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:

crafty creations said...

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

crafty creations said...

And this is what I made with them

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

Sweet Pea said...

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

Sweet Pea said...

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

Anonymous said...

Nice stuff! Must give it a try.

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mommabear said...

they are brilliant Sam