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Joys
of Spring
by Lynn Krucke |
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12 x 12 cardstock-bahama, lakeshore,
jetstream (Bazzill Basics) |
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Premo! polymer clay- cobalt blue, turquoise,
black (Polyform Products) |
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Sculpey flexible push mold- Etruscan
(Polyform Products) |
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Word stickers (Bo-Bunny Press) |
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Spritz bottle with water |
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Sculpey Super Slicer (Polyform Products) |
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Scrap of cardstock 12 inches long |
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Oven thermometer |
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Border punch-flowers (Fiskars) |
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(optional) 1&3/8 inch square punch-
(Emaginations) |
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Paper trimmer (Fiskars) |
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Non-stick scissors (Fiskars) |
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Glue tape and dispenser (3M) |
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Foam tape (3M) |
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Re-positional adhesive (3M) |
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Glue Dots- craft (Glue Dots International) |
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Focal photo and extra scenery photos |
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| Instructions: |
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Making the clay embellishment: |
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1. |
Condition polymer clay before beginning by kneading
and rolling each color on your hands until the clay is soft and
pliable. |
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2. |
Mix two parts turquoise, one part cobalt blue and
one-half part black to create a new color of clay that matches the
cardstock. |
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3. |
Spritz the push mold lightly with water. Press clay
into the mold. Trim excess clay if necessary. |
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4. |
To insure clean, neat edges for the molded clay-
use the pad of your finger to “push” the clay away from
the edges of the mold all the way around before flexing the mold
and removing the embellishment. |
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5. |
Bake clay at 275 degrees F for thirty minutes. Allow
to cool. |
| Assembling the page: |
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1. |
Punch 6-8 squares from each of the three shades of
cardstock and from the scenery photos. |
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2. |
Cut strips 1/8 inch wide from the scrap cardstock.
Apply re-positional adhesive to the back of each strip. |
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3. |
Position one of the strips about two inches in from
the right side of the page. |
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Position one of the squares from step 1 at the top
of the page on the right of the strip, and another on the left. |
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5. |
Using the strips as spacers, continue adding squares
to create a mosaic 3 tiles wide from top to bottom of the page.
Randomly mix the scenery photo squares with the cardstock squares.
For added interest, use foam tape to adhere some of the squares. |
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6. |
Cut a piece of medium blue cardstock 5&5/8 x
9&5/8 inches. On the back, draw a line from center top to center
bottom (connecting the 5& 5/8-inch sides). Use this line as
a guide for the square and border punches. |
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7. |
Mat focal photo and adhere as shown. Add baked clay
embellishment to page. |
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8. |
Use word stickers at bottom and along right edge
of page. |
| Sponsored
by: Polyform
and 3M |
