Monday 26 September 2016

Spotlight Vellum!

Good Evening and thank you for your visit.

My card today was made using a technique which I saw on Karen's blog here  .  I think it would work really well with a bouquet of flowers in place of the lady.

The whole image was stamped onto a piece of vellum and the outside of the frame coloured on the back.  Next time I think I will heat emboss the image.

I stamped the image a second time onto a scrap of white card and fussy cut only the lady.  After using a quickie glue pen on a few places on the front of the image I  stuck her onto the back of the vellum, being careful to match it with the image on the front.

The piece of  background paper is quite a strong yellow colour which is diffused by the vellum on top.  It came in a pad as a freebie with a magazine a long time ago.

  After putting adhesive on the back of the lady I laid the vellum down onto the paper and stuck it in place and trimmed the vellum to fit.  I stitched the top of the vellum to the card with some stitching and finished off by adding a few details on the front image with a gold gel pen.

I'm joining in with my card at Pixies Snippets Workshop Week 248  and also
Craft Your Passion Challenge 331 - Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #129 - Anything Goes

31 comments:

Linby said...

ooh love a fashion card! Brilliant use of the vellum. L x

Margaret said...

Such an elegant card Barb and interesting use of vellum.
Hugs Margaret M

Craftychris said...

IT looks really good! Fab technique xxx

KT Fit Kitty said...

Nice technique! This is a new one for me!

Greta said...

Classy & beautiful, Barb!

Valerija said...

Beautiful card. Great technique.
Valerija xx

Jane Willis said...

Oh Barb this is stunning! I'm going to have to try this technique. Your image is perfect for it, really sophisticated and glamorous
Jane

meg said...

You've achieved a wonderful card using this technique the image is lovely against the muted softer background.

brenda said...

A very elegant and classy card Barb.

B x

Aquarius said...

That's an interesting technique and very effective. Thanks for the explanation too

Erika said...

A great technique Barb, love how you've attached the vellum and your lady is very stylish.

Have a super Tuesday, hugs Erika. x

Sylvia said...

Beautiful card,Barb.Great technique.Love it.

Hugs,Sylvia x

Jean said...

A lovely stylish card, it looks like a great technique to try.
Jean x

Jenny L said...

Hi Barb,
what a very lovely and brilliant card.
I love the art deco lady, and your wonderful design.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Oh, this is so classy!! Great use of the vellum, and thanks for sharing how you have proceeded to achieve this beautiful effect!

Unknown said...

This is fabulous Barb!
Lucy x

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Beautiful card Barb.....lovely image and card design...Joolsx

cuilliesocks said...

What a fabulous stylish lady image, beautifully designed card Barb, Kate x

cotnob said...

A beautiful card Barb, such an elegant image.
Pauline
x

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A very effective technique and lovely card, I have lots of vellum hiding in a drawer perhaps I could try this.
Lorraine

rachel said...

This is gorgeous Barb - stencils went this morning - hope they get there soon. Hugs Rachel x

Carol L said...

HotCha Momma! What a great vintage card, complete with that homespun stitching!! Love it!

LesleyG said...

It must be ages since my last visit, as there are so many fab projects I hadn't seen, but I particularly like this one, and a technique I haven't encountered, so TFS! Xxx

Sarn said...

Very cool and classy xxx

Veerle said...

A real beauty Barb.
xx

Princess Judy Palmer said...

This technique is way cool. You got such an elegant card out of it.

Creative world said...

Fab image and awesome technique...Thank you for joining us at Craft your Passion challenge this week
Zeljka DT

Janice said...

Gorgeous card Barb, great technique too!
Janice x

Donna said...

Great technique, Barb. Love the card. X

Gerrina said...

This is a stunning card! Love the contrast between the black &white and the colour! Enjoy the weekend!

Lisa Andersson said...

Great technique and a lovely card, Barb.
Hugs, Lisa