Yes, You Can Color on Velvet!

This card turned out so much more amazing than I'd planned.

It started as a way to showcase the new Plush Poinsettia Vellum Specialty Paper. This paper has 3 fun designs that will add both visual interest and some fun texture to your projects.

For even more fun you can add color to the plush velvet part of the paper.
Yes - you can color on the flocked velvet!

The flocking on the vellum is white so I used our classic markers to color it.

You'll have better luck using Stampin'Up!'s Classic (water-based) markers versus the Blends.

The alcohol markers tend to bleed across the paper and give a less crisp image.

I didn't have the coordinating stamp set, but the Christmas Gleaming Stamp set has a nice holly stamp to match the plush in the paper. . . . And check out the berries - you can add more sparkle and shine with the Shimmery Crystal Effects.  full product list at the end of the post

To break up the large area of dark brown I added the holly stamp randomly for a background. Then, almost as an after thought, I colored those holly leaves with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush. Oh My! That was pure inspiration because it totally makes the card.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think about this card, did it give you ideas for playing with velvet paper or for adding some sparkle and shine?  The paper is amazing.   BTW: you can get a sample of all three plush designs as part of a paper share I'm offering.  Click here for details on the Specialty Paper Trial Pack.

I hope you've been inspired and motivated to go play. And if you need any Stamping supplies I can help with that too . . .

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Here are some other projects using vellum 

The sentiment on this Sympathy Card was heat embossed on vellum and fussy cut. See the post

These snowflakes were heat embossed in white and colored on the back See the post

This butterfly was heat embossed in white and color added from the backside of the vellum see post

Here is today's Project Supply List

Christmas Gleaming Cling Stamp Set  [150464] - $21.00	Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper [153486] - $11.00	Early Espresso Cardstock [119686] - $8.75	Early Espresso Classic Ink' Pad [147114] - $7.50	Old Olive Classic Ink  Pad [147090] - $7.50	Gold 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon [144146] - $7.00
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] - $8.00	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] = $5.00	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] - $15.00	Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] - $18.00	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] - $30.00

Embossed Christmas Card with the Peaceful Wreath Holly Spray

If you're looking for Christmas Card ideas that are simple and easy to mass produce, then consider this card. The Holly spray is a classic Christmas image and its so beautiful here as the main focal point.

To create the image I stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and heat embossed with Clear embossing powder.  Are you surprised that I could heat emboss in this color?  A few years ago, when Stampin'UP! changed over to the new foam pad ink pads, we suddenly got the option to HEAT EMBOSS IN ANY COLOR! These pads are super juicy, definitely wet enough to hold the embossing powder while you heat set it.  So stock up on Clear Embossing powder and emboss away.

Embossing the image does several things: 

• it makes it easier to stay in the lines when coloring (but don't look too closely at mine because I messed up in a few places)
• when you emboss the image then the lines won't bleed when you color over them
• and embossing also adds shine to your project

Do you send hand-made Christmas Cards?  Check out this earlier post with 3-Rules for Mass Production.  You'll get to see a hand-made card drawn by my grandfather. But just an FYI: the digital product  mentioned in this post is no longer available.

Here are the products I used on the Holly Spray card.

Peaceful Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set [139794] $16.00	Real Red Stampin' Write Marker [100052] $3.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $7.00
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Gold Cording Trim [139618] $5.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $6.50

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