Materials:

AMACO® Cloud Clay – White, Blue, Red, Purple
Toothpick

Instructions:

1. Roll a 1 1/2″ ball.  Roll back and forth on the table.

2. Tap on the table to flatten out slightly and create a cone shape.

3.  Roll two 1/2″ balls into cones and press to body for legs.

4. Roll two 1/2″ balls into cones, slightly point the top of the cone and press on to body.

5. Roll a 1″ ball into a head shape. Make a hole in the bottom of head with toothpick.

6. Roll a small ball into a teardrop and press to face for snout.

7. Press head onto body.

8. Press two small balls to side of head for ears.

9. Marbleize blue and white clay.

10. Flatten marbleized clay with fingers and wrap around body for scarf.

11. Twist a log of red and log of white clay together. Bend into candy cane shape. Add to front of polar bear.

Variations: Add two small balls to side of ears for earmuffs or create a stocking hat from the marbleized clay and press over to top of head.

Materials:

• AMACO® Cloud Clay™: White, Terra Cotta, Blue, Red, Orange, Green
• Scissors (kid safe)
• Non-stick work surface
• Clay tools (optional)
• Toothpick
• Bowl of water
• Black beads or wiggle eyes can be substituted for eyes

Instructions:

1. Shape two one-inch blue balls into logs. Roll two half-inch brown balls.

2. Press the brown ball to the bottom of blue log.

3. Shape a larger blue ball into a cone and press legs to body.

4. Shape two 3/4″ red balls into logs. Roll two 1/4″ white balls and press flat.

5. Press the white flattened balls to end of red log.

6. Bend arm at elbow.

7. Press arms to body.

8. Roll a 1″ ball. Create holes for eyes with toothpick.

9. Flatten a half-inch ball into a pancake and add to bottom of head for collar.

10. Snip collar with scissors to create straw-like look.

11. Roll a small red ball and place onto face for nose.

12. Press head to body.

13. Roll small terra cotta colored logs and add for hair.

14. Create a pumpkin by rolling a ball of orange, add a stem and flatten a small green ball for leaf.

Designer:  Linda Peterson

Materials:

• AMACO® Cloud Clay – colors of choice: Yellow, Orange and Red used in this project
• AMACO® Pasta Machine (optional)
• AMACO® Bead Roller (optional)
• Hand Punches in shape(s) of choice: 1/8” and 1/4” circles used in this project
• Scissors
• Toothpick
• Clay Cutters/Cookie Cutters
• Acrylic Brayer
• Elastic stretch cord

Instructions:

Basic Beads:

1. Roll an amount of clay in the palm of hand to create a base bead.  Repeat for at least 10 beads of different colors.

2. Flatten out Cloud Clay using brayer or bead roller. Cut out small shapes with cutters or flatten out clay and let air dry for approximately 30 minutes to an hour. Use hand punch to punch out decorative shapes or cut strips with scissors.

3. Apply shapes to bead where desired. Hint: moisten the shape lightly with water before applying it to bead to help it stick.

4. Create the hole with a toothpick. Apply gentle pressure as you drill the toothpick thru the bead.

5. Allow all beads to dry for at least 6 hours.

6. Add 2” to the circumference of wrist. Cut a piece of stretch cord to this length.  String on beads. Double knot ends to secure.

7. To add additional width to the bracelet, create multiple strands of plain beads and string onto elastic cord. Mix and match bracelets or trade with friends.

Materials

AMACO® ArtEmboss® Metal Sheets – Matte Black, Bright Red, Medium Aluminum
AMACO® ArtEmboss® Stencil Sheet
Square “Celebrate” Picture Frame with Laser Cut Matting
Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps – God Bless America, In God We Trust
Versamark Ink Pad
Anti-Static Bag
Cardstock – Black and White
Embossing Powders – Silver, White
Cuttlebug Machine and Embossing Folders – Swiss Dots, Divine Swirl
Basic Grey Opaline Pearls
Fabri-Tac Glue

Step 1

Remove backing from frame. Remove any decorative papers from the laser cut matting.

Step 2

Using the ArtEmboss® Bright Red Metal Sheet, cut out enough to cover the word “Celebrate”. Run this piece through Cuttlebug machine using the Divine Swirl embossing folder. Attach to the back of the matting to cover the word “Celebrate” using strong invisible tape.

