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Step 1

To begin, remove the cover just like any ink pad. It does have a protective plastic piece which I leave in place to offer up additional protection.

Step 2

Take one of the coasters and, using a pencil, trace around it onto the copy paper. The pencil gives you a guideline for adding your stamps. If you want a background color, now's a great time to do that. Or you can stamp and then color around the outside, either way. Use an acrylic block almost the same size as your coaster and add whatever stamps you are going to use. Ink up your stamps just as if you were stamping regular paper with a regular ink pad.

Step 3

Center the design on the outline of the coaster and press down really well. Make sure you get all the areas. If you have text in your design, the words will be backwards, but when we turn it over onto the coaster to press, it will be the correct way.

Step 4

If there is something that isn’t as dark as you want it to be or you want to add more colors, you can color things in and go over the top. It’s a lot like a coloring book at this point! Use as many colors as you like. The colors are pretty vibrant when coloring with them but I do want to note that it will be even more vibrant once you press it. You can color outside of the pencil line you made earlier, but the design that goes on your coaster will be just to the edge of the pencil line.

Step 5

Please note that you will need to clean your stamps with a damp cloth when you're finished with your design.

Step 6

Now it's time to press your design onto the coaster! Cut around the design, but not on the line to give a little extra space around the outside. Center the paper onto the coaster. Apply the heat resistant tape. Put the coaster face up and place another piece of protective paper over the top. Heat the EasyPress to 400 degrees and press for 90 seconds. Allow to cool and pull back the paper to reveal the design!

Step 7

As with the first project we made, trace around the coaster onto the copy paper. This time we'll do the entire coaster in color with the sublimation markers. Just use the broad tip to color over the entire surface.

Step 8

For this design, I'm going to take a stamp, that's an all-over pattern, like dots. Attach it to the acrylic block and press it in the sublimation ink. Line up on the copy paper and press down really well and lift up. You'll end up with a polka dot pattern on paper with sublimation ink.

Step 9

Allow to dry a few minutes then use your Cricut to cut out a mirrored design. I made a monogram as well as a wreath design using two different patterns. Tip for cutting: Use SnapMat on iOS to locate your design or use the markers on your mat to locate. Once cut, remove all of those inside pieces before pressing.

Step 10

When you press this design on the coaster, the monogram or design will show through white and everything around it will be the pattern. Once again, you will want to cut around the outer edge of your design but not on the line. Add protective paper on your mat, then the coaster, then your design face down.

Step 11

Apply the heat resistant tape around the outer edge as well as holding the design down in the center.

Step 12

Add protective paper over the top and heat with the EasyPress to 400 degrees and press for 90 seconds.

Step 13

Allow to cool and pull back the paper to reveal the design!