Other techniques you can explore with it are painting the background and then scratching the detail into it...
Then there's slathering so much wax as a background or picture that you can turn the card over and iron it off the card onto fabric...
This leaves two images, one on the fabric and the original on the card with a fabric imprint in it. This one above is the left over card image that then had the detail added as foxgloves and wild flowers in the foreground. The card used is very shiny so the wax stays on the surface rather than being absorbed. In that way it transfers very easily.
The one below had the image of a sea horse stamped onto the fabric, then the waxed background applied over the top by ironing. It was then embroidered to complete the picture and add texture...
It is a bit crumpled cos I found it at the back of a box of Encaustic things and, as it is wax, didn't dare to iron it in case all the wax came off!
I have also applied the wax to pressed cardboard boxes (like you find in hobby and craft shops). It absorbs quite a lot at first but gradually build up until it is a shiny rich surface. All Encaustic surfaces (being beeswax) can be polished with a soft cloth to make them shine beautifully but are soft, can be scratched and affected by heat.
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