This glass casting project I’ve been working on can be a pill sometimes. It’s a large piece, 26″ long and for me the holy grail is fingers and toes. You see it’s a diver. When he’s complete he’s stunning…even incomplete he’s pretty cool. But overall this project makes the average challenge seem like a cake walk. Normally I steam out the wax for this lost wax casting but did try melting it out in the kiln. Then there was that burning out the wax extravaganza. Yikes! Can you say smoke? So back to steaming. But I busted the mold…can I swear here? When the mold breaks you must start over. Yikes again. Casting angst. Did I say how cool the piece is when it’s done? Gorgeous! Anyway, looking for information I went over to warmglass.com and over to the tips page…warmtips.com. There is more information about kiln forming than you thought you needed. I got a tip I’ll use when I start this over tomorrow. Thanks warmtips.com. And I’ll keep you all posted on the outcome.
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Create Stunning Cards with Solar Paste
Solar Paste created by Simon Hurly for Ranger Ink is a paste that looks very unassuming at first. It’s an almost white, light color with a creamy consistency that’s subtle on white cardstock but it really comes alive when applied to dark cardstocks. It comes in 6 different colors that each have a cool metallic shift.
Kristina decided to try it out and created three cards with different techniques with some amazing results. For one card she used the Solar Paste with a stencil, for another she created her own simple background with different colors of the paste and lastly she designed some flowers and leaves, all on dark black cardstock. She mounted the panels on white bases and added white heat embossed sentiments to complete each card idea. She’s sharing a video tutorial on making these cards with some tips for using the Solar Paste.
Visit the K. Werner blog to check it out.
-Heather
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