Before Christmas last year, my stamping friend Becky Oehlers posted a fantastic tutorial for using acrylic blocks** to make coasters; it was one of those jaw-dropping moments! You can't see her gorgeous set right now, but you can still see her instructions here.
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Today I finally had a chance to finish a set that I had started well before Christmas when Becky blessed me with a set of four blocks to play with. (I finished and posted one of the four several weeks ago, but it was not part of this set.) I chose a trio of Wordsworth stamps, Faith, Hope, and Love, and combined them with Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl papers, Vellum cardstock, a Real Red craft pad, and some assorted Dew Drops. (If you want to see any of these close up, just click on the picture.)
I used my Spellbinders Nestability Square dies to cut and emboss the vellum layers, then dipped the edges of the vellum in my Real Red craft pad to add a rough-textured line around the words. Because the print pattern interfered a bit with the smaller words, I used one of the solid papers from the same Dutch Girl set to place behind the stamped images, 1/8" smaller all the way around than the vellum layer.
I think that I might used a wide grosgrain ribbon to hang them in a vertical strip of three rather than using them as coasters; I still have to find the perfect color though. This was such a fun little project! Becky is just full of great ideas, and you'll come away from her blog inspired!
**Becky got the acrylic blocks at Kitchen Sink Stamps. The large size is not in stock right now, but I e-mailed them, and Maria plans to have it back in the store by early April. Thanks for visiting!
