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Antiqued Vellum
   
 

I kind of invented this technique one day when I was brayering some vellum. It got a little wrinkled and I could not smooth it out. So I thought, what the heck, wad it up and see what it looks like. I really liked the results.

The technique is just vellum that is brayered and wadded up. Once you smooth it out it looks old, almost antique. You can stamp it or embellish it varies way, some will make it look more antiqued than others.

  
   
  Antiqued Vellum samples: click on sample number to see details
  190, 191, 192, 2024
         
  Supplies:      
 
 
 
Step 1:  
  Brayer the vellum with one or two colors of dye ink. Pigment ink will not work. It needs to dry without smearing (pigment ink won't dry on vellum unless you emboss it). Just brayer the colors on without trying to smooth the color out. If there are some line (from the edge of the brayer) showing it's not big deal. It just adds to the antique look.  
 
brayer on one or two colors of ink
 
   
  Step 2:      
  Crumble the vellum up, carefully. This paper is a bit more brittle than most so it can crack if you're not a little careful. You may like the cracked look though, as it makes it look more worn.  
   
  Step 3:      
  Open the paper up and flatten it as much as you can. Then place it between two pieces of paper and iron it to flatten it out more. Don't use steam. If it's not flat enough after this, place the vellum, ink side down on a piece of paper and iron the back side of it carefully. Don't let the iron sit still.  
 
Iron the vellum between 2 pieces of paper. If that isn't sufficient, iron the backside of the vellum, quickly.
 
         
  Step 4:      
  Stamp just anything you would normally stamp. If you use pigment ink, emboss it so the ink won't be wet. You can use dye ink, embossing, or Versa Mark colored with pastels. The Versa Mark version works nicely when you add the Pearl Ex in the last step.  
 
Stamp your image on the vellum.
 
     
  Step 5: Steps 5 and 6 are optional.  
  When you're done stamping, lightly touch the Versa Mark pad around the vellum. You mostly want to get it to hit the ridges created by the wrinkles. You don't want solid areas, just a little touch here and there.  
 
Just touch lightly here and there. If you don't get enough Versa Mark on, you can always come back to this step after step 6.
 
     
  Step 6:  
  Lightly dust with Pearl Ex. Just sprinkle some on and then rub it in when the brush isn't just full of Pearl Ex. If you just start rubbing it in when the brush is full, it may all stick in one place. I find a gold color works very well, but it does depend on your color scheme. Use a stipple brush to blend it into the Versa Mark. You want a little Pearl Ex to add a shimmer, you aren't trying to color any areas with it.  
 
Sprinkle on Pearl Ex, lightly, before rubbing it in.
This one was dusted lightly. This one had either too much Versa Mark or too much Pearl Ex in one place. This is NOT the look you're going for.