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| LEFT after dipping in wax -- RIGHT before |
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| LEFT = after wax |
A simple technique, with lots of fun results.
Hope you have a fun and safe Easter long weekend.
Talk to you next week
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Fun with Wax
My friend & I had a play day on Tuesday this week. We decided to try a few things using melted beeswax.
We had a proper melting pot and dipped various papers & tags in to see what we got.
Love how the music becomes translucent with the waxed layer.
These tags were stamped first with my lovely Tim Holtz Papillon Stamp set. Love them every time I use them.
This tag came up so effectively - originally the cardstock was a very faint lavender, and the stamping seems more dimensional now.
Ordinary wrapping paper didn't have so much of an effect, although the feel of it is nice.
But this handmade paper from Trade Aid with leaves embedded into it looks lovely. The torn pieces lying on top of the original paper were stamped with another part of the Papillon set before waxing.
A simple technique, with lots of fun results.
Hope you have a fun and safe Easter long weekend.
Talk to you next week
A simple technique, with lots of fun results.
Hope you have a fun and safe Easter long weekend.
Talk to you next week
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Ooh, lovely. I would like to play with wax someday too, there's something magical about it. However I am resisting the urge to buy the supplies, I have to draw the line somewhere, haha.
ReplyDeleteI love the extra dimension wax gives to a work, fab! Mx
ReplyDeleteWhat fun...I love experimental stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteThe music sheet turned such a lovely colour.
I just love how old paper turns translucent when you add the beeswax to it! and I love the way the pot of beeswax makes my studio smell...
ReplyDeleteYou're inspiring me!
Lovely this simple technique with wax !
ReplyDeleteLove your banner very much .
love from the Netherlands ♥RINI♥