What is it Wednesday-Vellum

Have you ever use Vellum card stock? Today I will share several different ways it can be used on your cards.

1. Use vellum on top of your background to soften the look.

2. Cut out your vellum to cover an accent piece (the flower), and punch out extras out of vellum (the leaves)

3. Place a piece of vellum in an embossing folder.  The impressions will be white.

4. Use a die to cut out images from vellum.  They will be a subtle accent.

5. Emboss one side of your vellum with embossing powder.  Flip the vellum over and color in the areas that have not been embosses.  This is sometimes called the stained glass technique.

 6. Emboss again in a dark color, black works really well.  Turn this over and take an embossing tool and rub in the areas that have not been embossed.  These areas will be white when you turn the card over.

If you watch this video you will be able to watch me made a card using each one of the above samples.

Come back tomorrow to see how I stepped up the card from Monday.

Till then,

Happy Stamping,

Sushi

Dragonfly Dreams-Template Thursday

  Today I will be using on each card sample

    Inside the Lines designer paper
    Dragonfly Dreams bundle

This first card also uses
    Tags and Labels framelits 
    The saying from the stamp set called Bunch of Blossoms

Even though this designer paper can be colored in, it also looks great uncolored as the background for a bold thinlit, like the dragonfly.

For this card I added
 Stitched Shapes framelits 
 Layered Circles framelits 
 The saying is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.

I love how the stitched shapes framelits and the layered circles framelits work so well together.

For this card I added

New watercolor pencils from the Occasions catalog

Aqua Painter

Vellum

Black embossing powder 

Saying from Watercolor Words

For the final card I colored in parts of the designer paper using our new colored pencils.  You do not have to color a solid image when you use them.  Just color and then use an Aqua Painter to blend the coloring marks.

After I finished my coloring I cut the paper into thirds and attached it to the card base.

Since my dragonfly was so big and bold, I needed a simple bold saying to complete the card.  Watercolor Words fit the bill.

Don't forget you too can have this great designer paper by spending $50 on any items you wish.  Then the designer paper is yours for free.  Can't make it to one of my classes.  Feel free to order online any time.  Just go to www.sushi.stampinup.net to my website.  There is a direct link to my store at the top of this page.

Come back tomorrow to see anothe Fab Friday card.

Technique Tuesday-Coloring Vellum

    Sale a Bration, a chance to earn free products without having a party, is coming to a close.  Today I am featuring two of the products you can get for free with a $50 order.

1. Botanical Gardens Vellum paper stack.  I looks great backed by colored paper or even white.  But the favorite thing I like to do with it is color in some of the spaces.    

In this first card I have used the Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Brush, featured in the Occasions catalog, to color in some of the flowers.  It creates an added glittery accent to the card.

2. Glitter Tape.  This tape is easy to tear and thick enough to create a great accent.  I used the gold tape on the first card.

  For my second card I chose to color in the flowers using the colors that were featured in the Botanical gardens designer papers from the Occasion catalog.

I used the white glitter tape and colored it with markers that matched to colors used for the flowers.  What a totally different look this gave the same vellum that was used in the first card.

Come to my Last Chance Sale a Bration class on Friday at 12:30 or 6:30 to make some cards using Sale a Bration products.

Tomorrow I will feature the What I Love stamp set for a Wednesday Wow.

Sparkly Seasons

     I thought this ornament turned out to be quite perfect for a Christmas card. To make the ornament I used

Circle framelits
Sparkly Season stamp set
Cucumber Crush ink and cardstock
Black Glimmer paper
Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

   Can't you just hear someone singing Deck the Halls when you look at this card.