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2 Ways to Do Ink Blending on Vellum

by Lydia Evans - 2 minute read

Last Updated: June 30, 2025

Hello there everyone! Happy Friday! Lydia here. Today, I’ll be sharing a video where I show the difference between ink blending on vellum; on the top and the back.

If you want to learn how to do this technique, keep on reading!

I started by foiling the new Vibrant Blooms Hot Foil Plate onto a piece of vellum using gold foil.

I did this two times so I could see if there was any difference when ink blending with dye inks on different sides of the vellum. I then colored the images using Vibrant Blooms Simple Coloring Stencil – I inked one image on the top and the other from behind.

I used Nimbus and Dark Night Inks for the flowers, Chamomile Ink for the flower centers, and Sea Forest Inks for the leaves. Once the images were dry, I fussy cut around them.

For the background, I cut the Detailed Web Cover Die from Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.

I then added this to a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” panel of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock and adhered the fussy cut images into place. I used two stamps from the Circled Sentiments Stamp Set to add the sentiments.

As the dye ink dyes the paper, I can see that inking on the top or bottom doesn’t make much difference in the overall look. But I would recommend the technique of inking behind more as it is less messy.

Ink Blending on Vellum – How-to Video!

To see how these cards came together and how to do ink blending on vellum, please watch the video below or over on YouTube.

I really hope you got inspired to try ink blending on vellum. I have another card project that uses vellum – this time I created a double vellum flap card!

Make sure to tag Altenew and use the hashtag #Altenew when you share your card projects on social media. Thank you so much for stopping by!