Sunday, 7 September 2008

Clay and Alcohol Ink Toppers

Supplies needed: Light coloured clay, alcohol inks, rubber stamp, paint brush, water spritzer bottle, pasta machine or equivalent to roll clay with



Roll clay out


Spritz your stamp with water


Stamp your image into the clay


Remove stamp


Cut into sections if necessary


Apply alcohol ink direct from the bottle to the brush
Colour in your pieces using the alcohol inks
Pre-heated oven to 135C
Put on a tray lined with greaseproof paper and bake for 20 minutes
Remove from oven and leave to cool

You can add acrylics when cooled, if desired

6 comments:

  1. Great explanation Sam

    there are some here in my blog

    http://hilmof.blogspot.com/2008/06/to-make-these-tiles-i-rolled-out-white.html

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  2. And this is what I made with them

    http://hilmof.blogspot.com/2008/07/ive-altered-tin-embellishments-are-made.html

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  3. Great! A use for my new alcohol inks. Will certainly give it a go soon. Thanks Sam & Hilda!

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  4. Just off to buy some Fimo.........
    Can't wait to start. Trouble is "so much to do, so little time....."

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  5. Nice stuff! Must give it a try.

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