Parchment crafting is an ancient craft, dating back to the 15th or 16th century, and is also known as "Pergamano." It focuses primarily on embossing, but it also utilizes other technique as well, such as perforating, cutting, outlining,...
Because we focus so much on papercrafting and mixed media here on the blog, we recognized that many of you may not be familiar with parchment crafting. This beautiful and intricate craft can be intimidating! You might be asking yourself "what tools do I really need to get started?"
Here you will find some of the best free parchment craft patterns site which give you patterns to download to your computer and use them to make your own greeting cards using parchment craft.
These parchment paper snow stars are easy to craft and make such pretty winter decor. Add some twine to hang them up around your home!
Grids can be used to make beautiful Lacework on Parchment paper. There are different sorts of grids available, some are just a plain series of holes in either a straight or diagonal pattern. These…
Learn how to make Old Parchment Paper from ordinary cardstock with this fun and easy craft technique! So realistic looking.
I often receive emails from people who don’t have a parchment tutor in their area and don’t know what basic tools and equipment they need to buy to get started. I have written this gui…
30 creative uses for parchment paper that will show you that this handy kitchen product is not just for baking cookies. See my handy tips.
Grids can be used to make beautiful Lacework on Parchment paper. There are different sorts of grids available, some are just a plain series of holes in either a straight or diagonal pattern. These…
Parchment crafting is an ancient craft, dating back to the 15th or 16th century, and is also known as "Pergamano." It focuses primarily on embossing, but it also utilizes other technique as well, such as perforating, cutting, outlining,...
Learn how to make Old Parchment Paper from ordinary cardstock with this fun and easy craft technique! So realistic looking.
I taught another Parchment Craft class over the weekend. I thought I would post up the cards we made with some basic instructions. I use 36# vellum with I purchase from Sweet Impressions stamps. I stamp the images with white dye ink and on some of the cards I heat embossed them with Detail White embossing powder. The next step is to dry emboss on the back of the vellum. Just follow the outline of the image and then add fill where needed. This first card is very basic, I stamped the Cutwork Rose #7011 with white dye ink onto the vellum. Once it was dry, I dry embossed from the reverse side. A great tip, rub wax paper over the reverse side of the vellum to make your embossing tool glide easier. I added a Rainbow paper panel behind the image before sliding it into the corner punches. Easy Peasy! The next card Poinsettia Candle #7065 has 2 versions, one is just dry embossing, the second is dry embossed and then colored with Memento markers. I did heat emboss these with white Detail embossing powder after stamping. It just makes the image a little crisper. Now onto the fun part. We did some cutting using the 4-Split Perforating Tool. Talk about a Wow factor! For this first card, I stamped Simple Frame #435, Merry Christmas Large #956 and heat embossed with white Detail embossing powder. On a separate sheet of vellum, I stamped and heat embossed Poinsettia large 7032 and Simple Poinsettia 7068. We dry embossed the frame, following the entire outline and then filling in the wide border. We also dry embossed the poinsettias, colored them with Memento markers and then cut them out with the perforating tool. Be sure to click on the images for a closer look. I like the last card the best. This uses Filigree Frame #426 and Fancy Flower Large 2 #451, Fancy Flower Med 2 #453, Large Fancy Leaf #462 and Small Fancy Leaf #463. These were only stamped with white dye ink, no heat embossing this time. The flowers and leaves were stamped on a separate piece of vellum and once again cut out using the 4 Split Perforating tool. You can purchase all the supplies you need for these cards from Sweet Impressions stamps. Be sure to check out the video of Stacey making a lovely embossed bride card. Thanks for stopping by.
Grids can be used to make beautiful Lacework on Parchment paper. There are different sorts of grids available, some are just a plain series of holes in either a straight or diagonal pattern. These…
Every summer crafting experience should include making some faux parchment paper, don't you think? And we're here to help you! We, meaning me, the photographer, and my almost 11 year old daughter, the crafter! See this roll of parchment paper,that...
