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Todays card is with red and white and I have created a heart for the centre of the design. Can you see the little Ladybirds on the heart ?
These are some that I have had for a long time and I sued them on several cards years ago, These are those that I have left and I have still more that I can use yet.
The Simply Dots background is created with an embossing folder and I have used some coloured stems from AnnaMarie Designs to add to the heart.
I have quite a few of these coloured stems in other colours and I have used them with Wax Seals on some cards.
I will film the process and show you the cards once they are made and they are very girly.
Many years ago I did some Air Dry Clay modelling and made loads of things for home décor.
I bought some decorative molds to use with the clay and I enjoyed playing with them. But they have now sat in a cupboard for quite some time and never ben used.
So I thought it may be a good idea to see if they could be used with the wax melts beads that I have got and the answer is YES !!! they do.
I used the Angel Wings mold and I was very pleased with the result. And I thought of lots of ways in which I could use them on my cards.
They make a beautiful addition to a new baby card as they are surely angels come back to earth.
I made some in pink and even more in a blue for a baby boy.
You can of course make them any colour you would like, and the silicone mold is so cheap to buy. It will last you for ever.
I did get some molds at the time that would make little picture frames and corners that could be added to a card but I have yet to find them.
They are in a tin somewhere ... I just don't know where ... yet !!
I also thought that the wings could be used to effect on a sympathy card and I kept the colours very muted for this one.
It is a DL card and I have embossed the background then matted and layered the white and navy blue togehter.
I know we don't like to make sympathy cards but at least this one is pretty as well as practical.
I have been playing again and this time I have been creating a rainbow look with my wax seals.
I bought some more beads from Amazon in Matt colours and they came the day after I ordered them at a really good price too.
I also got some more spoons so that I could melt things a little quicker
I have included the links to the items that I got from Amazon in the list below.
The stamps I have had for donkeys years and although I have searched online for them I cannot find them and so they may no longer be available.
But you can always make ink blobs yourself or use any stamp that you like to create the look.
I have another idea that I will share with you later this week again using the wax seals and I will use the new spoons that I bought as they have a lot deeper pan to them ... which I will need for my next attempt with them.
I have been busy making cards and using the wax seals that I made yesterday. I have lots of seals left over and so I can make lots more cards
I have lots of ideas to share with you and they will be in other videos yet to be added. But for now the first four are in a video that I made for you to see.
This first one uses the three flowers that I made and trimmed down. I added them to a really old stamp set that looks like distressed paint stripes.
I add these in before I used an older embossing folder for the the panel and added it to a green mat.
For this next one I have used the same embossing folder from Card Making Magic called Simply Dots.
The background paper is some that I have also had for ages and bought at a craft show years ago.
I used the Dragon wax seal stamp for this one and staggered them on the banner strips
I am really happy with all the cards I made and I hope you like them too. I also hope you enjoy the video and will be sure to join me on the next one.
These are some of my first attempts at creating wax seals and I am quite pleased with the results.
Some of them are good others are not but there is no waste with any of the waxes as they can simply be re-melted and used again.
I did make quite a few in the video and in the next one I will add them to my cards.
There are lots of things that you can do with the seals and I will try to show you how I varied the looks as I go along. I have some special cards that I want to share with you and so more videos will be along soon.
The stamps that I used are from Easy Craft Art and they have a vast choice of stamps, wax beads and kits that may appeal to you. They are offering you a 12% discount on your purchases if you add the code Christina 12 at the checkout.
I am very blessed to be in the position of being offered product to use without any strings attached and who wouldn't say yes when offered things like this.
So a few weeks ago I was asked by Easy Craft Art if I would like to choose some items from their website to try.
I had a good browse around and there is a host of things for journaling and scrapbooking and I have never done either of those things.
So I selected the items shown as I have never done anything with real wax seals in the past.
Being new to this I have to do some learning to do for myself but as I progress I will be adding the seals to my cards and I will share them with you as I do. And if you would like to try this too then Easy Craft Art are giving you a 12% discount on your order if you add Christina12at the checkout
If you are not into the real wax seal products then in my Card Making Magic Collections I do have a faux Wax Seal Die Set that will give you a really good look to your designs, and at present Craft Stash are giving you 10% off this die set.
Please join me in the next few videos where I add the wax seals to my cards and I try to be a little different as I do.
