Wax Works

Wax Works...

I've been playing around with bees wax for the past few weeks and thought I'd share them with you.

I started using tissue paper and layering it over a painted canvas, added some stamping. I was not very happy with the end result but couldn't quite put my finger on what it was that I didn't like. After a week of it sitting on my shelf looking at me, it was the colours I didn't like...> out came the alcohol inks and beads, after a bit of playing around I much preferred it now...

This is a close up of some of the details, I stamped into the wax as it was setting.

I was please you can still see the stamping .

I only used small amounts of wax on this card to add texture.

The gold wax mixed beautifully with the bees wax, the way it swirled around gave a nice effect.

I attached two small canvas together with a hinge, added texture and painted them.  I then went rooting around all my bits and bobs, too see what else worked with the wax. Almost anything does!

Finally an old favourite that I've used many times. The wax gave it a nice vintage look to it.