DIE-CUT RESIST

 When I was in the United States recently I bought a couple of boxes of Reynolds Waxed Paper as it's almost impossible to buy decent waxed paper here in Australia (and it was $1.69 a roll!!!).  I've used waxed paper before for resist techniques and stumbled across another way of using it for backgrounds.... run it through your die-cut machine (Sizzix Big Shot or Cuttlebug etc.) with your die-cut shapes!  (I used these on gloss card, a much better result than with plain card stock.) It works really well and I tried out various methods of colouring but found that Distress Stains spritzed with a little water made really pretty background colours and when you wipe off the excess when it's dry using a damp paper towel, the wax design is revealed!  Imperfect?...perfect!!!

"Whisper"...

 "Nothing good"...

"Realism"...

"Parlour games"... (as in "step into my

parlour said the spider to the fly").  This

particular card was coloured using

Distress Ink Pads with sponges and then

water flicked on to get the little spots.

"Need a crown"... This one was coloured

using Brusho's.  You do need to blot the

Brusho off to get most of the water off

before you'll see the wax design.

Wax Paper Resist Technique

The technique for this fortnight's ATC class is Wax Paper Resist.  It's another background technique using wax paper (which has only JUST been available here again within the last couple of weeks here in Australia - Coles have it).  The wax paper is run through a Cuttlebug/Big Shot and then that is ironed onto card stock  -  glossy or plain  -  and the design of the embossing folder will act as a resist when you then add colour to the card.  I have used my favourite inks - Distress Ink Pads for this technique as I love the colours and the effect is just gorgeous!  Firstly though, here's the remaining ATC's from the previous Texture Paste & Stencils class.

 

"Vamp"... (I used Silver Viva Décor Modelling Crème (Modellier Crème) for the swirls)

 

"Vixen"... (the torn bits up the top and under the image is plain ol' black crepe paper!)

 

"Imagine"...

 Below are the samples for the Wax Paper Resist class.  As you can see, you can either stamp onto the background or you can use an image on it.  It's a very subtle technique and doesn't overwhelm whatever you put on top.  You'll see that I've used the same embossing folder for all these four samples.  I'll use others during my class so my next post will have different designs on the background.

 

"A flower"...

 

"Eye Candy"...

"Timeless"... (this one is on gloss paper with a photo stamp)

 

"Spirituality"...