In our July class, we worked with waxed paper and distress inks to create textured backgrounds. We took a piece of waxed lunch wrap and simply screwed it up into a ball and then flattened out. Then taking a piece of white background card, lay your waxed paper over the card with the wax facing down on the card, cover with a heatproof craft sheet and apply a warm (not Hot) iron without steam to the surface. This transfers the wax to the card and then you use the distress inks to colour the background and wax creates a resist leaving a pattern. Another way of creating a textured background is to run the waxed paper through an embossing folder as shown in this Christmas card. As our August class used Vellum, I decided to incorporate the vellum into this card as I love the soft effect it gives
This resist technique is really quick and simple and is fantastic for those crafting on a budget as you don't need the embossing folders as shown in the first card. I have made a video tutorial on how I have made this Christmas which gives a couple of extra little tips.
Till next time
Happy Crafting
