Connie-Drink Coasters

Using a delightful tiny dragonfly image from Sweet Pea Stamps #5 and a lovely saying from Sweet Pea Stamps plate #2 I have put together a set of coasters as a gift for a friend who has a small winery.

Supplies: blank coasters

Sweet Pea plates #2 and #5

Black Dye ink by Memories

Dye ink by Ranger (New Burgundy)

Dye ink by Ranger (Moss Green)

Clear UTEE by Suze Weinberg

Versamark pad by Tsukineko

Heat Tool by Milwaukee

Copper Leafing pen by Krylon

Clear Stardust glitter pen by Sakura

various sponges

metal clip by USArtQuest

I stamped the saying in the center of the blank coaster with black dye ink and stamped the small dragonfly in each corner with burgundy dye ink. I added glitz to the dragonfly tail with the Stardust Gellyroll pen and sponged green ink all around the edges with more at the very edge. I went around the rim with a copper colored leafing pen to help seal the edge and finish it both.

Then I inked it well with Versamark ink and dipped into UTEE, heating with heat tool until melted. I repeated the Versamark/UTEE step 2 more times until I acheived a glass-like smooth finish.

Hopefully the UTEE will seal the coasters so they will be resistant to spills and my gift will last my friend a long time.