Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Mail for the holidays

Making faux postage stamps was popular early in my stamping career but at the time you needed patience and probably special scissors to get the edges right. Now, you can just die cut a postage stamp shape, which is exactly what I did here. After masking the edges, I stamped postage-sized images of a tree and an ornament, colored with pencils, then sponged around them. After removing the masking, they look so good. Suddenly, I understand why people like making them. It's fun and easy. 

This card is for these challenges:

Rudolph Days -- Christmas

Die Cut Divas -- Holidays

Simon Says Stamp Monday -- Tree

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday -- anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #623 -- anything goes

Pattie's Creations #212 -- use an image

 

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5 comments:

  1. Jenny LNovember 29, 2023 at 12:12 PM

    Hi Sandy,
    Happy Rudolf Days.
    what a very wonderful creation and your stamped CAS design is fabulous.
    Thank you for joining the Rudolf Challenge.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L DT

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  2. HelenNovember 30, 2023 at 6:59 PM

    A really great idea - love the postmark sentiment!

    Thanks for joining us at Pattie's Creations Challenge.

    Helen x
    DT

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  3. ArleneDecember 1, 2023 at 1:05 AM

    Very cute! So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our November challenge.

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  4. Snippets PlaygroundDecember 5, 2023 at 4:21 AM

    A well designed Christmas card. Love your home-made postage stamps.

    If you visit The Snippets Playground there's a little surprise in store for you.
    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  5. Karen LetchworthDecember 5, 2023 at 2:47 PM

    This is so cute. I love the stamps and the postal cancellation image. SO sweet. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful art and creativity with us at Word Art Wednesday.

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