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Matchbox Art ~ Man in the Moon

By
Crafty Cruisers
Intermediate Stamping Team Designer

Supplies:

·        Oversized Matchbox (Club Stamp)
·        Adirondack Alcohol Inks (Ranger)

·        Celestial Flexible Push Mold (Sculpey)
·        Polymer Clay – any color (Premo! by Sculpey)
·        Metallic Bronze Lumiere Acrylic Paint (Rupert, Gibbon & Spider)
·        Thin Cotton Batting cut into several 1” squares
·        Self-Stick Velcro cut into several 1” pieces
·        Several 1” Acrylic Blocks (TAC)
·        Rubber Cement
·        Rubbing Alcohol in a small spray bottle
·        Toaster Oven
·        Yes! Glue (TAC) 

Instructions:

1. Remove a small portion of polymer clay, knead it until sufficiently pliable, and push it into the mold.
    
2. Carefully remove the clay from the mold.  Place it in a toaster oven that is designated for crafts only and bake the piece for 35-40 minutes at 275°.
    
3. Test the piece to see if it has hardened sufficiently.  If necessary, return it to the toaster oven to cook and check it at 3-minute intervals taking great care not to overcook the piece.  See CAUTION note below.
    
4. While waiting for your polymer clay piece to cool, cover the matchbox with several swipes of rubber cement and set it aside to dry.
    
5. When the polymer clay piece has cooled, cover it thoroughly with several coats of Bronze Lumiere Acrylic Paint.
    
6. Assemble the rough-sided sticky Velcro pieces on the acrylic blocks.  Try to have one acrylic block/Velcro set up for each color of Adirondack Alcohol Inks you plan to use.
    
7. Press the cotton batting pieces on the Velcro and squirt several drops of alcohol ink on the cotton batting.
    
8. Lightly swipe the alcohol inks on the matchbox – both the inside box and the outside cover.  Do not cover the entire matchbox.
    
9. Rub off the original layer of rubber cement and reapply more rubber cement over different areas of the matchbox, including some of the areas that have already been colored with ink.
    
10.  Repeat the application of ink and rubber cement until the look you want is achieved.  Be sure to leave some white space for an interesting look.
     
11.  Lightly mist the project with rubbing alcohol to mottle and blend colors.
     
12. When the moon polymer clay piece is ready to be handled, apply Yes! Glue to the back of the moon and affix to the front of the matchbox.

CAUTION:  Do not inhale fumes while baking polymer clay.  Overheating polymer clays will release harmful gases.  Use a timer so your piece does not overcook.  WASH YOUR HANDS after using polymer clay.

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