Polymer Clay Card
©2007 Monica Black

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Supplies you will need: Rubber Stamp: Every Blade of Grass Premo Polymer Clay Makins Pasta Machine Brilliance Pearescent Ivy Dewdrop Stamp Pad Ivory Cardstock Bazzill Cardstock Glue Dots

Condition yellow, green and white Premo clay. Blend with with the yellow and then the green to achieve light hues of these two colors.

Roll clay out on 4th setting of Makins pasta machine (thin).

Stamp Every Blade of Grass on yellow clay using Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy ink. Trim around saying with Fiskars Sunflower decorative scissors. Set aside for ink to dry completely.

Cut out piece of green clay slightly larger than yellow element and trim with decorative scissors. Use Makins clay gun and multi-hole disc to extrude 1" pieces of green clay. Press together to form grass clumps, shaping some end into points and flattening others.

Place clay layers face down on sheet of printer paper so that if there are any tiny bubbles in the clay they will rise to the back of the pieces. Bake all pieces at 275º for 25 minutes. Turn off heat and cool in oven.

Rub edges of green layer with Brilliance Pearlescent Ivy ink. Roll out a snake of green clay and flatten to thinish ribbon. Arrange grass clumps and top with another layer of the clay ribbon. Use fork to press layers together and to give impression of grass. Bake at 275º for 25 minutes and allow to cool in oven.

Prepare a card using ivory cardstock.

Cut a piece of dark green Bazzill cardstock to fit and attach to card. Cut a piece of of yellow Bazzill cardstock 1/4" smaller and use notched corner rounder. Attach to card.

Cut a piece of pale green Bazzill cardstock 1/4" smaller. Use decorative scissors on edges and rub edges with Pearlescent Ivy ink. Attach to card. Use glue dots (liberally) to attach clay layers and grass to card as shown.