tile coasters
 

I'm sorry if someone has recently asked this question! I looked through a few threads and decided to just start my own!

I am doing some tile coasters for a friend. I know to stamp them with staz-on ink but wasn't sure what I can color the image in with?

Plus, do I bake these? If so, how long?

Or do I use a sealant to insure the ink does not run? If I do use sealant, will it take away the pourosness (is that a word?) of the coaster?

Again sorry!!! Just want to make sure I make a quality gift!!

I use Sharpies after I use my heat gun on the Staz-On. I use a light coating of Fixatif to seal it.

ok, so sharpies to color-not craft ink or some other ink. and the other to seal it. does sealing it seem to take away it pourousness for when you put a cold drink on it that is condensating?

Thanks so much for the advice...

Here is an EXCELLENT video on this subject:
http://stamptv.ning.com/video/tile-coasters
HTH!

I use SU Pastel chalks and seal with cheap harispray. Here's a tutorial I did awhile back.

http://stampingoddess.typepad.com/st...d_tile_co.html

Thanks so much! The you tube video was so helpful! I will also have to try the pastels as well.

SU Pastels with blender pen. I have a tutorial on my blog. No need to bake. http://stampingcountry.typepad.com/s...-tutorial.html

The video is helpful...thanks for posting!

Luv,
Heidi

I did some at Christmas and used Bic Mark-It's (same thing as Sharpies . . .) for the small areas and pastel chalks for the large areas. I used a couple of coats of a spray sealer I picked up at Wally's and some little round felt chair feet on the bottom. I used the "Tree for all Seasons" set from SU -- it's perfect for a set of 4.

I like the idea of using chalks to color it in, but does the hairspray or sealer affect the tile's absorbancy? I don't want the moisture from the glass just sitting on top of the tile.

You can use reinkers, chalks, sharpies, pick up ink directly from your ink pad with your blender, a lot of options. They are so much fun to make and great gifts...I have a tutorial on my blog:

http://www.elliesstampgarden.com/200...-coasters.html

Has anyone tried achohol inks with these? I just don't like the idea of sealing something that's supposed to absorb moisture.

If you use Stazon, you don't have to seal the tiles. I actually show you in the StampTV video that you can completely immerse them in a bowl of water shortly after making them and they don't run at all.

Yeah, you don't want to seal them if using them as a coaster. I bake mine in the own at 350 for 20 minutes and they absorb just great and the designs don't smudge at all. I've been using mine for about 6 years now and they are still going strong! :)

I tried a few ways of doing these, and I think my best bet is the StazOn and the Sharpie markers. So far, so good! The StazOn is not affected by the Sharpie markers if you give it a shot with the heat gun first!

The chalks rubbed right off even after heat setting. Won't go there again.

Just my 2 cents!

This has been a great inspiration today...I've thought about trying coasters...but was concerned about the ink and the longevity of the coasters. Has anybody used a pigment ink for the initial stamped image? I was thinking of a matalic copper or bronze...heat set...then color. I think I like the idea of heat setting rather then sealing. After much research...it seems to me that the color lasts longer with baking. I have both brilliance and encore pads...I'll try one of each and get back with results.

Lisa

While you don't necessarily need to "seal" the tiles if you use Stazon, I have found that my sealant- spritiz aerosol hairspray- has helped with the longevity of the stamped and colored image.

Here is another way to do tiles using embossing powder and ink:
http://stampwithheather.typepad.com/...p-project.html
:)

Lisa,
I never bake my coasters and I have had mine for YEARS- used every single day and not one has even remotely faded. I used Stazon only.
Hope that helps.

Thanks to all of you who have replied! I finally did one with stazon only with doing nothing else. It absorbed great and the colors stayed true. I used the chalk, that rubbed off a little when I ran my finger over it.

Question-can you take a blender pen directly to the stazon ink pad? Or would that ruin the blender pen?

I want lots of color on the tiles, but the doubers are so fat & hard to work with!!!

Thanks again...

I don't think I'd put my blender pen on the StazOn pad. You can use smaller daubers if you prefer to use StazOn only. I have the ones that fit over your finger. You can tilt the daubers to the side to get better control.

You can also use Sharpie markers to color in small areas. It's quite opaque tho. Give the stamped image a shot with the heat gun before coloring it in. I found this helps to keep the markers from affecting the original stamped image. It doesn't need any sealing and is permanent.

Thanks for the advice on not using my blender pens! I would hate to ruin them...I will look for smaller daubers. I just love lots of color but all my stamps have small spaces to color in.

I will heat set the staz on first too. Again...thanks!!!