Ink Blended Embossed Autumn Cards | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, my friends!

Today I have some fall-inspired inklended cards to share with you. Recently I watched a Reel of someone making wax seals with multiple colors and I really wanted to give them a try. I can honestly say there is a bit of a learning curve. I did waste some wax, but I did figure out what worked best for me.

For my wax seals, I started by melting the wax that I wanted to use on the maple leaf. I used yellow and green melts from the Spooktacular Wax Melts to create two different seals. 

• Once the wax is melted over the melting furnace, I poured it onto the Maple Leaf Stamper. (Make sure to heat up the end of the stamper because if it is cool the wax will set instantly). I used my heat gun on it for a few seconds.
• While the wax is still wet, use a metal spatula to scrape off the excess wax. 
• I had my heat gun going nearby and used it to heat up the spatula as well. This gave me more time to work before the wax set. 
• To remove the wax from all my elements (spatula, spoon) I found it easier if I heated them up for a few seconds and then used a baby wipe to clean off the wax. 
• Be careful and avoid touching the metal directly while cleaning to avoid burns. 
• Next, melt the background color, I used black melts from the Tuxedo Wax Melts, and then pressed the maple leaf stamper into the black poured wax to complete the seal. 
• I used the Bee Creative Silicone Craft Mat to pour the wax onto. Once it is cooled it peels off really easily.

So naturally after I had made these seals, I thought I should add them to the front of a card.

CARD RECIPE

For my background, I used a variety of fall-inspired distress oxide inks (see supply list below) and ink blended them onto a couple of cardstock panels.

• Next, I used the Fall Leaves 3D Embossing Folder to add the detail embossing to the blended backgrounds. To make the foliage pop, I used a brayer and Bee Creative Gold Metallic Ink to add touches of gold and detail to the background. You may notice more detail on this card below as I initially used black ink and really disliked how it looked and before tossing it I thought I would just try saving it by using the Gold ink over top. It worked, I was really impressed with the results as it deepened the details and I was happy I hadn't thrown it out. 
• Before trimming each panel slightly, I splattered them with some black ink and set them aside to dry.

• I then wrapped some black and gold bakers twine around the panel and secured the ends on the back of the panel with tape.
• The foliage I used on the card fronts comes from the Lovely Layers: Autumn Bouquet Dies. 
• I then created the bouquet and glued it in the center where the twine crossed. 
• Next, I glued the wax seal in place by using a wax seal sticker.

• Add the panels to a black piece of cardstock and glue them onto an A2 top folding card base.
• To finish each card, I added a sentiment from the Heartfelt Hello Stamps and Dies that I first stamped in Bee Creative Gold Metallic Ink and then heat set it with gold emb. pwd. To make the sentiments level with the seals I used Black Foam Dots. 

Let me know if you have any questions about the process. It is very hard to explain sometimes and way easier to watch. If I have time I will create a Reel over on Instagram for you all to watch. 

I hope you enjoyed today's Ink Blended Embossed Autumn Cards. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🍁

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Sealed with a Kiss Card | Make Ahead Wax Seals | Honey Bee Stamps

Happy Monday my friends!

Today I have a bit of a different Valentine's Day card to share with you. Honey Bee Stamps released a wax seal product line with their latest release and I finally had a chance to play with them. 

There are many ways to melt wax melts. Probably the most traditional way is to do it using a wax melting spoon over a flame. I am impatient and found that took too long, lol. So I used my heat gun, which worked well too but still not as fast as I would like. And that is when I got the idea to use my Hot Foil System to melt the wax. Although the melting part wasn't as quick either, this method yielded more seals because you were making multiples, which ended up saving time in the end.

After experimenting with various types of papers and materials on what to melt the wax melts onto, I discovered the best way to do it was to use tin foil strips. I tried sticker paper, wax paper, acetate, silicone and found the best results happened when I used the tin foil as it transferred the heat the best and released the wax well once it was cool. 

To melt wax using the Hot Foil System, 

• I turned the machine on and waited until the green light was on. 
• Next, I cut pieces of tin foil large enough to fit two melted wax seals as I only have two stampers, and place the tin foil onto the base of the Hot Foil System. 
• I then added two melts to each tin strip. 
• Once the first melt had almost melted I added a second wax melt to the middle of the melted wax. I found two wax melts were enough for a seal. (If you like them a little thicker you can try using three melts per seal).
• Remove one tin foil strip from the Hot foil system at a time as the wax hardens quickly, and stamp the wax using the stamper. I have two stampers, (a rose and a heart stamper) and that is why I only did two seals per tin strip.
• Once the wax is cool (about 15-20 seconds) remove the stamper to reveal the results.
• Repeat process with the next seals.
• Peel seals from foil base, and store them for later use.

TIPS: 

• If your seal doesn't turn out well, you can always remelt it and restamp it over and over again. 
• If you see bubbles in the wax, it means the wax is too hot. I didn't see them using the foil system, but did with the heat gun and candle.
• You can make seals ahead of time for larger projects such as wedding invitations or other events.
• Use a strong adhesive to secure the pre-made wax seals in place. Like double-sided tear tape or strong liquid glue. If using glue, it will take longer to dry in place but it does give you wiggle room to move them around.

CARD RECIPE

This card uses the Hugs & Kisses Wax Melts as well as the white wax from the Tuxedo Melts. All I did was glue them in place using Bee Creative Glue. The liquid glue gave me the extra time to move them around as I was trying to space them as evenly as possible.

Before adding the wax seals in place, I had stamped the sentiment that was heat embossed in white in the center of a black layer of cardstock using a stamp that comes from the Sealed Love Stamp Set. The black panel was then glued to another layer of pattern paper from the Hugs And Kisses Paper Pad.

To create the coordinating envelope I added a Pearl Wax Seal to the flap of a Hugs And Kisses A2 Envelope and finished it with another stamp from the Sealed Love Stamp Set. 

I have made an IG Reel that will be showing you how this card and the melts were made over on Instagram, so be sure to check it out there or click the Reel image below.

Hope this project inspired you to give wax seals a try. I love the extra touch they add to the envelope or use them as I did to embellish an entire card front.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💗

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