Stamped images on a candle

[Fliss]

Sorry in advance if this has already been posted.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/stampedcandles.php

[Marie]

Thanks Fliss ~ those are very good instructions. I have been wanting to try the candles.

[cmcveigh]

Does this technique only work with white candles??

[piecesandpom]

The wax paper just aids in pulling the color of the candle through the white tissue paper. . .my OnyxXpressions candles have been on white, light blue and red. I am not an expert at cutting out my stamped and colored images; I let the wax paper and the candle do that for me!

[cmcveigh]

The wax paper just aids in pulling the color of the candle through the white tissue paper.

So... the white tissue paper absorbs the candle-wax color, and ultimately disappears... how cool. Thanks!!

[BombshellStamps]

Freakin' fantastic! I'm on my way to Big Lots for some cheap candles to play with...

Shannon

[piecesandpom]

When I did the tri-color brilliance ink on white tissue for the 'Asian Kittens' candle, I didn't know what was going to happen. Was my background brayer inking going to melt into the candle and disappear; was the chalk ink on the kittens going to disappear into the brilliance inked background and turn to mud? The wax paper actually returned a glittery background and set, brought forward, the chalk ink image beautifully.

You can see the 'deckle' edge of the tissue paper 'cause I wanted a rice-papery, more natural edge to set off the stamped image but it is seamless into the light blue of the original candle, especially after buffing the candle with a nylon knee high to remove any excess wax from the wax paper that may have remained on the candle.