Stamping on slate tiles - any insight?

[lisapizza]

I searched the forums but found no discussion on stamping on slate. My uncle makes slate coasters, so I thought it would be neat to try to stamp on those, instead of the tumbled tiles. Does anyone have experience stamping on slate? Any advice? Thanks so much!

[PaisleyPrincess]

I was wondering the same thing. I saw some slate things at The Pottery and thought they would look cute stamped. i guess I just need to do it.

The ones I saw were darker so i would think they would be harder to colorize

[aslangirl]

I just posted a pic in my gallery of some flat rocks I stamped on--I embossed them just like I would paper!

I would think craft inks or acrylic paints would work well on slate. My mother has stenciled and free-hand painted on slate many times, and It always looks great. I don't recall that she's ever done anything special or unusual. Just make sure it's clean and dry beforehand, and probably spray it with a clear sealant (like Krylon) when it's dry.

Have fun...HTH!

[StampinHappyInCT]

I have stamped on slate. I stamped in VersaMark and embossed with detail black EP, then I colored in the image with twinkling H2Os. They came out great! I made 20 Christmas ornaments this way. I wish I had a picture to share, but my camera was not working at the time I made them.

[taylormadepaint]

I have painted on slate for years. I always clean them first, then after they are dry I use mod podge to give them "tooth", something for the paint to stick to. I would then put a thin layer of acrylic paint on them then stamp with black stazon and color them with markers. hth. Melony