Get rifling in the stash cupboard...

Vellum is back!

And for one week only it's the star attraction of the Daring Cardmakers blog thanks to Sharon's fab dare. ;o)

Well, I may be using it for more than just one week... I've undergone a bit of a rediscovery this summer and have found new uses for vellum on my cards. Good job too as I have quite a lot of plain vellum - not to mention a good few sheets of coloured vellum - that could do with being put to creative use.

My favourite thing is creating sleeves around cards and die-cutting the stuff. It looks so crisp and neat with die-cut edges.

So here's an example of what I mean:

Paper: American Crafts
Stamp: WMS
Dies: Memory Box, PTI, Cuttlebug
Felt: PTI
Other: Vellum, sewing machine

I'm rather fond of using apertures on card fronts to showcase the greeting too - oh and this colour combo I have done before with this American Crafts paper, but I just really love how it looks together. I did the Versamark trick for the stamped greeting as my VersaMagic Pink Grapefruit tear-drop pad isn't quite as inky as it once was. But the stamped image here is really nice and crisp and much more vivid than I remember this ink being.

Don't forget to stop by the other Design Team blogs and see their gorgeous cards! :o)

Happy crafting!

Comments

[sharon]

Absolutely stunning card Nat, I really like the vellum sleeve idea, must give that a go. I'm also going to give the versamark trick a go, I've got so many coloured ink pads I never use so it would be great to dig them out the drawer!

[Esther]

very effective and striking!

[Ang]

Nat, this is gorgeous, I love it! I may have to CASE it soon :) Just lovely!