AMAZING Inspiration from Sandra Strait... Fisherman's Paradise Brush Holder

Happy Memorial Day all! Sandra here today to bring you some out-of-the-box inspiration today. I take daily vitamins, which means, every month I end up with a cool container of a goodly size, perfect for crafting!

I've been piling them up (or giving them away) waiting for inspiration to strike, and when I saw these Mylar sheets in a local craft store, inspiration struck! BANG!!! So, I glued the Mylar sheets onto the containers.

Then I cut illustration board and a textured shelf-liner into the shapes of three fish. When I cast them in Amazing Casting Resin, I used a mixture of Alumilite Metallic Powders dusted into my molds, so I'd have a clutch of colorful fishies.

My tip for today: Illustration board makes a good base for a shallow mold. If you have an object too thin to mold by itself or want to create your own object, cut the illustration board into the shape you want and glue or tape thin objects to it. Shelf liner, drywall tape, micro-marbles – the list of items that can add texture is endless! Then just press it into your Amazing Mold Putty.

Alumilite Pearlescent & Gunmetal powder

Alumilite Gunmetal & Bronze powder

Alumilite Copper & Bronze powder

I always keep the bits and pieces of resin that overflow my molds, and I used these to create the ripples of water and added lace at top and bottom to finish off the container. 

Voilà, I had a Fisherman's Paradise brush holder!

For more of my work in Amazing Mold Putty, zentangle-inspired art, and daily links to tangles, tutorials, and giveaways please visit my "Life Imitates Doodles" blog.
~ Sandra Strait

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DIY Polaroid Coasters {EASY PEASY}... by DeeDee Catron

Good Evening folks! What a fine fine Saturday :)

DeeDee here today and I'm sharing some Polaroid Coasters that are UBER easy and SUPER awesome for your living room, teacher gifts, grandparent gifts, or even parties!

In a couple of quick easy steps - you've got a set of commemorative coasters!

Let's get started...

1) Grab some supplies... ceramic tiles (mine came to 4.25 x 4.25), photos (I cut them to 3 x 3.75), paint brush, and Helmar's Decoupage paste.

2) Coat ceramic tile evenly with decoupage paste with strokes from top to bottom.

3) Coat completely.

4) Now, with a minute amount of decoupage paste on your bush, stroke the opposite way, from side to side. This will help even out the paste and get rid of brush strokes.

4) Position photo onto WET paste.

5) Cover photo in the same manner as the tile, from top to bottom and then side to side. Make sure your paste flows from the picture to the tile, creating a bond and ultimately a seal.

6) Cover completely and let dry.

7) Gather MORE supplies! Amazing Clear Cast Resin, stir stick, measuring cup, and dried tile.

8) Mix equal parts of Amazing Clear Cast Resin "A" and "B" in your measuring cup.

9) Stir completely, then let sit for about five minutes.

10) Cover your tile in resin! Don't pour too much at a time, and don't pour all the way to the edge. You can use your stir stick to pull the resin towards the edge after you've got enough to cover it.

11) Cover and allow to cure!

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Think about all the fabuloso things you could do with this! I really love the polaroid look, but you could scrap your tiles, too. The decoupage acts as a sealant for anything that might "leak" into the resin while it's curing. So really go wild! Add glitter, alphas, paper bits, ribbons and fibers! It's like working on an assemblage necklace bezel, only much larger! What might you be doing for coasters in the future??

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Thanks for stopping by! ~ DeeDee

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Molding a Slice into a Stamp for Operation Write Home's Memorial Day Bloghop

Amazing Crafting Products is proud to be participating in this bloghop which celebrates and says "THANKS" to our men and women serving in the armed forces. Each one of us has a family member, friend or co-worker that has dedicated their life to protect our freedoms and to these brave folks we say "THANK YOU!" Also we would like to say "thanks" to all who support Operation Write Home in providing over two million handmade cards to our Military Men and Women abroad.

If you arrived here and would like to get back to see the rest of the blogs participating... CLICK HERE to head back to Operation Write Home!

You may be wondering why a company of three dimensional product would be part of this event. Two reasons: first because several of our Creative Team Members are Military Families -or- are supporters of Operation Write Home - AND - secondly, because the background paper for this card is hand-stamped from a HANDMADE stamp created using Amazing Mold Putty... REALLY!!!

Creative Team designer Susan, loves making molds of interesting items, many from nature and especially food! She created a mold from a slice of an orange, then when mold was cured, generously lubricated mold with vaseline {because Amazing Mold Putty will fuse to itself}, then filled mold with another batch of Amazing Mold Putty to make a reverse. When cured, she had a relief stamp that is a slice of heaven! Earlier in the week, Creative Team designer Michelle showed how to make stamps using embossing folders and stencils with Amazing Mold Putty - CLICK HERE to view this how-to. A circular border and sentiment by Inkadinkado paired with Operation Write Home's Sketch number 83 complete this sunny "Thank You" card.

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As part of the event, Amazing Crafting Products is hosting a giveaway of AMAZING proportions. One winner will be chosen from those who leave a comment telling us "what you would love to mold in Amazing Mold Putty" on this post. Winner will receive one box each of Amazing Mold Putty, Amazing Clear Cast Resin and Amazing Casting Resin!!! ALSO, we would love everyone to have a little something, too - SO - we have a COUPON to shop at the Amazing Mold Putty website HERE and receive 20% OFF your purchase. Please use coupon code " amazingmay " {no quotations}. Coupon expires May 31, 2013.

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