Thursday, August 18, 2011

Tutorial: Creating Polymer Clay Tile Embellishments!!

I'm so excited because Bo Bunny is doing a feature on each of their design team members this month and today it's my turn!!  I thought I would do something a little fun for my spotlight day and share a tutorial with you all.  I made the above polymer clay tile emellishments using some Bo Bunny Stamps and little paint and for the colorful tiles some Bo Bunny stickers.  Here is the layout I made using these tiles as embellishments (see video clip below for my tutorial on these!)......
Here are some close-ups of the embellishments on this page (I used the beautiful new collection by Bo Bunny called "Welcome Home"....I just LOVE this new collection, so pretty!!  The large cream bloom is a Bo Bunny bloom from the ETC. collection.  The chipboard pieces I mounted the tiles on are from Dusty Attic.

The branch of blooms are again handmade using some of the paper in the Welcome Home collection and the Spellbinders 'Rose Collections' die cuts. You can find a tutorial for these blooms HERE. (I varied the blooms on this branch by lightly misting them and crinkling them up first). 
And now for my tutorial on making tiles....hope you enjoy (sorry about the color variations in the flow of the video, we seemed to have a bit of a lighting issue)...
I've shared a little more about myself and my projects at the Bo Bunny Blogsite so please go have a looksee and while you are there leave a comment and you will be eligible for an awesome prize from Bo Bunny!  They will randomly pick one person that leaves a comment on the blog spotlight and will announce a winner at the end of the month!  BUT!! DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A COMMENT HERE FOR ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN!!  Leave a comment here on this blogpost and one at the Bo Bunny Spotlight and I will pick a person to receive the blog candy seen below! :)  I will announce the winner on Saturday August 20.

 My little prize pack contains: a Bo Bunny 'Vicki B' Card Kit (this kit includes: 8 die cut cards, 8 envelopes, 2 - 6x12" die cut elements(40 pieces), 1- 6x12" adhesive chipboard elements(20 pieces), 1 rub-on includes 23 optional greetings & shapes, 1 instruction sheet).....I will also add a pack of Vicki B rub-on's, and 2 packs of adhesive pearls (60 pearls per package) and a Dusty Attic Frame and scrolls package and a bunch of sweet blooms to add to your projects.

142 comments:

Scrappy Pink Corner said...

Wow, your layouts are amazing. from the moment I was introduced to your blog I fell in love. How do you come up with such beautiful work. Your work is a scrappers dream come true. How do you manage to put your layouts away without the embellishments being damaged?

Freetany said...

Your work is amazing! Thanks for tutorial :)

Brenda said...

Oh I loveeeeeeee that fabulous LO and the tutorial is just awesome. thank you for sharing!!!

Birgit said...

Great tutorial -- thanks for sharing! :)

Lucy said...

Google won't allow me to follow you :( I'll keep trying. Your layouts are gorgeous, and your puppy is adorable :)

Anna said...

Awesome prize! Your work is fabulous!

Michelle said...

Your clay tiles are so beautiful!!! I just love your work and tutorials!! Been following you for awhile now... you are one creative lady!!! Love your new puppy!!! So so cute!!

Jen said...

Gabrielle I absolutely love your work!!! Your layouts are gorgeous. Thank you for offering a fabulous prize. I am now a follower :)

Jane F. Smith said...

WOW...what a great video tutorial!! I haven't been by here to say HI in such a long time. Sure hope you're doing well! I don't make paper pages any more but I haven't given up paper all together because I still make cards! Yah!! Love all your goresous pages...you are so talented and I will give the tiles a try!

cheryl said...

Thank you so much Gabrielle for sharing your creative talent. I so love your beautiful pages. My only wish is you were able to do more Boy pages Keep on creating you are an inspiration :)

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wowwwwwwwwwww! I am loving your work! I loveeeeeeeeeeee this lo and thanks for sharing the tiles!! :):):):):):):):):):)

Marcia Dehn-Nix said...

