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This thread convinced me to take a try at the coasters too. My plan is to make 10 sets for our girlfriend's christmas get together.
I found the rialto tiles on clearance for .7 each at Lowes. My test tile was stazon with sharpies and a blender pen. I baked it for 20 minutes at 250 and used it and it didn't bleed. Today I'm going to spray a sealer to see what happens.
This thread convinced me to take a try at the coasters too. My plan is to make 10 sets for our girlfriend's christmas get together.
I found the rialto tiles on clearance for .7 each at Lowes. My test tile was stazon with sharpies and a blender pen. I baked it for 20 minutes at 250 and used it and it didn't bleed. Today I'm going to spray a sealer to see what happens.
7 cents!!!!!! I am soooo jelous! The only home improvement store near us (and its 35 miles away) is Home Depot. I paid $5.95 for packs of 9. Weird ammount, I thought. So, it's like 66 cents each. I think I've paid the most, but it will still cut down on my Christmas shopping!
I like your idea of baking and sealing.
Stef
I know these are not coasters, but I thought they would be another great use for tile. I bought the 2x2 tiles that come in a sheet with the webbing on the back. I think they were about $10 and you get 36 of them. I then peeled them off the backing and used the All In the Family set to make personalized tiles for everyone in my family. My 2 1/2 year old daughter loves to play with them on the fridge and uses hers to hang the painting she did. Anyway, just thought I would share. I stamped them with Stazon and colored them in with watercolor pencils and a blender pen. Baked them at 350 for 25 minutes and after they cooled, sprayed with Krylon. I used Crystal Effects to adhere the magnet on the back. I used a 1" ceramic disk magnet and it works great and actually is strong enough to hold the tile and whatever you want to stay on the fridge. I hate it when you buy a magnet and it won't even hold a sheet of paper.
I did have a question regarding using craft ink on tiles. What are you using to apply the craft ink?
Shar
Oh, I so love these!!! I may have to do these for teacher gifts. Thanks for sharing!!!
I am interested in making some tiles.
I have both the Home Depot and Lowe's tiles.
After reading everyone's helpful insight...
I am gathering that with the -
Home Depot Tiles (Botticino): one would stamp with Stazon and then color with either Stazon or Sharpies then your done...no need to heat set.
Lowe's Tiles (Rialta): one would stamp with Stazon and then color with pastels/craft ink and then heat set. Let cool and spray with either Krylon's Matte or Clear Glaze or do you heat set them?
I am interested in making some tiles.
I have both the Home Depot and Lowe's tiles.
After reading everyone's helpful insight...
I am gathering that with the -
Home Depot Tiles (Botticino): one would stamp with Stazon and then color with either Stazon or Sharpies then your done...no need to heat set.
Lowe's Tiles (Rialta): one would stamp with Stazon and then color with pastels/craft ink and then heat set. Let cool and spray with either Krylon's Matte or Clear Glaze or do you heat set them?
My Rialta tiles were heat set but then the sharpie color ran when I wiped it so I am also spraying with Krylon
I just bought some tiles from Lowe's this week. I tested one on Monday evening. I stamped it with black StazOn ink. I colored in the image with Stampin' Pastels and a blender pen. I let it set overnight (approx. 6 hours) before touching it. I wasn't very careful about where I was touching it (my daughter also touched it) - right in the middle of the image and I noticed that the color smudged a bit.
I am planning to do this with some ladies on Saturday but I'm not sure I will be at home or a rented location, so I don't know if I will be able to bake them. I agree with a previous poster that I don't want to put something in my oven to bake that could be toxic.
What is the recommended method for the Lowe's Botticino Tumbled Marble Tiles? Was there a tutorial done before and posted under the resources section? I wasn't able to find it.
i always use Workable Fixatif spray (you can find this in AC Moore, Michaels and Walmart) before stamping and using the chalks. This spray preps the surface of the tile. I have never had a problem with smudging.
I just bought some tiles from Lowe's this week. I tested one on Monday evening. I stamped it with black StazOn ink. I colored in the image with Stampin' Pastels and a blender pen. I let it set overnight (approx. 6 hours) before touching it. I wasn't very careful about where I was touching it (my daughter also touched it) - right in the middle of the image and I noticed that the color smudged a bit.
I am planning to do this with some ladies on Saturday but I'm not sure I will be at home or a rented location, so I don't know if I will be able to bake them. I agree with a previous poster that I don't want to put something in my oven to bake that could be toxic.
