Ellen Hutson issued a challenge on her educational CLASSroom blog today regarding adding texture to your creations.
Ellen is also having a giveaway on the CLASSroom blog too!
I've been inspired by Lisa Spangler's candles, and created one using Karen Lockhart's Lavender image.
I highly recommend watching Lisa's most excellent video tutorial, then trying one! To begin, I stamped Hero Arts Old Letter Writing onto a piece of tissue paper twice using Adirondack Espresso - twice so it would wrap around the candle completely.
Then I did something stupid. 
I tried to use one of Tim Holtz's new masks and thinking I'd airbrush the Old Letter script using the mask. Nada. Tim's masks are meant to be used on cardstock weight paper - not flimsy tissue paper. I'm going to see if I can soak then scrub the tissue off the back of the mask later - it will be time consuming I'm sure... and I tell you this so you won't eveah do this! 
... So I restamped the script image again, twice, onto tissue. Moving on.
I heat set (melted) the stamped script tissue onto the candle. Then stamped the Lockhart Lavender image in Ranger's Archival Jet Black ink onto a smallish piece of tissue paper. Colored in using Prismacolor pencils.
I'd recommend using darker colors than normal. When you melt the image into the candle the pencil colors lighten - big time.
Trimmed the lavender image and melted into the candle right over the script layer. Added a punched lace layer (Martha Stewart) sponged with Distress Antique Linen ink to the base. Finished with a few wraps of fine burlap string.
Lastly, adhered typewriter key eyelet letters (Making Memories) spelling the French word for flower (used Crafters' Pick adhesive - it's a water-based superglue!). The L in 'fleur' uses a different style typewriter key (Michaels Craft Store), to emphasize the L in Lavender.
Thank you for stopping by and Happy Friday everyone!
edited to add: due to the metal imbedded in the candle I did not want to burn it directly. Instead, I hollowed out the top and inserted a tea light. I just heated the top of the candle slightly with my heat tool, and cut away using an X-acto blade - then smoothed the edges with my heat tool. Easy peasy!
supplies: Lockhart Stamp Company stamps - their entire line - Ellen Hutson
Tim Holtz Ink blending tool & foam, fine burlap string - StarLitStudio
