Vol-029-1 Sculpey MoldMaker Texture Plates PcT Tutorial (Intro)
Video #174: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful to make your own impressions for texturing beads… no design limits or hunting for special plates?” ~Ellebella-S
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** This post is an introduction to one of our paid tutorials.
As a jewelry designer, you should always be looking for ways to give your beads that extra special, one-of-a-kind look. You want your work to reflect who you are as an artist, with designs that really speak to that originality. So how can you do that if everyone is using the same mass-produced texture plates? Make your own, of course!!
ellebella s
You’ve done several tutorials lately that have very specifically interested me. I’m so excited about uv resin, butterfly canes and the dichroic glass technique that I might have to make a reversible pendant using all three!!!!! I’d really like to see a future one about creating stamps or texture plates for polymer clay. I know that rtv mold putty and polymer clay have both been used for making impressions in clay… but as everyone says, you make seemingly complicated things so much easier. I’m familiar with a few different methods, but I’d love to see how you might do this! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to make your own impressions for texturing beads… no design limits or hunting for special plates?
susan b
Cindy – the bead cap tutorial is great! I was fascinated by the hand-made texture plate you used and would be very interested to learn how you did this – hint, hint!
libby c
“Hi Cindy! Just wanted to let you know I’ve learned a lot from your videos – thank you so much! While digging through some potpourri to try out your flower inclusion idea, I also found a chunk of something with a great texture that might look good on clay. So this was a very inspiring idea and I look forward to more! Thanks again.
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Hi Christine! I was interested myself, so I used the search box and found lots of links with different ideas from Cindy.
I keep my stamps (just the rubber part) in 91% alcohol in a pan while I am nearby, and constant work on the stuck stuff with a soft object, like a toothpick with a mushed end or an cotton ear wipe. Eventually, it loosens. Never soak them long. Based on the ease of removal you could downgrade the liquid to household alcohol, too.
The Sutton Slice is gorgeous and challenging skill to add, wish you the best.
Could you please tell me or even do a video on a sure-fire way to completely clean clay out of a rubber stamp or texture plate. I’ve been trying to learn how to do a Sutton Slice and my clay keeps getting stuck in my stamps repeatedly and it’s really ticking me off. Also why can’t I spray the stamp first with water before adding my first color.
Another question: What is rubbing alcohol used for in polymer clay. I saw it in the background on your table in one of your videos?
Hi Cindy,
I just watched the video on making your own texture plates and was curious if the texture plates we make can be used in the embossing/die cutter machines and with the machine on polymer clay?
Thanks for the great work.
Tammie
Hi Tammie, although I haven’t tried using these texture plates in a die cutter I do think that they may not be durable enough for the pressure the machine will exert on it. They may work with a pasta machine if they are really thin, but I have never really liked the results I have gotten with texture plates that are run through the pasta machine any way so I wouldn’t bother. I much prefer to use an acrylic roller or brayer when using these handmade texture plates.
Could someone answer, lol?
Molds can be embossing or imbedding so you can reverse them right?
Deep is needed for polymer #5 on machine rolled or else?
How do you add registration marks so you can line up and duplicate mold surrounding first printing?
As always, very grateful.
@Jocelyn:Great questions Jocelyn, hopefully I understand what you are asking.
Yes molds can be reversed so that you can have either an embossed or raised impression. You can actually make a mold from a mold so you have both versions of the same design.
I like to make my texture plates with the thickest setting on the pasta machine. I don’t really like running texture plates and clay through the pasta machine at the same time, so a thick texture plate works fine for me. You may want to make yours thinner, but you have to take care not to push too deeply when creating your designs in your mold, or they will be weak and break through to the back of the texture plate.
You could always make little markings on your texture plates as registration marks, either with a little scratch on the mold or with a Sharpie.
Hope that cover things for you. Let me know if you need any more help!
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BTW: Thanks to everyone above, who took the time to comment in this thread. Your feedback, support and engaging conversations are always such a wonderful part of my day. Although I don’t get a chance to address everyone individually, please know that I do read and give consideration to everything that is said here. ~Cindy
@Cat – I found my Mold Maker at JoAnne’s… Try and find a coupon though, it’s $9.99.
@Linda K – Thanks for the info! I didn’t know that.
Keep on Clayin’,
~Lisa :)
@Catalina – Hobby Lobby also sells Mold Maker. Today I went to the H. L. near Denver, CO, and bought some. They don’t have it at the small JoAnn’s in Carson City, NV, and I know Michael’s doesn’t carry it, so I wasn’t sure I’d be able to get it once I am back home. Anyway, Cindy’s ideas in this tutorial made me want to try some things NOW. I can just hear the child in me saying, with a bit of a whine, ‘I want to do it NOW!!!’
