Vellum paper is a popular material for card making and wedding invitations, offering a beautiful light and airy look. It comes in different weights from thin and delicate to sturdy and can be used in various ways, such as attaching invitations to the paper, pairing it with another color or material, or using it as an element of the invitation. Vellum has been a big trend for wedding stationery since 2019, and there are several tips and techniques for working with this translucent material.
Vellum paper can be used in various ways, including printing on it in black ink, color, or gold foil, layering it on top of a card, and holding it in place with a wax seal. It’s also great for adding a splash of color and intrigue to an otherwise simple design. Vellum belly bands are another beautiful way to hold your invitation set together.
Traditional wedding invitation tissue is thin, delicate, and slightly translucent paper that is placed over an invitation card and sometimes between each card of the ensemble. 17lb vellum is very thin, delicate, and best compared to high-quality gift wrapping tissue in weight and flexibility. It is great for unprinted invitation and program overlays, delicate invitation wraps, place settings for on-the-day stationery, or using an A5 card blank with paper inserts for a stunning order.
To use vellum paper for wedding invitations, follow these steps:
1. Print your design on the vellum paper.
2. Prepare your embossing powder to hand.
3. Sprinkle embossing powder on the paper to allow it to stick to the wet ink.
4. Shake off excess embossing powder.
5. Heat the vellum paper evenly with a heat tool.
6. Add one vellum jacket to each invitation card, ensuring the enclosures are neatly tucked in and closed.
7. Use vellum paper as a tool to showcase the centerpiece of the invitation suite, rather than being the star itself.
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How to stuff wedding invitations with tissue paper?
Here’s the order for invitations: – Flat Invitation: Printed side up so guests see the lettering when they open the envelope. … Protective Tissue (optional) (To prevent smearing), put it in. … ENCLOSURE CARDS. Get organized a month before your send-out date. Allow time to address and assemble invitations. Some invitations come assembled, some do not. Invitations with ribbons usually come with the ribbons flat so you can finish them. The effort is worth the beautiful results of individually tied bows. Assembly includes adding embellishments, folding, ties, etc. If your order is unassembled, it needs to be assembled. Ask your invitation consultant about assembly pricing.
Wedding invitations used to ship with small pieces of tissue between each invitation. This kept the ink from smudging. Before mailing invitations, the bride removed the tissues because they were just packing material. Many brides didn’t know it was wrong to send invitations with protective tissue. As this practice grew, tissue on invitations became as proper as not having tissue.
How do you use vellum on wedding invites?
Transparent vellum is used in more wedding stationery designs these days. If you’re making your own wedding invitations, consider a simple A5 card with a vellum layer. You can print the base card or the vellum. For the latter, use 100 gsm paper so the text below can be seen. You can join the two layers of paper with eyelets and ribbon or just wrap them in jute string. You can also finish them with a wax seal made with a wax seal stamp. Our wax stamp tutorials are a must for anyone making wax seals for their stationery. Put your invitation in a nice C5 envelope and make a fancy wedding invitation.
All wedding stationery types can be wrapped in this gorgeous paper, including A7-sized save-the-date cards. Vellum looks great with neutrals, ivory, and white cardstock, but it also works well with other colors like dusty blue and dusky pink. Combine your wedding colors for your stationery to give your guests a preview of your big day.
What should you print your wedding invitations on?
Card and cover stock. Montgomery says all wedding invitations should be printed on card stock. This is true for stationers, but not so much for budget online vendors. Thick, heavy paper makes a luxurious impression. It feels expensive and high-end, no matter the design. The typical weight for the most commonly used cover stock by Mohawk is 120 pounds and can come in a variety of treatments, including unfinished, satin, silk, and glossy. “Smooth matte paper is a common choice for brides, with textures like linen and eggshell to metallic.” Many couples choose this paper because they like the weight and finish. This paper is fun and stylish, with a pearlescent sheen that adds sparkle, shine, and dimension. It’s more expensive than standard finishes, but it’s worth it.
What GSM paper is best for wedding invitations?
We offer white ink on colored paper for wedding invitations, save-the-date cards, and RSVPs. Wedding invitations are printed on 290 gsm Kraft, 180 gsm Vellum, and 270-300 gsm Color stock (available in 9 colors). White ink can’t be used on blush paper. We can print on wood with a 1.5 mm thickness on eucalyptus. If you’re having a rustic forest wedding, this invitation will get your guests excited. For letterpress, we use 250 or 500 gsm Old Mill paper.
How do you attach a vellum overlay to an invitation?
This is probably the longest. It’s easier when you do it horizontally. You can only do one at a time with this laminator. Then I flip it.
What glue do you use for vellum paper?
Elmer’s Craft Bond Fabric and Paper Glue, 4 oz, clear.
How do you stick vellum paper?
Vellum stuck. It won’t move. I’ll use the sponge. I keep it in an airtight container.
How do you get vellum paper to stick?
You need a stamping sponge to make a show. You need a silicone craft mat. You need the multi-purpose. I’ve got my vellum.
What is the best adhesive to use with vellum?
Joanne has great ideas (brads, eyelets, and covering adhesive with an embellishment). I’ve done all of those, but if I don’t want to use a machine, I use my Xyron 510. Xyron adhesive is great for vellum. I’ve tried different vellum adhesives and none of them work well. I used my Xyron once, but the vellum stuck to the paper. It didn’t look right for the card. I’ve also punched two small holes in both the vellum and the backing paper, threaded a ribbon through them, and secured it with a bow.
