| ~Stamped
Encaustic
Wax Art How-To~ How to Stamp with Encaustic Wax - A wonderful technique that will give your Rubber Stamping a "High Art" form. |
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Method # 1: Stamping Directly to Paper to create a Tree Card |
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| Prepare
a clean card and heat your iron to start.
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Select
the stamp you wish to use for the image on your painting. |
Rub
selected colored markers over the various parts of the stamp. |
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imprint the image, firmly press the stamp onto the paper.
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The
colored stamped image will transfer to the paper |
To
duplicate the image on the paper, repeat the steps. |
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may repeat the image on the paper or add images from other stamps.
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When
you have stamped all of the images, you are ready for wax. |
Rub
a thin layer of clear wax on the surface of your hot iron. |
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| "Iron"
the clear wax onto the images on the paper to seal them.
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Melt
desired wax colors on the hot iron to add colors to your images. |
Very
quickly the card has many colors and textures of wax design & dimension |
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| Using
the edges of the iron melt swirls and other details.
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Clean
your iron on paper towels before adding details or colors.. |
The
iron tip offers a finer and more detailed tool. |
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| Achieve
more details by melting and moving the wax where desired.
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Rub
surface of painting with soft tissue to blend and seal wax. |
Your
stamped wax painting is now ready to frame or send as a card. |
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| Within minutes your Rubber Stamped Encaustic Wax Art masterpiece is ready to share. | |||||
| How to Make
a Stamped Encaustic Wax
Card
Method # 2: Stamping to Paper with Wax to create a Tree Card |
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| Heat a clean
card by placing directly on the heated iron.
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Melt wax onto
the "palette" as you hold it on the hot iron. |
Melt wax colors
onto the "palette" where the stamp will touch them. |
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| Line the stamp
up to the colors you wish to transfer to the card.
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Press the
rubber stamp into the hot wax to color the stamp. |
Heat a fresh
card on the iron to receive the wax impression. |
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| Transfer the
heated wax from the stamp to the fresh card.
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Repeat process
to transfer more stamped wax images to the card |
The stamp,
stamped card, and palette card all contain wax now. |
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| You may cut
sections from the palette to add 3D effects.
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Cut around the
heavy wax to add a new dimension.. |
Attach the wax
tree top to your painting for drama. |
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| You may also
use ink pads to transfer ink images to your cards. |
Clean stamp by
heating rubber and wiping on paper towels. |
Heat and wipe
the stamp on paper towels until it is clean. |
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