Set of Coasters

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #8 at Lavinia World,

where the theme is always Anything Goes!

I was at Michaels the other day and walked by the Cricut Infusable Ink stand.  To be honest, I felt a little out of touch. There was a time when everything Cricut was my world, but then I discovered dies and stamps, and well, what can I say?  I do still use my Cricut but not as much as I used to.  Anyway while reading through the pamphlets to familiarize myself with this new Infusable Ink magic, I spotted a set of 4 glazed ceramic coasters and I knew right there and then that I had to have them, because this project popped into my mind ...

Isn't it great when you have a project in mind and it comes out just as you envisioned it? Although having said that, I'm a person who loves colour, so at first I thought they were a little blah, but the more I look at them, the more I like them just the way they are.  These were all stamped with a variety of Lavinia World stamps (see listed below which stamps were used for which coaster) and they were all stamped using Jet Black StazOn ink.  My stamps are all stained black, but they work perfectly well, so don't let that deter you from using StazOn ink.  I find that it's the best ink to stamp on a multitude of surfaces and holds up pretty well.  I made a set of coasters about 8 years ago, and they're still holding up well.

For this first coaster, I stamped the Star Blossom, then the dragon fly from the Fairy Bugs stamp set, and lastly one of the Fairy Foragers.  I always use the acetate sheet that comes with each stamp to help me plan out where everything is going to go.

I love this Fairy Bridge.  I centered it on the coaster, then stamped another fairy from the Fairy Foragers and then a few of the Willow vines.  I'm pretty sure they're supposed to hang, but I think they look great in this scene :-)

I love waterscapes, so this is one of my favourites 😄  I began by stamping the Lily Pad, followed by the Bulrushes (cattails) and lastly another of the Fairy Foragers. Then I went back and stamped another lily leaf by only inking part of the Lily Pad stamp.

For this last coaster, I used the Fairy Chain - Small, but even that was too wide across, so I had to leave out one of the fairies. Next I stamped the Vine in the center and used the Mini Leaf 1to fill in the remaining space.

I'm planning on giving this set away as a gift, but I'll definitely make more.

I think they make sweet little gifts for those special people in our lives.

Here is a quick recap of all the products I used,

 each linked to the Lavinia World store, for your convenience.

Star Blossom

Fairy Bugs

Fairy Foragers

Fairy Bridge

Willow

Lily Pad

Bulrushes

Vine

Mini Leaf 1

Fairy Chain - Small

Anytime you stamp on a very smooth surface, you have to have a very steady hand or use some sort of stamping tool in order to get the images stamped without smearing.  For me, the Fiskars Stamp Press worked out the best. The coasters are just a tad too thick to use in a Misti.  It's not too big of a deal though.  If you make a mistake, just grab a tissue,  dab it with rubbing alcohol and wipe if off.  Then you can go for a second try, or third, etc.  :-)

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

We prefer that your submissions use Lavinia stamps, but it's not a requirement.  However, if you do use Lavinia stamps in your project, your chances of winning are doubled.

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at Lavinia World. 

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Till next time,

crafty hugs,