Adding Glitter and Embossing Powder to Polymer clay and Stencil Designs
I had this chunky glitter that I bought to use with polymer clay but it's been sitting around a while so I thought I would see what I could do with it. I pulled out some of our Flexie stencils and started to play. However this glitter is really chunky and I didn't think it would stay on the clay. So I thought Liquid clay would be the solution. I wanted to see how different it would look with different colors of liquid clay and it really does make a difference. As I always say the sky is the limit!
I played around with white, clear and gold Liquid Clay but there are so many other colors on the market and even better you can mix your own too!. I did however end up sealing mine with a spray sealer that worked really well. I used a product called Helmar Crystal Kote Matte and you can find more info about it at this link. It worked awesome and is truly a matte finish. Another plus it dried super fast for me, of course it was a hot day in Florida but I was impressed. The company sent Kira and I each a matte and shiny but I have only used the matte and I am now a big believer! I do plan to do a show using both so you can compare the results and see what you think so stay tuned for that.
I also had some red embossing powder that I thought would be perfect for our New Hot Lips Flexie and it was! I love how embossing powder puffs up it really was the right look for the stencil. Hope you will give this technique a try. ***Leave a comment on this post and I will pick 2 random winners and send you a bottle of Sculpey Liquid Clay and a few other goodies. I will choose the winners next week. Good luck!
UPDATE: Congrats to Babette for winning the prize. Stay tuned for more giveaways!
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I think this would be a fun project. I have in the pass mixed embossing powder with transculents clay which makes nice faux stones. I guess I will have to try the glitter.
Love the Hot Lips!!
Great ideas! Love the glitter!
Have you also tried the Crystal Kote Gloss Varnish to determine whether it’s compatible with polymer clay too, or just the matte? I also see that they have a Crystal Kote Fixative Workable Matte. I wonder how the Fixative Matte differs from the Matte Varnish, other than the obvious that one is a varnish. Based on the information on the website, it looks like they can be used in similar ways.