Greetings to the PaperTrey Ink Blog Hoppers!I'll try to keep this post as short as I can because I'm about to miss the blog hop deadline. A couple of weeks ago I was playing with polymer clay (Translucent Sculpey Premo, to be exact), and PaperTrey stamps. I chose the Believe set, inked it with Black Versafine ink, and stamped clay that I had conditioned and rolled fairly thinly.
I then used a craft knife to carefully trim around the outside edge of the clay, holding the knife perpendicular to the cutting surface in order to get straight (rather than undercut or overcut) edges. Next I used some Luminarte's Polished Pigments (ground pigment mixed with mica powder) and a very fine-tipped paint brush to paint the dry powder on the image. I then baked the images according to the instructions on the Sculpey package, and sealed the piece after it had cooled.
These were pretty simple; the only challenge is in keeping each powder in its area on a small object. I didn't use any binders since the natural slight stickiness of the clay seemed to be enough to keep the powder in place. After reading the directions, however, I saw that their Simple Solution 3 is the binder that is compatible with polymer clay. On the Christmas tree, I went back in after sealing it and added darker leaves with a green Gelly Roll pen, as well as enhancing the berries with a red Gelly Roll pen.
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For the box, I used PaperTrey's Vintage Holiday Prints paper to construct a top and bottom (3-3/4" square with 3/4" sides), then used once 8-1/2" x 11" clear card sheet to make my box sides from. (I cut it in half at 5-1/2", then scored one half at 3/8", 4", and 7-5/8", and cut it at 8", and the other half was cut to 7-1/4" and scored at 3-5/8".) I used redline tape the full length of the 3/8" strips to attach the sides to each other.
I meant to add a gift tag, but the Blog Hop clock is ticking. . . Also, my husband is waiting patiently (or not) for this freshly made Jonamac caramel apple! Thanks for visiting.
Edited to add: If you are looking for caramel apple recipes, here are a few that I found on Recipezaar:
The Best and Easiest Caramel Apples (made from scratch)
Crock Pot Caramel Apples (simple)
Caramel Marshmallow Apples (just tried these--melted caramel/marshmallow mixture in the microwave on medium high for under two minutes--loved how the caramel stuck to the apple better!)
Snickers Caramel Apples (I haven't tried these, but my husband says I need to)
Last but not least, my friend Mish had a great caramel apple post not long ago: Caramel Apple Mudslides
Enjoy!
Enjoy!