Clowning Around with Mail Art

Hello Crafty Friends! 

Welcome Back to another
Mail Art Monday!

Stamps Used:

Creepy Clown On Unicycle

Typeset Scallop

Grunge Circles

I started with an A2 sized envelope. The 1st stamp I stamped was the creepy clown.  Once the clown was stamped, I stamped it again on scrap paper to create a mask. 

Next, I created the address block by tracing a mini playing card. (I left this in place as a mask also.)

I chose the typeset scallop to use as a banner.

 (You know banners are fun right?!)

Once the banner and all of the foreground pieces were masked off, I started on my background.  I used distress oxide ink in cracked pistachio to color my base color. Next, I stamped my grungy circles in the same cracked pistachio color.

At this point you can remove all of your masks.  I used Blick alcohol ink markers to add all my base colors.  I added a bit of blue watercolor colored pencil around the banner too. I added extra details with a white gelly roll pen.

Something wicked...

Hello Crafty Friends! 

I hope you are all safe from the storms and doing well. 

Today I want to share an easy Halloween card.  I'm naming this card "something wicked" because of the sentiment inside... :) 

Stamps Used:
Halloween Tree Silhouette
Something Wicked This

Other products:
Distress ink- carved pumpkin, spiced marmalade, and mustard seed.
Distress oxidize -black soot and fossilized amber.
Washi tape (bought at a yardsale)
Cardstock- black and white
Distress stain- black soot
Pop dots
Adhesive (miracle tape is a great one)

I started by creating my backgrounds.  The layer I stamped on I created with my inks and a blending tool.  The base was created with water and smooshed ink on my glass craft mat. 

(Look how great this creepy tree and owl are... this is just stunning on own!)

 

After the base pages were dry I stamped my tree on the top card base.  To add extra grunge I flicked a few drops of water on the base, and a few flicks of black distress stain added to the grungy creepy feel. 

I added the top layer to the base using the pop dots. 

(Sentiment on the inside)

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy Halloween card!

(I need to get to work making more for some crafty friends!)

Under the Stars

Hello Crafty Friends! 

I hope you are all having a wonderful week.

Today I want to share a super fun and cute card I created for the Stampotique Designers Challenge.  

This is week 2 of the challenge: Sun, Moon and Stars. 

For this card I used a rainbow of distress inks. 

I created a cloud mask using card stock I cut scallops in with scissors.

Once I had my background cloud layers finished, I used a Tim Holtz layering stencil with rays to add more details. (kind of my hint of sun rays from the inspiration). 

On a separate piece of card stock I colored my little angel girl with various colored pencils and a few Zig Clean Color markers.  When I had her looking the way I wanted, I fussy cut her out and glued her down on the background.

To add a bit more flare, I glued down some iridescent stars, and added a few touches of clear 

wink of Stella. 

September releases

Happy 1st of September...

Its that time again... 

Time for Stampotique Originals new stamp releases! 

Who doesn't love new stamp releases? I know I do! 

This one is of course another fabulous release.

Mail Art Envelope

(go you remember the concrete geese phase a few years ago ... you know the one where people dressed them up.. that's what I want t do with this little guy)

(yes i will have more examples where I did just that and dressed him up)

(Duck, Banner, Diva, Cubes)

Mail Art Envelope

(Journey Collage, Cubes, Wuosal)

Any Occasion Card

(Journey Collage, Cubes, Wuosal)

(Journey Collage, Cubes, Wuosal)

Gingerbread man Mail Art Envelope

(Winter 

(this little "mitten" is so fun to create various characters with! Just wait until you see the rest of my inspiration pieces)

"Freddie" card :)

Art journal page "Amber"

Frightfully Fun Mail Art Monday

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

It's almost time... and I've already got the Halloween itch. 

 The chill was in the air for a few days, and that's all it took. 

(Yes, I am one of those crazy fall people, and yes I love pumpkin everything.)

Ok, back on subject.

Today I want to share a super fun envelope for mail art monday. 

Stamps Used:

Typeset Scallop
Frightful Fun and Folly
Long Arrow
Skeleton Family

Below you can see all of my base stamping.
(I stamped the skeleton family first then, masked it off.)

Next, I used Blick alcohol markers to color my base boarder. 

Next, I inked my background with Tim Holtz Distress ink in- Mustard Seed, and Squeezed Lemonade.