Step 3

Accentuate the letters “e”, “b” and “a” in the word “Celebrate with pearls.

Step 4

Using ArtEmboss® Matte Black and Medium Aluminum, cut out pieces big enough to cover the laser cut stars. Run pieces through Cuttlebug machine using the Swiss Dots embossing folder. Attach to cover the stars as in Step 2. Add pearls to center of stars.

Step 5

Using ArtEmboss® Matte Black Metal Sheet, cut out a 6¼”x 4¼” piece and run through Cuttlebug machine using the Divine Swirl embossing folder. Attach to photo opening of matting.

Step 6

Rub Anti-static bag over ArtEmboss® Bright Red Metal Sheet and stamp flag using Versamark ink. Pour white embossing powder and heat set. Cut out flag and mount onto black cardstock and then onto white cardstock. Attach to piece from Step 5.

Step 7

Rub anti-static bag over ArtEmboss® Matte Black Metal Sheet and stamp sentiment using Versamark ink. Pour silver embossing powder and heat set. Cut out to desired size and mount onto flag piece.

Step 8

Cut four mitered strips from ArtEmboss® Matte Black to cover the front of the frame.

Step 9

Cut out desired image from enclosed embossing sheet. Place one piece of mitered strip onto a foam or mouse pad. Place cut out of desired image to the center of the piece of mitered strip and using the wooden stylus, go over the image to emboss.

Step 10

Flip over the embossed mitered strip to have the raised image facing you. Using Fabri-Tac, glue this to the top of the frame. Glue the rest of the mitered strips onto frame.

Materials

AMACO® ArtEmboss® Metal Sheet – Medium Aluminum
Three 3.5″ Wooden Blocks
Apple Barrel Glossy White Paint
Foam Brush
Our Daily Bread Designs Stamps – 1 Corinthians Stamp, Love One Another
Cuttlebug Machine & Embossing Folders – Swiss Dots, Textile Texture, Divine Swirl
Wizard Machine
Spellbinders- Classic Small Circle, Decorative Photo Corners, Small Scalloped Circles
Martha Stewart Punches – Frond, Monarch Butterfly, Hydrangea, 3-in-1 Hydrangea
Stampin’ Up Scalloped Circle Punch
Versamark Ink Pad
Embossing Powders – Black, Silver
Basic Grey – Opaline Pearls, Lemonade Pops
Prima Flowers
Kaisercraft – Silver Rhinestones
Zva Creative Pearls
Lace Flower
Ring of Ribbon Spool
Lace and Ribbons
Silver Cord
Craft Button
Designer Papers
Cardstock Colors of your choice
Heart Pin
Jewelry Bead
3-M Foam Adhesive
Wood Glue

Step 1

Paint wooden blocks with glossy white paint. Use three coats to cover completely. Let dry completely.

Step 2

Cut (13) 3″ squares and (13) 2.75″ squares from designer papers and cardstocks. Mount and set aside.

Step 3

Cut (4) 2.5″ squares from ArtEmboss® Medium Aluminum sheet. Run through Cuttlebug machine using the embossing folders. Mount these on four of the squares from Step 2.

Step 4

Ink up heart image with Versamark and stamp on pink cardstock. Pour silver embossing powder and heat set. Cut out.

Step 5

Ink up 1 Corinthians stamp with Versamark and stamp on white cardstock. Pour black embossing powder and heat set. Cut scripture into four sections. Mount on pink cardstock.

Step 6

Using the Wizard machine and Spellbinders dies, cut out four hearts and four medium circles and one large circle from ArtEmboss® Medium Aluminum sheet. Run through machine again to emboss. Cut out one scalloped circle using pink cardstock.

Step 7

Using Martha Stewart punches, punch out three Fronds and one Monarch Butterfly using green cardstock. Punch out one Frond, one Hydrangea and one set of 3-in-1 Hydrangea using ArtEmboss® Medium Metal Sheet.

Step 8

Using Stampin’ Up punch, punch out one scalloped circle

Step 9

Take apart an empty ribbon spool. Using only the ring of the spool, cover with designer paper.