Love your work! and I love your tutorials too. You have amazing talent.

Sherrie Suttles said...

Love your work and your tutorials are wonderful. I recently used the dryer sheet one and they turned out fabulous! Thanks so much. And you have two beautiful daughters!

{VICKI} said...

I'm coming over from BoBunny-
Your work is AMAZING

Lorena said...

What a great tutorial, love those tiles. I may just pick me up some clay to give it a try. I think I may add some Crackle Accents to the top with some distress ink over top.

Always a fan of your tutorials - I made some of your roses last night from one of your tutorials ;o) Hope you get over that cold soon, summer colds are the worst.
Thank you for sharing all of your work, you are a great inspiration to this fellow Ontarian!

A Suggestion for your lighting, if I may. I suspect you may have two different types of light bulbs (incandescent and fluorescent)the camera will fight itself with the settings to try and compensate for the lighting type. But it was a great tutorial none-the-less.

Lorena
www.scrapingcorner.blogspot.com

Veronica Goh said...

Your work is absolutely amazing!

Lindy said...

Wonderful tutorial Gabi!!!! Stunning layout!!!!!

Gabrielle Pollacco said...

Lorena! thanks for the lighting tip! that lighting was a real issue with this tutorial, I think I'll choose a different spot to do my tutorials next time! :)

And GREAT idea for the crackle medium! I use Rock Candy on my chipboard...I bet it would look amazing on these tiles! xx

Nicole Doiron said...

Everything you did that i saw on the BoBunny blog was simply EXQUISITE! I really love your style! Truly an inspiration! :)

serena said...

lovely romantic layouts! beautiful work.

Keren Tamir said...

as usual Gabi a stunnig page!

Detra said...

Have been a follower for a while now. You do amazing work! Love that you share with us all the secrets!

Tanya said...

Gorgeous! Your projects are always amazing, so dreamy! :D

Denise said...

Oh I just started working with clay (resin too) to make my own cameos! This is so helpful..thank you Gabi!!

Anny90 said...

As usual awesome projects!! Love all your works! So inspirational!

Marie said...

Awesome tutorial!!! Can't wait to try it...

Janet said...

Fantastic tutorial,I will be trying this one,only just found your blog & WOW !!! fabulous layouts,now a follower.Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway.
Janet

Sandi B said...

You have an awesome tutorial. Love your layouts and the chance to win this great giveaway.

Laura said...

Gabi, this tutorial is fabulous! The tiles are a clever and creative idea! I love them! They're a perfect little project to undertake when you have an hour or two to spare. (In my case, that's not long enough to make an entire layout, so making embellishments would be a fun alternative.)

tracy said...

I so love your blog. It is my first stop everytime I open my laptop. Your work is amazing. So so beautiful and inspiring. The photos, colors, papers and techniques are fabulous Thank you so much for inspiring me to be better. Hugs Tracy

Megan said...

Beautiful layouts! Thank you for sharing your talents!!

Bonnie said...

Thanks for the tutorial! I admire your style so much. Bo Bunny picked a winner when they found you to showcase their product!

CaninosArtisticCafe said...

What a wonderful tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm going out to get some of that polymer clay this weekend and make a bunch myself how fun!!! LOVE your layout too. Your daughers are adorable and I love all the details you've added and how you incorporated the tiles. Say hello to Zoe for me too :)

Bonnie said...

What a great tutorial - can't wait to give it a try! TFS, Bonnie S :-)

Renee V said...

You are so generous Gabi, thanks for the giveaway and tutorial!!

Tamra B said...

Beautiful, beautiful layouts.

Ingrid said...

Wow, I love your introduction on the BoBunny blog and ofcourse want to visit your own blog as well. Your clay tutorial is really wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs Ing

Romy said...

Oh my, what a fab tutorial:) Those clay tiles look amazing and I loved getting to know how you made them:) Your layout turned out truly stunning...you never cease to amaze me!

Nina D said...

