![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m sure you can imagine many uses for this DIY Vellum Paper technique – soft overlays that preserve precious photos, ancient labels, distinctive party invitations…the applications are limitless. The underlying motif shows through the transparent layers of Distress Inks and Stain, even where the pigments are most intense. The effect is subtle, slightly romantic, and and elegantly aged. Once the DIY Vellum has been adhered onto the page below, you can see the stamped corner embellishments ‘shining through’. ![]() Here, I’m preparing an Art Journal Page by stamping corner embellishments with Archival Ink.Ī layer of thinned Tacky Glue applied to the back of the DIY Vellum sheet, then smoothed with a brush: Once the surface is dry, you can adhere the DIY Vellum over other imagery for mysterious depth. To bring just a touch of sparkle and light to the surface, you can add Spray Ink, like this Color Shine. Fluorescent White Translucent Vellum - 6 x 6, 30lb Colors Transparent 13.99 per 50 Pack Fluorescent White Translucent Vellum - 3 3/4 x 9, 30lb Colors Transparent 14. I was looking for a pretty intense effect, so reached for Distress Stain.īy scrubbing the surface and flicking stain with an old toothbrush, the Distress Stain gives even more soul to the DIY Vellum. You can work with the DIY Vellum ‘as-is’, or you can add even MORE distressing. What about adding other media or adhesives? Will they work with the ‘oily’ paper? Oh, yeah. Loving the way that the underlying image is softly filtered by the now-ancient feeling ‘vellum’. Here, I’m admiring the translucency of the finished DIY Vellum by placing it over a printed image. Once the paper is dry, and you no longer feel an oily surface, you can incorporate it into your project! You can choose to use a heat tool to speed up evaporation of the remaining surface moisture. Use a soft cloth to wipe away the excess oil from the front and back of the paper. Make sure to work on a surface that can be easily cleaned of oily residue, like this cutting mat. Next, use a paintbrush to apply a generous layer of regular Baby Oil over the surface of the paper. Once the printed ink is dry, blend Distress Inks onto the surface, adding depth and history to the page.Īdd splatters of water over the blended inks – this will result in unevenly ‘bleached’ areas that increase the feeling of history and age.Begin by printing your chosen image or text onto regular printer paper.Baby Oil (other oils will work, as well, but the pleasant scent and lightness of Baby Oil makes it my first choice).Ordinary printer paper, printed with your favorite Graphics Fairy Text or Image.If you’re creating a large heat embossed Vellum background for a card (or any large Vellum piece to a card) – add your adhesive of choice in the area where you will add an embellishment or topper.If you would like to experiment with this technique, you’ll need a few things.If you’re using Vellum to create flowers, you can use tiny amounts of hot glue for each layer (my preferred method).It comes in different size tablets and comes either as Bristol Smooth or Bristol Vellum. Or another way is to add tiny dots of a clear drying glue behind the words to stick on to your card (Tonic Deluxe Adhesive is a good choice for this). It is a heavy white paper, I think 100 lb weight. If you’re using Vellum as a simple sentiment strip - try to wrap the Vellum strip around the layer beneath, this way your glue will be to the back.Vellum looks very elegant used as inserts for your cards – you can cut it down to your card size and stick it in with Tonic Studios double sided adhesive tape.įinally I would like to give you some tips on how to adhere your Vellum to your cards/projects.Vellum looks delightful used for wedding invites as well as wedding favours. This is perfect to personalise a card or project. You can print and write on Vellum (you can print photos on vellum too).You can also use Vellum to add journaling, this will make your journaling spot stand out without it distracting from your main page. Or add Vellum to tone down a busy background, by adding it behind the photo. If you’re a scrap-booker and enjoy adding photos to your layouts, you can add vellum over a photo to create an Instagram-like faded effect.You can also die cut vellum for your card layers – cuts like a dream! When adding layers to your cards and projects, you can tear the vellum edges to create a shabby distressed effect.If you enjoy artistic projects, use the matt Vellum is with graphite pencils, coloured pencils, charcoal, sketching sticks, mixed media, and oil pastel. ![]()
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