Viva Las VegaStamps!: Santa Smoking

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Santa Mail Art

Have you all stopped by to play the December challenge yet? If not stop by because today I am here with a little challenge inspiration!

I wanted to have fun and try my hand at some Mail Art!!!

I am not sure what to think about it all as I love it and it was my first try.

I started with a cover for where you would write the address. Then I stamped 19314 - Santa Smoking.

I stamped it again and created a mask for the santa.

Then I used some washi tape to create my own stripes.

Then I used some Fired Brick Distress Paint to paint on my stripes.

This is what you get after you removed the mask and washi tape.

I used a Pitt Pen to outline where the addresses would go.

I added some additional stamping and thought to finish it off add some black splatter.

Stamped Used:

19562 - Deliver To

19314 - Santa Smoking

19643 - Sawtooth Stitching Lines

19578 - Six Staples

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

It's me, Susanne, today and I'd like to share a Christmas Pocket Letter. I have so much fun doing Pocket Letters altough I don't treat with them. I save them and send them to friends from time to time. Most of my Pocket Page layouts start with one full picture that I cut into nine pieces. For this one I used Distress Inks "Tumbled Glass" and "Pumice Stone" to create a watercolor background. Before I cut the cards I stamped a tree landscape on the bottom. I used the "XMas Silhouette Collage", the "Fir Trees Silhouette" and the "Redwood Trees".

I embellished every single card with different stamps. Sometimes I stamped them directly onto the card, sometimes I cut them out or embossed them. You'll find all stamps I've used at the end of this post.

I added some "snow" to every edge of the cards for a little bit more interest. I used texture paste together with Distress Glitter "Clear Rock Candy".