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Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas wishes!


I wanted to try coating an image using bees wax.  I had seen this done in a Stampington magazine and loved the effect.

I stamped the image using a water resistant black ink.  Then I colored it using watercolor pencils and a water brush.  I sponged the edges with distress ink. 

I heated up the beeswax in the melt pot and dipped my image in the pot.  I used my tweezers and had to rotate half way through to get wax over the entire surface.  After it was coated I laid it down to let it cool. Then I heated it up with the heat gun to move the wax and dabbed up excess wax with baby wipes.

After that it was just layering and distressing the edges.  I also highlighted the main image with glitter and white gel pen.

Images: Artistic Outpost Snowy Woods,  Frosty and Friends

Wishing you all wonderful Christmas Wishes!

Suzz
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16 comments:

  1. Shelly HickoxDecember 23, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    I have never seen that stamp look better. Gorgeous card!

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  2. Dee in N.H.December 23, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    Wow, that is gorgeous!!! I'm hoping Santa brings me a melting pot! I sure did drop enough hints to Santa. LOL!

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  3. Asia King (aka Joanna K)December 23, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Beautiful card, love the image and the colours :) Merry Christmas!!

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  4. Craft Addicts - Tracy EvansDecember 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Gorgeous card, love the white highlighting and the image is fantastic. I have so enjoyed your art in 2011, cannot wait to see your makes in 2012. Tracy x

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  5. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    This is lovely, what a great effect you have achieved. Laura

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  6. Lisa SomervilleDecember 23, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Beautiful! Love the use of the beeswax, fab coloring!

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  7. Basement StamperDecember 23, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Gorgeous card, love the idea of the beeswax-adds so much to the card.

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  8. Nancy KDecember 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    wow, excellent job with the wax Suzz! I love the detail with the white pen and how aged the image looks, really gorgeous!
    Christmas Blessings!

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  9. Ellie KnolDecember 23, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    This is just so gorgeous!

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  10. Lynn StevensDecember 23, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Isn't that just the funnest tech! Love your results Suzz.
    Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Fabulous New Year!
    hugs Lynn

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  11. MDDecember 24, 2011 at 3:38 AM

    ** superbe
    bravo
    joyeuses fêtes *

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  12. Carol QDecember 24, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    I love taking photos of distressed old doors Sue and would certainly add this one to my collection. what a stunner and great effect with the wax. Happy Christmas to you as well!

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  13. Marjie KemperDecember 24, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    Ooooh, it's beautiful! Don't you love wax? I was just playing with it yesterday. It was like potato chips.... hard to stop!

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  14. ShirleyDecember 24, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    OMGosh, Suzz, that is just too gorgeous for words. I had to look up close. How awesome and so was your technique~! A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours!!

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  15. RosDecember 26, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    This is so fabulous!

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  16. UnknownDecember 26, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    WOW!! What a gorgeous card.. I just love it!!!

    Hugs, Linda

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