The best coasters to stamp on are called Bottichino. I remember the name because the name is vaguely like the chocolate brand I was addicted to in college (Botticelli). You can find these tiles usually in large box home improvement stores such as Home Depot.
The last few times I ventured into HD I was completely astounded to find not one Bottichino tile anywhere. So, I picked up these tiles, and they do the trick- they don’t give you quite the same effect, they are much darker, but I still like how they turned out.

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on making Tile Coasters. They are a wonderful gift to give for Christmas (unless you have to mail them, in which case they are way too heavy!)

This first technique uses Watercolour Wonder Crayons, which as you probably have guessed by now is one of my favorite mediums to work with.

Start by cleaning your tile. Nothing fancy, a damp papertowel will do the trick, then make sure it’s dry. If you live in Canada in the Edmonton area, your heat has probably been on a lot the last few days, so it shouldn’t take too long. While you are waiting please gather the following supplies:

*Line-Art Stamp set. I used Summer by the Sea, which is on Stampin’ Up!’s dormant list.
*Jet Black Stazon Ink
*Watercolour Wonder Crayons
*Small paintbrush and Blender Pen
*Krylon Crystal Clear Finishing Spray
*Scrap paper
*Crystal Effects
*Felt feet, or cork, for the base.

1. Start with your tile. Very carefully, ink up your stamp and stamp it directly onto the tile. Push down, then pull up, without rocking or sliding.

2. Admire the look.
3. Using your Watercolour Wonder Crayons, roughly colour in sections of your tile.

4. Take a paintbrush or blender pen and blend your colours, lightest colours first. Make sure you “bop” your brush down if stroking with the brush causes colour to not adhere properly.

5. Once this has dried, you can apply a mask, if you wish, so that you can stamp in the background of your coaster. I find it easiest to use a post it note. Just stamp on it, cut it out, and stick it where you don’t want more stamping to go.

6. I inked up retired set French Script with my stazon, and stamped over the tile. The last step is to glue the coaster to the tile with Crystal Effects, then spray with 4 or 5 light coats of Krylon. The Krylon usually makes the coaster image “pop” out.
Here’s the finished tile!

If you like the look but don’t have the Watercolour Wonder Crayons, try using Stampin’ Pastels. They give a very light, soft look, but it’s a lovely look. You should never use classic ink as the dye ink runs, and you are left unsatisfied and bitter
Have a wonderful evening! Thanks for stopping by to check out my tutorial- feel free to add your comments!

Until next time,
Stacy Westman