Hi There, I have been viewing your tutorials and layouts for about a year now and I must say they are truely amazing. Each one gives me more ideas as to the endless possibilities. Keep those amazing layouts rolling. The kids are pretty amazing too!

Charmaine said...

Have to head back to Michaels and get some modelling clay! I am going to try that out. Hmm something for the layout I just made recently with the Zoology paper.... Thanks for the inspiration.

Lisa said...

Oh this is just fabulous!!! thank you for sharing!!!

mammasol said...

Wow!!! Of to buy some clay!
thanks for your awesomeness to share things!! your gorgeous....

Fran Brunke said...

Really enjoyed your intro. on BoBunny. Thanks so much for the wonderful tutorials you post - they are wondrous and very generous.

Rachael Elliott said...

Thank you for such a great tutorial Gabrielle! Will definitely have to give these a go :) Beautiful page too.

Melissa said...

Love the gorgeous lo; and the tiles are so fun. TFS how to make them!

Laura Cox {aka scrapaddict} said...

Gorgeous work as always....thank you so much for sharing your beautiful artwork! And for the wonderful tutorial!

Unknown said...

wow what amazing tutorial I will give thies a try thank you for share this my friend
And I love your gorgeous design!!

Nicole G said...

Thank you so much for the tutorial I will try this at home very soon. You have some amazing layouts, and thank you so much for the opportunity to win some crafting goodies :)

nolescum said...

Thanks so much for always giving us so many ideas!

Sue said...

YOur work is so detail oriented and inspiring. Thanks for sharing with all of us.

valerie aka scottydog said...

i so love your tutorials!!!! i am going to try these tiles tonight!!! i think they will be great with the barefoot/bliss :O)
you are inspiring!
blessings

Amy Voorthuis said...

WOW L-O-V-E....... your stunning tiles!! Really like how you invent things like this, it makes me happy and want to have me a mastermind like yours to *grin*. Gonna try it to! I say hello back to Zoe. Gorgeous lo....love the new lines of bo bunny.
Thanks for the change to win......
Hugs from Amy

Christine Sjoden said...

I have been a fan of your scrapbooking techniques for a long time now. Your style is so qeorgous, and vintage-romantic like. I just love it. This tutorial is great. I am going to give it a try. You did the rose one and I bought the spellbinder and did it too. super cool. love anything roses. You are such an inspiration to me.

Thanks
Christine

langeatheart said...

Gabrielle,
You come up with the most amazing, funky ideas! I am so glad to see you back posting was a little worried when it got quiet. Hope all is well and I am definitely going to try this out. The dryer sheets worked beautifully!

Michele said...

These tiles are AMAZING. I'm running right out to buy some Fimo! I already have the Bo Bunny supplies ;) Thanks so much for sharing.

lost coast scrapper said...

Hi Gabi, I love this new piece, the clay blocks are really something and your video was really helpful and inspiring!! Thanks so much for sharing with us, you're one of the most gracious gals I know!! Hugs, Karen

Elaine said...

I absolutely love your work. When I came over to your blog, I was so excited to see that you have other tutorials! I have now added you to my 'favourites' and plan on visiting them all. Thank you so much.

Karenladd said...

I am just blown away by your gorgeous, romantic style! The texture in your layouts and projects is amazing and I will definitely be following your blog! Love the tutorial!

Lorraine said...

Fabulous layouts and very unique tiles! TFS!

SHartl said...

When I saw your layouts and cards I thought to myself that you should be a designer for Websters Pages...and then lo and behold...I see that you already are! Lovely vintage style and your work just glows!

Denay said...

I love the little tiles. I have a really hard time with embellishing "guy" pages, but after seeing the tiles, I now know what I can use!
Thanks for the inspiration.

Sobre el Arte y otras Aventuras said...

I've just discovered you through the BoBunny blog. Love your layouts, they are very gorgeous and full of details. Very inspirational!! :D Vron

Patty O'Malley said...

