I did a bit of experimenting  to get it right and wasted one tile,   But here they are.  I thought they would make great end of year gifts for all Hugo’s Preschool teachers.

I used Stazon Inks in saddle brown and teal blue.  If you use any contrasting colour the result will look spectacular.  I would of like to use a red as well,  maybe I’ll try that for my next lot.

The stamp set was a Unity Stamp Co – The Artist in You by Donna Downey.

On the back I used some felt cut into a large square, this helped seal the unsightly tile as well as a good surface protector for the coaster.

How to Stamp on Tiles:

• Practice on a piece of paper to get the correct positioning of the tile.
• Sponge around the edges using  the Stazon inks,  I used Stazon Saddle Brown, make sure you sponge the side of the tiles as well.
• Stamp the images of choice I used a set from Unity Stamp Co – The Artist in You.
• Make sure you apply nice even pressure as the tiles are rough and porous the images will not stamp as it did on paper.
• Give the ink time to set as the tile is porous it may look blurry to start with.  Once the ink sets it will loose the blurriness (not all as it is a rough surface)
• I sealed my tiles with Jo Sonja’s Silk Varnish and used 2 coats.  Make sure there are no bubbles as when it dries it will peal the entire image off ( I learnt the hard way )
• The varnish it cost $11.95 a bottle and I coated 7 tiles in 2 coats and I still have heaps left so you might want to try baking the tiles instead ( I have hard this works but I haven’t tried it myself.
• The back I covered with a piece of felt which works as protective layer as well as hide all the nasty tile rough lines and edges.  You could use rubber or cork as well.

After a rough start to the week with a move on the weekend, my notebook crashing then my goodies being held up in customs… finally some GOOD news the packages have arrived.  YEAH!!!!  So now I need to load all the new products to the my scrapbooking shoppe for you to enjoy as well.

I am so….. excited there some gorgeous papers from Echo Park and Pink Paislee,  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and Screens, Stampavie Clear Stamps, great tools such as sponge daubers,  clear mats and stamp scrubbers.

And remember if you are looking for something in particular let me know if you can’t find it on the website as there are always products coming in!!

I love the simplicity of this card, yet it has so much impact!  I used copic markers to colour the birds with Xpress IT blending paper.

I did try and colour this card with normal whisper white cardstock and really noticed the difference.  The colours don’t blend as well and the colour doesn’t show up as rich as it does on special designed cardstock.

The lined notepaper came from a special Stampin Up! designer paper serious but I got the students to use a white piece of cardstock and rule lines on it which gave the same impact.

Cardstock/Paper:  Whisper White, Real Red, Summer Picnic Designer Paper, Xpress it blending card paper.  Stamps: For Everything Stampin Up!   Inks/Markers:  Copic sketch markers, memento ink tuxedo black. Other:  Scallop Square Punch, Spiral Punch

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A place to share my passionwith the world of papercrafts and stamping. I am currently only offering stamps for Unity Stamp Company. They have some of the best stamps I have seen in a long time. Top quality and at a reasonable price. Check them out in the “shop here” section.

I will soon add workshop venues and also online demonstrations to this site. I hope you enjoy your visit and come back soon.