Traveling Under the Sea for #Cre8time... AMAZING Inspiration by Susan M. Brown {sbartist}

Hello Amazing Crafters! July has flown by like a weekend... right??! I can't believe its coming up on a year since we launched Amazing Mold Rubber... and not to worry - there are some new things coming to Amazing Crafting Products this month. Make sure you are subscribed and STAY TUNED!!

I just wanted to share the finished results of my new set of super summery silicone molds that I shared on Mold Rubber Monday feature a couple weeks back {CLICK HERE to jump over if you missed it}.

I always plan to play along with the monthly T!m Holtz' 12 Tags of 2014, but sometimes life and other creative projects take precedent. The July tag was summer themed and bits a pieces of this project took me most of the month to MAKE and complete... and I am so thrilled with the results!!!

Since I have molded the other sea life, I am presently on the hunt for a large preserved seahorse to mold/cast in Amazing Crafting Products – so meanwhile, I decided to DIY my seahorse. Please click here to jump over to my blog to read about this process.

I love using shells in my projects - EXCEPT - they are brittle, fragile and sometimes smelly. As you can see above in the inspiration tag, the starfish and sand dollar are perfect companions to the seahorse... and mine are resin reincarnations of the real thing that I can make over and over again.  Molding and casting them with Amazing Crafting Products is the perfect solution for making a replica that is identical to the real thing that is durable and customizable.

  

I also created my own texture stamp and embossing platform for my recycled film {imagesetter acetate} layered in the background. To view how I created the starfish, sand dollar and texture plate please CLICK HERE to jump over to watch my Mold Rubber Monday project. It is truly AMAZING!

This was a lot of work for the end result! This is going to get a proper shadow box home that I will hang on the wall in my studio... perhaps in a recycled cigar box.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit! August is shaping up to be a busy and exciting month here at Amazing Crafting Products – I promise you don't want to miss what our AMAZING Creatives have in store for you.

What items would you love to cast

in Amazing Mold Rubber???

Please leave a comment below to share your ideas -or- please, ask us questions! If you would like to see more of my creations, please visit my blog sbartist : painting in the dark by clicking here -or- check out more videos on my YouTube channel here. ~ Susan

** As referred to in the videos above: To view mixing and preparation of Amazing Mold Rubber and how I created my AMAZING No-Gelatin Rubber Plate CLICK HERE! To view a second video which is a test run on my faux gelatin plate... and my FIRST TRY at Gellin' – CLICK HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

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Capturing AMAZING Detail in #Cre8time!!! Casting Variations in Amazing Mold Rubber

Welcome to another Mold Rubber Monday! Susan here to share some molding and casting techniques using Amazing Mold Rubber.

I've created two REAL-TIME videos for you today... so grab a cuppa and enjoy. I have several items to mold which need special attention to mold box preparation and Amazing Mold Rubber pouring. Feel free to ask questions in comments below. Enjoy :)

Video One - Preparation

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Preparing items to mold/cast in Amazing Mold Rubber and building mold boxes.

Video Two - DEMOLDING

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Here's a few pix of the completed molds...

Success!!! All items molded perfectly... even the starfish with all it's spiny details.

The sand dollar was a success with only one broken section.

Even the fine, shallow details of the sand dollar were captured!

I can't wait to use my new circle stamp that will make double duty as another AMAZING No-Gelatin Rubber Plate on the other side. The glossy detail has been captured beautifully and will be gorgeous in a resin pour too! Now what am I going to make with these new AMAZING molds??!

What items would you love to cast
in Amazing Mold Rubber???

Please leave a comment below to share your ideas -or- please, ask us questions! If you would like to see more of my creations, please visit my blog sbartist : painting in the dark by clicking here -or- check out more videos on my YouTube channel here. ~ Susan

** As referred to in the videos above: To view mixing and preparation of Amazing Mold Rubber and how I created my AMAZING No-Gelatin Rubber Plate CLICK HERE! To view a second video which is a test run on my faux gelatin plate... and my FIRST TRY at Gellin' – CLICK HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative evening!

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Amazing Mold Rubber is now available MICHAELS!!! It's also available in Hobby Lobby Stores, other retail locations and also at the moldputty.com website – so please feel free to search our archives and get inspired and excited about mold-making and casting... and MORE! 

Amazing Mold Rubber is an easy to use, high strength liquid silicone mold making rubber that is strong, soft and flexible - great for undercut parts and cures in approx. four hours. Amazing Mold Rubber is a two-part liquid rubber used to make extremely elastic molds to produce quick and exact reproductions of your original. Replicas can then be cast in Amazing Casting Resin, Amazing Clear Cast Resin for plastic parts - or use other materials such as plaster, wax, clay or polyester... and that's just the beginning to all the fabulous uses just waiting to be discovered!

Amazing Mold Putty is the Key to #Cre8time... AMAZING Inspiration by Susan M. Brown {sbartist}

Hello Amazing Crafters! Susan sharing some creative inspiration today. I'm always on the hunt for interesting objects and vintage hardware to mold/cast with Amazing Mold Putty and Amazing Casting Resin. I was thrilled when I happened upon this rusty vintage keyhole from one of my favorite vintage purveyors.

This vintage brass keyhole was pulled from an old barn – very worn, dirty, tarnished, with verdigris, rust, paint and dents... LOTS of character! I have loads of keys and this would be the perfect companion for them to be used in my mixed-media collage art and also would be pretty AMAZING in jewelry, too!

The first project I had planned for this was to make some keyhole charms for a "Down the Rabbit Hole" swap {inspired by Alice in Wonderland}. Amazing Mold Putty to the rescue!!! I made a couple of molds so that I could cast multiples at the same time. I painted a combination of Gold, Bronze and Gunmetal Alumilite Metallic Powders directly to the mold using a fine paintbrush, and poured in a layer of Amazing Casting Resin colored with Alumilite Brown Dye. With some sanding, a couple holes and wire-wrapped closures... this keyhole is so CHARMING. I hit the high points with some Antique Gold Rub 'n Buff® to really accentuate the aged and rustic look. I love how the mold putty picked up all the rusty and paint crusted detail from the original.

A perfect Alice in Wonderland inspired necklace!

If you would like to see more of my creations, please visit my blog

sbartist : painting in the dark by clicking here -or- by visiting

my column "thoughtful abstractions" at Unruly PaperArts ~ Susan

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