI Vacuum Chamber)
• Scale –  Link

Steps: 

1. Create Primary Object 
2. Bladder Mold 
3. Mold Box 
4. Back Fill Block 
5. Remove Primary 
6. Casting 
7. LED’s 

When casting large projects with Amazing Mold Rubber, I like to use the layer & back fill method to save material. Coating the primary object in layers. Then using expandable foam to create a sturdy back fill block. I only used ¾ pound Amazing Mold Rubber to create the bladder mold. It would have required approximately 6 lbs to fill the entire mold box with Rubber.

The skull primary is created using Polymer Modeling Clay and a plastic toy.

Rubber Mold

The first Amazing Mold Rubber Layer (50 gr) applied right after mixing. Creates the first super thin detail layer.

Wait 4+ hours before applying the 2nd Amazing Mold Rubber layer. (50 gr)

Wait 4+ hours before applying the 3rd Amazing Mold Rubber layer. Pre-cure 45 minutes in mixing cup before applying. Filled in eye sockets and nose. (60 gr)

Wait 4+ hours before applying the 4th Amazing Mold Rubber layer. Pre-cure 45 minutes in mixing cup before applying. (70 gr)

Wait 4+ hours before applying the 5th Amazing Mold Rubber layer. Pre-cure 45 minutes in mixing cup before applying. (100 gr)

Wait 4+ hours before applying the 6th Amazing Mold Rubber layer. Pre-cure 30 minutes in mixing cup before applying. (60 gr). Repeat 3 more times. 

Let cure for 24+ hours. 

Cut away excess base board and rubber. Assemble the mold box.

Back Fill with Expandable Foam

Cut the excess foam off the bottom.

Remove the Primary object & Amazing Mold Rubber mold from the foam back support. I cut a small relief seam towards the back of the mold to allow easy removal. The foam support will hold the mold seam together while casting.

Clear Casting 

Mix equal parts "A" & "B" of Amazing Clear Cast Resin.

This mold requires 18 oz. (9 oz each part).

Fill the mold slowly. Let cure 24+ hours. Larger castings will cure slightly faster. on the outside, but always wait at least 24 before attempting to demold.

Remove from mold. 

LED’s

I re-purposed an old LED Rose my daughter donated.

It has 3 LED’s with different modes and colors.

Below is a preview of the colors it cycles through

when mounted beneath the clear cast skull.

Now to come up with some sort of base. I intend to use it as a Halloween night light but this is the first of many skull projects based on different themes. 

What objects would you mold to light up

your world using Amazing Mold Rubber?

Please come back and join us for more exciting projects, inspiration and tutorials.

~ Lonnie Sexton

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Never Let a Broken Hook Leave You Hanging Again! AMAZING Mold Rubber Hooks by Brenda Lee Burfeind

Good day all! Brenda here again and let me just start out by saying this is the most fun I have had with this new product. I LOVE IT!!! You've all seen the new product (Amazing Mold Rubber) showcased here on Mold Rubber Monday and what can be done with it, but I am here to show you how you can duplicate something and possibly never have to buy another hook again in your lifetime. 

I had purchased this very cute plaque of elephants with hooks a long time ago and never got around to hanging it. As I was cleaning out some unwanted things I came across this treasure again but by now it had been pushed here and there and low and behold one of the hooks had broken right at the seam. There was no way I could glue it or make it work with just two hooks because it looked silly.

I thought about using my Amazing Mold Putty and tried, but I couldn't really get the "hook" to look perfect because of the 3D image it is, so "Someday" I thought and put it and it's broken hook back in a safe place.

Recently Susan, our fearless leader, sent me some of this Amazing Mold Rubber to try and the first thing that came to mind was my broken elephant plaque. I watched what the others had made here and thought how 3d it could really get. Since this product is so precious I didn't want to waste it, but pushed my fears aside and began constructing my mold box. I used foam core and lots of hot glue and created my box. 

Ensuring that the hook would fit snuggly inside as not to waste any excess space.

Now, how much Amazing Mold Rubber do I mix was my next question. I didn't want to mix too much because I didn't have anything else prepared but I did know that if I didn't mix enough I could always add more later since it will adhere itself together. But how could I ensure that I had enough?

First I added water to my mold box to make sure that it was completely leakage proof. I didn't want any of my mold rubber to leak out and loose it. So that was a double purpose so to say. 

Then I filled that water into a plastic cup.

Then drew a waterline. 

Now I knew exactly how much to mix up.

The Amazing Mold Rubber packaging has the exact ratio and you really need to be careful that you mix it up exact! Using my measuring cup and scoop it is very simple and once it was all mixed up evenly I poured, starting at one end and letting the mold rubber flow in evenly and consistently. 

I actually mixed up the exact amount. Go figure!!! 

It took about 5 hours for the Amazing Mold Rubber to completely set up but I did let it set over night just to be sure. Again, this product is so precious I didn't want any mishaps. 

The next day I unmolded my hook and I was so excited.

Then I mixed up the Amazing Casting Resin with the Alumilite Brown Dye to match my hook and poured... and my hook was born!

You really cannot tell the difference between them.

Can you tell which is real and which is faux?

The one on the left is my handmade one. 

I cleaned up the raw edges with my sanding tool and viola!

A brand new hook for my plaque. AMAZING isn't it? 

With a little heavy duty adhesive, the repaired hook is positioned and this piece is good as new!

If you've ever had to fix anything,

could Amazing Mold Rubber be your answer?

I hope you've enjoyed my tutorial today. If you would like to see more of my creations, please hop over to Creativity is a State of Mind. Until next time, have a great day! ~ Brenda Lee Burfeind

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