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Whatever happened to Vellum?

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Nic Howard

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There was a time when I didn’t dare attempt a layout without putting vellum on there somewhere.  The semi-translucent charm of a paper that you could layer and layer to achieve amazing …well… layering effects was the essence of very page I created.  Looking back through old layouts today and I wondered.  What ever happened to vellum?

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Take this layout.  So simple.  Multiple photos.  Two colours of cardstock, a few stamps,  and layers of vellum was all I needed to accent what I wanted to say.  This page is 6 years old and I still love it today. 

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Or this page.  I created layers and layers of flowers with different coloured vellums and embellished with a few buttons for contrast.  This is a page that looks better IRL.  I scanned all my pages 5 years ago and the scanner made this one look dark around the embellishing.  Once again, I still love it.  It’s classic.  It has everything I love.  Pic, story, and classic embellishing.

At this point in my browsing I almost, almost, started shuffling through older supplies looking for my vellum stash.  I know I have it in a variety of pretty colours, somewhere. 

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But on with the layouts.  No time to browse supplies.  I love this one.   Not much has changed with the boy, he still has this same fun, cheeky attitude. Except these days he is more likely to say something like “You know I can’t touch your ghost chips” or “I’m internalising a complicated situation in my head”.  And I love this page enough that I’d be happy to create it today.

So what DID happen to vellum?  It somehow became uncool.  Perhaps some of the see-through effects started happening digitally.  That first layout could easily be created digitally, right?  Perhaps something that wasn’t so mainstream 6 years ago.  But how do things become uncool?  Is it just a time thing? 

I especially ask this as my 12 year old casually says “Shot Mum” as I pass him his forgotten lunch as he walked out the door this morning.

Shot?

Shot what?

Roll of eyes.  “You know.  SHOT.  Oh my GOD Mum it means thank you.  Don’t you know anything?” Distinct frustrated attitude followed by a look of oh-my-god-you-are-so-uncool, mother.

Apparently not.  “Thanks” isn’t cool anymore.  Kinda like vellum.

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32 responses to “Whatever happened to Vellum?”

  1. Vicky Alberto Avatar
    Vicky Alberto

    I love reading your blog, you crack me up and make me smile.

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  2. Vicky Alberto Avatar
    Vicky Alberto

    I love reading your blog, you crack me up and make me smile.

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  3. Vicky Alberto Avatar
    Vicky Alberto

    I love reading your blog, you crack me up and make me smile.

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  4. Vicky Alberto Avatar
    Vicky Alberto

    I love reading your blog, you crack me up and make me smile.

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  5. Kelly Slattery Avatar
    Kelly Slattery

    Vellum is just on the down cycle Nic…it’ll make a come back soon & be better than cool – it’ll be retro :o)

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  6. Kelly Slattery Avatar
    Kelly Slattery

    Vellum is just on the down cycle Nic…it’ll make a come back soon & be better than cool – it’ll be retro :o)

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  7. Kelly Slattery Avatar
    Kelly Slattery

    Vellum is just on the down cycle Nic…it’ll make a come back soon & be better than cool – it’ll be retro :o)

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  8. Kelly Slattery Avatar
    Kelly Slattery

    Vellum is just on the down cycle Nic…it’ll make a come back soon & be better than cool – it’ll be retro :o)

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  9. suzitee Avatar
    suzitee

    I remember that middle LO from a magazine (and the top one too, I think?) back in the days when vellum was cool 🙂 I stuck mainly to the plain vellum…obviously you were MUCH cooler than me LOL

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  10. suzitee Avatar
    suzitee

    I remember that middle LO from a magazine (and the top one too, I think?) back in the days when vellum was cool 🙂 I stuck mainly to the plain vellum…obviously you were MUCH cooler than me LOL

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  11. suzitee Avatar
    suzitee

    I remember that middle LO from a magazine (and the top one too, I think?) back in the days when vellum was cool 🙂 I stuck mainly to the plain vellum…obviously you were MUCH cooler than me LOL

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  12. suzitee Avatar
    suzitee

    I remember that middle LO from a magazine (and the top one too, I think?) back in the days when vellum was cool 🙂 I stuck mainly to the plain vellum…obviously you were MUCH cooler than me LOL

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  13. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    lol, you write it down all so well thats why your layouts are cfantastic and about the story because you are a natural at writing them 🙂
    That add is funny – even my nearly 16 year old sun is saying about the ghost chips – it’s catchy and it’s doing its job!

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  14. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    lol, you write it down all so well thats why your layouts are cfantastic and about the story because you are a natural at writing them 🙂
    That add is funny – even my nearly 16 year old sun is saying about the ghost chips – it’s catchy and it’s doing its job!

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  15. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    lol, you write it down all so well thats why your layouts are cfantastic and about the story because you are a natural at writing them 🙂
    That add is funny – even my nearly 16 year old sun is saying about the ghost chips – it’s catchy and it’s doing its job!

