I just did it this past week. I got unglazed travertine tiles at Home Depot (they come in a package of 9 for about $5). I also bought cork and felt pads to put on the bottom (it was easier to use the little circles rather than a whole fitted piece & you can put your signature on the back) - the pads are in the door knob aisle. I stamped using Brillance pigment inks - you have more time to manipulate the ink around. If you use Staz On, the ink dries really fast and you can't produce a smeared or smudged effect. It's not necessary to seal (pigments are permanent) but you should use a tile sealer to prevent stains if you're using them as coasters.
If you don't have pigment inks, you can use your SU classic ink pads, but you have to bake the tiles at 350 for 20 minutes to set the ink. You can also stamp the image with classic ink and use your chalk and then you have to use a sealer!
The images came out really great! I used Spring Garden, Petal Prints, Roses in Winter and Fish Frolic (retired). I also stamped names on them to give them as year end gifts to my kids' teachers. Whatever you do, don't stamp their names in black, because it will look like you bought the coaster and then stamped the names on later. I found it looks much nicer to stamp names in coordinating colors.
I haven't figured out how to post pictures yet - that requires me how to figure out how to get the pics out of the digital camera! :? Look for a posting next week! Good luck!
|
