Monday 25 February 2013

Beeswax Part II: Use It for the Background

When I first tried beeswax in a collage, I instantly loved the transparent look of the layers. However, with ordinary paper it did not work as well as with napkins, or other porous papers that let the melted wax go through.

This time I wanted to use beeswax for the background only, and add the rest of the collage elements later. For sewing themed cards, I chose recycled clothes patterns. The paper sort is similar to tissue paper, so it worked very well. I pasted it on yellow-green pearlescent cardstock with beeswax and cut to ATC size when dry.

The sewing machine is a free download from Missie Krissie's blog. I printed it on pink and green scrapbooking papers. Spring colours seemed a good choice, when we're finally getting some sun!

Before adding the image, I stamped around the corners with Staz-on permanent ink. Last but not least I made a simple flower of fabric scraps to brighten it up.



ATC-korttipohja mehiläisvahatekniikalla


Ihastuin heti ensikokeilulla mehiläisvahakollaasin läpinäkyvään vaikutelmaan. Siihen sopivat parhaiten vahaa läpäisevät paperit, kuten silkkipaperi ja servietit. Tällä kertaa kokeilin käyttää mehiläisvahatekniikkaa vain taustaksi ja kiinnittää loput kollaasielementit myöhemmin.

Ompeluaiheinen kortti syntyi kivasti kierrätetystä vaatekaavasta, jonka paperi on juuri oikeanlaista silkkipaperin tyyppistä. Postikortin kokoisesta pohjasta tuli kaksi ATC-korttia. Leimailin sinne tänne Staz-on-musteella, joka kestää kiiltävillä pinnoilla varmimmin. Ompelukone on vapaasti ladattava kuva Missie Krissie -blogista. Muutin kokoa sopivaksi ja tulostin sitä kahdelle erilaiselle skräppipaperille. Pirteänä viimeistelynä toimivat tilkkulaatikon aarteista tehdyt kukat. Aurinkoisia kevättalven päiviä kaikille!

2 comments:

  1. Lovely spring colours Salla! Very interesting that you used pattern paper, It's a long time since I used such paper, but I remember it was tissue like, I think it may make good collage material so need to go find some! I remember loving your previous beeswax creations too, love the way you experiment with lots of materials with such great results. :)

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  2. Great experimenting! I have not tried beeswax yet myself, but what you have done here is very inspiring, especially with the spring colours.

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