Encaustic Art Snow Queen.

Hello there my lovely Friends,  Followers and Visitors,

Another weekend is here, goodness me,  they do seem to come around very quickly lol!  wish they would slow down a little ha! ha!  could do with a little extra time lol!

Thank you so much for your comments and visits to my last blog post.   I do hope you enjoyed your visit and that you may have been inspired  to have a go at this  relaxing and creative hobby.
I would like to share another of my sample cards, made for the  'Sue Baker Presents'  shows on the Create & Craft T.V. Channel in July 2019.   This card is made using the stamps from the gorgeous 'Snow Queen Collection.'   I have also used the Encaustic Art technique, using wax and a hot iron for the background.

     
Take a piece of smooth, shiny card approximately  four inches by five and three quarters inches.   Add some blue, white and silver waxes to an up-turned warm encaustic iron and run the iron over the card from left to right, until you are happy with the results.   If you work the waxes too much, the colours just turn muddy.

 
                                In this case I was wanting the wax background to look like ice.

    

Stamp the Snow Queen image onto the wax using a grey Stazon ink pad rather than black, as a more subtle effect is wanted.

Colour a small piece of acetate with the Stream, Denim and Cranberry Alcohol Inks, plus a little blending solution, using  a blending tool.

                   Cut 4 triangular pieces from this and glue one in each corner of the waxed card.

 

            
                                      Matt this onto a slightly larger piece of metallic grey card.

    
Using the grey Stazon ink pad, stamp the crystal ball only,  onto the coloured  acetate   Cut this out and glue onto the original stamped crystal ball on the waxed card, stamped side up.

     
           Using a black inkpad, stamp the sentiment in the bottom left corner of the white base card.

      
                          Matt the waxed image onto the right-hand side of the white base card.

 Glue three lavender gems to the top left and  3 gems to the bottom right corners of the base card.
     

 

               

  
Stamp the large butterfly onto some spare white card, using a black inkpad.   Colour it with some Amethyst and Hibiscus Starlight Paints (watered down).

 
Trim around the butterfly and fix to the left of the base card using silicone glue under each wing, to add some dimension to the card.

      
Well that's all my friends, hope you like tonight's card.   I first tried Encaustic Art many years ago, had lots of fun using this technique, then the waxes and iron were put away and forgotten about for many years!   Whilst tidying up in my craft room, I came across them and thought I would incorporate a waxed background for this card, something a little different lol!

  Thanks for stopping by my blog, I hope you enjoy your visit.   Take good care of yourselves and I will be back with yet another card, made using this beautiful Snow Queen Collection by Sue Baker Presents.    I have to say, I could go on and on making cards with this collection!

                                                                Love and rainbows,
                             
                                      Happy Crafting and big hugs,  catch you all again soon.

                                                                       Jennifer xx.