Tile Coasters

[StampinSweetheart]

Is there any other type of paper that will work other than tissue paper? It gets jammed in my printer no matter how well I tape it to the sheet of computer paper...:(

[StampinSweetheart]

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Someone help PLEASE

[maconscrapper]

No sure what your question is, and I am in no way an expert. But based on the paper you are trying to feed in the printer, similar product you might try vellum.

[pickles]

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Originally Posted by StampinSweetheart

Is there any other type of paper that will work other than tissue paper? It gets jammed in my printer no matter how well I tape it to the sheet of computer paper...:(

I've just tried regular computer paper and it worked - doesn't quite look the same as the tissue paper, but it DOES work. I'm using it for my tile class TONIGHT!

[AnGeLcRaFtEr]

I read somewhere online that you could print out the pic on regular computer paper, then cut your tissue paper just a touch bigger than your image and tape around the edges right on top of the computer paper and feed it through again. I am making these for Christmas gifts, and I too have been frustrated with the tissue paper. I haven't tried it yet, but hopefully it works out for the both of us.
happy crafting!

[mune5664]

I did tile coasters for Father's Day. I got frustrated with the tape too so I used two way glue. That worked great. I have to make 16 of them tonight!!

[PeaceandJoy]

I did 60 of these for a retreat weekend a couple of months ago. After researching on the internet, I used a repositionable adhesive ( the one I had on hand was a 3M product). I sprayed copy paper very lightly and actually flipped it over onto scrap paper to make it a bit less adhesive. Then I used 8 1/2" X 11" tissue paper that I'd cut - plain old cheap white tissue that comes in sheets for giftwrap - and layered it onto the copy paper. It fed through my HP printer fine. I was able to get 6 on a sheet (I was making them 3 1/2" square), so did 10 sheets of them. I did have to let them dry a bit, as they were pretty color intensive, so the tissue was kind of damp after it came through. Then I was able to tear it and proceed as usual.

[moonbath]

I use tracing paper to print my design and decoupage them onto the tile coaster. My print comes out perfect. The decoupage does take 4 weeks to cure and ensure that it is water proof. To ensure the coasters still absorb some water I only decoupage the image and within 1/4 inch or less around the image. Hope this helps.

[DixieCurl]

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Originally Posted by moonbath

I use tracing paper to print my design and decoupage them onto the tile coaster. My print comes out perfect. The decoupage does take 4 weeks to cure and ensure that it is water proof. To ensure the coasters still absorb some water I only decoupage the image and within 1/4 inch or less around the image. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the tip about tracing paper!