Sunday 12 September 2010

Brocade Notebook


Not material again! Nope this brocade is very different. It is made from polymer clay. I had a piece of embellished wools that had a couple of contrasting threads embellished on it, and I thought it would be great to use it for a book cover if I could get the brocade right!
It is actually fairly easy to do. You need to get your clay conditioned ' and roll out with a pasta machine or the Wizard will work if you don't have a pasta machine. Paint clay with a metallic paint very thinly. Allow paint to dry and paint again very thinly. Do this 4 or 5 times . Dust your chosen stamp and impress into the clay, roll it once with a rolling pin. Now add another colour or two to the raised image and roll flat. Cook according to directions on the clay packet. A melt pot works brilliantly ;)
My book cover was made using my clay piece and on the back I stamped and embossed the same stamp.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

ummm no visual verification

Anonymous said...

now there is let's see

sam21ski said...

WOW Annie you've been busy creating some wonderful stuff.

Welcome back to blogland, don't leave it so long next time!!!!

I know what you mean about the fabrics, I had an urge in May/June to get into fabrics and I too went out and bought myself a sewing machine. I love it!!!

Can't wait to see what you do next.

TFS - Sam xxxxx

WendyK said...

Love the brocade book, must do some more of that.