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Ski Coaster: How I made article 18

By Lizzsews

 This article is brought to you by Lizzsews.


In today's article, I will guide you through how I made a ski coaster. Follow along with this project and share your result in Lizzsews Facebook group.


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What I used:

Ceramic coaster

Infusible ink rainbow transfer sheets

butcher paper/parchment paper

Cricut

EasyPress 2 + mat

Cardstock

Standardgrip mat

The steps I took:

I started out by looking for the design that I wanted, I was looking for a wintery ski design that would fit nicely on the coaster. I ended up finding the perfect skiing design in Cricut design space that was exactly what I was looking for. Although I didn't quite like the look of the snowflake on the bottom, I liked that there was a snowflake... just not that snowflake. I searched for other snowflakes on Cricut design space and found one I liked.

Cricut image ID: #M21B5B156 - Ski letters with poles like a compass
Cricut image ID: #M8DB1F43 - Snowflake

To replace the other snowflake with this snowflake, I used the contour. Let me guide you through how I did it. First, I detached and ungrouped everything, but the S-K-I was connected to the snowflake still. So, I selected the layer, went to actions and clicked contour. Once in contour, I selected each contour of the snowflake and it was now gone.

I added the new snowflake to the design by sizing it and placing it where the other snowflake used to be. I selected everything, went into the actions and selected attach. 

I clicked 'make it', and mirrored the design.

Recommended read: Cricut when to mirror (and how)

Using the blue section of the rainbow transfer sheets, I placed it on the mat inked side up and cut it out. Once cut, I weeded the design by peeling off the unnecessary pieces. Before placing the design onto the ceramic coaster, I wiped down the coaster with a lint-free cloth.

I preheated my EasyPress 2 to 400°F. I used the Cricut heat guide to determine the temperature, the amount of time to press for and the pressure to press with. I placed a piece of cardstock on top of the EasyPress mat, placed the ceramic coaster design faced down/on the cardstock and a piece of butcher paper on top of everything. Inside of the infusible ink transfer sheets roll is a piece of butcher paper!

Next, I placed the EasyPress 2 onto everything and left it with no pressure for 240 seconds. Once the timer was up, I slowly lifted up the EasyPress 2. I waited until the liner was cool to the touch to peel as it was very hot.

I peeled up the liner and the transfer sheet pieces that no longer had their ink on them and the coaster looked great! I was very happy with the result and can't wait to gift it for my friend's birthday!



Leave a comment below and let me know if you made this coaster! And don't forget to subscribe to stay up to date with all of Lizzsews new articles. See you next time!

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