I often receive emails from people who don’t have a parchment tutor in their area and don’t know what basic tools and equipment they need to buy to get started. I have written this gui…
Grids can be used to make beautiful Lacework on Parchment paper. There are different sorts of grids available, some are just a plain series of holes in either a straight or diagonal pattern. These…
I often receive emails from people who don’t have a parchment tutor in their area and don’t know what basic tools and equipment they need to buy to get started. I have written this gui…
I often receive emails from people who don’t have a parchment tutor in their area and don’t know what basic tools and equipment they need to buy to get started. I have written this gui…
My kids decorate EVERYTHING with sticker decals… water bottles, laptops, notebooks, tablet cases, binders and pretty much anything that a decal will stick to! There are tons of awesome decals available on Amazon (of which we have purchased MANY!) However, when someone in our Facebook group told me how to make stickers (homemade ones!) using just […]
Parchment Craft Card Roses Parchment Craft Card Roses My new found love is parchment craft. If you haven't tried it do try it- you just might fall in love with it like I did. Parchment craft is delicate and the texture is simply unbelievable.Photos don't do enough justice to the craft! Parchment Craft is actually a very ancient craft but when I saw a parchment craft starter kit in a local shop I had no idea what this craft was and just had to try it! . The design is actually a free pattern from the very talented Amanda. How to Make a Parchment Craft Card Materials Required Parchment Paper- this is special paper which looks translucent.Mostly available as white but other shades are also there. White Ink Embossing pad Sticky tape [not very sticky!] Parchment Craft Card Materials Required Special Tracing Pen Embossing Tool Needle tool Parchment Craft Instruments Steps to create a Parchment Craft Card 1. Chose a pattern.There are so many generous people sharing free patterns specifically for parchment craft on the net. Place the parchment paper on the pattern and stick using sticky tape you have stuck to cloth at least 2 times and pulled off so that its not too sticky[ parchment paper tears easily and if your tape is too sticky you can tear it while removing it off the pattern. 2.Trace over the pattern using the nib pen dipped in white ink.Apply only light pressure and a thin line is enough. Parchment Craft Card Tracing Pattern 3.Remove the parchment paper from the paper and place it on the embossing pad.Embossing is done from the backside of the design you had traced. Emboss the outlines gently.Light repeated strokes is the key to success in this craft as you can easily tear the paper if too much pressure is applied. Parchment Craft Card Embossing 4.Emboss your pattern area by area using your ball tipped embossing tool.Do it bit by bit with repeated light strokes.As your embossing progresses your parchment paper changes to a lovely milky white. The more you emboss the more thinner the paper becomes and the more white the design becomes. Parchment Craft Card Embossing 5.Piercing:For some designs such as in the card I have made - use the needle tool to remove areas of the pattern. The needle tool is used from the front of the parchment paper and done by placing the paper on a firm surface such as your cutting mat.Pierce the holes close together and gently remove the paper from the desired area. Parchment craft Tutorial Finally mount your card on a background. Parchment Craft Card Roses Parchment craft is a delicate craft.My 5 year old daughter likes to try anything I do and insisted she help me emboss.We could do it with me holding her hand but good god it required so much care and we did manage to tear it in a tiny spot !!I had to complete this card over so many days as I could do it only when little helper was asleep! Hope you guys found my little contribution helpful.
I usually design pattern by myself, the works of "Freehand Embossing" haven't trace with anything only emboss.Emboss the pattern inside the small frame only 3~5 minutes, haven't trace with anything. It is quickly and beautiful. This is freehand embossing ATC card 01, small ellipse frame was made with perforation tool 3- needle, rectangular frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and wave. This is freehand embossing ATC card 02, small ellipse frame was made with perforation tool 3- needle, rectangular frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and wave. This is freehand embossing ATC card 03, small rectangular frame was made with perforation tool 3- needleRectangular frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and wave. freehand embossing ATC card 04, small rectangular frame was made with perforation tool 3- needle, rectangular frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and wave. This is freehand embossing ATC card 05, both two frames were made with perforation tool 5- needle. This is freehand embossing ATC card 06, both two frames were made with perforation tool 5- needle. This is freehand embossing bookmark 01, small circle frame was made with perforation tool 3- needle, big frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and semi-circle. This is freehand embossing bookmark 02, small circle frame was made with perforation tool 3- needle, big frame was made with perforation tools 5- needle and semi-circle.
Learn how to make Old Parchment Paper from ordinary cardstock with this fun and easy craft technique! So realistic looking.
