Waxing Lyrical

Good morning

 

Today I am going to share a cool technique with plain old candle wax, I used a tealight but any colourless candle will work

 

 

The floral background above was created using an embossing folder through the Cuttlebug, then,  whilst the card is still in the folder ( this will prevent the design flattening back out when you start to rub), take your candle and rub all over the raised pattern, make sure you cover all areas.

Now you can apply your chosen inks, I used a mixture of chalk and dye inks, applied with blending sponges, once you have applied your inks you can 'buff' off the excess with a paper towel and the wax will resist the ink on the high spots of the embossing.

 

On this second card I used a blue ink over a blue cardstock to give a tone-on-tone effect.

 

I love the way this technique adds a whole different look to the embossed panels, so, what are you waiting for - go grab those tealights !

 

Happy crafting

Tracey xxx

Comments

[Leanne]

So much quicker and more natural than heat embossing! Thanks for sharing x

[Erika]

Great technique Tracey.
Erika.