I hope you enjoyed Beth’s take on the Wax Resist, Spellbindersâ„¢ Style post! I think this is my newest favorite technique :0) Thanks to our Design Team Member Heidi Blankenship for the technique!

Last Saturday, Heidi created a beautiful card and I made a hot chocolate pocket card - can’t decided if I want to give it away or keep it! LOL! This time I thought I’d make a window card using S5-017 Snowflake Frame and cut a sentiment by using S4-110 Classic Ovals LG #3 (the smallest die being #1). The sentiment “Let It Snow!” is from JustRite Stampers’ Christmas Joy Borders & Centers set.

First, I cut a sheet of wax paper into quarters in case I need more than one (aka mistakes). I understand that there some of us who can’t get wax paper locally. Are there papers that have a wax film on them available? I was thinking freezer paper, butcher’s paper or even parchment paper might do the trick.

I cut and embossed the wax papers. The cut sandwich is the same as using “regular” paper.

From the bottom:
White Master Mat
Magnetic Spacer Pad
S5-017 Snowflake Frame (cut/ridge side up)
Wax Paper
White Master Mat

Then after cutting the wax paper, I embossed it.

Embossing Sandwich from bottom:
White Master Mat
Tan Embossing Pad
S5-017 Snowflake Frame w/ Wax Papers Embedded (cut/ridge side down)
White Master Mat

Carefully take the wax paper out of the die template. Avoid any wrinkles because they might show up in the resist. I flipped the embossed wax frame so that you can see how well it took the embossing.

Now this is where the “magic” begins! Heat up your iron on high (keep it on dry, no steam setting), place your wax frame onto the card front and with a paper towel on top of the it, iron your wax paper into the cardstock. Be careful not to move the frame and make sure to spend a few minutes ironing so that the wax melts onto the cardstock. Not sure if you can see the resist in the picture…

Then with a cotton ball, tap into your dye ink and color in the card front to expose the waxed image for that beautiful resist effect.

Taking the center of the S5-017 Snowflake Frame, I taped (to make it less tacky, I tapped the tape on my jeans = removable tape!) it into position to cut/emboss and make a window into the card.

I stamped my sentiment “Let It Snow” onto a piece of blue cardstock and cut/embossed with the S4-110 Classic Ovals LG #3. Notice I taped again to make sure that I get the image centered properly.

Time to assemble the card! I inked the edges of the center pieces of the S5-017 Snowflake Frame and adhered it to the inside of the card centered so that when the card is closed it would come through the window. Using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares, I adhered the oval stamped sentiment in the middle to give it dimension. I also added a little glitter in the snowflakes of the stamped image but hard to see in the picture. Tied white ribbon on the side to give it some texture. To finish off, I added Hero Arts Gems for a little sparkle!

This is the finished look! Hope you get a chance to try this technique!

Just a reminder about the Spellbindersâ„¢ Seasonal Limited Edition die templates , they will no longer be manufactured after November 30th 2009 which is not too far off! WOW! So if you’re sitting on the fence about some of these products, I wouldn’t sit there too long! If your favorite Spellbindersâ„¢ retailers run out, they’re gone. So hope you order yours soon!

Have a good day!!
MargieH

Wow Heidi and Margie, what an amazing technique! I just had to try it for myself! I gathered my supplies:

Spellbindersâ„¢ S5-018 Poinsettia Frame; Crafty Secrets, Vintage Christmas Stamp Set; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L, 3D Foam Squares; Copic, Sketch Markers R22, R24, C1, B21, B23, E00; Household Iron, Red and White Cardstock, Kitchen Wax Paper, Yellow Brads, Green Dye Ink, Cotton Balls.

I cut/embossed the wax paper in my Wizard™ with the S5-018 Poinsettia Frame.  I set the wax paper die cuts on a sheet of smooth white cardstock.  I placed another sheet on top of it and placed my hot iron on top of it.  It takes a few minutes for the wax to melt onto the cardstock, so be patient, and also careful not to move the die cut around if you are peeking at the progress. 

Tap a cotton ball into the dye ink and tap off, then swirl the ink over the paper.  I did this several times, and each layer of ink revealed a a better result.  Once I was happy with the ink, I lined up my die templates and cut/embossed the Poinsettia Frames.

The inside frame needed something, so I stamped and colored a Crafty Secrets image, then cut/embossed the image with the smaller frame. I used 3D Foam Squares to adhere the image to the cut out from the frame.  I also cut/embossed the poinsettia flower with red cardstock, hand trimmed the flower and used the 3D Foam Squares to lift the petals, just like I did on this card.  I added three yellow brads to the poinsettia.

I assembled the card as shown:

Yes, I do have a Christmas Tree set up already, but its not decorated yet.

Beth

Let it snow?  You might think I’ve lost my mind.  You might be right!  I’m not ready for snow in Chicago yet. But I couldn’t resist playing with my Spellbinders™ Limited Edition die templates.  That’s right, the S4-222 Create A Flake One and S4-223 Create A Flake Two, as well as the S4-224 Snowflake Border Petite and S5-017 Snowflake Frame will not be manufactured after November 30, 2009.  Get them from your favorite Spellbindersâ„¢ retailer while you can!

Put away your mittens and coats and grab your craft supplies.  My card base is 5.5×11″ white cardstock, folded in half.  The snowflakes are assembled from Core’dinations cardstock, I used 4 graduated tones of blue and both the S4-222Create A Flake One and S4-223 Create A Flake Two die template sets.

I cut two colors from each Create A Flake set, which gave me lots of snowflake shapes, sizes and colors to build from.  Individual die cuts were sanded to reveal the colored core of the Core’dinations cardstock. Each flake is assembled using SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L 3D Foam Squares for extra dimension, and brads.

I cut/embossed the S4-224 Snowflake Border Petite on the front of the card, then inked through the die template like a stencil.  This cut the detailed edge and snowflakes and embossed the pinking edge and detail. 

I used a scrap of the blue cardstock to cut/emboss additional snowflakes, this time from the S4-224 Snowflake Border Petite, so that I could add them to the openings on the front.  Brads hold them in place inside of the card.  Doesn’t it look like they are attached to the front of the card?

I couldn’t let those snowflakes get lonely inside the card.  I cut/embossed and sanded the inside frame from S5-017 Snowflake Frame.  JustRite Stampers allowed me to customize the greeting with their fonts and rectangluar stamper.  Clearsnap Colorbox Smoke Blue Pigment ink is the color I used for both stenciling with an Ink Applicator on the front and stamping on the inside.

I have snowflake die cut pieces left, I’ll save them for another project.  Remember, get your Spellbindersâ„¢ Seasonal Limited Edition die templates soon! See the complete list here.  And lets hope Mother Nature doesn’t take this card seriously!

Beth