Everything Papercraft - Sealing Wax

Sealing wax, originally used for securing envelopes and scrolls, makes interesting, stamped  embellishments that can be adhered to cards, albums or other paper craft projects. You can buy sealing wax candles at many craft supply stores and stationers as well as metal seals featuring monograms and other simple designs.

Happily, we can also use our stamps to add fabulous seals and wax embellishments. Here’s a simple technique:

1. Trim the wick of the sealing wax. Light & let drip into a puddle. Let it sit for about 5 seconds.
2. Ink up a small image with an embossing stamp pad, which has a long open time, and stamp into the wax puddle.
3. Hold for about 3-5 seconds then lift straight up.
4. The ink keeps the stamp from sticking to the wax and can also add a little bit of colour.

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