Envelope art simple

Only 6 more sleeps 'til Christmas! Plenty of time still to deck the halls with boughs of holly - fa la la la la la la la la, right? Sure :) Pinterest has been OVERFLOWING with holiday ideas this year! All of the following can be found on my J I N G L E B E L L S board: GORGEOUS vintage ornament wreath! I need to make one, stat! Love everything about this Christmas photo by Lisa Dickinson - the colors, the homemade star backdrop... too fun! Another fun Christmas photo idear: I'm usually a…

Stationery Greeting -- Paper Airplane -- Love -- Card and Envelope Set

Tina's bunny is adorable. I love how it is made out of washi tape. I'm not sure Tina was into lettering when she started exchanging. *p...

First time exchanger Rivkah. She might have exchanged twice. I don't keep a log of exchangers - although I get curious about the numbers. This one is intriguing and it would be fun to do some variations. The pattern with the little dashed lines isn't exactly footsteps in the snow. But, the whole pathway suggestion is very nice.

Hey, while we are appropriating ideas off Pinterest let's go for some of the Matisse envelopes. There are quite a few with these Warhol-esque flowers, stripes and dab-dots. I used a Cocoiro marker which has a nice little brush tip. While I like blue and yellow, it was really hard to use this stamp on this envelope -- but there are no more yellows left in the stash. This might have been the month I learned my lesson -- do not start any envelopes until you have the actual stamps in front of…

OK. I know I will sound like I'm nuts. But sending these stamps off into the world is like putting my kids up for adoption. I should also add that all of these envelopes that started out as Sharpie doodles were done with a laptop sitting on the table and me surfing for ideas. When I am not at home, I have to surf to get ideas..... not my preferred way to approach envelopes. But, I am a big fan of spending some time outside one's comfort zone.

Happy National Letter Writing Month, friends! I’m going to state the obvious and say this Letter Writing Month is different than ever before. Since we’re all at home and going through this crazy time of isolation and quarantine, a letter is a wonderful (and socially distant) way to deepen connections. Because of this, I had an idea for an Instagram challenge. I’m calling it the #eastersnailmailchallenge. Easter is this week, and we’re all preparing for an Easter at home. For many, it may…

Always in our thoughts card, kraft sympathy card, simple sympathy card, thinking of you card, pet loss card, bereavement card, sending love - #WeddingCards #InvitationDesign #BridalStationery #WeddingInvite

Yesterday, during a little break from everything, I visited Gennine's blog and was particularly engrossed in this video of her stamp makin...