Wax paper Emboss Resist Technique

This is a tutorial that I wrote years ago for Through the Craft Room Door and I thought that I could now share it.

Wax Paper Embossing Resist

Deonna Bemish

101

Supplies

Glossy White Cardstock-Cut in half to measure 8 1/2" x 4 1/4"

White Sheet of Printer paper

Embossing Folder-Chose a Cuttlebug-Fular by Anna Griffin

Wax Paper- Cut to the size of Embossing folder- Mine is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Distress ink-Adirondack in Sailboat Blue

Sponge Dauber

Iron-preheated on Cotton Setting or Tulip Craft iron

Die Cut Machine

Paper Towel

1. Taking your embossing folder, add your wax paper between the layers and run through your die-cut machine embossing the wax paper and set aside.

2. Take your Glossy White Cardstock in 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" fold in half with the glossy sides facing each other.

3. Place your embossed wax paper inside your glossy white cardstock that you just folded.

4. Lay your piece of white printer paper of piece of paper towel over the top of your stack.

5. With your iron, run over the top of the printer paper melting the wax onto the glossy Cardstock print. You may want to go over it a few times to make sure that your wax has melted onto the Glossy cardstock.

6. Open your folded cardstock and remove the waxed paper. You may discard it now.

7. Get your sponge dauber and your ink pad and in a circular motion place the ink all over the glossy cardstock with the dauber. You should be able to see where the wax resists the ink. Once you have it the color that you want it, you may then take a piece of paper towel to rub off the excess ink.

8. You now have the positive and the negative print of the embossing folder to work with. Create your Card!