Trending Tuesday: Vellum

This week we're focusing on vellum for Trending Tuesday at

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Vellum is one of those materials that can be a little intimidating to use.

You can easily crease the paper (which causes a white spot) and it

can be a challenge when it comes to adhering so that the adhesive doesn't show.

But all-in-all, it is a great accent that can show-off beautifully when added to projects.

You can emboss it, sew on it, chalk it, stamp on it and more!

Vellum Shaker Pocket Card

I started with two 2.5" squares of vellum that I embossed in a Swiss Dot print. 

To adhere the two pieces together, I used the Red Chevron Designer Tape to tape up three of the sides.

 Next I added green sequins to the pocket; I didn't want all of the sequins to sink to the bottom, 

so I first spritzed the inside of the pocket with just a bit of spray adhesive. Press the sequins 

into place and then add the final strip of Designer Tape to close the pocket. For extra detail

 I machine-stitched around the edge before embellishing!

Vellum is fun to punch and die-cut! For this snowman card I used a small ornament punch for 

the top, a 1" and 1.5" circle punch for the body. I added a little 'blush' to his cheeks with

 pink chalk before embellishing with colored pearls for the eyes and nose.

His arms? They're the letter "I" from alpha stickers!
You can use a vellum adhesive to hold your pieces in place; I like the detail that
hand-stitching gives, so I chose that method instead of adhesive.

Now, wasn't that fun!?!  I had quite a good time making these cards
and thinking of different ways to use vellum :)

It's almost hump-day...have a wonderful rest-of-the-week!