Oh my gosh! How do you come up with some many amazing ideas! This layout is gorgeous! Love those tiles! You are a neverending source of creativity! Thanks for a chance to win this prize.

Pendra said...

Your layouts are always so inspiring, you are so creative and I never tire of looking at them. Thanks for a GREAT tutorial! And thanks for a chance at a great win... you are always so generous!

Anonymous said...

I just love your layouts! AHHH! I am running to Michaels in the AM!!! So excited!

Scrap PrincessRN said...

You never cease to amaze me Gabrielle, you're work is amazing...I love all your work,the girls have grown up fast-I have followed you for quite sometime and it seems we all get to watch them grow on your layouts..So glad you shared this technique with all your fans..Would love to win some goodies as well.
Thanks
Tara

Angie Bazan said...

Incredible, amazing, beautiful and inspiring layouts. Thank you for taking the time to share such fabulous ideas and projects to enhance our layouts.

Kathy said...

I love the clay tiles. I remember using that like 15 years ago and haven't seen it used much. yours pages are always so amazing. I love the tutorials you do. TY.

Tina said...

Gabrielle,
Your layouts are breathtaking! I really mean that! I am in awe! I am going to try to make some of these polymer clay tiles this weekend so thank you for the tutorial!
www.tina-homemade-memories.blogspot.com
God Bless!
Tina

prutsels said...

You are an amazing scrapper.

kantig34 said...

Loved the tutorial. Thanks for sharing your talents with us! Your work is beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for inviting us into your blog world. Love your work and the give-away is so sweet!

Jean said...

Those aren't layouts - they are works of art! Just stunning!

Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...

your work is absolutely marvelous.

Anonymous said...

I love your layouts I have you on my rss feeds and always get to see your updated posts, you always do beautiful layouts!!
Sherie

Paula said...

You have some of the prettiest layouts I've seen in my many years of scrapping!

Melissa Vettorel said...

What a super cute idea Gabi...I love the tutorial!!

Louise K. said...

You make me PROUD to be Canadian. You have AMAZING talent in scrapbooking. I look SO forward to getting the Bo Bunny email as they have a beautiful product and you make it come alive!

Inky Angel said...

Your work is so amazing and inspiring. I love all your tutorials, they are so easy to follow and the results are always beautiful.

smyiow said...

I love your blog! You have a new follower! Amazing Stuff!

my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com
smmyiow@gmail.com

Vicky Alberto said...

ohhh LOVE the tiles and the BB stamps you used!

Vicky Varvadouka said...

It was so nice to see again all these lovely layouts in the Bo Bunny blog!SO much inspiration! Thank you for the tutorial too! You are amazing!!!
Hugs,
xoxoxo

NannieB said...

Hi there,'
I'm really impressed by the Lay Outs you make! keep it up!
best regards,
Nanda

Mokinita said...

Hi Gabrielle,

I am in love with your projects, wow, such talent!
I love your style, OMG.
Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.
My favourite LO has to be the Zoe one, so cute!
Take care

Mónica at http://miudasdoscrap.blogspot.com

sixofone aka Leah said...

Gabrielle, you are so talented. Your layouts are amazing and provide loads of inspiration

Sapimanó said...

Hi Gabrielle! The Mmaking of this embelishments are very faboulus idea! Thank you so much! And thank you for chance to win!
Hugs Andi

Cindy said...

I love your work, and BoBunny is one of my most favorite lines! I am going to start following your blog!

Celeste B. said...

Love the tutorial for the tiles. Your work is amazing.

Bonnie aka Cinnabon said...

I agree with everything the ladies above me has said. Your work is awe inspiring! Thanks for the opportunity to win some candy!

Irit Shalom said...

Amazing! Love it all and just remembered I do have polymer clay and stamps and never use both.. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

You do pure magic on your pages! Thanks for clay thing- need to try this one!
Adi
adiabada0212@hotmail.com

Nancy said...

