Wild Wednesday Mail Art!

Hello Everyone!!! 

&

Happy Hump day! 

Today I want to share a piece of mail art I created for this weeks mail art challenge theme for Stampotique Originals. 

(check us out for more inspiration HERE)

you can add a project for this challenge HERE(or just check out some more inspiration)

To start I made a 6x6 envelope on my envelope punch board. I stamped the adorable "FoFe" on the left side then found a scrap to create a mask for my address block. I also masked off "Fofe". 

(sorry I forgot to take a picture of the beginning stage)

(stamp links at bottom)

Next I inked my background with distress inks: cracked pistachio, lucky clover, and twisted citron. 

(yes its scary at this point... and going to get scarier! ) 

Ok, now I stamped all of my background stamps in the same greens I used for the base colors. For the black images I used black archival ink. 

(see looks scarier ... but don't panic) 

Ok, now I removed my masks so I can begin to color. I colored this piece with the zig clean color brush markers. You can see the green I used on the hearts below

Once everything is colored I added some white ink and gel pens to help everything pop. 

I also added some water spots for more visual interest. 

I hope you Enjoyed this piece, and I hope it inspires you to join us! 

Stamps Used: 

Fofe

Texture cube 1

Spiral Daydream 

Hanging Hearts

We're all Mad Here

Hello! 

Tera Here with my 1st post for Lost Coast Designs!!! 

My love is Mail Art so I wanted to share that love with you!

This piece is also a perfect example for this months Challenge 10: Use some red

Stamps Used:
Perspective Floor
Four Alices

Other Supplies:
washi tape
shabby shutters distress ink
distress markers
VersaFine ink

I started by stamping Alice in the top left of the envelope, then I masked her off.
Next I stamped the perspective floor.  I used distress markers to color my alice stamp then sponged the shabby shutters green on the background. To finish by piece off I used some washi tape that I though felt like wonderland to me

Thank you for visiting!!

Dreaming of Spring Mail Art

Hello, It's me Tera here again with a "dreaming of spring" mail art piece

(Its snowing here in Ohio, and I'm so NOT a winter person!!! I bet you can see why I'm ready for spring again already)

Lets get started...

Stamps Used:

Girl in Princess Costume 

Butterfly Specimens

Line of Grass

Field of Wildflowers

Other supplies: 

Distress Markers

Distress ink: in various greens, and weathered wood for the sky

Black ink of choice

Start by stamping the Girl in Princess Costume in the black ink of your choice, then stamp it again on scrap paper to create a "Mask". place your "mask" over your stamped image to protect it while you work. Next stamp your Line of Grass, and Field of Wildflowers in various greens. 

Along the edge of your envelope stamp your Butterfly Specimens in black ink. Now add your "clouds" by selective "masking" and inking. (remember to leave the center light so you can read the address on your envelope).

After all of your ink has dried, remove the "mask" and use your markers to add color to bring everything to life! 

I hope you are inspired and dreaming of spring along with me!

Mail Art Mania is Back!!

Hello again!!!

It's me Tera here again with another super fun piece of Mail Art created for Viva Las VegaStamps!

For this piece i wanted to stick with the fun medical theme from my last post, but go in a slightly different direction.

 If you like what you see here you can easily recreate it with the following products:

Stamps used: 

Biohazard 2 x 2

Dictionary Page 4 x 2 1/2

Prescription Pad 2 x 2

Doctor With Needle 2 3/4 x 3 1/4

Ball and Stick Molecular Model 1 1/4 x 2

DNA Strand/Helix 3/4 x 3 1/2

Periodic Table 3 x 4 3/4

Vision Chart 1 1/2 x 3 1/4

Volume Measurement 1 1/2 x 2 1/2

Place Stamp Here 1 1/4 x 1 1/4

Man With Organs Exposed 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 

Other Items:

Envelope

Black Marker

Your favorite Black Ink

Color Box ink-Seattle grey (or other Dark grey ink)

Distress ink- Weathered Wood (or other light grey ink)

post-it note or other item to trace to draw your "Rx pad"

Ink Blending tool or make-up sponge

Scrap paper to create "masks" to cover images you want to protect

LET'S GET STARTED...

To begin stamp the Doctor With Needle 2 3/4 x 3 1/4 and Man With Organs Exposed 1 3/4 x 2 1/2  in black and create a mask to cover them so that non of your other stamping/inking will get on them. Next trace around a post-it note to create the base shape of your Rx pad. Stamp the Prescription Pad 2 x 2 letters on the upper right corner and add some numbers for fun! Cover the freshly stamped area of your Rx pad to protect it from further inking/stamping.

Now stamp all of your "background" images (these ones will be in the darker grey)... After those have dried use your blending tool to add the base color of weathered wood (or your favorite light grey ink). Now you can add your Wow factor stamping in black to pull the whole piece together. Make sure to stamp some over the "masks" so that it gives you the depth and feel that they are behind the 1st focal images we stamped... (this is why we use the "masks") 

FINALLY... 

Remove the masks and enjoy your work of art!!!! 

(add shading with a pale grey marker for added depth if you'd like) 

Can you imagine what the post office workers will be thinking when this passes through?? 

Below are a few more angles so you can see more detail 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today! 

Exciting News!!!

Hello Everyone!
I have some super exciting news!!!!

I have been invited to be a part of the 100 Proof Press Rubber Stamps Design Team!!! 

I am so very excited!! 

 It has been killing me not to share this news before this!!! 

Now that it is Officially posted on their blog I can share my 1st official project with you!!! 

(My intro can be read HERE)

I hope you will hop over there to show your love also, they have such a wonderful assortment of stamps so if you haven't checked them out yet you really should!!!

Stamps used for this project:

Alchemist

Writing Journals

Mary's Window

Thank you all for stopping to look today! I hope you are inspired to create something fun today!

Circus Mail Art Part One

Hello Again Everyone!!!

Today I am super excited to share some super fun Circus Mail Art that I created for  Viva Las VegaStamps (full tutorial on the VLVS blog). This is part 1 of a 2 part series 

(part 2 will be live on the 22nd)! 

Thank you for stopping in!