To-Go Kits – Bubble/Paper Stamping Plates

1. Begin with properly fired cone 04 bisque. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Mix up the bubble solution. Add 1 TBS of SC-11 Moody Blue, 1 TBS of water and 1 drop of dish liquid into the Dixie cup. Mix with the palette knife. Set aside until Step #5.
3. Pick either the crab or fish pattern. Cut the pattern out of the paper. Place the pattern on the plate and trace. Then cut the pattern apart on the black lines. Trace each of those sections. This will give you an idea of where to stick the pieces of paper in the following steps.NOTE: For the fish, cut out the entire eye in this step. Don’t worry about the pupils. Don’t cut out the mouths on either pattern.
4. Using the Soft Fan, apply 1 thick coat of glaze to each piece of paper and press it into position on the plate (glaze side down). When applying 2 colors to 1 piece of paper, randomly brush the first color, then brush the second color to fill in the missing spots. You want the colors to overlap and look random.

Fish Pattern

1. Using the soft Fan with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 1 thick coat to the eyes. Press them onto the plate.
2. Using the Soft Fan with SC-6 Sunkissed and SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 1 thick coat to the face, and every other stripe. Press them onto the plate.
3. Using the Soft Fan with SC-75 Orange-A-Peel and SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 1 thick coat to the rest of the stripes, fins and tail. Press them onto the plate.
4. Using the Soft Fan with SC-26 Green Thumb and SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 1 thick coat to the seaweed. Press them onto the plate.

Crab Pattern 

1. Using the soft Fan with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 1 thick coat to the eyes. Press them onto the plate.
2. Using the Soft Fan with SC-26 Green Thumb and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel, apply 1 thick coat to the body and pincers. Press them onto the plate.
3. Using the Soft Fan with SC-6 Sunkissed and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel, apply 1 thick coat to the rest of the pieces. Press them onto the plate.

Bubble Technique

1. Put the straw into the bubble solution. Gently blow until bubbles start coming over the rim of the cup. Scrape across the top of the cup with the palette knife to remove a large clump of bubbles. Lay bubbles onto the plate. Repeat until the plate is covered in bubbles.
2. After all of the bubbles on the plate have popped, remove the paper pattern. It should be removed before the glaze underneath is completely dry.
3. Using the Detail Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, add pupils to the eyes and a smile. If desired, you can outline the fish or crab.
4. Dip into NT-CLR Clear Dipping glaze
5. Fire to cone 06