To celebrate the 4th of July, my sister & brother-in-law roast a pig in their backyard and invite lots of friends over for the afternoon. Since I knew I would have lots of coasters left after finishing the Sherlock Holmes design, I made one for them too.
I printed this one in 4 steps. First the pig, then the words & glass, then the border. Finally I die cut the coaster into a 3-1/2″ round. I got the die from Taylor Made Dies in Belmont, CA (415-595-4422). The die cutting was easy — just lock the die into the chasse and cut. To make the die cutting jacket, I bought a piece of sheet metal at the hardware store, taped it to a piece of tympan and put it on the platen. (The jacket is needed so the die doesn’t cut into the platen.)