Tuesday Tip: Stamp Candles

Hello everyone, and welcome to our Tuesday Tip! We have Pearl Lui from our Contributing Design Team guiding us today…enjoy!

Pearl Says:
“One of my favorite ways to decorate for Halloween is to cluster candles to set that spooky mood. I thought I’d share a classic technique to add to the spookiness.”

Materials Used:
Kaisercraft 13th Hour Clear Stamp
Other: candles, tissue paper, wax paper, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black, heat gun

You’ll need:

• ivory or white candles
• ivory or white tissue paper
• wax paper
• stamps and ink
• heat gun
• gloves to protect from heat/hot wax
• scrap paper or craft mat

Make your own designs on candles with these easy steps:

1. Stamp image onto tissue paper

2. Layer on stamped tissue paper over candle
3. Layer wax paper over the tissue paper sandwiching the tissue paper between the candle and wax paper
4. Slowly heat the wax paper over the stamped image with a heat gun

• Tip 1: Be careful to keep the tip of the heat gun a safe distance so you don’t burn the wax
• Tip 2: If you’re sensitive to heat, put on gloves to protect from the heat or hot wax that can drip if the heat gun is too hot
• Tip 3: Make sure you protect your work surface with either scrap paper or a craft mat to collect any wax drip.

5. Lastly, peel the wax paper off and the stamped tissue paper will magically be melted onto the candle.

This really is a simple and classic way to dress up candles for a spooky Halloween look, so I hope you’ll give it a try!