Resin Painting with Dried Orchids... #Cre8time Explorations by Tracy Alden

Hello! Tracy here with another Amazing Casting Products inspiration post! I will let you in on a secret: sometimes I have no clue what direction some of my art projects will end up going. I can collect supplies, start working on something, maybe even get a basic idea of what I would like to do... then end up making something completely different – this project was one of those. 

I have a small collection of orchid blooms that I had dried and wanted to try to preserve in Amazing Clear Cast Resin. I had never worked with dried orchid blooms as they are very delicate, and can easily crumble if mishandled. I decided a frame was the best choice to display the dried orchids and also be able to hold the resin in place... so I got to work.

I found that with the first layer of Amazing Clear Cast Resin the orchid blooms had a tendency to shift in the resin. So the first layer of resin had to be a thin pour and I let that cure to a tacky set. I added a second clear layer of resin to cover and protect the orchids. After this cured, I followed with two more layers of resin mixed with Alumidust or Alumilite Dye in different spots, using a toothpick to drag the colors through each other. This created a lovely ebb and flow of color to the resin.

I honestly lost track of time doing this and found it rather relaxing and meditative in nature. I let this layer of resin cure. The frame looks complicated but it is just four layers of resin poured. No waste of resin – just a few stir sticks, toothpicks and clean up with babywipes.

Please CLICK HERE to see the full tutorial on how I created this mixed media resin frame on my blog Art Resurrected.

What AMAZING arts and crafts can you create?

Visit my blog Art Resurrected for more craft tutorials!

Until next time, safe travels! ~ Tracy

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#Cre8time Celebrations... DIY Patriotic Planter by Brenda Burfeind

Happy 4th of July! Brenda from Creativity is a State of Mind to share what has become my annual 4th of July project. It's not just Independence Day, it's my husband's birthday also – and every year on the 4th, we have a big party and celebrate with lots of games, good food and of course fireworks. 

I try to decorate as much as possible, but this year time got a little away from me... but I did manage to make some planters representing my love for the red, white and blue. Last year I created an amazing Patriotic wind chime using Amazing Clear Cast Resin – you can see it by CLICKING HERE. 

Using the same method as last year's resin paper stars, I created these stars. When cured, I layered one of each color on top of a coordinating piece of ribbon to embellish some simple silver vases. 

How do you show your Cre8time colors?

Wishing everyone a happy and safe 4th of July. I hope you enjoy your 4th and thank you for stopping by. I hope you've enjoyed my project for today! I invite you to stop over to my blog, Creativity is a State of Mind to see all that I've been making. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting! ~ Brenda

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April Showers Bloom Amazing May Flowers...

Hello Amazing Crafters! Welcome to May! April showers have passed and Spring is here! This month our amazing creatives will bring you projects and inspiration to get your Cre8time garden in full bloom.

We would also like to give a huge thank you to Myléne Hillam of Mill Lane Studio for joining us as Featured artist last month. If you missed all of Myléne's amazing creations... CLICK HERE to see the posts – her creations are truly out of this world!

It's National Scrapbooking Month and Mother's Day is just around the corner... join for "Flower Power" week as we share an amazing variety of floral projects using Amazing Casting Products. 

Where do you find blooms to mold?

Vintage jewelry, furniture hardware, buttons, magnets, candle holders, cupcake toppers, or stacking your own funky flowers... the world is your garden!

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Moldmaking SEEN through an Artist's EYE... a tale of AMAZING Remelt by Isabel Villarreal

I love making my own custom molds and giving new life and purpose to beautiful and interesting objects I find. I also have a hard time getting rid of things and because of this I have boxes upon boxes of molds made for a specific purpose, stored away and never used again. Finally there's an solution to my storage problem!!!

Hi there! Isabel here and I'd like to tell you about a fun new product – Amazing Remelt. Yes, that's right, with this product you can create and use a mold and then melt it down and create a whole new one when you're done. I couldn't wait to try it!

     

Amazing Remelt is nontoxic so it's safe to use with food – but I wanted to play around with it first to see exactly how it worked. I decided to use a piece I had molded before and this silver pendant would be perfect. The pendant's design is an open floral pattern, so I taped the back of it with clear packing tape to keep the Amazing Remelt only on the surface. Now let's get to the melting.

       

I started by removing it from the original container and cutting out a few cubes with a serrated knife. The cubes went into a small plastic bowl and I popped it into the microwave to melt it. Since microwave temperatures vary, and I was working with a small amount I wasn't sure how long it would take to melt down so I ran it for 2 seconds at a time, taking it out and checking it between each run. It was very soft after 4 seconds and liquid in about 8 seconds. Please CLICK HERE to view more about this AMAZING new molding product.

     

The pendant is very thin and light so I used hot glue to secure the pendant in place inside of a shallow plastic lid. While the Amazing Remelt was still warm and liquid I poured it into my lid, using just enough to cover the pendant. As it was hardening I used a toothpick to drag away any large bubbles that formed. In about 25 minutes, the Remelt was completely cured. After carefully removing the original pendant from the mold I was ready to begin with Amazing Clear Cast Resin.

My first cast was made using Amazing Clear Cast Resin. It turned out beautifully, but it was hard to capture the detail in a photo since it was so clear. I used the tiniest bit of Alumilite Red Dye in my second cast and here is the amazing outcome – a beautiful floral embellishment. Best of all, when I'm finished using this mold, I can melt it down and make a whole new mold for my next project!

What would you love to mold

using the new Amazing Remelt???

CLICK HERE to find out how you can win some over at Unruly Paper Arts Blogozine.

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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