Embossing on Vellum

SweetStamps challenge is asking for a technique to be used that includes parchment/vellum...piercing, embossing, etc. ON parchment/vellum...so I tried it! And I DO like the results. The white heat embossing on the vellum looks very lacey. I even used 2 of their stamps: "Queen Anne's Wildflowers Silhouette" & "Pretty Parchment Frame". I also tried a bit of piercing but that doesn't show up very well.

Here's the challenge:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com - "Parchment" #121

A Wedding Card...White on White on White

Here's the latest card, a wedding card for this weekend.

For Jenny and Cam.

Congrats!

I'm entering this one in just one challenge:

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com - A Sketch #118

The dies I used are Spellbinders "Fleur de Lis Accents and Border".
The sentment stamp is from Bildmalarna.
The layered flower is from K&Company "The Kiss".

Butterflies in a Jar

Happy Sunday!

So far, quite a lovely day!

The past few days I have spent several hours creating one special card...

this one, for my grandson Clayton who "graduated" from 5th grade on Friday.

Clayton is very much an outdoors boy...he loves to fish, catch frogs and toads, and collect insects. So while looking through my Magnolia stamped images I found this empty jar, the butterflies and Edwin with the butterfly net. I wanted to put some of the butterflies in the jar somehow and came up with a clear round window...the butterflies are really mounted on the inside of the card. Lining it all up correctly took a little work (and LOTS of trial and error!) but I'm happy with the results.

Edwin and the butterflies are colored with Spectrum Noir markers, Memento markers, and a few colored pencils. The Congratulations is stamped in Memento "Tuxedo Black", the sentiment on the inside is computer-generated, the Bible verse is in a generic royal blue ink.

Here are the challenges this card was created to"fit" into:

http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com - "Male Card + Use Metal"

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com - "Use Your Scraps"

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com - #157 "Prayers, Blessings Encouraging Scripture"

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com - #22 "Stripes &/or Plaid"

http://thedutchmagnoliachickies.blogspot.com - #46 "Circles"

http://Tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com - #201 

Ingredients:

Spellbinders dies - "Standard Circles Large"

Sizzix embossing folder - "Tim Holtz Dot Matrix"

Card stock (scraps) -American Crafts "Soho Garden" & DCWV "Nana's Nursery"

Foil - coffee can seal

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Congrats stamp - Stampabilities

Magnolia stamped images - Edwin with Net, Jar, Butterflies

Verve Bible verse - 1 Peter 5:7