Sweet Talk with Sarah Gough

Hello Sugarpeeps! Sarah here, and it’s my turn in the hot seat this month! I’m going to share a few ideas for using vellum on your cards!

I’m Feeling…

Cold! Winter has arrived here in New Zealand so we’re spending more and more time indoors huddled around the fire! This time of year I like to crochet more and stamp a little less so I can be toasty and warm!

I’m Wishing…

The days were a little longer and that weekends were 5 days long! *grin*

I’m Loving…

Spending time with my little guy, just turned two. Right now he’s going through some amazing developments verbally and it’s so fun to sit and have rudimentary conversations with him!

I’m Creating…

Right now I’m working on a lightweight crochet scarf, and of course I’m stamping! Today I made a card for hubby’s birthday coming up later this month.

I’m Reading…

I’m rereading The Stand by Stephen King. My all time favourite author and one of my favourite books. Though, I’m not sure I recommend reading it during flu season like I am…

I’m Watching…

As soon as I’m done typing this, hubby and I are going to make a drink and watch the season finale of Game of Thrones. I’ve avoided spoilers so far today – yay!

Today I wanted to talk a little about vellum – vellum is a translucent paper/cardstock that has SO many uses! It comes in different weights, the heavier the vellum, the more opaque it becomes. I like to use a mix of light weight and heavier vellums for different applications.

I’m going to show you some cards I’ve made recently with this awesome supply!

On this card featuring Tweet Friend I’ve used lightweight vellum for the sentiment, and a heavier vellum for the dots die-cut background. Stamping a sentiment on vellum is my all time favourite way to use it – it allows your colored image to shine through, you don’t want to completely cover all your hard work!

Inside the card I’ve used a thicker vellum to tone down the patterned paper. You can easily change the look of a bright paper with this trick!

Stitching is my favourite way to adhere vellum – every adhesive will show through at least a little. If I can’t stitch, I like to try and adhere the vellum behind another panel, or hide little glue dots under embellishments. Beware liquid adhesive – vellum is very sensitive to water based glues and it will warp and buckle if you use too much!

This card features Blow Me Away and I’ve used the vellum here as part of the image. It’s a fun way to add a little interest to your card. Simply fussy cut the wing, cut a little slit in the dragon’s body and adhere the vellum on the back.

For this Hats Off To You card I’ve heat embossed on a heavier vellum. The trick here is short bursts of heat, and I like to heat from both the top and bottom of the vellum to help combat curving.

Here’s another way to use vellum for a sentiment. By far my favourite ink for stamping on vellum is the Memento Luxe range. You get a nice clean impression, and it dries fast (but not instantly, so give it a couple of minutes) The stamp set here is What’s Mew?

I hope I’ve inspired you to try vellum on some of your projects, it really is a supply that works on almost any card! It’s the perfect neutral to add a little interest!