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Article: Valentine's Day: Wax Sealing Ideas for Handmade Cards and Gift Wrapping

Valentine's Day: Wax Sealing Ideas for Handmade Cards and Gift Wrapping
Wax Seal Ideas

Valentine's Day: Wax Sealing Ideas for Handmade Cards and Gift Wrapping

Valentine's Day is a celebration of love, and what better way to express your affection than with a personal touch? Handmade cards and thoughtfully wrapped gifts add an extra layer of sentiment to your expressions of love. One timeless and elegant way to elevate your Valentine's Day creations is through the art of wax sealing. In this blog post, we'll explore creative and charming wax sealing techniques to enhance your handmade cards and gift wrapping.

WAX SEAL IDEA #1: ADD LOVE THEMED STICKERS TO DECORATE YOUR BLANK WAX SEALS

Adding different clear-backed stickers the easiest way to create themed wax seals that are unique and use a blank wax seal stamp!

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Valentine's Day envelopes with pink and red heart wax seals

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WAX SEAL IDEA #2: USE A STIRRER STICK TO CREATE LOVE HEART-SHAPED PATTERNS IN THE WAX

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WAX SEAL IDEA #3: MAKE A TWO COLOUR, DOUBLE LAYERED WAX SEAL

Our top tip for making two colour double layered wax seals is to gently heat up your stamp over the candle flame til it’s warm so the first wax seal sticks to it without falling out when you turn the stamp over!

Red heart wax seal on a Valentine's Day letter

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WAX SEAL IDEA #4: USE WAX SEALS TO SECURE A POLAROID PHOTO ONTO YOUR HANDMADE CARD

This is a simple, but sentimental idea for making personalised cards! Make your wax seals separately, affix double sided tape to the back and use them to attach your polaroids to the card.

If you don't have a polaroid printer to print out your photos, you can upload them via our site and we can print them out for you.

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Handmade Valentine's Day card with a pink wax seal

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Hope these tips helped! I love seeing all the creative projects that you come up with! Feel free to send them via email, social media, or tag me (@fionaariva on Instagram)

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