Hi friends and crafty girls! Happy Friday! And I've got some happy mail and crafty hugs for you today to kick off the weekend! I hope you had a good week! I have a crafty themed card to share with you today, made with some new to me dies from Hero Arts and a fresh red, white and blue color scheme too! This card was really fun to make and I hope it brings a smile to your face today. XO
The finished card is a white A2 card base. I covered the entire front of the card base with the red, white and blue striped paper. Then a layer of white cardstock, then the kraft layer that I stamped... Yes, it's one of those cards... More is definitely more! I love a happy mail theme too!
I started by stamping the cool Mail Jumble stamp onto kraft cardstock using Versamark ink and my MISTI. I let it soak in for that awesome watermark effect. Then I die cut the kraft panel using a big postage stamp die. There's definitely a theme here - LOL.
I used the Mailbox die set to die cut out four blue mailboxes and a big stack of tiny letters! Oh, and a bunch of tiny hearts too.... I wanted the mailbox to stand out, so I glued the four mailboxes together on top of each other. I edged the mailbox in blue ink. For the tiny letters, I used a gray Copic Marker to outline the folds, etc. How adorable is this stack??!!
I heat embossed the "happy mail" sentiment onto the front of the mailbox. Then I splashed it with some white paint. I made the bucket red for a bit more color and interest. I also added white gel pen accents on everything.
I used foam tape to affix the letters coming out of the top of the mailbox.
The sentiment was heat embossed onto a black banner - don't you love that sentiment! I'm definitely sending Crafty Hugs your way with this card today.
This is one of those card ideas I had in my head for a long time....and it came out more fun that I even imagined! Red, white and blue is always so pretty and cheerful... Those tiny letters kill me!!! Sending you love and good wishes for a wonderful weekend! XO
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