Yes, Joann’s carries the mold maker :). I was disappointed in Michael’s because after Cindy’s tuts I wouldn’t be able to find many things there. Yesterday I found a local Joann’s and I was amazed at all the stuff they have!! It’s like a whole new world haha.
Does anyone know if Joanns sells the mold maker clay? Michaels doesn’t sell it, at least my store doesn’t. :( But, it looks like it will be fun to use. I have a cameo that my hubby found at a garage sale. It is reversed. What I mean it is carved out of hematite. So, it will make a great relief of the cameo. He had been wanting me to find one and make a mold so I could reproduce it out of clay. But, this one is a perfect instant mold! Maybe this will work on my leopard charm. But, I got to find this clay first!!
@ Lisa Whitham: Did you know that JoAnne’s will take a Michaels coupon for some items? For example, they won’t take a Michaels coupon for fabric, because Michaels doesn’t sell fabric…but they will take a Michaels coupon for polymer clay items because Michaels sells polymer clay.
@Melinda Herron – Thanks for setting me straight. Sounds like I would have been in a world of hurt the other way around!
Hey, Cindy…I love the mold process. I am looking around my house and see a lot of different items that could be used as a pattern. Thanks for the tute.
@Melinda Herron – Sorry to be so dense but do you mean 10 parts Mold Maker to 1 part Premo?
@carolyn: No, 1 part mold maker to 10 parts clay. The mold maker makes the clay very soft and you can’t mess around with it too much because it will get very sticky but it’s still very flexible after you cure it.
I agree with Elizabeth S. – the possiblilities ARE endless! Thanks so much for another wonderful tute that we can run with, Cindy, and to you too, Doug, for another great video! Have a great weekend!
@Melinda Herron: And thank you to you too for sharing your secret! :)
Have a great weekend all!
Love this idea ! I like the idea of the smaller size and love how flexible they are — they can wrap around anything. I have a gazillion rubber stamps that I can see mixing together – have already tried a few and the results are just great.
Next long weekend home I now have plans to make a mold of a relief sculpture I made mom a couple years ago. Until the introduction of our puppies (9 months old and 50 lbs of energy), I wasn’t so worried (plaster of paris) but they knocked it over one day and chipped the corner which got me thinking about making her a duplicate. The original is presently high up out of the girls’ reach. Hmmm, then I could make one for me!
The possibilities for amazing pieces are endless using this, aren’t they? How fun it will be to go around the house and find different things to use in creating the texture plates. Maybe this week-end we can share some of the things we find.
Thank you, Cindy & Doug!
Wonderful Tut Cindy, I have been using Sculpy mold clay for about a month now, and love it. I also had to laugh because I done the same as you, bake it too long and it turned really dark. I was worried that it would be hard as a rock but it hadn’t. It is funny because when I first got it, I was running around the house trying to mold all kinds of things :) I like how you made them thin. I have been rolling mine into balls then pressing my objects onto it.
Just watched the tute and as soon as I can I want to buy some Sculpey Mold Maker and make some molds with this. I have made molds for old buttons and pieces of jewelry with scrap clay but I have to admit this looks so much easier. Thank you for the way you walk us through the tute Cindy you have a way of simplifying it. Thank you Doug for you awesome filming. Without you Cindy would not be able to show us any of this. Together the two of you are perfect team who knows how to get the point across to your students. Always giving so much and asking so little. Thank you once again for being the best!!!
Many Uuuugggs, Peggy
Very interesting, I didn’t even know we had a JoAnne’s in Alaska, but turns out there are two right in town. I will have to check them out because Michael’s doesn’t always carry everything, and they have been out of Fuchsia Premo Clay since I started looking for it. hmmm.
I’m so excited! I’m quoted on the front page of the blog and I’m getting the tute I wanted!!!
@Melinda: Your bracelets are awesome (along with everything else you make!)! What ratio of Mold Maker to PC did you use? Was it hard to work with?
@Tanya L: Thank you so much for your compliment. I used a pretty small ratio for the bracelets. The first one I made I did a 1/4 ratio but that was WAY to much and the clay became very hard to work with. 1/10 ratio is better but be warned…. the clay still gets very soft and sticky easily but the flexibility after baking is amazing!
