How about what is called wax resist cards? These are actually done with wax crayons. Many people do appreciate individual, home made cards. So let us get your artistic talents to work!
First of all, what will you need? A selection of items, namely some gold or silver ink, scissors, 2H pencil, glue stick, something like Pritt for instance, childrens wax crayons, watercolour paints, some pieces of card which are of A5 size and a brush No 6.
The type of card you use is better if it is slightly textured, with a chalky type of surface for wax crayons to work well on. Also ,it has to be possible to fold in half, therefore it needs to be quite stiff.
If you are lucky, you can sometimes purchase ready made blank greeting cards, but this is not always possible, so this is an alternative method. Your local printer will sometimes sell and cut down A3 paper to A5 for you and this may work out to be a cheaper option.
So, cut a piece of A5 into two halves widthways. In the centre, draw your image. Make your images clear so that it is possible to cut it out. Choose something where you can cut out segments. Make sure these are well outlined for you to cut them out, like a stencil in fact.
Grab the scissors and cut round your stencils. If you have now obtained all your cut out pieces, stick these to your remaining piece of card. You should have now a picture, which is raised. So, fold widthways a piece of your A5 card in half to form your card and then you can position your picture, that is already glued, into the centre of this.
With this template now in place, you can now use your crayons and rub over the surface of the card. You will then come to realise, that the shapes above, will catch the colour of the image below. Care is needed when you hold the template and the card to keep them both in a steady, tight grasp. Any slight movement can be detrimental to your work.
Once you have finished this you can use the side of another crayon and go over the front of the card, so that it will highlight the colours you have beneath it. Then you can apply even more strength to your colour to make it even stronger.
Different crayons will make slightly different marks, according to where you apply more pressure. Using a No 6 brush you can now apply watercolour paint, but you will want to use a fairly watery mix. With silver or gold paint, I suggest, you paint a square or a circle around your work, then you can wash over your other work, so that it will fill in spaces.
Whatever you do, don`t overdo the paint on your image, it needs to be watery so that you achieve fairly transparent colours.
First of all, what will you need? A selection of items, namely some gold or silver ink, scissors, 2H pencil, glue stick, something like Pritt for instance, childrens wax crayons, watercolour paints, some pieces of card which are of A5 size and a brush No 6.
The type of card you use is better if it is slightly textured, with a chalky type of surface for wax crayons to work well on. Also ,it has to be possible to fold in half, therefore it needs to be quite stiff.
If you are lucky, you can sometimes purchase ready made blank greeting cards, but this is not always possible, so this is an alternative method. Your local printer will sometimes sell and cut down A3 paper to A5 for you and this may work out to be a cheaper option.
So, cut a piece of A5 into two halves widthways. In the centre, draw your image. Make your images clear so that it is possible to cut it out. Choose something where you can cut out segments. Make sure these are well outlined for you to cut them out, like a stencil in fact.
Grab the scissors and cut round your stencils. If you have now obtained all your cut out pieces, stick these to your remaining piece of card. You should have now a picture, which is raised. So, fold widthways a piece of your A5 card in half to form your card and then you can position your picture, that is already glued, into the centre of this.
With this template now in place, you can now use your crayons and rub over the surface of the card. You will then come to realise, that the shapes above, will catch the colour of the image below. Care is needed when you hold the template and the card to keep them both in a steady, tight grasp. Any slight movement can be detrimental to your work.
Once you have finished this you can use the side of another crayon and go over the front of the card, so that it will highlight the colours you have beneath it. Then you can apply even more strength to your colour to make it even stronger.
Different crayons will make slightly different marks, according to where you apply more pressure. Using a No 6 brush you can now apply watercolour paint, but you will want to use a fairly watery mix. With silver or gold paint, I suggest, you paint a square or a circle around your work, then you can wash over your other work, so that it will fill in spaces.
Whatever you do, don`t overdo the paint on your image, it needs to be watery so that you achieve fairly transparent colours.
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