Thank you for joining us for a little
Stampaganza blog hop showcasing some of the wonderful stamp sets Close To My Heart has to offer. This is the beginning of the hop. If you have just come from
Teri Baxter's blog you have made the loop.
Stampaganza is the buy 2 stamp sets get 1 stamp set FREE special and in celebration, we are sharing some of our favorite Close To My Heart stamp sets.
Stamping on candles is fun and easy and recently I saw an embossed candle, WOW!! So here is my first attempt.
Start with the following supplies :
Candle
Stamp set -
D1333 Wishing Startissue paper
wax paper
craft heater -
Z555craft tray -
1764Versamark Ink Pad -
Z891Embossing PowderScrubber -
Z1163 or Z261Spritz -
1778
Cut a piece of tissue paper long enough to wrap around the candle (do not overlap) and tall enough for your pattern.
Cut a piece of wax paper long enough to wrap around the candle tall enough to cover the tissue paper. I like to cut the wax paper tall enough to cover the sides of the candle completely and long enought to completely go around the candle with a little overlap.
Using the Versamark ink pad, stamp your images onto the tissue paper and cover with embossing powder, shaking off excess. Use your craft tray to catch the excess embossing powder. I worked in small sections, stamping and adding embossing powder until my tissue paper was covered with my star pattern.
Proceed to heat the images, melting the embossing powder. Moving the craft heater over several images in a back and forth or circular motion will help to not to burn your tissue paper or embossing powder. I use a clipboard with a magazine covered with aluminum foil to heat emboss my projects. The clip from the clipboard will hold the project in place and the aluminum foil helps heat the project. Wait a few minutes before removing the project from the clip to avoid burning your fingers.
After the embossing is complete, you may want to cut the tissue paper close to the images which will keep your candle looking smoother (I did not do that in the example shown).
Next wrap the tissue paper around the candle being sure to keep it smooth and tight. Wrap the candle in the wax paper, again keeping the tissue paper and wax paper smooth. The wax paper helps keep the tissue paper in place.
I use an old cookie sheet to place the candle while performing this next step. Using the craft heater begin to heat the tissue paper and candle. The heat will cause the wax to melt covering the tissue paper with a film of wax. Once the tissue paper has melted into the candle (see example above), you may want to roll the candle on your work surface (still wrapped) to smooth the candle as it cools. If the wax paper does not stay in place, you may want to use a little piece of painters tape (blue tape) to secure the wax paper closed around the candle.
Now, carefully remove the wax paper. If there are any blemishes on the candle, heat the area and roll the candle to smooth. Do not reuse the wax paper as it contains some residual wax, which will smudge onto your candle. A piece of pantyhose works great to clean and shine the candle. Rub the candle gently so you do not catch any of the tissue paper that may not be covered completely in wax.
Add some
ribbon,
brads,
eyelets (pushed into the wax) or any other embellishments you wish to add to your candle. Two or three different ribbons,
flowers,
rhinstones are just some of the ideas you may wish to use on your candle.
I hope you enjoyed one of my favorite Close To My Heart stamp sets. If you enjoyed this project, please leave a comment.
Now hop on over to
Debi Barber's blog to see what little something she has for you.
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