![stamped paste group](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7570026134_cebe4a37b1_z.jpg)
This is something I accidentally discovered today when I went to use my modeling paste on a work in progress. There was a big blob of paste on the edge of the jar left from the last time I'd used it where I'd scraped the leftover paste. Obviously I should have stirred the leftovers back down into the jar because that blob had dried out... but not all the way. I pulled it out to throw it away, but when I grabbed it, I realized it was the consistency of clay or play-dough.
![light modeling paste](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7570027586_0b093840b3_z.jpg)
![paste-consistency](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7251/7570026526_fd6764cc50_z.jpg)
*lightbulb*
![paste ball](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7570027170_c0f263cc63_z.jpg)
![stamping paste](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/7570025484_de6517a456_z.jpg)
![word stamped](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7570024920_39fe47c90c_z.jpg)
I squished it together, grabbed a stamp, and pushed it into the paste. I'll let it air dry then have it on hand for a future project. Ta-da! Fun dimensional piece using materials I had on hand and was just going to throw away.
![flower-paste](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7570028036_2a2938b1c1_z.jpg)
This is the original stamped piece I made with the large blob of paste. The one with the word stamp was done with paste I scraped from around the top edge of the jar using a pallet knife. As you can see, I use paint on my stamps and don't clean them very much. Ahem.
So, if you happened to have some mostly dried-out bits of modeling paste, give this a shot! You can attach the dried piece to a canvas or journal page, paint over it, layer with it - whatever you want.
*Just be sure you use LIGHT modeling paste because it will be flexible when dried and much easier to work with than regular or "heavy" modeling paste – that kind is very brittle when dry.
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