You do such BEAUTIFUL work! I'm inspired! I'm so glad Bo Bunny decided to feature you today!

Anonymous said...

Christine Robinson said

You do the most creative amazing layouts, i love them!

scraphappy said...

Thanks so much for the tutotial.
Thank you so much for the oppotunity to win some crafting goodies.By and Kiss.

Kathy to France

Lisa P said...

I love your spotlight on Bo Bunny. Your style is fabulous. I love the clay tiles and the handcut details. Beautiful.

Tammy Hall said...

Im so glad to meet you. I have never seen your "style" before but I simply love it!!!! Your an amazing scrapper. I noticed you said you scrap on your bed!!! How in the world do you do that???? I love sitting on my bed, but Im afraid I would have a big mess and my pages would get so wrinkled. So give up your secret!!! You Rock!!!Thanks for sharing your story and thanks for allowing one of us to win some Blog Candy!!!!!
Tammy

Monica said...

Just love, Love, LOVE your artistry! My best scrapbook pages have turned out better due to your inspiration. Thanks for sharing your talent!

mccat said...

OMG, what a beautiful family you have. I love all the color combinations you used and all the flowers. I love flowers. Do you have tutorial on how to make some of the flowers? I am buying some polymer clay today. Love the tiles. Thanks for sharing.

Cheryl Leong said...

YUMMY YUMMY!
you have awesome projects and I love your blog! It's so inviting! LOVE LOVE LOVE everything here!
thanks for the chance!

cheryl131091@yahoo.com

Tina Mayo said...

Nice to meet you, your family, blog and layout are just beautiful!!

Kristie said...

You are so creative and your layouts are gorgeous!

Kelly said...

You are extremely talented. Just a beautiful job. Thank you for sharing.

antenucci said...

What beautiful creations and I can't wait to try your tiles!

Linda said...

thanks for the tutorials

Carol Plume said...

what a gorgeous page and fab tut...will definately be giving those tiles a go..Thanks for the idea..

Ava Gavloski said...

Gabi, as usual your LO's are beautiful. My eye is always draw'n into the detail on your layouts...smile embellishments are very creative. Learning lots from your grass roots creativity.
ava

Katie rey said...

Thankyou for the sweet tile tutorial Gabrielle - your tips help my scrappy budget stretch a little further

Shona said...

you never cease to amaze me with your creations and your tutorials...gorgeous work

Jan Garber said...

Every time I open your blog, my heart skips a beat! I always think I'm ready, but you always take my breath away! Gorgeous isn't enough to say...WOW! I would love to have some Bo Bunny to play with and perhaps tap into just a smidgen of that talent!

Kathy said...

Your work is so awesome, Gabrielle....helps me to think and create way outside of my comfort box! This tutorial rocks....I am already thinking of what I could do with little cookie punches and the 'dough'!

Erlinda Ramirez said...

Hi Gabrielle, your blog is as pretty as your name. I always, always, leave your blog so inspired. Thank you for sharing your layouts.

phamil said...

Gosh, Gabi this is gorgeous! What a great idea, and thank you so much for sharing this!! I'm off to BB to check out what they have to say about you too!!!

Angela said...

Love the little tiles, so cute!!

Michele Duffy said...

Oh wow, the scrapbook page posted here is just gorgeous! Beautiful details everywhere you look.

Gina said...

Wow Gabrielle I love the tiles you made and more important than that I am so super duper happy that you have a YOU TUBE acct. I just subbed to you there! yay! Your work ALWAYS makes me gasp and these layouts are no exception! I have been following you on Two Peas for a long while and you just never disappoint! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!

gina

scrappinology@live.com

scrappinology on YT

Jan said...

Just LOVE what you do and constantly come back to look at what you're up to! Thanks for all the wonderful tutorials and sure everyone loves them as much as I do. Happy Creating! Jan

Debbie said...

I can remember the first time I saw one of your layouts on Scrapbook.com. I was taken by your eye for details. Gorgeous layouts!!

