Vellum….Very under-used!

 

Well as it says - Vellum, very under-used.  And it is…well in my craft stash this is.

The card I have here today rectifies that.  Well in a small way that is.  I’m starting small and will work my way up to something a little bigger.

The card base is pool party, with a whisper white mat, followed by a Lucky limeade mat which I have punched the corners on using the Scallop Trim Corner punch. I used the fabulous Charming Stamp set from the current mini catalogue to stamp the stem in Basic Grey on the Lucky limeade mat.

             

Using the same stamp (once I had cleaned it) I inked it up using my In Color marker sin Lucky Limeade and Pool Party (love Pool Party!!!), and stamped onto the piece of Whisper White cardstock.  I then inked up the Inspire, Create, Share stamp from the same set in Basic grey and stamped this over the top.

On a piece of Velum cardstock I re-inked and re-stamped my stem image and secure this to the Whisper White with some Mini Silver Brads.

I added a little of the Pool Party ruffled ribbon behind this and mounted it onto some Basic grey cardstock.  This was then added to the middle of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I hope you liked my little creation today?

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Happy crafting!

Trendy Trees

I just love this cute set. 

There so much you can do with it.  Little thank you cards, notes to friends just to say hi. With autumn underway it was definitely the inspiration I needed to make this cute little card.

The set incorporates the Two-Step Stamin’ technique.  However,  you can do as I did, and stamp your tree trunks onto the base card.
The base card is Soft Suede, with Whisper White.  The tree trunks are stamped in Soft Suede ink and the tree tops in Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry.  I love this colour combo.
The funky tree tops were stamped onto Stampin’ Ups’! vellum and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder just to give it a gleam.  The picture doesn’t do it justice.  I trimmed round the tree tops using my paper snips, and attached them to the base card using Mini Glue Dots to give it a slight 3D effect.
All the items used making this card can be purchased directly from me.  Contact me to place your order.
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Elaine x