Candle Stamping & Tutorial

This week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges it is an ABC Challenge - Anything But a Card. I thought it was the perfect time to dust off the candle I had (since November '09, lol), and give Candle Stamping a try. You're not really stamping on the candle...but on tissue paper that you'll melt to the candle. I have a Tutorial to show you how it's done. I was so surprised at how easy it really was, I don't know why I waited so long to give it a try!

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(After I did the first one, I sent my husband out to buy more candles...lol! Thanks sweetie:))

The candles measure 4" tall...but the stamping area is 3.5". I finished the candles off with Organdy ribbon because I wanted the stamping to be the focus, not the embellishments.

Here's some close-ups of the candles.

The butterfly I stamped onto vellum, coloured it, and cut it out. I attached the body and antenna to the candle, and bent the wings up.

I just noticed, I should have added a rhinestone for an eye on the hummingbird.

I used the tops of the bamboo from Intrinsic Background for the grass that goes around the bottom of the candle.

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Chocolate, Black, Tulip, Juniper & Desert Sand, CTMH SS-You Are Beautiful, Follow Your Heart, Spring Possibilities, Instrinsic Backgrounds & Treasure Life, Tissue Paper, Vellum, Copics-B12, B23, B39, YG95, Y11, C-3, G99, Organdy Ribbon.

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Here's close-ups of the next candle.

Because the image soaks through the tissue paper, you can make mirror images (I show this in the Tutorial below).

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Desert Sand & Black, CTMH SS-Live Inspired, Tissue Paper, Organdy Ribbon.

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Here's a close-up of the last candle I stamped. It was difficult to stop at 3, I had alot of ideas...I'll be trying them out...I still can't believe I waited so long to try this out, lol!

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Recipe: CTMH Ink-Blush, Petal, Dutch Blue & Topiary, CTMH SS-A Posy, Tissue Paper, Martha Stewart Layered Arches Border Punch, Floral Grosgrain Ribbon, Organdy Ribbon, Rhinestones.

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Candle Stamping Tutorial:

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Mirror Image Candle Stamping:

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to put your name in for some Blog Candy I'm giving away (see link at top of blog).

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Be sure to check out what others are doing with the ABC Challenge over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges.

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Enjoy,

Deneen