Stained Glass Card on Vellum Using Heat Embossing • Birdsnest Designs

This week I pulled out an old favourite and gave it a fresh little twist. We played with a stained glass look on vellum using heat embossing and colouring with alcohol markers, and honestly, it was so much fun to make.

I used the Simply Beautiful Bundle from Stampin’ Up! for this card, the large floral image is perfect for this technique. Heat embossing the image in gold on vellum creates those beautiful raised lines, and then the real magic happens when you flip it over and start colouring on the back. There’s no need to be precise here. Scribbling is allowed and encouraged. That’s part of the charm.

One of my favourite parts of this project was mixing colours instead of sticking to just one. Using a few shades on the leaves and petals really gives that stained glass feel and adds so much depth. I also shared a couple of alternate versions during the live, including one using butterflies from my stash, just to show how versatile this idea can be.

This is one of those techniques that looks a bit fancy but is actually very approachable, especially if you already have vellum, embossing powder, and markers or blends on hand.

Watch the Replay and learn the technique

You can watch the full replay below and craft along when it works for you.

Supplies Used

Here’s a look at the supplies I used to create this stained glass card. Feel free to swap in similar stamps, dies, or colouring tools from your own stash. This technique is very flexible and works beautifully with any image that has open sections to colour.