Photo Transfer Technique + Shimmering Mica

Several months ago, I attended my first ever workshop on polymer clay crafting. It's where I learned not just the basics but even special techniques on working with oven baked clays, techniques such as photo transfer and antiquing. If you wish to read more about the said workshop, click HERE.

Then last night, after several months of not doing the technique, I attempted to do another photo transfer using one of the sample print outs given to me by my great and kind mentor, Rocky Villegas-Antonio of Rockybeads using water decal paper.

While most of my co-crafters prefer using heat transfer paper, I find myself more comfortable working with water decal. It must be because I am kind of lazy to heat up my clays so I could tear the paper part off of the clay or I just haven't tried working much with heat transfer paper. I know I have some sample print outs with heat transfer paper too, still from Rocky and a couple more from my friend Joy of Glitz of Joy. I gotta dig one of these days and try using them to find out.

Anyway, the first practice I did which I think was done several days after the said workshop was a failure. I was so heart broken (lol) that I never bothered to do it again... Until last night - - to my surprise, I was able to successfully perform the said technique using my Nendo clay!!!

Here it is (with border decorations of clays already - another reason I prefer using water decal):

messy work area, I know, lol

a closer look at the photo transfer project

Oh and since I just received my complete set of Klayola Shimmering mica powders early Saturday morning, I used them too on this project to see how different it is compared to the 2 other brands of mica powders I have been using...

my project with my Klayola Shimmering mica jar

Since I've been working late already, even if I wanted a darker shade of mica for my leaves, I settled to use #407 of Klayola Shimmering mica. After all, I've been wanting to see how my projects will turn out after this brand of mica has been applied. I will probably blog about more of my mica experience with the different brands in a different post. 

Meanwhile, here is the finish project...

Nice? I'd say it's lovely! Ü