What is the recommended method for the Lowe's Botticino Tumbled Marble Tiles? Was there a tutorial done before and posted under the resources section? I wasn't able to find it.
Thanks for your help!
Please see my post #30 in this thread - I used the Botticino tumbled tiles and so did StamperSharon on her coasters.
Also, here's the link to the SCS Resources tutorial (under Projects), which uses the tumbled tiles too:
Okay, I shrugged off my non creative jitters, and did it. I printed my images out on tissue paper, modge podged my tile, put the paper down, and modge podged my top, the color from my pic started to come off onto the tile when I went over it with the foam brush. Is there a way to stop this? I let it dry over night, stamped on my saying with Staz-on, and modge podged over it again. It smeared a little more of the color (pic not stamped title), and the modge podge made it look a little cloudy, and streaked (you can see the brush strokes). Is this normal, do I dilute the modge podge? ( I just poured a little onto a plate, and dipped the sponge paintbrush into it, and put it on my tile.)
I am not too disappointed with the overall effect, but want to "tighten" it up a little. Any pointers?
I think your smearing problem may be a result of the ink used on your printer. Is it ink jet or laser? One may be better to use with mod podge than the other. The tutorial was done with black and white too which may be more forgiving than color. If you have a different printer or access to a friends try making 3 more tiles. One from your printer in black and white and then 2 from a different type of printer (B&W and color). Then let us know if it makes any difference!
Okay, I shrugged off my non creative jitters, and did it. I printed my images out on tissue paper, modge podged my tile, put the paper down, and modge podged my top, the color from my pic started to come off onto the tile when I went over it with the foam brush. Is there a way to stop this? I let it dry over night, stamped on my saying with Staz-on, and modge podged over it again. It smeared a little more of the color (pic not stamped title), and the modge podge made it look a little cloudy, and streaked (you can see the brush strokes). Is this normal, do I dilute the modge podge? ( I just poured a little onto a plate, and dipped the sponge paintbrush into it, and put it on my tile.)
I am not too disappointed with the overall effect, but want to "tighten" it up a little. Any pointers?
My ink smeared too and I'm pretty sure it's because of the printer. I have an HP3210 All-in-One printer, scanner, copier that takes ink cartridge #2, and the ink smears terrible on anything I print if it gets wet.
I had some success when I sprayed my tissue paper images with an acrylic sealer and let it dry before adhering it to my tile with Mod Podge.
Mine is the Lexmark X6150, I will spray the fixative on one of the pics I have already printed and try it tomorrow! Just use the sealant they use in the tutorial? Oh I am so stoked to try it again! Thanks ladies! I can't tell you how much I learn here!
Mine is the Lexmark X6150, I will spray the fixative on one of the pics I have already printed and try it tomorrow! Just use the sealant they use in the tutorial? Oh I am so stoked to try it again! Thanks ladies! I can't tell you how much I learn here!
Okay, so after reading through the entire thread I think I missed something. I would love to make some of these for Christmas but I really would like to put photos on them. I read in one of the messages about printing on tissue paper or something. I'm just really confused. If someone has a tutorial about how to make the tiles with photos could you send me a link? Please???
Have a great Turkey Day!!!
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Okay, so after reading through the entire thread I think I missed something. I would love to make some of these for Christmas but I really would like to put photos on them. I read in one of the messages about printing on tissue paper or something. I'm just really confused. If someone has a tutorial about how to make the tiles with photos could you send me a link? Please???
Have a great Turkey Day!!!
Just a couple more questions for all of you.
1. Is sealing it best or is baking it best? (I'm assuming sealing it 'cause wouldn't baking burn/mess up the tissue paper?)
2. Does the sealer make it totally water proof or do you still have some problems with it smearing? (I read the part about using a laser printer to keep from it smearing when you apply the modge podge but is the sealer enough to keep it from smearing after that?)
Thanks so much ladies!!!
Leah
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Just a couple more questions for all of you.
1. Is sealing it best or is baking it best? (I'm assuming sealing it 'cause wouldn't baking burn/mess up the tissue paper?)
2. Does the sealer make it totally water proof or do you still have some problems with it smearing? (I read the part about using a laser printer to keep from it smearing when you apply the modge podge but is the sealer enough to keep it from smearing after that?)
Thanks so much ladies!!!