Woo hoo! I love texture sheets and my very favorite ones are the ones I made myself! I have that Mold Maker Clay and I’ve found so many uses for it! I even mixed it with regular polymer clay and made a very flexible wrap around bracelet…. It loops 1 and a half time around my wrist and it’s about the most comfortable bracelet in the world!!!
Can’t wait to see Cindy’s twist on texture sheets! It will be great!
I found the Mold Maker Clay… My local Michaels didn’t have it, so I checked at JoAnne Fabrics and found it there. Too bad I didn’t have a coupon for JoAnne’s – it was $9.99… But YAY! I have some for Friday and now I’m even more excited about Friday! I have a feeling I am going to turn into a mold making/texture sheet making crazed woman. *LOL!*
Clay On People,
~Lisa :)
I bought mine at either JoAnn’s or Hobby Lobby. I’ve made lots of molds but never thought to make a texture sheet. This promises to be a very valuable tutorial – well worth the pennies we pay for it!
Wow, pretty neat!
Oh, yeah, I found some absolutely perfect fossil rocks at the cabin this weekend – perfect imprints of tiny clam shells and little circular patterns, that I brought home just for this purpose! Perfect timing once again Cindy!
Oh, wow, this is amazing! I’ve been scouring the house, collecting all kinds of things to make my own molds and texture plates and was going to use my old Sculpey III clay to do it, but I was wondering how to create my own designs. I think the Sculpey III may get pushed aside (again!), and now here’s another week where I can’t wait til Friday!!! Of course, it does help that I thought TODAY was Tuesday!! Short week for me, YAY! LOL!!!
@Cat: Waiting to hear the Micheal’s verdict!
I am really looking forward to Friday and this vid. I enjoy making molds and texture sheets and want to see your spin on it and any shortcuts or tips I can learn. I use ‘Bake And Bend” by Sculpey and haven’t seen Moldmaker locally. I guess a trip to Michaels is due.
Wow, just made a mold tonight with that very product. Hadn’t thought about making texture sheets. What a great idea! It’s good for softening crumbly old clay too, but you have to use it sparingly. Thanks Cindy I too am (once again) looking forward to Friday!
Well it looks like this is going to be a popular tute. Thanks everyone for showing your enthusiasm.
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Oh, man! I don’t think Michaels sell this. I’ll check tomorrow and let ya all know. But, we do get new stuff in all the time. If not, check out Sculpey’s web site. We may have to order this online. I wonder if this would be good to make a mold of a charm? Like the leopard charm I have. I tried to make a mold out of pc and it didn’t work as well as I had hoped for.
@Catalina: Just what you were wanting Cat as if Cindy was reading you mind or our minds. Don’t forget I really would be interested in purchasing a mold if you get some made. Woo Hoo Cindy and Doug can’t wait for this tute for myself and Cat.
Many Uuuugggs Peggy
Oooh, this looks interesting! I’d love to see Cindy’s way to make molds…her distressed pendants are beautiful! (8*hint* I’d like to see Cindy play with paint in a future tutorial!)
@Linda, I bought some of this Mold Maker/Super Elasticlay at Michaels a couple months ago…it’s also good for mixing with older, dried-out clay (to soften & bring it back to life!)
This will be helpful when I can’t figure out what texture I want and don’t have it anyway. Just make my own….great!
So glad you’re doing this tute. Picked up the last box of moldmaker from Hobby Lobby an hour ago so I’m ready for Friday to get here.
I’m looking forward to this tut. I only have a couple of commercial texture sheets and I’d really like to make some of my own. Does Michaels carry the Super Elasticlay?
Loving this texture idea :). I’ve been making smaller texture sheets out of Premo clay using my fireplace stone and even bottoms of my shoes and other funky things so it would be one of a kind. Sometimes I do want to make a specific design with texturing or be able to replicate the same design with a mold, but I’m not sure how to go about it.
Thank you Cindy for great ideas and also for making it so user-friendly :)
I’m looking forward to this tute too..!! This Mold Maker clay looks pretty interesting…I’ll have to make a Michaels run, hope they have it! Hmmm, think I may have a coupon too – that will help.
~Lisa :)
I’ve never used Mold Maker – the fact that is more elastic really is interesting. You never can have too many molds -looking forward to learning Cindy’s “way”……..
I tried making a mold once but really didn’t have a clue how to do it. Never knew about this Sculpey stuff. Is it Friday yet??
Great…a mold making technique! Been wanting to make some. Looking forward to this one…already have quite a bit of items ready this!
How fun this is going to be….
Cool, I think I could figure this out, BUT…. I can’t wait to see how Cindy does this (and makes it easier also). Another ” Can’t wait till Friday” moment!