Graceul Glass Designer Vellum

The Graceful Glass Designer Vellum comes in 6" x 6" sheets - 2 each of 12 single-sided designs.  It can be used in so many ways to add a beautiful accent to your card or project.  There is a Graceful Glass Suite of products on pages 164-165 of the Annual Catalog that pair so nicely together, and the stamp set and thinlits can be purchased in a bundle to save you 10%.

For my sympathy card I cut one of the pieces to measure 5 1/2" x 2" for my layer, leaving me 2 more pieces from this one sheet that I can use on another card.

You can color your vellum on the back side if you want to add more dimension, but for my sympathy card I left it the way it is.  I just added a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to the back of my cut piece, and layered this onto a piece of Basic Black Card Stock.  To adhere the vellum I used my Tear & Tape Adhesive.

In addition to my vellum layer, I embossed my Lemon Lime Twist card with the Garden Trellis embossing folder, and I colored my flowers using my 2017-2019 In Color Markers, and placed them onto my card using Dimensionals.  My sentiment was punched out with the Banner Triple Punch.

The following were used:

Graceful Glass 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.X Cm) Designer Vellum

$11.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$7.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle

$42.25

2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

$15.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00

Big Shot

$110.00

Banner Triple Punch

$23.00

Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.50

Graceful Glass Video by Stampin' Up!

The Graceful Glass suite by Stampin' Up! is so versatile.  You can color it with your Stampin' Blends or Markers, leave it as it, and decorate your projects in so many ways. Brian, from Stampin' Up!, shows you the products that make up the Graceful Glass suite, as well as several ideas and different ways to color the vellum.

This beautiful paper coordinates with the Graceful Glass Suite on pages 164-165 of the Annual Catalog.  The products are also listed below.  You can order by clicking the shopping cart in the upper left hand column of my blog, or click the products listed below. 

Note -  Stamp set comes in wood or clear mount, as well as wood or clear mount bundles.

Graceful Glass 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.X Cm) Designer Vellum

$11.00

Painted Glass Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$25.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.00

Painted Glass Wood-Mount Bundle

$48.50

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle

$42.25

Stained Glass Thinlits Dies

$29.00

Tinted Faceted Buttons

$7.50

Black 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Cord

$6.00

Something Lacy

 

The "Something Lacy" large background stamp is so pretty, and after you stamp it onto your card stock it almost looks like Designer Series Paper.  Such pretty images that you can just stamp using your favorite ink that I did in the card above, or to really add some texture and shine try heat embossing the images like I did in the card below. 

 

 

For this card I stamped my image using Versa Mark ink onto a piece of Vellum, then heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder.  I took my Pink Pirouette marker and just colored in a few of the flower , added some coordinating ribbon and my sentiment to finish my wedding card. 

 

Tip:  When I stamp using a large background stamp I always put my Stampin' Pierce Mat underneath my paper to be stamped to get even coverage. 

The following products were used to make both cards:

Something Lacy Wood Stamp

$17.95

Stampin' Pierce Mat

$4.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Whisper White 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon

$6.95

Perfect Plum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Regals Candy Dots

$5.95

Simply Wonderful Wood Stamp Set

$0.00

Big Shot

$99.95

Apothecary Accents Framelits Die

$24.95

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.50

Pink Pirouette 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon

$6.95

Versamark Pad

$7.50

Heat Tool

$29.95

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.95

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

$28.95

Pear Pizzaz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Label Love Clear Stamp Set

$17.95

Artisan Label Punch

$15.95

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Manhattan Flower "I Do Day"

I love the sentiment "Happy I Do Day" because weddings are such a happy occasion, and along with the embossed vellum, and some dyed ribbon, there wasn't a need to add much more for today's card.

I started with Whisper White Cardstock, followed by a layer of Pacfic Point and then the embossed layer of vellum cardstock.  I dyed my Whisper White Organza Ribbon with Pacific Point ink so it would match my layers, and also sponged the same ink to the edges of my sentiment. What is really cute about the sentiment is the o above the "do" is made to resemble a wedding ring, therefore, the rhinestone was the perfect choice to top it off. 

My quick tip for dying ribbon is- Cut your white ribbon a little longer than you will need.  Take one end of the ribbon in your fingertips, and then place a Stamping Sponge on top of the ribbon and pull the ribbon through your ink pad using the sponge to add pressure.  Keep doing this until you get the amount of color you want.  I find this way is really easy, and not messy either. 

For today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Whisper White #100730, Pacific Point #111350, Vellum #101856

Stamp Set:  Word Play #120308 wood or #120651 clear

Ink:  Pacific Point #111837

Ribbon:  Whisper White Organza #114319, Linen Thread #104199

Punch:  Curly Label #11851

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder #114517, Stamping Sponges #101610, Crop-a-Dile #108362, Dimensionals #104430

For the Newlyweds

Once I started embossing vellum cardstock I couldn't stop.  I love how deep and rich the impressions are, and thing it also adds some softness to the wedding cards.

I started with Baja Breeze cardstock, followed by a matte layer of Soft Suede, and a piece of Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper.  The vellum was embossed on the bottom with the Flower Garden Embossing Folder.  Now, I know flowers usually grow standing up, but after playing with the ribbon placement and sentiment, I liked it better with the embossed layer on the bottom.

To make today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Baja Breeze #111352, Soft Suede 115318, Vellum #101856

Designer Series Paper:  Elegant Soiree #117163

Ink:  Soft Suede #115657

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370

Ribbon:  Baja Breeze 1/2" Seam Binding #12331 (Carry over product)

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Flower Garden Embossing Folder #123113 (Summer Mini)

Punch:  Word  Window #119857, Sticky Strip #104294

A Week of Wedding Cards

I have several weddings to attend to this summer, the first one this coming Saturday, so I thought I would make all of my cards this week and share them with you.  The first card is for a couple who asked me to make their wedding invitations, so I knew their colors were black and white and thought this card would be appropriate, and something they would like.

I started with Basic Black cardstock, and embossed a layer of Vellum with the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder.  I scrunched some Basic Black satin ribbon, added a few pearls, and sponged Basic Black ink on my punched sentiment.  To keep the vellum in place I added some sticky strip behind the area of the ribbon, and added glue dots to the top corners.  

To the inside of this card I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock so I have a place to write my wishes. 

I used the following for today's card:

Cardstock:  Basic Black #121045, Whisper White #100730, Vellum #101856

Stamp Set:  Occasional Quotes #117048 wood or #120142 clear (Level 3 Hostess)

Ink:  Basic Black #101179

Punch:  Decorative Label #120907

Ribbon:  Basic Black Satin #117285

Embellishment:  Pearls #119247

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder #119277, Sticky Strip #104294, Glue Dots #103683, Stamping Sponges #101610