Leah
I never seal my coasters. I buy the tumbled marble, clean well, stamp with Staz-on, bake in 300 degree oven about 30 min., apply cork to bottom. Never a problem. Some sealers will make your tiles non-porous and they won't absorb the moisture but it will sit on top of the coaster instead.
I have been experimenting with this for awhile now. The Rialto tiles did not work for me. I tired stamping with Stazon, baking and sealing with Krylon but the image still rubbed off when I put my coffee cup on it. I switched tiles to the Bottichino Tumbled Marble tiles and they are great! I stamped with Stazon and colored with chalk. I did have to seal them with Krylon because of the chalk but I have been using them for my coffee cup and the image is NOT coming off. I got these tiles at Lowe's. I think they were around $5.50 for 9 tiles - they come in a box. Here are the tiles that I made for Christmas this year:
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I had the same problem with stamping directly on the RIALTO tiles. They were just too slippery!!! Then I tried stamping on tissue paper, colored them with markers, used modge podge, and finally sealing the coasters. They turned out pretty well (at least I think so!) Here is the link to one set that I did using this method - Hope Coasters by ckreege at Splitcoaststampers
On this set I printed out words on computer then stamped images.
Hope this helps.
Cathy
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Thanks for all of these wonderful tips! From what I'm reading, there is much debate on whether to bake or not to and whether to seal or not to. Can someone please weigh in and let me know your opinion? I want to try this out before Christmas but I'm uncertain on what method to go with!
I think you just have to experiment for yourself and see what works for you. I bought the wrong coasters the first time. The Rialto (glazed) coasters did not work for me. I tried everthing, even sealing them but the image still came off. Then I tried the Bottochino (sp?) tumbled marble tiles, used stazon ink and I baked mine but I don't think I had to. I used chalks to color them so I had to seal them. These came out great and image is not coming off. Here are the ones I made for Christmas gifts this year:
I am wondering how the rialto tiles do with chalks applied with blender pen or colored pencils. I plan on sealing them. If you have done either of these techniques I would love to know the results.
Thanks
I think you just have to experiment for yourself and see what works for you. I bought the wrong coasters the first time. The Rialto (glazed) coasters did not work for me. I tried everthing, even sealing them but the image still came off. Then I tried the Bottochino (sp?) tumbled marble tiles, used stazon ink and I baked mine but I don't think I had to. I used chalks to color them so I had to seal them. These came out great and image is not coming off. Here are the ones I made for Christmas gifts this year:
Thanks for sharing your experience. I looked at uour coasters and I love the chalking that you did! They turned out beautifully! Great job! I think I'll go with your suggestion and try the tiles you used. I really like the look of them.
I think you just have to experiment for yourself and see what works for you. I bought the wrong coasters the first time. The Rialto (glazed) coasters did not work for me. I tried everthing, even sealing them but the image still came off. Then I tried the Bottochino (sp?) tumbled marble tiles, used stazon ink and I baked mine but I don't think I had to. I used chalks to color them so I had to seal them. These came out great and image is not coming off. Here are the ones I made for Christmas gifts this year:
I bought the matte finished tiles for walls, I cleaned them with a cotton ball and rubbing alcohol ( i read somewhere this takes off any finish and makes ink stick better) I then alcohol inked and then I stamped using staz on or big juicy black archival pad... I used the heat gun until the ink was dry, then sprayed with finish.... I used felt feei for the bottom... I also did this with larger sizes. They are on my blog createwithnikki.blogspot.com, and my etsy shop. The larger trivet ones i used cork feet.
:p well im going to go to the HD tomorrow and buy some tile to give this a whirl i will let you know the outcome..sounds kinda scary
bake,no bake, spray no spray
what kinda ink? hmmmmmmm :confused:
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I used the lighthouse stamp from stampin up. The first tile was great thought I would try stamp a second image. Didn't work. So i just used window cleaner as soon as I saw it didn't look good and it came right off. Did heat set the first think I got the gun too close so it smeared a little bit. But kinda adds to the image.
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I stamped on tissue paper first then adhered to rialto tiles.
See response #105 above.
Not sure if this was what you wanted to do, just sharing my experience.
Cathy
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I stamped on tissue paper first then adhered to rialto tiles.
See response #105 above.
Not sure if this was what you wanted to do, just sharing my experience.
Tiles: Heat Set vs. Spay-On Sealant...
To seal or not to seal
