Has anyone stamping on tiles with acrylic paints?

[Amy05]

Has anyone used acrylic paints on tubled tile coasters? Stampin Up! says that's what they used on the tile on pg. 20 of th spring mini with the Fresh Fruits stamp set. I'm wondering how long it takes to dry, if it will need to be baked, sealed, etc. I've searched the forum but didn't find anything. Thanks.

Amy

[JulieHRR]

They should air dry. But to protect the surface, I would seal it with Krylon Matte or gloss, depending on the look you want, and whether or not absorbancy of the tiles is an issue for you.

[peglegs]

I've stamped and painted on tile with acrylic paints with ok success. You'll need to seal it when it dries (can take as little as an hour depending on the thickness of the paint) with a sealant. I used a spray matte finish like Kryon. I did find though that the paint is prone to getting chipped or nicked off, even after being sealed. Also, wipe the surface of the tile with alcohol to remove any residue that could interfere with the paint.

There are special paints available for tile and ceramic surfaces in the craft stores FYI that probably work better than acrylic, but I've never used them. HTH

[Amy05]

Thanks for the tips. I thought it would be great to have a class make a set of tiles with the writing in the background and the fuit, using a different color. Maybe I should stamp the background and have that totally dry before the people come and then they can stamp on the fruit. I like the mat look and am not concerned with absorbancy so sealing it won't be a problem- we just might have to bake it first so it can throughly dry! I'll look into the tile paints more first. Any other suggestions?

Amy

[ssummerer]

Amy,

We just did these fruit coasters last night at a stamp camp, but we stamped with StazeOn instead of using the acrylic paint. It looked great and is so much easier. No need to seal the tiles. Just let them cure a couple of days before using them.

I think we used Olive Green for the pear and Timber Brown for the stem. We also used TimberBrown for the French Script.

Best luck!

Stefanie