Who doesn't love a sweet, romantic candle? In just a couple easy steps, you can create a lovely candle for that special someone...or even yourself! You'll need stamps, ink, tissue paper, wax paper, a heat gun, and of course a candle! You can almost always find plain pillar candles at your local dollar store, or dollar bin section at the grocery store.
First, you'll stamp your image on the tissue paper. For this candle, I chose stamps from the Meant to Be set. I used sponge daubers in Lovely Lipstick and Flirty Flamingo to create an ombre effect on the heart. Once your design is done, trim down your tissue paper to fit the candle.
Now for the really FUN part!! smooth your design onto the candle and cover with wax paper. Be sure to trim your wax paper long enough to give you a "handle" in the back. You'll want to watch your fingers as you work. Don't forget that heat guns are hot!!
Finally, you'll want to work the heat gun over the image until it holds. You'll notice the image looks a bit shinier as the magic happens. Pull up the wax paper carefully, if the tissue lifts up with it, lay the wax paper back down and carefully go over the area again with your heat gun.
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| Tips: Don't leave the heat focused in one area too long, and if you start to see bubbling, pull back right away. |
So we've got cards and candles, what could possibly be missing?? Chocolate, obviously!! lol These new Sweet Cups available in the Occasions catalog are SO cute! Don't you agree? These little cups are the perfect blank canvas for any occasion. To make mine Valentine's Day ready, I picked out a cute patterned paper and this adorable little skunky...Isn't he just stinkin' cute?? hehe See what I did there??
The paper is trimmed, and our furry little friend is colored; the only thing left to do is add chocolate and a pretty bow!
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| For this "cheat" bow, wrap a piece of ribbon around your Sweet Cup and hold with Tear & Tape Adhesive. Loop another piece into your bow shape, and wrap with a third, smaller piece. Hold your bow together and attach to the cup with additional Tear & Tape. Voila! |
Now you have the secrets to filling the air with love this Valentine's Day! Hit the dollar store for some candles and candies and get busy crafting!!
From my heart to yours...happy Stampin!
Sarah Grace
Full Product List:
Meant to Be Cling Stamp Set: 148626
Hey Love Cling Stamp Set: 148644
Sweet Cups: 148573
All My Love DSP: 148576
All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack: 148584
Heat Tool: 129053
Many Marvelous Markers: 147154
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad: 147140
Flirty Flamingo Class Stampin' Pad: 147052
Stamping Sponges: 141337
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