?HAPPY MAIL?

I don’t know about you but that sentence brings a smile to my face whenever I hear it, not to mention when I see it in my mailbox and at my front door!

Welcome back Kat Scrappiness fans, It’s Lisa here today to bring you some fun envelopes to give your snail mail an upgrade!

The April Card Challenge here at Kat Scrappiness is Envelope Art and there are 2 new stamp sets that make it easy to add some PIZZAZZ to your envelopes!  Giraffe Envelope Art and Owl Envelope Art. Here are 2 examples of how you can use the Giraffe stamp set to take your envelopes from drab to fab!

On the first envelope I stamped the Giraffe with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink so I could color him with copic markers and then cut him out so he could sit at the bottom corner and then I added some fun leaves around him. The stamp set also comes with 2 cute stamps that say “to” and “from” in a fun font.  I thought it would be fun to stamp them and highlight them with Lawn Fawn Cilantro ink using the rectangle shape from the Swatches stamp set.  To finish the envelope off I stamped the cheeky sentiment “It has been so long” diagonally near the giraffe’s head.  For the second envelope I stamped the entire Giraffe with his sign and colored him in and then added some fun leaves around the border of the envelope.  The sign is the perfect space to add your recipients name and address. The “to” and “from” stamps look cute in their respective places on the envelope as well.  HAPPY MAIL for KAT!!

The next envelope I have to show you is a mini envelope that is meant for hand delivery as opposed to sending in the mail.  It has a super fun shaker element on the front and uses the star stamp from the Swatches stamp set again and some dreamy Sent from Heaven sequin mix.  I stamped the star with some Golden Glitz Pigment ink by Delicata for a sparkly look.  This envelope will be a keepsake that your lucky recipient won’t stop shaking!

The last 3 envelopes I decorated using the Swatches Stamp Set one more time.  This stamp set is so versatile with its basic shapes and the sky is the limit with what you can create after you’ve swatched your inks and markers with it.  For the top envelope I stamped only half of the circle stamp in a rainbow of Lawn Fawn inks to give the look of a fun scalloped border along the bottom edge.  I highlighted the “to” and “from” stamps with that same circle in red and blue ink.  The “happy mail” sentiment from the Giraffe Envelope Art set was the perfect addition to repeat along the scalloped border.

For the bottom two envelopes in the picture I combined the Swatches stamp set with the Everyday Brush Strokes set for fun side border stamped in Distress Oxide inks.  I love the chalky appearance the Oxide Inks give and I love the look on kraft paper!

I hope that I have inspired you to have some fun with your envelopes today and dress them up with your stamp sets!  It is our responsibility to add some fun to the mailbox for our hard working post men and women!  Not to mention distracting your recipient from those nasty bills and junk mail!

Thanks for joining me today!  All supplies will be linked down below and don’t forget to use code: Lisa10 to receive 10% off your purchase at checkout in the Kat Scrappiness shop!

Have a great day everyone!  I already am!

?Lisa?

Kat Scrappiness Supplies Used:

• Giraffe Mail Art Stamp Set
• Swatches Stamp Set
• Everyday Brush Strokes Stamp Set
• Sent From Heaven Sequin Mix
• Distress Oxide Inks
• Lawn Fawn Inks
• Golden Glitz Delicata Ink
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink