USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #309 - Vellum

It's my turn to host the challenge over on the USE YOUR STUFF blog.

This week's challenge is to use VELLUM on your project.

Here's a quick an easy card using some gold printed vellum. I coloured the back of the flowers with distress ink markers.

Vellum: American Crafts Dear Lizzie - Stay Colorful
Embossing Powder (for sentiment): Recollections
Distress Markers. Tim Holtz
Sentiment Stamp: Hero Arts
White Cardstock: Staples

Sorry about the photo.  Some dull days around here....

Jungle Cruise - 2017 (SCT 365 Class - May 2017)

I finished this last year but forgot to photograph and load here.

Based on the SCT 365 sketch for May 2017

Patterned Paper: Graphic 45 - Safari Adventure
Buttons: Basic Grey
Ribbon: ???
Cardstock: Diecuts with a View
Tag: Recollections
Mickey Mouse punch: Echo Park
Wooden pieces: ???
Twine: ???
Washi Tape: ???
Apha Chipboard Stickers: Prima
Ink: Stampin Up
Elephant Clip: Clip It

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #307 - Squares

Cardbase: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Blue Fern Studios
Stamps/Dies: Sizzix Tim Holtz
Doilies: Recollections
Rhinestones: Prima
Inks: Stampin Up, Ranger

Let's see what the other gals have come up with HERE.

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #305 - Travel

A couple of cards with a travel theme.

Card Base: Recollections
Brads: Recollections
Background stamp: Sizzix
Embossing folder: Sizzix
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink - Tim Holtz - Aged Mahogany (right card) and Vintage Photo (left card)
Ink: Memento
Twine: Tim Holtz
Sentiment Stamp: ???
Tickets: cut from Diecuts with a View paper

I stamped the background with Distress ink on watercolour paper. I used a paintbrush and water to create the washed-out background effect. Then I restamped with the Memento ink.

Fall in New Hampshire - 2017

We took a week long mini trip to New Hampshire and Maine last fall.  The weather and colours were gorgeous!

The first page is going through Mt. Washington State Park. The second page is at our hotel.

This Close to My Heart Workshop designed by our consultant Julie Carriere was actually held last October. But I missed it so I completed it this past weekend.

Using the kit - Falling for You

To colour in the gold heat embossed leaves I used pencil crayons: Prismacolor
I find this layout a bit busy but it's my fault. On my consultant's example, the background stenciling and stamping of the leaves are much more subtle than mine.  
I also changed it up a bit by adding a journaling box on page 2. 

The solid feathers are cut from gold paper (not CTMH).  

Waupoos - 2017

A friend came for a visit while I was at my Mom's so we took her to a local winery.

This Close to My Heart Workshop designed by our consultant Julie Carriere was actually held last October. But I missed it so I completed it this past weekend.

Using the kit - Falling for You

The font used for the title (cut on a Cricut) is Brush Script

Westport - 2016

This Close to My Heart Workshop designed by our consultant Julie Carriere was actually held last October. But I missed it so I completed it this past weekend.

Using the kit - Falling for You

I didn't do flip-flaps
To colour in the gold heat embossed leaves I used pencil crayons: Prismacolor

Journaling: 

Driving home from Mom’s, I encountered a very bad thunderstorm. It was so dark and stormy, I decided to spend the night in Westport. The next day I was greeted with this beautiful sight.