Well for .10 cents I will buy anything and that is how I ended up with these little coasters. I knew I'd use them for something and pulled them out when I needed a stamping project for my daughter's 4th grade fall party at school. Sorry to use retired sets but they fit the theme. These are actually supposed to be used under your terra cotta planters but they make the best coasters, candy dish, jewelry tray . . . whatever you want to use it for, they are cute.
I used the craft pads for the bold coaster with the leaves and acorn. The ink pretty much dries instantly because the porus surface.
For the coaster with the boy in the leaves I used the Staz On pad and then switched to the Basic Black pad figuring that would be less messy with kids. I used the Sharpie markers to color it in. What a fun project to do with kids! (Shhh . . . don't tell but it was fun to do for the adults too.)Everyone loved it and the color of the terra cotta was perfect for a fall project.
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2004 GMT Views: 1965
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Registered: April 24, 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 4391
Thu, Oct 28, 2004 @ 6:08 PM
very cute! great idea. Did you seriously colour in all of those little leaves around the border????? That's a lot of work, but it looks great! Did you have to seal them at all? K :]
I did color in all the leaves but I just used a sort of "marker thump" approach . . . I held 3 markers in my hand and once and just thumped them down so the color would be varried. It was actually quite quick. And no, I didn't seal them with anything. You really don't need to if you are using Staz On, Sharpie markers or Craft stamp pads.
Registered: October 20, 2004 Location: seattle! Posts: 16
Fri, Nov 05, 2004 @ 5:25 AM
I LOVE these!! Only a couple of questions. (and you will have to forgive me, but I am REALLY new at this). What size are these? I know most of the mugs I have in my cupboards are pretty big, and wondering if they would fit. Also, you mention "Craft stamp pad" - what exactly do you mean? I know Staz-on, but Craft pad?? I thought that using anything but Staz-on on anything other than paper will need sealed. HELP! sorry for the basic questions, but like I said.. really new at this. thanks
Large mugs won't fit on this particular size and I would think to get them any bigger would make them a pain to store. This sized fits a standard 8 ounce glass on it or a can of pop.
When I said "Craft stamp pads" I was referring to the Stampin' Up! Craft pads. These are our version of Pigment ink pads.
You mentioned that Staz On ink never needs to be sealed but that you thought all other inks would. That is not what I've found to be true. A lot of pigment inks will also NOT need to be sealed. However, if you are 'bopping' between brands of pigment ink you really need to test it first on a sample before you do your actual project. I have rarely ever needed to seal anything when using the SU! Craft (pigment) ink.
Specifically for this project . . . Once you stamp the terra-cotta you may wish to heat set them. I like to experiment so I tried heat setting vs. non-heat setting. Both approaches were water proof. Also, the pigment (SU! Craft) ink was dry almost immediately after stamping on this surface . . . probably because it is so very porous. This was fantastic because I was doing this project with thirty 10 year olds and I didn't have to worry about smudging or 'needing' to heat set. It is your choice of course to use heat or not. I'll leave that decision up to you. If you decide to go the heat setting route, I'd say use a toaster oven. You can stack 6-8 of these in the toaster oven and heat them all at once. For projects requiring heat to set, I usually take extra toaster ovens with me if working with a group of 20 or more.