Certified Powertex Tutor

I recently completed my Powertex training and am now a certified Powertex Tutor. 

Here's a few of my recent makes using Powertex.

I am currently looking for suitable venues, where I can hold workshops so people can have a go at making these themselves.
Watch this space or take a look at my Facebook page for more info.
Thanks for looking
Hugs Sue xx

                                 

African canvas using Powertex

I just received a secret art box from Powertex and couldn't wait to play. I used some wooden shapes, Powertex, Bisters, sprays and a little dark green and gold pigments. I had a vision in my head that I wanted to create, but didn't know how to achieve it, so I just slapped on Powertex and then sprayed with yellow, red, brown Bisters and a little egg yolk spray. I put a plastic cup upside down in the middle before spraying to leave a lighter area.

 I added some texture paste to the wood shapes and then sprayed with the Bisters once dry. Finally I dry brushed over with some dark green on the tree and gold on the whole canvas mainly under the light circle and on the giraffe. 

Challenges: Crafty animals challenge - sept anything goes

* Extra news - I have just booked myself on some extra training with Powertex at the end of this month, so when completed I will be a fully fledged certified Powertex Tutor. I'm so excited! 😁

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx

Steampunk Top Hat Tutorial

Good morning crafty friends, I have promised to do a quick tutorial on how I made this steampunk top hat

from this coffee tub

I have written most of the information on each photo, so don't miss any pic out, and then some in between, be warned it has lots of photos ☺️ so grab yourself a brew, get comfy and start scrolling and reading. 

Firstly I cut a circle larger than the base of the tub out of a sheet of thick card and glued it on the bottom. 

I used Das air drying clay, but any clay that can be used in a mould will do, e. g hearty paperclay, clay made from Powertex and stone art. You're going to coat it in Powertex so it will become quite durable. 

Once dry I brushed over the whole piece with Powertex pigments mixed with their varnish

To decorate I used more of KatySue design moulds, the distressed cogs and the rusty pipes mainly, these are from their new Industrial Steampunk range along with the metal sheet mould used to cover the hat. 

I moulded them and once dry I painted them to look rusty and old and added some Powertex pigments and guiding wax, then stuck them on, all round and on the lid too. 

I made the goggles by covering 2 circles I cut from a kitchen roll and covered them with clay moulded from the same metal sheet mould, I added acetate behind each cog then stuck on to kitchen roll circles. The middle piece and side straps are actually made with a hinge mould also by KatySue Designs. I then added a little clay key and a flourish on each lens. 

So there you have it a Steampunk Top Hat that not only looks good but is also useful for storage. Even better made from rubbish that we would normally throw away. 

Just call me a Womble ;)

Even though this is a tutorial I'd still like to enter it into some challenges, hope thats ok.

We love 2 create - Sept -2019 -anything goes

Sandee-and-amelie.steampunk - sept - anything steampunk

Mix it up challenge - Sept - anything goes + optional 3D

A bit more time to craft Sept -anything goes #99

Thanks for looking, I'd love to hear what you think, or if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment. 

Big hugs Sue xx

Slightly rusty but still pretty

Here's another of my samples - 

A journal cover.

I couldn't make up my mind when I made this whether to keep it pretty with a bit of  sparkle or to go rusty grunge. So I did a bit of both 😁

I used the new rose embosser from Katy Sue Designs and some Starlight paint and some Rusty patina paint both from Imagination crafts.

Challenges:
Creative artiste mixed media challenge
Rhedds creative spirit
Altered eclectics

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Sue xx

Goblet fit for a queen

Good afternoon crafty friends, today I would like to share a goblet I made using the new moulds from Katy Sue Designs 



I do love decorating glasses, and the new peony embosser is simply stunning. I used Hearty clay and painted with Starlight paint from Imagination crafts.
Please check out the new range, Antony will be demonstrating them on Hochanda as a One Day Special next Wed 6pm and 8pm and then on Thursday at 9am, 1pm and 5pm.

Challenges:
Creative artiste mixed media challenge
Rhedd screative spirit
Altered eclectics
Hugs Sue xx

Last sneaky peek 6

Well this is day 6 of my sneaky peeks and my final sample.

I'm always making magic wands, so felt I had to make one using the claw mould.

You can see the fantastic detail on each of the claws.

Dont you just love it ?

Not long now, you'll soon be able to get your own trio claw mould, the dragon eyes mould and more new moulds, never seen before. 

Antony Minnis will be showing the new designs,my samples and lots more amazing samples by Katy Sue Designs, very talented design team on Hochanda from Tues 29th 6pm and throughtout Wed 30th. 

Dont miss your chance to purchase some amazing moulds, I think these will be very popular.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx 

Sneaky peek day 5

Heres my sample for today, its another notebook.

Using half of one of the new moulds, one eye, with another couple of moulds by Katy Sue Designs, fish, seaweed and seahorses.

I moulded them out of Hearty clay and once dry, painted them with Starlights by Imagination crafts.

The shells along the bottom are real shells.

In my mind ,this must be a water dragon :)

Ive only one more sample to show you so dont forget to come back tomorrow.

I'm entering these challenges

Rhedds creative spirit challenge - Dec / Jan

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx

Katy Sue Designs sneaky peeks - Day 4

More inspiration for you.

You know how I love making my notebooks.

This one was made using the two new moulds along with the leaf mould, also by Katy Sue Designs

I used Powertex on the material to make it dry hard and hold its shape.

This is one of my favourite samples, which one is yours so far?

Challenges I'm entering:

Rhedds creative spirit challenge Dec /Jan

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx 

Sneaky peek 3

Day 3 samples using the dragon eyes mould and claws mould by Katy Sue Designs

On this one you can see the effect from the full mould, both left and right eyes. The horn like eyebrows are actually made from another Katy Sue mould, the unicorn lashes and horn mould.

And all the texture on the stems of both glasses was created using their continous bark mould.

You can see the way I painted the eyes in this close up and all the raised detail from using the mould.

I bet you cant wait till 29th Jan now, so you can get your hands on these incredible moulds.

But just incase your still thinking about it,

Check in tomorrow to see some more inspiration

I'm entering these challenges

Rhedds creative spirit challenge - Dec / Jan

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx

Sneaky peek 2

Heres a couple more samples made using Katy Sue Designs, dragon eyes and claws moulds.

What do you think of my dragon egg boxes?

You can get your hands on these fabulous moulds and many more, by visiting Hochanda or Katy Sue Designs website from Tuesday 29th January.

I would like to enter my dragon egg boxes into these challenges:

Rhedds creative spirit challenge

Check back here tomorrow for more ideas how to use them

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx