Wow, that black one with the gold on it was gorgeous Steve! Is it possible to cut those resin shapes that you created into something beautiful or are they just way too thick now? Thank you Steve for another positive, cheerful, motivating video. Whenever I see one of your videos is on RUclips, I rush to watch it in. I just get so much pleasure out of watching you experimenting! Your my favourite RUclipsr. 😀😁
At first I was wondering if it had enough depth but nope I was wrong lol. Also, maaaaaaaaannnn it’s amazing with it without the paint added. The black and gold tbh looks great as well.
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts thanks to you as well. Was definitely fun to watch and explore more endless options and opportunities through your awesome mind!
These turned out great! I have always wondered what the easiest way to mold things would be. Love your videos and can't wait to try and mold something similar. Thank you Steve!!
I love this. I can see doing this in a coaster with a dark color on bottom (1/2 full) and the emboss mold on top. I would let that cure to remove the embossed mold out and then paint with chameleon powder and clear resin on top. Similar to the cling wrap method. Would look beautiful in tray form as well
Steve McDonald YOU are A-Mazing and your YT channel is my new favorite addiction! LoL You seriously are so talented, inquisitive, art savvy, and trustable! I know when Steve says a product works really well..... I 100% believe it! Steve you are my kind of artistic genius, dripping of holographic rainbows, glitter, and of course gorgeous resin too! Thank you for being YOU!
Love these! You can use these for crafting with polymer clay, Lots of different things you can do with these molds. I cannot wait to begin playing around with these.
Another thing you can do is run a sheet of clay through a pasta machine (or stack some playing cards to the height you want on either side of the clay and use a rolling pin to flatten the clay) and place it on the smooth side of a cereal box (as many layers high as you want), lay the back part of the embossing folder on the clay then carefully press it down. Carefully cut away the clay so it matches the size of the folder and smooth the edges so it's seamless. Then you can cut the cereal box around the clay and folder to give it a border however thick you want it and put the tape around the cereal box as a barrier for the silicone mold. This mold can then let you make deeper pours instead of just thin sheets. The folder should peel right off the clay once the silicone sets. BTW, if you use something like Legos to make the barrier/dam instead of tape, you can get more even edges on your mold, except this method works best when sticking things down on a sheet of sticker paper. 😄
I actually just went out and got a bunch of embossing powders and I got the embossing pens I also got the embossing stamp pad because the embossing glue I got it comes out really liquidy and it comes out fast and it when I heat it up it bubbles up so when I think I need to do is use a paintbrush to do like the thing you did a couple videos ago where you took the embossing ink and glue and you did that very beautiful pattern with the UV resin and then you went over it with the embossing glue and the ink and then you put a clear coat over it after you put in color of course it was beautiful and inspired me completely so I went on a bunch of embossing stuff and I have been trying to get familiar with the embossing powders and glues and all that stuff and how they work the stamping and all that and I will let you know
If you are open to suggestions I've been thinking of background or individual stamps and how to make moulds from them. I was thinking stamping air dry clay and then filling that in with silicone. You can get air dry clay £4 for a big block at The Works. Maybe you would like to mess around with that to see if you can get it to work?
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts just checked it out. Yep you can do it without the air dry clay but I guess if you wanted the inverse like you did with the folders you could do the extra step with the clay.
Steve I think you are amazing, such beautiful intricate designs that some people will take over a hour to do. But you are so down to earth help. Even this technique amazing and thank you
To get a more accurate mark for cutting out shapes, ink the edge of the mold and press it onto the pattern piece. Cut along the inide of the line and the cut out piece will fit perfectly.
These are brilliant. I have a few embossing folders & it never occurred to me to use them to make silicon moulds with them. This has me excited & I’m looking forward to giving this a try.
Very cool! I use UV resin mainly and often make one time use molds using oyumaru. It's a thermoplastic you can heat up with hot water or heat gun. I have made molds from rubber stamps. It's more detailed than hot glue but will lose its shape due to the heat from curing. It's too expensive for larger projects but this is awesome. Thanks💞 Great work as always!!!!
Oh wow, that is brilliant. I have heaps of embossing folders and never thought about using them to make molds. Thank you Steve, you have just made my head explode with new ideas. lol
Hey Steve I'm new here and I wanted to share a trick I did with resin. I put a body tattoo to the bottom of my mold and added the resin. The resin picked up the tattoo beautifully and I'm so excited it worked. Thanks for all your tips and tricks. I'm learning so much.
I followed the tattoo directions. Waited a little and removed the backing. Then poured my resin color and sparkles. I did have to apply a small coating of resin to the tattoo once I removed the item from the mold. I'm not sure how to send you a picture of it. But I'm happy to send it.
Getting warmer here, have to do resin outside. So many ideas... Making smaller molds for special interest or focus pieces... Possible jewelry applications... Thanks!
I use clear silicone to make detailed molds like this and if you use UV resin with it, they work well! You can do UV resin inside as the stuff I have doesn't have any smell associated with it :)
I'm SSSSOOO glad you did this video!!! I've just gotten some glass squares (12"×12") that I wanted to make molds from.... They have really nice details to them, and are each different so I thought what GREAT inserts.... Just wasn't absolutely sure how to do the silicone. Thanks so much!!! Now instead of just pouring small bits to try getting what I wanted I will simply pour the square and cut to fit!!! Stay safe and stay crafty!!👍👍🔔🔔🦋🦋
HI Steve, WOW Steve, you really went for it today Good On You Mate 👍 I think you are an absolute Genius to think of this Idea loved it 🤗 thanks for sharing 👍✨🤗 Lin
HI Steve, I have got a silicone vase shape mold with the test tube 🧪 I would love to have a silicone test tube mold but cannot find one Anyway on Amazon I was just wondering is it possible to make a silicone test tube mold if so I was wondering if you Could you an Experiment showing how to do one thanks Lin 👍✨
I am so happy you made this video. I have been thinking about doing something like this, but I wasn't sure on how to go about it. Thank you for all you share.
If you use a piece of clear plastic like from a clamshell packaging material stuff, cut it to fit in the embossing folder or cut it to a circle shape first and run that through your Sizzix machine you won't have to cut your folders. I did that to make a "Stained glass" effect with alcohol inks. then you make the mold with your newly cut plastic.
Idk about using for resin but maybe for making stamps for cards. Wouldn't it be so thin for resin, rite? Guess I'll finish watching to find out. Lol tfs
Since I see your resin videos on here the most and they are so helpful, I thought I’d ask a question and hope you or someone else can answer it. How do you clean your molds after you use them and or the supplies, ie,droppers and measuring or pour cups?
Brilliant idea! I have loads of embossing folders 😁 Did you say in the video the resin you used only takes 4hrs to cure? If so which one is it as I clicked the link but it took me to one that takes 24hrs? Thanks 😊
Hi Steve. I love the idea of making molds out of these folders; and they're all really nice, but I'm confused about what you wanted to happen when you put the cut blue silicone molds into the coaster molds? Is it if you poured resin into the bottom of the coaster molds, and let it set up a little, that the imprint would go onto the cured resin coaster? Sorry Steve; my brain is running a little slow on this one; I'm just lost with the outcome that you were going for once you put the blue silicone circles in your coaster molds. Would you please explain what you meant to happen by this? Thankx a lot.
I tried to make molds from clear stamps and there was a horrible reaction with the silicone and the clear stamps, they turned into a slimy mess that wouldn't cure
Wow, that black one with the gold on it was gorgeous Steve!
Is it possible to cut those resin shapes that you created into something beautiful or are they just way too thick now? Thank you Steve for another positive, cheerful, motivating video. Whenever I see one of your videos is on RUclips, I rush to watch it in. I just get so much pleasure out of watching you experimenting! Your my favourite RUclipsr. 😀😁
At first I was wondering if it had enough depth but nope I was wrong lol. Also, maaaaaaaaannnn it’s amazing with it without the paint added. The black and gold tbh looks great as well.
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts thanks to you as well. Was definitely fun to watch and explore more endless options and opportunities through your awesome mind!
I love how you are always willing to try anything. These turned out really cool looking !
These turned out great! I have always wondered what the easiest way to mold things would be. Love your videos and can't wait to try and mold something similar. Thank you Steve!!
I love this. I can see doing this in a coaster with a dark color on bottom (1/2 full) and the emboss mold on top. I would let that cure to remove the embossed mold out and then paint with chameleon powder and clear resin on top. Similar to the cling wrap method. Would look beautiful in tray form as well
Steve McDonald YOU are A-Mazing and your YT channel is my new favorite addiction! LoL You seriously are so talented, inquisitive, art savvy, and trustable! I know when Steve says a product works really well..... I 100% believe it! Steve you are my kind of artistic genius, dripping of holographic rainbows, glitter, and of course gorgeous resin too! Thank you for being YOU!
