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Supplies:
1) (4) 3.5 x 3.5 Acrylic blocks
2) (4) Chipboard Coaster
3) Your choice of cardstock or patterned paper
4) Your favorite “Kitchen Sink Stamps” (“Playful Christmas” is shown)
5) Brayer (I use a stoneware scraper) (*not shown)
6) Dew Drops (optional)
7) Mod Podge with foam brush
8 ) Red Line Tape
9) Crystal Effects
10) Sandpaper
Step 1: Trace with pencil around acrylic block onto all four chipboard coasters. Cut out carefully. Put aside.
Step 2: Cut cardstock for chipboard and for stamping to 3.5×3.5
eight pieces in all. Then stamp desired image onto four pieces and let dry.
Step 3: Make sure your block is clean and free of ALL dust, fingerprints and lint. Carefully Mod Podge with a thin even coat about ¼ inch around all four sides of the stamped paper. This will prevent too much streaking.
{Note: In case of a bad turnout, the paper and glue can be removed by soaking under warm soapy water and by using goo gone to remove adhesive. Your block will be as good as new.}
Step 4: Leave stamped paper image side up on your work table. Carefully line up your block over top of the paper. The paper may want to jump up onto the block due to static charge, so be ready to move the paper quickly if needed before the adhesive sets up. Once securely on the block, turn the block over and quickly start to work out any air bubbles that may be between the paper and the block with your brayer or scraper. Work quickly and swiftly.
Step 5: Apply dew drops one by one using Stampin’ Up Crystal Effects. Apply to all four coasters at the same time to allow for quicker drying time and less work. Allow about 20 minutes for the dew drops to set before turning to a new side. When two sides are finished, just brace the block up against a mug with a kitchen towel underneath to provide cushion and safety while applying the rest of your dew drops.
Step 6: While dew drops are drying, cover your cut down chipboard coasters with your choice of patterned paper. Apply Mod Podge on the whole coaster with a thin even coat. Apply paper, wait for it to dry, cut excess paper off around the coaster and sand edges lightly. After sanding dust is cleared, seal the patterned paper side with another even coat of Mod Podge. It will dry clear. You may use a spray sealant if you feel that these coasters may take more abuse.
Step 7: Place red line tape on the back of the chipboard coaster. Then apply to the back of the glass coaster with patterned paper facing upwards.
Then put them in your favorite origami or altered coaster box and give to a very special friend!
Another Option:You can still have the same beautiful effect without the Dew Drops, and by placing a sheet of velvet patterned paper onto the back of your glass block using red lined tape. Please come back soon and visit as I will have other beautiful ideas using this same idea.
Go to Kitchen Sink Stamps to order your set of four 3.5 x 3.5 blocks for $14.00. You may also purchase your Dew Drops there. I bought my velvet paper for this project at SEI.
November 26, 2007 at 4:08 am
OH BECKY, THESE ARE AMAZING!!!! WHAT A GREAT IDEA. WELL WORTH THE WAIT.
November 26, 2007 at 4:08 am
Becky, these are awesome! Definitely worth staying up to check out . . .
November 26, 2007 at 4:38 am
Stunning! What a great project and tutorial!
November 26, 2007 at 4:41 am
LOVE them Becky!! Just beautiful . . . ok off to shop! Great job! 🙂
November 26, 2007 at 5:28 am
These are beautiful Becky! If you need a recipient I can send you my address!!!
November 26, 2007 at 5:40 am
These coasters are stunning! I have never made coasters like these but I will now, thanks to your tutorial. Just gorgeous. Thank you for taking the time to make the tutorial.
Mary
November 26, 2007 at 5:42 am
Wow! These are amazing! Thank you for the tutorial. 🙂
November 26, 2007 at 6:18 am
Seriously WOW! So friggin’ cool! I am impressed, my friend!!
November 26, 2007 at 7:20 am
Love ’em! These are great…and sooo easy! Thanks.