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  16. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    lol, you write it down all so well thats why your layouts are cfantastic and about the story because you are a natural at writing them 🙂
    That add is funny – even my nearly 16 year old sun is saying about the ghost chips – it’s catchy and it’s doing its job!

    Reply
  17. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    That first layout was one of the first I put into my ‘to scraplift’ folder…….. love it, love them all.
    I don’t think it’s that vellum is not cool, it’s just that there is SOOOO much cool stuff. Vellum is so versatile, I think I’m gonna have to dig it out!

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  18. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    That first layout was one of the first I put into my ‘to scraplift’ folder…….. love it, love them all.
    I don’t think it’s that vellum is not cool, it’s just that there is SOOOO much cool stuff. Vellum is so versatile, I think I’m gonna have to dig it out!

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  19. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    That first layout was one of the first I put into my ‘to scraplift’ folder…….. love it, love them all.
    I don’t think it’s that vellum is not cool, it’s just that there is SOOOO much cool stuff. Vellum is so versatile, I think I’m gonna have to dig it out!

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  20. Angela Avatar
    Angela

    That first layout was one of the first I put into my ‘to scraplift’ folder…….. love it, love them all.
    I don’t think it’s that vellum is not cool, it’s just that there is SOOOO much cool stuff. Vellum is so versatile, I think I’m gonna have to dig it out!

    Reply
  21. Lainie Avatar
    Lainie

    I LOLed so much I burnt my pikelets! You write so well. I remember those layouts too, still have the magazines I think.

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  22. Lainie Avatar
    Lainie

    I LOLed so much I burnt my pikelets! You write so well. I remember those layouts too, still have the magazines I think.

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  23. Lainie Avatar
    Lainie

    I LOLed so much I burnt my pikelets! You write so well. I remember those layouts too, still have the magazines I think.

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  24. Lainie Avatar
    Lainie

    I LOLed so much I burnt my pikelets! You write so well. I remember those layouts too, still have the magazines I think.

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  25. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane – I too remember the days of vellum, and I still use it for journalling on a regular basis.

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  26. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane – I too remember the days of vellum, and I still use it for journalling on a regular basis.

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  27. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane – I too remember the days of vellum, and I still use it for journalling on a regular basis.

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  28. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane – I too remember the days of vellum, and I still use it for journalling on a regular basis.

    Reply
  29. Cath S Avatar
    Cath S

    I love vellum – lovely product. You want my take on why things go out of fashion? (or used to anyway, not sure it’s such an issue now)
    Rockstar-scrappers like yourself got sent, or purchased, new products all the time. You showcased them, we followed your lead, and some products got left behind. Not a bad thing, just a follower thing.
    I don’t think there are so many rockstar-scrappers now, so perhaps we move on less slowly?
    And as for SHOT. The one that puzzles me in the library is ‘oye’ after everything. “I’m going to the pools oye.” “We’re looking at youtube oye.” I often feel like saying “oye yourself!” … but I don’t 😉

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  30. Cath S Avatar
    Cath S

    I love vellum – lovely product. You want my take on why things go out of fashion? (or used to anyway, not sure it’s such an issue now)
    Rockstar-scrappers like yourself got sent, or purchased, new products all the time. You showcased them, we followed your lead, and some products got left behind. Not a bad thing, just a follower thing.
    I don’t think there are so many rockstar-scrappers now, so perhaps we move on less slowly?
    And as for SHOT. The one that puzzles me in the library is ‘oye’ after everything. “I’m going to the pools oye.” “We’re looking at youtube oye.” I often feel like saying “oye yourself!” … but I don’t 😉

    Reply
  31. Cath S Avatar
    Cath S

    I love vellum – lovely product. You want my take on why things go out of fashion? (or used to anyway, not sure it’s such an issue now)
    Rockstar-scrappers like yourself got sent, or purchased, new products all the time. You showcased them, we followed your lead, and some products got left behind. Not a bad thing, just a follower thing.
    I don’t think there are so many rockstar-scrappers now, so perhaps we move on less slowly?
    And as for SHOT. The one that puzzles me in the library is ‘oye’ after everything. “I’m going to the pools oye.” “We’re looking at youtube oye.” I often feel like saying “oye yourself!” … but I don’t 😉

    Reply
  32. Cath S Avatar
    Cath S

    I love vellum – lovely product. You want my take on why things go out of fashion? (or used to anyway, not sure it’s such an issue now)
    Rockstar-scrappers like yourself got sent, or purchased, new products all the time. You showcased them, we followed your lead, and some products got left behind. Not a bad thing, just a follower thing.
    I don’t think there are so many rockstar-scrappers now, so perhaps we move on less slowly?
    And as for SHOT. The one that puzzles me in the library is ‘oye’ after everything. “I’m going to the pools oye.” “We’re looking at youtube oye.” I often feel like saying “oye yourself!” … but I don’t 😉

    Reply

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