Wendy, the resident Clay Fairy at pcPolyzine, enjoys experimenting with liquid polymer clays. She presents the results of her adventures -- successes and not-so-successes -- with the hope that you will try your own adventures with liquid clay.

I recently tried an experiment with rubber stamps and liquid clays to see if the resulting product could be used for embellishment.

My first try was to put Translucent Liquid Sculpey on a snowflake-patterned stamp. I used the stamp face up when I applied the liquid clay. I baked it at the recommended 275-degree oven for 20 minutes. The result of the first try was a failure. Most of the clay ran off the higher spots on the rubber stamp, leaving only the low spots with cured clay.

I then thought that perhaps using a simpler designed rubber stamp might work. This time I tried a Yin/Yang-patterned rubber stamp. I also tried using Kato Clear Medium* instead of the Translucent Liquid Sculpey because it is thicker in consistency.

I repeated the process by using this stamp face up and applied the clay to the stamp. The Kato Clear Medium* also ran off the higher spots but did leave enough behind that I thought it just might work. You can see how it looked before baking in the first photo. I baked this one also at the recommended 275-degree temperature for 20 minutes. When the clay was cured and cooled enough to handle, I pried the clay off the stamp slowly. The clay did not come off in one piece and tore around the high spots of the stamp.   

For the third try, I decided to put a layer of the Kato Clear Medium* on a pane of glass and then push the stamp into the clay. I thought that by using the stamp face down I might get better results. I baked the liquid clay at 275 degrees for 20 minutes. As you can see by the last photo, the clay ran too thin on the glass and left nothing behind for the high spots on the rubber stamp. 

I will keep trying to get a good impression and write about this in future articles. I do think it is possible to have a successful piece to use, if the liquid clay can be contained. Please let me know how your experiments work out for you. Write to me at:  Wendy the Clay Fairy.

*Special thanks to Polymer Clay Your Way for furnishing Kato Clear Medium.