That's really cool! I love the black and gold one. I love those colors together.
I bet the steampunk folder would be amazing too! Great idea Steve 👌💯💯
Love these! You can use these for crafting with polymer clay, Lots of different things you can do with these molds. I cannot wait to begin playing around with these.
You say aluminum so cutely! Is that a word, cutely? ❤️
Love the fill in ones, especially the black and gold one
I like these both ways. With & without the fill-in. Thanks Steve!!
Oooooo! Now I’m thinking of how to make them into switch plates and wall plates for our house reno! Maybe a demonstration 🤔🤔
Another thing you can do is run a sheet of clay through a pasta machine (or stack some playing cards to the height you want on either side of the clay and use a rolling pin to flatten the clay) and place it on the smooth side of a cereal box (as many layers high as you want), lay the back part of the embossing folder on the clay then carefully press it down. Carefully cut away the clay so it matches the size of the folder and smooth the edges so it's seamless. Then you can cut the cereal box around the clay and folder to give it a border however thick you want it and put the tape around the cereal box as a barrier for the silicone mold. This mold can then let you make deeper pours instead of just thin sheets. The folder should peel right off the clay once the silicone sets.
BTW, if you use something like Legos to make the barrier/dam instead of tape, you can get more even edges on your mold, except this method works best when sticking things down on a sheet of sticker paper. 😄
I actually just went out and got a bunch of embossing powders and I got the embossing pens I also got the embossing stamp pad because the embossing glue I got it comes out really liquidy and it comes out fast and it when I heat it up it bubbles up so when I think I need to do is use a paintbrush to do like the thing you did a couple videos ago where you took the embossing ink and glue and you did that very beautiful pattern with the UV resin and then you went over it with the embossing glue and the ink and then you put a clear coat over it after you put in color of course it was beautiful and inspired me completely so I went on a bunch of embossing stuff and I have been trying to get familiar with the embossing powders and glues and all that stuff and how they work the stamping and all that and I will let you know
If you are open to suggestions I've been thinking of background or individual stamps and how to make moulds from them. I was thinking stamping air dry clay and then filling that in with silicone. You can get air dry clay £4 for a big block at The Works.
Maybe you would like to mess around with that to see if you can get it to work?
@@SteveMcDonaldArtsandCrafts just checked it out. Yep you can do it without the air dry clay but I guess if you wanted the inverse like you did with the folders you could do the extra step with the clay.
Steve I think you are amazing, such beautiful intricate designs that some people will take over a hour to do. But you are so down to earth help. Even this technique amazing and thank you
To get a more accurate mark for cutting out shapes, ink the edge of the mold and press it onto the pattern piece. Cut along the inide of the line and the cut out piece will fit perfectly.
Fantastic! I have so many embossing folders doing nothing!! Now they can get to work👍
These are brilliant. I have a few embossing folders & it never occurred to me to use them to make silicon moulds with them. This has me excited & I’m looking forward to giving this a try.
Very cool! I use UV resin mainly and often make one time use molds using oyumaru. It's a thermoplastic you can heat up with hot water or heat gun. I have made molds from rubber stamps. It's more detailed than hot glue but will lose its shape due to the heat from curing. It's too expensive for larger projects but this is awesome. Thanks💞 Great work as always!!!!
Love love love this! Brilliant for collages and shadow boxes!
Wow… those turned out really cool! I like both versions of them…
Oh wow, that is brilliant. I have heaps of embossing folders and never thought about using them to make molds. Thank you Steve, you have just made my head explode with new ideas. lol
Nice idea especially for coasters
Hey Steve I'm new here and I wanted to share a trick I did with resin. I put a body tattoo to the bottom of my mold and added the resin. The resin picked up the tattoo beautifully and I'm so excited it worked. Thanks for all your tips and tricks. I'm learning so much.
I followed the tattoo directions. Waited a little and removed the backing. Then poured my resin color and sparkles. I did have to apply a small coating of resin to the tattoo once I removed the item from the mold. I'm not sure how to send you a picture of it. But I'm happy to send it.
Hi Steve!!! I can see that both ways, filled on or not, have a use! I like them both!!
They are all AWESOME steve McDonald but I like them all
Thank you for this! I was considering trying this out with my embossing folders.👍🏽
Getting warmer here, have to do resin outside.
So many ideas...
Making smaller molds for special interest or focus pieces...
Possible jewelry applications...
Thanks!
