Heffy Doodle and Artesprix Collaboration Blog Hop: Plaid Polished Coasters

November 21, 2023 Artesprix Design Team
Coasters, Gel Press, Markers, Stamp Pads

Hello friends! I'm Sara and and welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Artesprix Collaboration Blog Hop!

Hop along as our fabulous designers show you how to use Artesprix products with your paper crafting stash. There are so many ways to get creative with Iron-on-Ink and we are excited to show you more ways to use your Heffy Doodle products.

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Crafting has always been my creative outlet and I love that I get to use all my paper crafting supplies for sublimation with Artesprix Stamp Pads. Heffy Doodle has amazing designs, and today I will using their plaid stencil along with my gel press plate to create some sublimation coasters.

artesprix coasters with Heffy doodle stencil and gel press plate

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What is Sublimation Iron-on-Ink?

Iron-on-Ink is a line of specially formulated inks that transfers onto sublimation substrates once it is subjected to heat & pressure. Iron-on-Ink appears muted on paper, however the design is heat pressed onto the sublimation blank it becomes vibrant. Before Artesprix Iron-on-Ink, crafters needed a sublimation printer to experience this level of personalization. These products empower us with the ability to stamp, paint, and create sublimation designs, no printer needed!

sublimation stamp pad Heffy doodle plaid stencil artesprix coasters

Supplies:

Polished Coaster Blanks

Sublimation Stamp Pads

Sublimation Markers – Basic Chise l 10ct

Heat Resistant Tape

Protective Paper Roll

Heffy Doodle Aint So Plaid Stencil

Gel Press

Rubber Brayer

Heat Press, Craft Press, or Home Iron

Mixed Media Paper

Pencil

Step-by-Step Tutorial:

Step 1: Place polished coaster on mixed media paper and trace it with a pencil. Repeat four times and cut into individual pieces so they are easier to handle.

polished coaster template on plain paper

Pro Tip: Turn on your heat source to warm up while we’re preparing our design for pressing. For these coasters, you’ll need to set it to 400°F and for 60 seconds.

Step 2: Grab your gel press plate, orange sublimation stamp pad, and brayer. Use your orange stamp pad to ink the gel press. Then, go over the gel press plate with your rubber brayer while gently pressing down.

sublimation stamp pad on gel press place

Once you feel you’ve got good ink coverage on your gel press plate, place your coaster template down. Press down on your mixed media paper, and then lift to pick up an orange background for our transfer.

coaster templates on gel press plate with sublimation ink

Step 3: Repeat Step 2 to create multiple transfers. Remember to clean your gel press plate in-between different color uses.

sublimation stamp ink on gel press plate

Step 4: Use your black stamp pad to ink your gel press plate and smooth it out with a brayer. Now, place your plaid stencil on the inked gel press plate.

Heffy doodle stencil on gel press plate

With your plaid stencil stationary on the gel press place, place your orange mixed media paper face down, press down with heavy pressure and lift to apply the black plaid pattern.

coaster template on gel press plate with Heffy doodle stencil

Step 5: Repeat Step 4 three additional times on all coaster templates.

plain sublimation transfer designs on paper

Step 6: Use your chisel tip black marker and a ruler to draw a thick line in the plaid pattern. You can continue to embellish transfers as desired with a black sublimation marker.

sublimation iron-on-ink design with Heffy doodle plain stencil

Step 7: Place each coaster face down on your colored design. Secure it to the paper with heat resistant tape.This will prevent ghosting and ensure you get a crisp design!

secured sublimation coasters to artesprix design before transfer

Step 8: Use protective paper to cover the top and bottom of your secured project. This is called a "sublimation sandwich". Since we recommend coloring outside your traced template, using the protective paper will save your work surfaces from excess Iron-on-Ink!

sublimation project with protective paper before transfer

Step 9: It is time to press your design! Your heat press should be set to 400°F and you’ll need to press it for 60 seconds. Since my heat press is 15x15", I was able to press all of my coasters at once.

artesprix design on coasters after transfer

Step 10: Now that we pressed our design, we are going to peek at our transfer. Carefully lift one corner of the design, without removing any tape to peek at your transfer. If you find that you got a vibrant transfer, then remove the tape and reveal your amazing design! In the off chance you didn’t get a good transfer, you can just re-press your design. The "peek test" can be a total project saver.

before and after artesprix and Heffy doodle polished coasters

Step 11: Let’s reveal our design! I love how these plaid coasters turned out!

These would go great with your Fall décor and now is just the right time to make them! Using this Heffy Doodle stencil gave us a unique look with our sublimation stamp pads, and I see a couple of plaid patterned projects in my future! The black chisel sublimation marker added the touch that these coasters needed!

Heffy doodle stencil artesprix polished coaster sublimation stamp pads

Are you ready for your next stop on the Heffy Doodle and Artesprix Collaboration Blog Hop? Don't forget to comment on this project blog post, as well as all the others for a chance to win a Heffy Doodle and Artesprix Gift Cards.