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Wax Resist Background ATCs

Hi everyone, Catching up on my June ATCs for my Aussie East-West Swappers Groups Today the technique is: Wax Resist Background and requires a wax roll which can be found alongside  parchment and baking paper in the kitchen aisle of your grocery store. In addition to the wax roll, I also decided to use my embossing folders to add pattern to the wax roll. These I sent through my Sizzix Big Shot to create a lovely pattern ... Which can be ironed on sandwiched in between 2 pieces of paper (wax side down). Next, I used my Distress Inks to add color and then used tissue paper to rub away any excess ink which is resisted by the wax pattern. The colors I used are: - Fossilised Amber - Victorian Velvet - Abandoned Coral - Tumbled Glass Set #1 For my Fossilised Amber backgrounds, I created a bee theme and used a hexagon Alterations die.   Set #2 For my Victorian Velvet backgrounds, I created a tea theme usin...

Gorjuss 'Mini' Art Journal 2018 ~ April ~ Will you promise?

Hi Everyone, I am back with the April layout for my 'Mini' Art Journal 2018. I will be working in my DIY watercolor art journal. I have a tutorial for you if you want to make one yourself. Check it out  HERE For this layout I decided to use Stamp  No.58 'Dreamer' Gorjuss Mini  stamp by Santoro. Since we are now in the season of Autumn in Australia, I had a vision to make a beautiful forest scene where this little girl was walking and a sweet little fox jumped out, wrapped himself around her and asked her to take him home. You can SO see it cant you? I started off by stamping my girl straight into my art journal using the Tim Holtz platform. I then stamped a forest scene around her using the Thoughtful branches Stamp set by Stamping' Up. I then inked up the background using my Tim Holtz distress inks. The colors I used are: - Mowed lawn - Gathered Twigs -Carved Pumpkin - Fossilised Amber -Tumbled Glass - Dusty Conco...