Cards with vellum

Sometimes when I emboss vellum, it cracks. You can hide the cracks by mounting it on a white panel. What about when you don't want white on white? So I started thinking about how to hide the cracks. One of my favorite techniques is to rub a ink pad on an embossing folder. I thought maybe using white pigment ink would hide the cracks. So I rubbed my favorite white pigment ink, Hero Arts Unicorn on the embossing folder. Remember that if you rub the pad onto the RAISED areas of the embossing…

The vellum was mounted behind a split in the front panel so that no adhesives showed. I also used vellum for the shadow layer of the sentiment, pasted over a little white card so that the design showed through. This was popped onto foam tape to add more dimension!

This soft and feminine card features some beautiful new Specialty Vellum that will be available in the upcoming Stampin’ Up Mini Catalogue (available Jan. 5th). I have paired it with ... Read More about Dainty Delights Featuring Specialty Vellum

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Hi there. I'm so glad you stopped by! Last week my friend Chrissie (Simply One of a Kind) did a tutorial for Splitcoaststampers. I had watched her videos before and this gave me just the push to try this technique and use it for my demo at Craft Group this month. Simply put, you stamp on the front of your vellum piece with an embossing ink and heat emboss. When it's cool, you turn it over and stamp with a color on the backside. I'll warn you. The technique is like eating a potato chip. You…

Isn't it lovely when you see something and you have a light bulb moment and think 'I could do something like that'!! That is what happened when I saw a card over on Susan's blog which had been inspired by something she saw on Pinterest. The original is using Alexander Renke paper which as those who live here in the UK know is a little bit like trying to source Rocking Horse Poo for your rose bushes (with a price tag to match) - so I decided to stamp my botanical images background instead! I…

In this 30 second solution video I'll show you how to put any type of adhesive on vellum so it isn't seen on a finished project. The blog post mentioned in ...

Hi everyone. I've been playing with a new technique that is so fun to do. Chrissie (Simply One of a Kind) has made several youtube videos showing this technique, along with different variations. Here are links to her videos ... Fabulous Vellum Backgrounds (using background stamps) by Chrissie Stokes (7:28) Fabulous Vellum Backgrounds 2 (using single stamps) by Chrissie Stokes (9:00) Tricks to mounting word dies using double stamped vellum technique by Chrissie Stokes (27:33) For the card…

It has been a long time since I’ve felt this inspired, I had forgotten how much I loved the Hero Arts Flickr Group. What a talented bunch of women – I was inspired by Heather Maria to c…