29 November 2013

Email entry from Trish


This is a lovely email entry from Trish who said that she hasn't done much parchment/vellum work but thought she would still give it a try.   This is what our challenges are all about.  Trying something new.

26 November 2013

Last Minute Inspiration



Isn't this beautiful.   This is Susan's first attempt at Pergarmano and I think she has done a fantastic job of it.  You can find out more details here on Susan's blog.

Still a few more days for you to dig out your vellum and put it to use.  Entries close 29th November and you can enter here.

18 November 2013

Halfway Inspiration - Vellum Challenge

The lovely ladies on the Design Team have been busy again creating a papercraft item using Vellum. I am sure these projects will inspire you. Our current challenge is open for your entries until 29th November. 
Your entry will put you in the running to win the wonderful prize from our very own Design Team member - Beth

The following is another amazing creation from our Guest Designer Mags.
The background and the fan are vellum.


from Beth  who had made this a long time ago, in 1998 actually.
Beth can't bear to part with it (I can completely understand .... can you?  :)) 

from Cathy - the verse inside an anniversary card printed on fancy vellum

From Lauren who has used vellum to create a shaker pocket behind the photo which has been filled with wood veneer shapes and sequins. 

04 November 2013

Unstampabelles Challenge #29 - Vellum (No Stamps)

A lovely variety of stitching was used for your creations last month.  Machine stitch, hand stitching, faux stitching, cross stitching and even some original designs that were stitched.  Thanks so much for joining in the challenge and giving the Design Team the massive task of choosing one Design Team Favourite. :-)

Our Design Team Favourite is……….


comments from the Design Team were: intricacy, sheer volume of stitching, wonderful design, the stitching is beautiful.


 As Design Team Favourite Trish we invite you to be our Guest Designer for December please email Merry for further details.

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The winner of our random draw for the Blue Edge Prize Pack is……..

#9 PatK
Random numbers generated Nov 3 2013 at 7:33:26 by www.psychicscience.org  

Congrats PatK please email Merry and she will organise your prize.

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Challenge time……..

Challenge #29 - Vellum (No Stamps)

 Scrap pages, cards, journal pages, origami etc. are all welcome.

All entries are subject to the Design Teams discretion.

Any form of paper creation will be accepted as long as NO STAMPS (Digital or Rubber) have been used.
  
You can find our rules here for further information.

Our sponsor this month is one of our Design Team - Beth


The prize pack consists of:
15 x A4 sheets of card-stock, Jenni B ovals, 2 pkts of 12 felt christmas icons, 1 x Making Memories sheer frame, 1 x 1m x 9cm wide burlap ribbon, 1 pkt crafty bits, 1 pkt Forever Friends elements, 2 pkts Say It crystals, 1 pkt Bazzil Basic organza flowers.


We are joined this month by the very talented Guest Designer 
with her beautiful Vellum Christmas Cracker….please visit Mag's blog for more details.

has used her Vellum in the form of flowers and the sentiment behind the frame.

has used the pergamano technique on her piece of vellum.  You can find more information on this technique here.  Beth has embossed, cut and coloured her vellum.

has run her vellum through the Cuttlebug with her Stylised Flowers embossing folder.

has added a strip of vellum to the bottom of her card then used a rub-on sentiment and attached the cute quilled butterfly.

Lauren
has decorated a chipboard tag with die cut vellum flowers.
Merry
found a wonderful tutorial by Kara for these vellum stocking gift bags.
The first stocking top has been embossed in a quilted patterned and left-over gold stickers added.
The second stocking Merry used for the first time some 'flock' powder.
The pearls were coloured with her Copic pen



As you can see there are so many ways you can use vellum, now it is your turn to create.

If you don't own a blog you can email your entry to Merry.

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