Then, I added some stencil details with carved pumpkin Distress ink. 

(sorry the colors are a bit washed out in this photo)

After I finished this one, and loved it so much I decided to create a few more in other colors. 

(I have a few friends with different favorite colors)

Thank you for Joining me today!!! 

I hope you all enjoy this early fall inspiration!

Under the deep blue sea

Hello crafty friends!

Today I want to share a 3D card I made for this weeks challenge over at Stampotique Originals. 

For this card I used a combination of distress oxide inks and original distress inks.  There are 4 base layers, plus all the bits added on the top. :) I colored my images with Zig clean color markers and distress ink. 

Thank you for visiting! 

I hope you join us!

Post Shark Week Mail Art Monday

Hello Crafty Friends!

I hope you all have a wonderful Monday to kick off your week.  Today is one of my favorite days... Mail Art Monday!!!  

Today I want to share an A2 sized envelope.  With it being beach season I wanted to do something that made me think of the ocean.  Plus, with shark week having just passed, I knew this would be too fun!

Stamps Used: 

Scuba Diver

Sea Scene

Big Eyed Fish

I started by stamping my main images in memento black ink.

(Remember to leave room for your postage stamp and address)

Next I colored all my base images with various markers, then add my base distress ink layer for the background. 

(Tumbled glass and weathered wood)

To finish everything off I added some visual interest with a Tim Holtz layering stencil, and a shark postage stamp. 

Thank you for visiting today! I hope you inspired to create some fun mail art too!!

New stamps

Hello friends!

It's the 1st of the month... time for new stamp releases from Stampotique Originals. 

I am so on love with this release!  Remember how much I loved the scarecrows from July.... wait till you see this pair!! ♡ *swoon*

Ok, time to share my inspiration pieces... 

Sympathy card- Squares Background, Glass Vase, Sympathy

(Water colored with Distess ink and Distress oxides)

Any occasion card- Tilted Bow, Barcode Text

Colored with alcohol markers , Zig clean color markers, and Distress ink

Scrapbook paper with stripes is by Bo Bunny

Any occasion card-A Bouquet for you, Barcode Text

Colored with alcohol markers , Zig clean color markers, and Distress ink, Distress crayons

Scrapbook paper with stripes is by Bo Bunny

Art journal spread- Girlfriends, Quotes #2

Dylusions book base, dylusions paints, various stencils, water colored with distress inks, and Zig Clean color markers.

Thank you for stopping in!

Nothing but Turquoise Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!!!

Today I want to share a card I made for the 

Stampotique Designers Challenge- "Turquoise Only"

Stamps Used: 

Swing

Snuhubala

Barcode Text (Magical Moment)

I usually struggle with not stamping in black (although black and white are allowed to be used with this challenge).  Fortunately, I have several turquoise inks.  I started by getting out all of my inks out.  

I began by stamping my images, with the darkest of them (using this as a substitute for black). 

I stamped them on separate card stock, then used my scanNcut to cut out my images.  

While my images were being cut I went to work on my background.  The background was made with Flat Magical powders (caribbean blue, and a dash of luscious lime).  You can also create a similar background with regular inks in the "smooshing" technique on your craft mat.  I used a heat tool to dry this layer.

I "water colored" my images with various inks, and glued them down. 

then added texture paste through a stencil.  While the texture paste was still wet, I added glitter embossing powder.  I let this dry naturally. (when that I was dry, I embossed the glitter.)

To add glitter on other fun bits, I used my wink of stella clear pen. 

The glitter doesn't photo quite as well as I would like, but I hope you get the idea.  It is way better in real life.  

Love and Bugs

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I want to share a grungy style love card using Viva Las Vegastamps
This card was fun and easy to create. 



Stamps Used:
Deathhead Moth
Double Coffee Rings

I started by stamping my background image in distress ink (aged mahogany).  I then added tea dye, rusty hinge, and brushed corduroy distress ink on top. 

I stitched this layer to my black base. To add depth, I added the corrugated cardboard, and a scrap of burlap.

I chose the love sticker, because I wanted something bold.  I wanted this to pop and stand out.

 

I also stamped the coffee ring stamp on the background. 

To finish everything off I added my death head moth, and some random black and white splatters. 

I hope you all enjoy this simple card as much as I enjoyed making it. Thank you for visiting the blog today! 
I hope you have a great week!!!