Unknown said...

Gabrielle you are so amazing! I am always in awe of all your work.
Thank you for the chance to win some goodies.
and thank you for the wonderful video on making the little tiles. Such a unique idea!

Janet said...

Your work is amazing! I have a princess Zoe too! She is a 5 year old boxer and spoiled rotten! I have a layout titled princess Zoe!

mea5798 said...

hi gabrielle! i want to try to make the tiles too! and i am now a follower of your blog..looking forward to your future designs and creations!
marie

Unknown said...

Luv, luv your latest tutorial. But...I love your LO's more! Thanks for all your postings.

Sandi said...

You are extremely talented and I love looking at your work.

Cheryl said...

Thank you so much for the great tutorial! I work at Michaels and will try the tiles today. They are gorgeous! They will make a great addition to my pages!Hugs.

bronxgirl said...

All your work is absolutely gorgeous. You are truly an inspiration to me. I can't thank you enough for your dryer sheet flower tutorial. I use them all the time. Thanks again.

Jacqueline said...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful work. You are very inspiring. Your colors are gorgeous. ~hugs~ Jacqueline

Scrappinraiderfan said...

Thank you again Gabrielle for another amazing tutorial! Your fresh ideas are so welcomed in the scrapbook community. I can't wait to try this one too!

Dragonlady said...

Your layout is breathtakingly stunning. thank you also for the tutorial - I hope I have a chance to use your technique. I have decided to follow you because your work is so inspiraing. Thank you again.

Hugs Ali x

Cindy Gay said...

Thanks for the instructions on the polymer clay tiles. Lovely layout and these are so unique.

Barb Ghig said...

Hi there Gabi,
Thanks so much for the tutorial on the tiles! What a unique and beautiful idea ~ I will definitely try this on a layout, and possibly a card as well...Thanks again,
Barb G.

Pioneercaps said...

Awesome images,beautiful layout.Thanks for sharing amazing tutorial...
clay roof tiles

Aadi said...

Hi we really thankful to you ...

One thing is for sure your blog is quite nice, really BEAUTIFUL ,&, informative too.

Thanks for sharing

Aadi

Imported Tiles

Anonymous said...

I am so.... in love with your layouts. Usually I would just make cards but you inspire me to scrap pages also. Thank you!

Mo Rogers

Hullabuoy said...

Great tutorial-love this layout.Can these be used on wood also?

Mixed Kreations said...

Great tutorial. I have recently started playing around with polymer clay and paper. Trying to come up with some cute and easy pendant for my jewelry. Your little tiles would make great pendants and charms. Thank you for sharing your wonderful tutorial.

Carla L said...

Gosh! you are so talented... I learn a lot from you, I LOVE your designs! I will try them at home.
And i just want you to know that you inspire me to do beautiful things... :)

Byndbleef said...

Found you on Pinterest and have fallen in love with your art! I look forward to learning so much from you - wherever I can find you! Thanks so much for the inspiration and the tutorials...

MixedKreations said...

I love your clay tiles! I'm going to try making some pendants using this technique. I want to use polymer clay in my jewelry designs so much, but I get so frustrated with it not doing what I want it to do )-; I think I could do this, and be happy with the reults. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome tutorial.

Pinning!!!

Linda @ Mixed Kreations

Unknown said...

Love, love, love your layouts - so beautiful!

Unknown said...

really amazing very nice use of Polymer. No one can judge that what it is. Thanks u for telling how we can use the polymer is our personal use at home.

Unknown said...

You are such an inspiration to all women! I have 5 kids of my own and haven't done crafts for many years My oldest son bought a clay bar so we could make something together. I wasn't so sure at first but after finding your blog I have more inspiration and the positive outlook I needed.thank-you for sharing your experience and thoughts with us all. You have a BEAUTIFUL mind.

Leslie Foster said...

I love it!!!!

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for the tutorial. Never thought of doing that with my polymer clay!! your stuff is beautiful!

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