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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Embossed vellum

Hello crafty friends - hope your day is going well. I typically start the morning with breakfast at my laptop visiting my friends' blogs. Today I got busy on a card for an upcoming Die Cut Diva challenge (no hints - sorry) and forgot all about breakfast until that card was done!! 

Once in front of the laptop with my Cheerios I spotted Gail's Crafty Nomad post with inspiration for Let's Squash It !! (which is much further down the alphabetical blog list). Quickly finished breakfast and off I went. I made this simple card for August's Let's Squash It!! Challenge 11 - Not Paper, Not Card:

Supplies: Paper - Hero Arts Dove A2 card; Paper Studio black
Embossing folder - Altenew Decorative Florals 3D
Vellum - Stamp On It Irridescent Mix (sadly retired)
Other - Copic Markers (greys, golds and V05);
CZ Design Sentiment Strips Reverse Happy

Hi I'm Linda & I am a Paper Hoarder!! I have this lovely coverweight vellum purchased at a stamp expo many years ago and I use it sparingly, especially now that it's retired. Luckily I knew right where to find it in my stash - it works perfectly with embossing folders, giving a crisp image with little tearing. The piece I chose has a pale silver sheen to it - so beautiful. I embossed with the Altenew ef and added some Copics to the back. Glued to a black mat. Oops, some of my glue wasn't hidden good enough and showed through as grey. I took some grey Copics and tried shading it on top of the vellum. Looks much better in real life than in the photo (maybe I'm kidding myself...). I also applied a little more gold to the top of the vellum flower centers - done! Makes an elegant wedding card, I think.

The vellum pack contains assorted colors, including a gorgeous gold so I'm sure to be back with another card for this fun challenge. The vellum was a handy choice but I'd like to look around for some other mediums to try. How about you - what would you emboss if not paper or card?

Thanks for stopping!!






17 comments:

Cat Craig said...

Beautifully done,Linda.

Dotty Jo said...

This is gorgeous, Linda. I'm considering trying to emboss vellum for my inspiration post and feel super inspired after seeing this, Jo x

Jane Willis said...

What gorgeous vellum, it really makes a beautiful background for the embossing. I've really fallen in love with vellum as an embossing medium.
Jane
Guest Designer at Let's Squash It

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous Linda. The vellum embossed beautifully.

Vicky Hayes said...

So, so beautiful! I am going to be on the look out for that EF I think! Vicky x

Betty said...

so lovely,Linda -might NEED that embossing folder after I've seen you use it on vellum-I browse thru my blogs during breakfast too.

Jean said...

Gorgeous results with that embossed vellum!

Greta said...

I love embossed vellum & your card certainly is an elegant wedding card!

Rosemary said...

Lovely card, Linda! The embossed vellum is so pretty!

Trina P. said...

So beautiful. This EF is so pretty. Embossing vellum is always so elegant. I think I avoid using it because it’s so hard to adhere without the adhesive showing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jeanne H said...

I too think your card is lovely! Your vellum seems to have worked really well. I have some and will have to try it. Thanks for inspiring me, Linda.

Angelnorth said...

Beautifully elegant Linda! That’s such a lovely EF and the vellum suits it so perfectly with the subtle shading going on - love it!

Cindy H. said...

Simply gorgeous!

ionabunny said...

This is gorgeous Linda. Thanks for joining the fun at Let's Squash It! Hugz

Robyn Oliver said...

Gorgeous floral embossing on the Vellum... lovely card Linda, Robyn

Jeanne H said...

Congratulations on your runner-up win on Let's Squash It. Well done!!

Kate said...

This is so gorgeous, just saw it on the Squash it challenge and had to have a closer look! Exquisiste detail!