Tile Coasters with a Quilted DSP Pattern

I have a good friend who is an avid quilter and I made these tile coasters for her birthday. 

Tile coasters are very easy to make, they just are not a quick project.  So as long as you make them several days ahead they're an impressive easy gift.  And this particular pattern was a great way to use up some DSP scraps.

Materials:

• 4" square tiles (I get mine at my local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store)
• ModPodge and foam brush
• Paper decoration

Step by step instructions are super easy

1. make your focal point on paper
2. be sure the tiles are clean and dry
3. cover both the tile and the back of the paper with a thin layer of Modpodge 
4. on the dry upper surface of the paper start at the center and work to the edges to remove all the bubbles from under the paper
5. then brush a thin layer of modpodge over the top being sure to seal the edges
6. allow to dry and repeat as many layers as you feel looks good (I usually add 2-3 more layers of ModPodge)
7. Seal with an acrylic spray sealer (to protect from condensation from a cold glass)
8. Adhere felt furniture feet on the bottom to each corner - to protect furniture from the tile

Voila done.

I also like to make a matching pretty package to deliver the gift.

If you'd like to see more tile coasters then check out these posts:

  

   fussy cut and mounted on black CS                                    punch art                         stamped images

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Pinwheel Card with Designer Paper Squares

Today's post is for everyone who loves Designer Paper - or maybe loves it too much!

If you're like me its really hard to throw away the leftover scraps of designer paper. Surely there's something I can do with them? Right?  But I do confess to having, shall we say, a wee bit too much of the pretty stuff laying around.  So I set out on a mission to find ways to use it up.  Here's one result - a pinwheel card.

This is pretty easy overall.  The pinwheel pieces are 1-1/4" squares, four each of 2 coordinating designs. Or in this case, matching cardstock. The darker base piece is 3-3/4" square.

Here's How:  If you can mentally separate the 2 sets, the printed squares are laid out in a square pattern with edges parallel to the framing layer.  The solid color pieces are laid out in a square rotated at 45 degrees to the framing layer.  Then you just alternate adhering them to the base.

CAUTION: that first square needs to be glued on one half only, because the last square coming full circle will need to be slipped under it.  I made a video showing how its done. 

I hope I inspired you. Maybe to try making a pinwheel card, or maybe just to clean and take inventory of all your scraps.  And if you don't save scraps then I'm envious of your discipline for staying neat.

Or if you don't have enough Designer paper you can always buy more from my store!
Check out all of Stampin'UP!'s gorgeous Designer Series Papers HERE

And if you're local to the Madison/Dane county area then 

sign-up for my class on Designing with DSP.

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