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Where does the vellum go in an invitation?
Stack your invitation ensemble from largest to smallest, with tissue inserts on top. The invitation card goes on the bottom, and the reply card and envelope go on top. What is that thin, sheer paper in invitations for? Have you ever received a wedding invitation with thin paper inserts between the cards? The inserts you saw were either invitation paper or vellum. This post explains wedding invitation tissue. We’ll also tell you why it’s used, where it goes, and if you need it in your invites. What is invitation tissue? Traditional wedding invitation tissue is thin, delicate paper that is placed over or between cards.
What type of paper is best for wedding invitations?
Cardstock paper is important for wedding invitations. Cardstock paper is good for invitations.
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JD, you have such a pleasant voice (!!! — UNlike so many on y.t.) AND you’re PREPARED when the camera starts rolling. You’ve practiced enough in advance to give us succinct lessons, but not SO much that it’s “old hat” and you’ve forgotten what you need to tell us that CAN go awry. THANK YOU IMMENSELY for ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
Hey JD this just popped up in my feed!!! I was going to say “Long time no SEE’ but then I saw that you did this tutorial 3 YEARS AGO!! I SAVED this one so I’ll be able to watch it again. I also have Vellum in my stash but it scares me! 😂 How are YOU and your whole family doing? I’ve missed seeing your kiddos, they must be getting BIG! AND your craft/bedroom? I’ve really missed you! Come back and show me how to handle all this awesome stuff, just ignore all the bad stuff, there’s too many people out here who don’t seem to have a life of their own so they tear others down. 😢However I DO understand that your family comes First!! I hope you see this and know you & all your wisdom are missed!!! 💙💙💙
Hi, it’s me, Ineke from The Netherlands and in fact I’ve been a loyal Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrator since last April and love what I do and what we sell. As we sell vellum cardstock sheets, I decided to watch your article tutorial and enjoyed it so much that I hit the subscribe button. You are a great teacher and I honestly don’t see why I couldn’t learn from you as well. Thank you so much!
Wow JD!! This is probably not only the BEST card tutorial on vellum that I’ve ever watched, it’s the best card tutorial period. I never use vellum even though I have it in my stash because I didn’t know how to deal with the issues that you addressed. Now I look actually look forward and will follow along with you as I try – especially on the vellum pocket card!! So easy to follow. Lol, you’ve now cleared up all the mystery surrounding vellum! Seriously though? This was an awesome article. Thanks👏🏻👏🏻💕💕✂️🖍💌
Your ideas are brilliant, and you are a masterful card maker! But that’s the least of it: you have found a perfect way to demonstrate your work on article by carefully editing the footage and then narrating your descriptive how-to. I love the easy, natural feel of the entire production and your ability to keep it all as brief as possible yet cover every important step. Wow! And thank you!
You probably never don’t read this message but I just wanted to thank you for your GREAT article. It is the first time that I find a article like this that covers all the doubts that perhaps I had and has been without doubt one of the most complete articles that I have ever seen. Thank you very much, because even if you don’t know, you help my business prosper by giving me great ideas for my handmade business. regards
love this! Thanks for sharing your cool ideas. They seem doable to a newbie like me. I look forward to perusal more of your articles. I bought a “cropadilly” for me and my friend many years ago after getting them on clearance for $10–she uses it all the time and I’ve never used mine. You made it look easy. I just may get it out of the cabinet and try it. Thanks so much!
I don’t know why I am just finding your website but I’m super happy that I have!! I’ve been binge perusal your articles and you share so many useful tips. It encourages me to go into my craft room and create because I’ve been in a bit of a rut lately….so thank you for all the inspiration!! I have subbed and turned on your notifications because I never want to miss one of your vids. Now back to binge perusal your website!!
sometimes computers / internet just amaze me – have been looking at vellum trying to decide what works for what – am wanting to run thru my printer and I also want to stamp (not emboss just stamp) with vellum – you tube throws up your article 😂🤣 gotta love it – while I’m looking to use vellum in a Traveller’s Notebook for scrapbooking / journaling I have loved your article – have saved it and maybe back to try making cards – thnx for your vellum links 😁🤗
JD I’m so glad I found you a few days ago by accident. Your are fantastic! You gave me a bunch of good laughs today with this Vellum article, I’d never heard it called a crop a dilly before, you are a hoot!! So many ideas I’m overwhelmed with which one to try first that I hadn’t thought of before. I’ve marked this as one of my very favorites and will use it many times over. Thanks a bunch for sharing your ideas with us.
Thank you so much for sharing. I will be a beginner at cardmaking and really trying to see if it would be worth investing in the tools and supplies that’s needed to do this craft. I love beautiful cards and love to touch the hearts of family members, friends and others with this gift. I love how you explain your techniques and your work is amazingly beautiful. Thanks again
Excellent tutorial. I saved it to my Pinterest account so I can go back to it again. Your ideas are fresh and I want to CASE a few. I have been scrap booking for years and have an old tool kit that contains tools for eyelets and brads so I never saw the need to buy the expensive “crodcadilly”. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful Cards. Wow. There is vellum adhesive that I bought off of Amazon that works great on adhering the paper. Glue dots work too but you have to use the small ones. Most of the time I grab the brads though. I like the finished look. Oh…StazOn ink works great with Vellum. Once it dries it doesn’t smear. Hope this helps. Keep up the great work!