I use clear silicone to make detailed molds like this and if you use UV resin with it, they work well! You can do UV resin inside as the stuff I have doesn't have any smell associated with it :)
I'm SSSSOOO glad you did this video!!! I've just gotten some glass squares (12"×12") that I wanted to make molds from.... They have really nice details to them, and are each different so I thought what GREAT inserts.... Just wasn't absolutely sure how to do the silicone.
Thanks so much!!! Now instead of just pouring small bits to try getting what I wanted I will simply pour the square and cut to fit!!!
Stay safe and stay crafty!!👍👍🔔🔔🦋🦋
This is fantastic!! I can imagine so many uses for it! Thanks for sharing!
These are fab. I love the 2 toned finish best.
This is a game changer! Awesome!
HI Steve, WOW Steve, you really went for it today Good On You Mate 👍 I think you are an absolute Genius to think of this Idea loved it 🤗 thanks for sharing 👍✨🤗 Lin
HI Steve, I have got a silicone vase shape mold with the test tube 🧪 I would love to have a silicone test tube mold but cannot find one Anyway on Amazon I was just wondering is it possible to make a silicone test tube mold if so I was wondering if you Could you an Experiment showing how to do one thanks Lin 👍✨
Wow.. what a great idea. So inventive. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant idea. Will definitely have to have a go as I've loads of those embossing folders.
They turned out really well, great idea Steve! Thank you.
Brilliant idea ! Thank you so much for this video ! You often try things that I have in mind but i don't have the courage to try 😅😅
Brilliant! They look great! Thank you. 👍☺️
Wow, that's a brilliant idea !!!
Wow, such a wonderful idea! 🤯
Thank you so much, Steve! I was just wondering about these. I have a couple myself. Can't wait to try it!
I am so happy you made this video. I have been thinking about doing something like this, but I wasn't sure on how to go about it. Thank you for all you share.
Those look amazing love them all
Great tutorial
If you use a piece of clear plastic like from a clamshell packaging material stuff, cut it to fit in the embossing folder or cut it to a circle shape first and run that through your Sizzix machine you won't have to cut your folders. I did that to make a "Stained glass" effect with alcohol inks. then you make the mold with your newly cut plastic.
They look great.
They both look brilliant, great idea Steve!
Idk about using for resin but maybe for making stamps for cards. Wouldn't it be so thin for resin, rite? Guess I'll finish watching to find out. Lol tfs
Yeh - you made them! Brilliant. Thank you so much. Out of interest how much silicone did it take to make those four moulds please?
Steve McDonald Arts and Crafts cheers 😊
So cool!
Since I see your resin videos on here the most and they are so helpful, I thought I’d ask a question and hope you or someone else can answer it. How do you clean your molds after you use them and or the supplies, ie,droppers and measuring or pour cups?
Ready to make mine now. I have my embossing folders and silicone. I want to try adding holographic too with a folder. Cross your eyes for me.
Would make great bookmarks - could modify the mold so it’s not as wide for a bookmark 😊
Hi Steve
Could you do the same with stencils? Thank you
Oh wow those r cool 😎!
Brilliant idea! I have loads of embossing folders 😁 Did you say in the video the resin you used only takes 4hrs to cure? If so which one is it as I clicked the link but it took me to one that takes 24hrs? Thanks 😊
Hi Steve. I love the idea of making molds out of these folders; and they're all really nice, but I'm confused about what you wanted to happen when you put the cut blue silicone molds into the coaster molds? Is it if you poured resin into the bottom of the coaster molds, and let it set up a little, that the imprint would go onto the cured resin coaster?
Sorry Steve; my brain is running a little slow on this one; I'm just lost with the outcome that you were going for once you put the blue silicone circles in your coaster molds. Would you please explain what you meant to happen by this? Thankx a lot.
the cool thing you could do is make a custom box or pencil holder
What’s the thinnest you can get away with to make a mould?
Has anyone ever used kitchen vegetable spray for mold release?
I have a question. After you put the paint on and you wipe it off, I call it antiquing. What do you use on top of that to seal the paint?
Your awesome ❤️💋🤟🏻
Can household silicon be used to make molds?
OMG ~ YOU COULD MAKE FANCY BOXES ~ BUT I WOULD MIX MY MICA/GLITTER IN UV CLEAR RESIN HARD,RESIN HEAT GUN OUT AIR BUBBLES AND UV TORCH DRY!!
It's called the positive and the negative of the mould.
I tried to make molds from clear stamps and there was a horrible reaction with the silicone and the clear stamps, they turned into a slimy mess that wouldn't cure