Sunday, December 1, 2013

How to Use Vellum Paper in Scrapbooking - 5 Ideas

Most scrapbookers have at least a sheet or two of vellum in their supply stash. If you're not familiar with the product, vellum paper is a semi-translucent, ivory-colored paper that is often used in wedding announcements, but it's also a popular scrapbooking material. Loved for the air of elegance it lends to a scrapbook page or project, vellum can be a versatile product. In addition to the frequent use on wedding and anniversary pages, here are five ways to use it in your scrapbooking:1. On baby pages. The ivory color works well as a background for soft-colored baby pages. It gives the feeling of clouds or puffy cotton, which is perfect for infant pages. (bonus hint: You can rip vellum easily, and the rough edges really enhance that sense of cottony softness).2. To tone down brighter colors. Because vellum paper is semi-opaque, you can use it over a brighter colored patterned paper or cardstock to bring it down in intensity.3. As a journaling block. Print right on your vellum paper and trim it to fit your page. This technique is perfect for pages with gorgeous patterns, or darker-colored cardstock that would be difficult to journal on directly.4. As a photo mat. If you want a photo mat but don't want to add another color, or use a harsh white, vellum can be perfect. It will help the photo have more dimension, but it won't add a competing color.5. As a background for your title. Again, if your background is dark, or is a busy patterned paper, you may not want to add letter stickers directly on your background paper. Instead, add a piece of vellum paper cropped to size. The title will stand up, but it won't add competing elements or colors to your page.



For more great scrapbooking ideas and inspiration, visit Lain Ehmann's blog at http://www.layoutaday.com. Through scrapbook videos, tutorials, projects and more, Lain helps make scrapbooking fun, fast and fabulous!

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