Happy BIrthday with Amazing Cast Products

Hi everyone, I am participating in the Designers Craft Connection blog hop this month and this month we are working with products from Amazing Casting Products and the theme is jewelry.

I had fun working with Amazing Clear Cast Resin and  Alumidust in Deep Purple and Gold.  Alumidust is a fine powder in amazing colors which can be mixed with resin or lightly brushed into molds as I have done.

Next, I poured the resin into the molds and allowed them to cure for approximately 24 hours.  Once cured, the pieces easily popped out of the molds.

I have 2 young ladies with birthdays this month, each with very different tastes.  One loves angels so I created an angel brooch.  The Alumidust is gorgeous on this piece and really brings out the details of the molded angel.

The other loves very simple designs so I created a simple necklace with Whisker Graphics twine and added jump rings to the purple bow.

Please stop by the Designers Craft Connection blog to see all the projects created.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Framed Skull Card with Amazing Casting Products

Hi everyone, I am participating in the Designer Crafts Connection blog hop this month.  This month we are working with Amazing Casting Products. 

Amasting Casting Products was kind enough to send me a selection of their products. to work with.

As we are hearing Halloween, it's the perfect time to create some Halloween cards for family and friends.  I used Amasting Casting Products to create the frame and the skull.

 

I began by creating the frame.  Using equal parts of the mold putties, I combined them until I had a solid color with no streaks.

 

Next, I formed the base for the frame that I wanted to create.  I placed the frame on the mold putty and pushed until the design was embedded in the putty.  I left the frame in place for about an hour. 

 

And this is the result - a beautifully detailed mold.  Some of the color from my frame became embedded in the mold, but that did not affect the final piece.

 

The next step was to prepare the resin according to the manufacturers instructions, then pour it into the mold I created.  Allow the resin to cure per the manufacturer's instructions - 24-48 hours.  Since I had some left over resin, I poured it into a silicone skull mold.  And these are the results.

 

I painted the resin elements with red and blue paints to coordinate with the background papers.

 

 

 

To create the card, I used a print I pulled from my work with Gel Press last month. I embossed the print with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, then used Distress Ink across the embossed portions.    Since I wanted the skull to stand out, I die cut an oval to place behind the frame and painted it to match the card.  Then I adhered the resin elements to the card with Beacon Adhesives.

 

 

 I stamped a So Suzy sentiment inside the card.

I love how this turned out.

 

 

Please stop by the DCC blog to see projects from all the designers.

 

Please leave me a comment, I'd love to know what you think! 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

 Steph