Step 10

Create a lace flower following the video tutorial found here.

Step 11

Glue wooden blocks together in a staggered fashion. Let dry overnight.

Step 12

Attach mounted squares from Step 2 onto four faces of the blocks. Adhere the last mounted square on the top of the block.

Step 13

Mount and embellish as desired using items punched out from Steps 6 and 7, ribbons, flowers, pearls, rhinestones, etc.

Step 14

Glue on ribbon spool ring on top. Glue on ArtEmboss® large circle die cut. Embellish top with lace ribbon and punched flowers.

Materials

AMACO® ArtEmboss® Pure Metal Sheets – Cerulean Blue
Structural Industries 12×12 Scrapbook Frame
Our Daily Bread Designs Rubber Stamps
Martha Stewart Classic Botanical Paper
Prism Cardstock
Wizard Die-Cutting Machine
Spellbinders Dies: Assorted Leaves, Classic Large Circles, Fancy Tags
Embossing Powder: White, Black
Heat Tool (Embossing Heat Gun)
Versamark Ink Pad
White Silk Ribbon
Sandpaper
Fabri-Tac Glue
Anti-Static Bag
Sewing Machine
3-M Foam Adhesive
Printable Calendar

Step 1

Using the Cerulean Blue ArtEmboss® metal sheet, cut four leaves, a circle and tag from Spellbinders dies using a Wizard die-cutting machine.

Step 2

Distress the cut metal sheets with sandpaper.

Step 3

Print calendar trim and matte as desired.

Step 4

Layer cardstock and designer paper from bottom to top: 12″ x 12″, 11.5″ x 11.5″ and 11″ x 11″. Apply small amount of glue and machine stitch.

Step 5

Rub anti-static bag over metal sheet. Ink dove stamp with Versamark and stamp on metal sheet. Pour white embossing powder over stamped image and tap off excess. Use a fine tip paint brush to remove any stray powders.

Step 6

Repeat Step 5 for the scripture stamp on white cardstock.

Step 7

Arrange metal die-cuts as desired and mount with foam adhesive.

Materials

AMACO® ArtEmboss® Metal Sheet – Copper
Cuttlebug Machine
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Floral Screen
Our Daily Bread Designs Stamp
Butterfly Embellishment
Papers and cardstocks of your choice
Wizard Machine
Spellbinders Die – Classic Large Circles
Martha Stewart Punches – Hydrangea, Classic Butterfly
Versamark Ink Pad
Black Embossing Powder
Scor-Pal
Heating Tool (Heat Gun)
Embellishments of your choice

Step 1

Score 12″ x 12″ sheet of cardstock at 4″ on each side. Cut away four corner sections.

Step 2

Score 6¼” x 6¼” sheet of cardstock at 1″ on each side. Cut along score line on four corners.

Step 3

Cut ten 3¾” x 3¾” pieces of designer paper and ten 3½” x 3½” pieces of solid color cardstock for matting. Mount with adhesive. Once all are mounted attach them to each square of the box with foam adhesive.

Step 4

Cut five 3″ x 3″ pieces and four 3″ x ½” of ArtEmboss® Copper. Run all pieces through Cuttlebug machine using Floral Screen embossing folder. Feel free to sand the embossed metal sheets. Cut colored cardstock ½” larger than the copper pieces for matting. No matting was cut for the 3″ x ½” pieces. Mount with adhesive.

Step 5

Attach all copper pieces to the box and lid. You may create more layers and mats for the sides of the lid as shown in the sample.

Step 6

Cut five circles from Spellbinders dies and four more for matting. Run the smaller circles through Cuttlebug machine using Floral Screen embossing folder. Mount four circles on the inside of the box and one on the lid with adhesive. Attach a decorative butterfly on box lid.

Step 7

Using the Martha Stewart Punches, punch out three Hydrangeas and four Classic Butterflies. Ink the edges as desired. Attach these to the four circles inside the box.

Step 8

Stamp sentiment with Versamark ink on cardstock. Cover with embossing powder and tap off excess. Use heat gun to melt powder. Mat and mount in center of box.

Step 9

Embellish wherever you’d like, fold the four sections of the box up and secure with lid.