craftgrrl | tiles! (Reply)

I made 3 sets of 4 tiles last night. I probably will end up making another two of the pineapple and then another set of 4. I'm not sure of what the design will be...all my designs are on the fly! The only clear idea I had was I had to have some polynesian themed ones for friends who are decorating their new home in that theme. I think those tiles will go well with their dark teak furniture.

This was my first time making tiles. After reading instructions at many different sites and getting ideas of what sort of inks and other materials to use, I opted to go with Lumiere paint, Colorbox chalk fluid inks, Brilliance and Palette inks (both regular and metallic colors).

Dragonfly tile- I'm actually going to save these for a birthday present in January.

Lumiere Met Russet paint
Metallic Palette Satin Sage
Palette Noir Black
Above the Mark fern (around the edges)
Gudalupe's Fun Stamps small angular spiral
Magenta dragonfly

Pineapple tile-- I haven't put the sealant on this set yet. I'm trying to decide if I like it glossy or matte.

Colorbox chalk fluid ink Olive Pastel
Colorbox chalk fluid ink Dark Moss
Colorbox chalk fluid ink Yellow Cadium
Palette Noir Black
Metallic Palette Buffed Bronze
Stampscapes palm trees
Rubber Trouble pineapple

Sun tile- for my best friend

Lumiere Halo Gold Pink
Lumiere Met Russet (sponged around the edges)
Brilliance Galaxy Gold
Palette Noir Black
Metallic Palette Blazing Blue
All Night Media Pussywillow branches
Sideshow Stamps sun

bottom of the tile

I'm going to make more tiles tonight. In the future, I'd like to play with different sizes and maybe use them as a basis for a neat college a la this article.

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