How to transfer an image from inkjet printer with liquid polymer clay

The brand I worked with is Fimo Liquid and there are some details worth sharing with you. First of all Fimo Liquid works with laser printers ONLY. If you try to print something on your inkjet and transfer it with Fimo Liquid you will be very dissapointed with the result. When you finally pill off the paper you will see that the image goes off too or stays in the liquid Fimo but it's dull. Photocopy paper is one solution put after baking you have to soak it for at least 30 minutes and then rub it gently under running water for a looong time. After a lot of research on the internet and before quitting I found a better way for the job. For the example described below I used Decadry's T-shirt transfer paper appropriate for inkjet printers. Keep in mind that this product cannot be used with laser printers. So here we go!

Print your image on the white side of the paper not the one with the grid. Cut the extra paper off.

I will not use the whole image so I draw two circles with a metallic cutter and then filled them with liquid fimo using a brush.

Make sure to work straight to the surface you will put in the oven. As you can see I put tape around the image. By doing this you will stop the air from getting below the image and making the paper bulge. Remember, if your paper bulges, liquid fimo will probably crack during baking.

Leave your work to "rest" for at least 15 minutes and then check if the liquid is even or if there are holes that need to be filled. Bake at 265 ° F (130 °C) for 20 minutes. Allow the image to cool, remove the tape carefully and cut to a size similar to the circles. 

Using your fingernails remove the grid paper. The remaining paper is very thin. Your transfer is done.

Condition a quantity of polymer clay to your conditioning machine and cut two pieces with a smaller circular cutter. The first time I did this I glued the image on the clay using fimo liguid and then baked it according to the manufacturer's instructions but it turned out there where bubbles between the paper and the clay so in this example I baked the circles of clay alone and then glued the paper on top using Mod Podge glue.

 

After 20 minutes cut the extra paper and there you go!!!!

I hope you find this article helpful. For any suggestions or questions feel free to contact me.