Its WAX time... the fun kind!

Good morning stampers and crafters!  Its Tuesday once again and its Katie here to welcome you to anther day at Clearly iStamp.  So does my post  heading have you stumped yet??  I'm sure yes for some and no for others :)

Well, guess what??  I'm going to share a a wax technique that I have heard, seen, and read about but have never attempted  until now.  Imagine... all new to me and wow it sure is fun!  Just another great way to add some "spice" to your cardmaking or scrapbooking.  I love techniques like this one because its so "magical"

So like I said earlier, I haven't ever tried this technique before and thought I would share my experience with you.  It was super fun and super easy!  I didn't have wax paper of my own, so I'd like to thank my very good neighbor for letting me borrow hers!

Ingredients:

• Cuttlebug
• Embossing Folder
• Wax Paper
• Brayer
• Iron
• Dye ink
• Stamps
• Glossy Cardstock

So the first thing you need to do is get your wax paper.  I just used scissors to cut approximate sizes.  All my sheets were larger than my embossing folder and then I just trimmed the edges.

 

Here is my cuttlebug sandwich building from the bottom up:

• Plate A
• Plate B
• Embossing Folder with wax paper
• Plate B

Here is the wax paper after being run through.  At this point you can just trim up the edges - no need to be precise.

This is where your glossy cardstock comes into play and you will need another sandwich:

• Glossy cardstock (cut to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" or preferred card size) glossy side UP
• Embossed Wax paper EMBOSSED SIDE DOWN
• Scratch paper on top

Now time for your iron - HOT WITH NO STEAM

It does take a little bit of time to get all the wax transferred so be patient.  You can also lift up your layers and peek and see how much has been transferred, just be careful to not move it too much.

Here you can see how the glossy cardstock looks with the wax transferred.

Now its time for the brayer.  I am definitely no brayer expert so I like these types of brayering... easy color lay on.

Now that the entire piece has been inked you can really see where the wax transferred differently onto your cardstock.  I did several of them and they all turned out slightly different.

Now, just take a tissue, napkin, or paper towel and wipe off the excess ink. 

Now its all ready to trim and use to create your card or project.  Here I paired up my background with the stamp set called Pretty Perches and the sentiment was created by combining a word from these two sets, Card Categories and Card Categories Too.  I literally kept this card to two colors and I think it turned out great.  If you love that ribbon, which by the way I do... you can find it HERE.  All the satin grosgrain edge ribbon is just so luxurious to work with.

In the picture below, you can see two more examples of the same technique and the same embossing folder but with different inks.

I did want to make a note here... do you notice that the birds are facing different directions on the 2 backgrounds? That is what will happen if you place your embossed (raised side) wax paper facing up versus down against the glossy paper.  No big deal here, but it will make a difference if you use an embossing folder with words or numbers.

And one more note.  The piece on the right was brayered with 4 different colors of ink.  I just inked up the right 1/2 of the brayer and moved to the left after each color change.  The blend is so easy and I didn't have to worry about getting any of the colors mixed.  Remember, you are talking about the novice brayer here.

And finally, I wanted to show you a nice close up of a different embossing folder.  I used a couple of different inks on this one with no rhyme or reason.  I also think this photo does a good job of showing how neat the glossy cardstock looks.

Well, I hope you enjoyed today's technique and will give it a try.  Seriously, super easy and fun and a cool result to boot.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Tuesday and I'll be right back with a winner for last Friday's blog candy, so stay tuned.

This is Katie signing off for Clearly iStamp.

Comments

[peggysue]

Those are beautiful samples and this is too funny because I was just recently looking for instructions on this technique, you give by far the best explanation.

[Gloria Probert]

I have heard of this technique before but you make it sound so easy that now I have to try it. Your samples are awesome. TFS
Gloria

[Lucy Bankhead-Kidd]

New to stamping so I love this tutorial. Keep up the good work

[peggy lacktorin]

JUST AMAZING!! Can't wait to try this!!!

[Angela R.]

omword, this is so cool!!! i MUST try it out! thanks!

[Lori McCroskey]

OH MY GOODNESS! I saw this card on SCS and had to find out how you did it immediately! I'm a few days behind on reading! LOVE IT!!!!

[Dana Bincer]

I, too, have seen and read about this technique and have never tried it. Your photos are stunning. I am always interested in trying new things (or is it that I get bored of the same old techniques). Regardless, your tutorial was fantastic! I will have to break out the dust old iron and give it a try.
Thanks!

[Mel M. M. M.]

Amazing tutorial! I absolute LOVE your examples. That wood look is surreal!!! I find you can get some really neat effects by folding the wax paper too. (Even just crumpling it & folding it with/without embossing is fun. An accordion fold rocks.) Thanks for the stunning inspiration! :O) WOW!

[Gloria Dojlido]

Oh my goodness. How fabulous is this tutorial. Can't wait to give it a try. TFS....

[Brenda]

Wow, this is so cool. I have never seen this done before. Thanks for showing us.

[Linda Beeson]

WOW! I have heard of that before but have yet to try it. Your steps and examples are perfect!

[Chrissy Bower]

awesome! Going to try this today!!

[Melissa Cash]

Great tutorial! Here's a tip for getting two pieces of glossy done at one time.

After you have embossed wax paper w/bug, layer this way: glossy face up, wax paper, a 2nd piece of glossy face down and then your scrap paper. After you iron, you will have the positive and negative of the embossed image.

[Michelle Adams]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[Andrea Walford]

Great technique! You make it seem worth the work!! Your cards are lovely!

[Nancy Grant]

So cool!!! I'll have to get an iron and some wax paper!
:-)

[Gina]

I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing all these amazing techniques all the time. I have learned so much here!

[Debbie Fisher]

I used to wad up wax paper and then iron on glossy. It's been a LONG time! Thank you for the reminder of this technique and sharing how to use it with embossing folders.

[Susan Paulson]

This is one that I really like a lot! That "wood" looks so real!

[Candyf]

You make this look so easy! I can't wait to try it as it adds so much of a textured look to the background.