Cardinal Tray

Designer: Marcia Roullard

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Instructions

  1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 Bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
  2. Use the AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper to trace the pattern onto the tray.
  3. Use the MC-002 Masking Tape and off the yellow rectangle area, place tape on the outside of the traced line.
  4. Use the CB-604 #4 Soft Fan brush to apply two thinned coats of SC-42 Butter Me Up to the rectangle.
  5. Use the CB-106 #6 Script Liner Script Liner and float SC-5 Tiger Tail to the edges of the rectangle.
  6. Remove tape.
  7. Use the tape to make the coral border on the left side of the tray, place the tape on the outside of the traced line. Also, tape off the right red border of the tray, placing the tape on the outside of the traced line.
  8. Thin (like water) SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral and use the CB-604 #4 Soft Fan brush to apply two coats to the taped areas.
  9. Use the sponge-on-a-stick to dab SC-81 Cinnamon Stix to the ST-116 Flourish Stamp and press onto the Cutie Pie Coral areas. Remove the tape.
  10. Now tape off the deeper green rectangle at the bottom of the tray.
  11. Thin SC-52 Toad-ily Green (like water) and use the CB-604 #4 Soft Fan to apply two thinned coats to the rectangle area.
  12. Use the sponge-on-a-stick to dab SC-39 Army Surplus to the ST-342 Poinsettia Stamp and press onto the Toad-ily Green areas.
  13. Remove the tape and let dry.
  14. Use the tape to create the Honeydew List rectangle area.
  15. Use the Soft Fan to apply two thinned coats of SC-93 Honeydew List to the remaining areas.
  16. Use the sponge-on-a-stick to dab SC-52 Toad-ily Green on the ST-342 Poinsettia Stamp and press onto the SC-93 Honeydew List area (light green.)
  17. Remove the tape
  18. Use the SCB-106 #6 Script liner & water to thin SC-39 Army Surplus and SC-52 Toad-ily Green and apply two coats to the leaves. Apply the darker green to one side of the leaf and the lighter to the other, adding in SC-42 Butter Me Up to the lighter side.
  19. Use the Script Liner to apply two coats of thinned SC-74 Hot Tamale to the cardinals head, throat, wings and tail feather.
  20. Use the CB-110 10/0 Liner to dot SC-16 to the eyes.  When dry dot SC-15 Tuxedo for the pupil
  21. Use the CB-106 #6 Script Liner to apply one coat of thinned SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral over the chest.
  22. Apply one coat of SC-5 Tiger Tail to the beaks with the CB-110 10/0 Liner brush.
  23. Use the CBC-106 #6 Script Liner to float SC-15 Tuxedo on the wings and at the back of their heads.
  24. Top left square – apply one coat of SC-5 Tiger Tail to the center and outline with thinned SC-74 Hot Tamale.  Write a word of choice such as Joy
  25. Bottom right square – Outline with SC-14 Java Bean and with words withe the CB-110 10/0 Liner brush.
  26. Dot the berries with SC-74 Hot Tamale.
  27. Use the CB-110 10/0 Liner and thinned SC-15 Tuxedo Black to outline the birds and detail the leaves.
  28. Use SC-15 Tuxedo and  SC-36 Irish Luck to stroke in the pine needles.
  29. Apply SC-14 Java Bean to the branches.
  30. Use the Soft Fan to apply three coats of FN-035 Deep Red to the back of the plate.
  31. Use the Soft Fan to apply two coats of S-2101 Clear Brushing Glaze to the top of the plate or dip into NT-CLR Clear Dipping Glaze.
  32. Fire to cone 05/06.

Supplies

Form

  • MB-1486 Rustic Tray

Colors

  • SC-5 Tiger Tail
  • SC-14 Java Bean
  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-36 Irish Luck
  • SC-39 Army Surplus
  • SC-41 Brown Cow
  • SC-42 Butter Me Up
  • SC-52 Toad-ily Green
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale
  • SC-81 Cinnamon Stix
  • SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
  • SC-93 Honey Dew List
  • SC-94 Curry Around
  • NT-CLR Clear Dipping or S-2101 Clear Brushing Glaze

Decorating Accessories

  • AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
  • ST-116 Flourish Stamp
  • ST-342 Poinsettia Stamp
  • CB-110 #10/0 Liner
  • CB-106 #6 Script Liner
  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge-on-a-Stick
  • MC-002 1/2″ Tape
  • Pattern: Download

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