Sculpey Keepsake® Frame Featuring Liquid Sculpey

Getting Started:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven-Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured clay may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.

Start with clean hands, unwrap and knead clay until soft and smooth, or condition by running clay though a Pasta Machine. We recommend using a designated machine for clay purposes only. When working with multiple colors, clean hands with soap and water or baby wipes (we have found that baby wipes work best) before switching colors. Shape clay, pressing pieces firmly together. Wash hands after use.

Baking:

Begin by preheating oven to 275 °F (130 °C). After you are done creating; for best results bake clay on an oven-proof surface such metal, aluminum foil, an index card or the Sculpey® Clay Mat at 275°F (130 °C) for 30 minutes per 1/4" (6 mm) thickness according to package directions. Oven safe glass or ceramic surfaces are also acceptable for baking; however please note that the baking times may take longer as the glass or ceramic surfaces take longer to heat up. For best baking results, use an oven thermometer. DO NOT USE MICROWAVE OVEN. DO NOT EXCEED THE ABOVE TEMPERATURE OR RECOMMENDED BAKING TIME.

Pour some Liquid Sculpey White into a cup. Add a drop or two of Liquid Sculpey Blue to the White. Less is more! You can always add more after stirring if needed. Stir well with a toothpick to get a light baby blue shade. Repeat with White and Red to get a pink color.

Preheat the mold unfilled in oven for 15 minutes at 275 °F (135 °C). Carefully remove the mold from the oven. You can allow the mold to cool down until it is easy to handle, but still warm. Add a small amount of the light blue liquid clay into the blocks shape and baby rattle shape-just to the top rim. Add pink liquid clay to the heart shapes. To make multi-color shapes, use a toothpick to dot color into different sections of the shapes. For instance, I did the stork’s beak and legs with yellow, baked it for 2 minutes, then added the Rose Gold baby face and blue hat, baked for two more minutes, then did the light blue bundle, and last, the white body.

-For the Teddy Bear, I used Sculpey Souffle in Latte. I placed a small ball of the clay into the mold and pressed it in firmly. Then I sliced off the excess. I did the same thing with the fish bones with Souffle in Igloo, just because I wanted to try it. You’ll also see paws and cat paws and bows I made with both liquid and conventional clays. I like to fill the mold every time I use it. That way I can build my stash of charms for other projects. You can bake them all together at 275 F (135 C) for 20 minutes. Cool.

Using the white clay in your Keepsake Frame kit, fill the left side of the frame and create the baby’s handprint as directed in the in the kit instructions. Press the baked, cooled shapes into the unbaked clay just the way you want them. Bake as directed on the kit.

Use acrylic paint to embellish your molded pieces: paint the letters on the blocks, the raised details of the baby rattle, the muzzle, nose, eyes, and feet of the teddy bear, and details of the stork with the baby. For the pink/silver palette version, I used Liquid Sculpey in Silver and I tinted Liquid White with a tiny drop of alcohol ink. I also tinted the Liquid Pearl with and even tinier amount of ink to create a second shade of pink.