Stampingly,
Cindy
November 26, 2007 at 7:36 am
HOLY COW GIRL!!!! You rock!!!!!
I love love love love this!
November 26, 2007 at 10:17 am
Wow, your coasters are so, so beautiful. Your tutorial is so professionally done. TFS.
November 26, 2007 at 11:44 am
Beautiful Becky!! Fantastic tutorial:)
Dee
November 26, 2007 at 12:20 pm
WOW!!!! These are absolutely AMAZING!!! I love them! BRAVO!!!
November 26, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Ah, Beck! They are fantastic. I love them all. And your packaging/ribbon/boxes to go with them is great! Marie must be a very happy girl 🙂
November 26, 2007 at 12:46 pm
What a beautiful project! Thanks for the tutorial and I love your ribbon too! 🙂
November 26, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Wow! What an unbelievably AWESOME project! Really cool! Thanks for the tutorial!
November 26, 2007 at 1:56 pm
These are just wonderful! You do great work! Stunning comes to mind!
November 26, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Gorgeous project! Thanks for sharing!
November 26, 2007 at 4:19 pm
These are wonderful…and such a nice alternative to the standard tile coasters, which I find very difficult to stamp on. Thank you for such a fabulous tutorial.
November 26, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Becky, no wonder you’ve been MIA lately. These are awesome!! I love the dew drops on the sides, what a great touch. These would definitely make a nice gift.
November 26, 2007 at 10:45 pm
LOVE these! What a wonderful job you did!!!
November 26, 2007 at 11:05 pm
wow!! these are great!!
November 26, 2007 at 11:35 pm
This is just beautiful, amazing!
November 27, 2007 at 12:14 am
These are beautiful Becky! I’ve linked to you on my blog at: http://whereschristmas.wordpress.com/
God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
Todd
November 27, 2007 at 2:23 am
These are sooo gorgeous, Becky!! I love ’em!
November 27, 2007 at 7:37 pm
What a wonderful gift, Becky! They look awesome!
November 28, 2007 at 6:51 am
Oh my WORD! These are just fabulous, and I am going to go order some right now! Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial!
November 29, 2007 at 2:38 am
These are totally awesome….love, love, love them…putting them on a list of prezzies to make!! You are way creative!
December 1, 2007 at 11:09 pm
I hope you don’t mind Becky, but I’ve received so many visits from your blog, I thought your readers might be interested to know that I finally have the Wal-Mart ‘Carol of the Bells’ TV Commercial posted – only place you can find it other than on TV: http://whereschristmas.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/wal-mart-carol-of-the-bells-tv-commercial/
December 4, 2007 at 4:44 am
These are just gorgeous! Thanks for the insructions! I have dew drops on their way to me now!
December 4, 2007 at 4:10 pm
These are fabo! I am assuming these are stamping arcylic blocks?
December 10, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Simply AMAZING!
December 12, 2007 at 1:03 am
What a creative and beautiful project! Thanks for sharing.
December 14, 2007 at 1:48 am
Oh they’re beautiful! I’m new to your blog.. found you through Julie Masse.
December 31, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Oh my goodness!!! I just found your blog and these blocks are fabulous!!! You are so creative. I can’t wait until payday!!! I have got to have those blocks!! Thank you for sharing!
January 1, 2008 at 1:00 am
I just checked the tutorial, and these are even more fabulous than the first pics… WOW… Now I really need to find some of these 🙂
Val Lodder
Vernon, BC
January 13, 2008 at 2:23 am
These are awesome. I will definitely come back to see your website more often……thanks for the awesome tutorial…. will be trying one soon…..
March 22, 2008 at 7:47 am
Hey, Becky! I finally finished my set of your coasters! You ROCK!
July 12, 2008 at 1:01 am
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July 20, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Has this been published so that we can see? Someone sent me this link and I’d love to see an actual photo. 🙂
October 8, 2008 at 12:36 am
Absolutely stunning…..in awe!!!!