Clayfuls!

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What are Clayfuls: Clayfuls are free form clay pieces. They have been texturized, cut into random shapes and fired in a kiln. You can get them by going to http://www.aliciag.com/

Supplies:

Clayfuls  - Available HERE!

Plus any of the following:
Lumieres, Dr. Ph Martin's Inks, Studio 2 Refillers
Inkpad Reinkers, Posh Inkabilities, Acrylic Paints
Markers 

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General Instructions for Posh Inkabilities and Lumiere Technique shown above:

  1. Take your bottles of Inkabilities and drop ink into the texture crevices.  You can blow air into the ink and move it around.  Add as many colors as you like, making sure all of the crevices are colored. Let Dry. Spritz or drip water onto the pieces to dilute and mute the colors or just go onto the next step.
  2. Take a Lumieres in contrasting or different color tone from the ink you chose and dip your finger into the paint.  Just a little and rub over the top of the clayful, so that the raised portions pick up the paint.  Just like if you were rubbing pearl-ex onto textured polymer clay.  You can also pain the back of the piece.
  3. If the piece is going to be touched a lot, you might want to brush a coat of some sort of acrylic sealer on each side to protect all your hard work.
  4. Now you can do a variety of things with it.  Add to a card, add to a collage, add a pin back and wear it, or whatever you want.  The ones with holes can be used as pendants or as embellishments on books or tags.

General Instructions for Dr. Ph Martin's and Lumiere Technique (as shown below):

  1. Pick a color of Ink and, with a small paintbrush, brush into the crevices of the textures. Let Dry.
  2. Take a Lumieres in contrasting or different color tone from the ink you chose and dip your finger into the paint.  Just a little and rub over the top of the clayful, so that the raised portions pick up the paint.  Just like if you were rubbing pearl-ex onto textured polymer clay.  You can also pain the back of the piece.
  3. If the piece is going to be touched a lot, you might want to brush a coat of some sort of acrylic sealer on each side to protect all your hard work.
  4. Now you can do a variety of things with it.  Add to a card, add to a collage, add a pin back and wear it, or whatever you want.  The ones with holes can be used as pendants or as embellishments on books or tags.

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