Custom Envelope Watercoloring – Monthly Mail Art – July 2017
Hi all! Kristina here with another Monthly Mail Art! I’m excited to share with you a custom watercolored envelope created using Lawn Fawn’s Plane and Simple stamp set and Distress Inks.
NOTE: Address used with permission. Thanks, Eva!
I stamped the airplane, banner, and cloud images in Versafine Onyx Black ink and then used just two colors of Distress Ink for the watercoloring (including the sky!). I used Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso.
Next I picked out some vintage postage stamps (I got purchased these from an Etsy shop). After adhering vintage postage stamps, I penciled on Eva’s name and mailing address so that I could get the spacing just right. I then went over the name and address with a black pen. Then I erased the pencil lines.
To seal the artwork and prevent any moisture damage, I rubbed some Distress Micro Glaze over the envelope and buffed off the excess with a paper towel. NOTE: Do NOT put Distress Micro Glaze over the postage stamps. The postal service will need to be able to cancel out the postage.
I hope you enjoy today’s video! :)
Adorable! Oh how I would love to get mail like this in my mailbox. I would probably frame it!! :0)
What a beautiful way to mail a card! I absolutely love it!!! ?
The pilot in me (I pilot single-engine planes) like this alot. Envelope art is so cool.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
SO gorgeous Kristina!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful – love the typography and the lovely vintage tones
That is so cool and fun. Fantatstic mail art. HUgz
This is so sweet. I would LOVE to recieve such amazing looking mail!!!!!
This is so pretty and intriguing. It might take a lot longer to get to Eva because all the postal workers will want to see it. It’s gorgeous! lol
OMG! Your envelope is AMAZING!!! A beautiful piece of art!!!
Love it! It looks amazing!
How gorgeous! Yes that microglaze is slippery stuff! Nothing sticks to it!
Isn’t that just the coolest envelope…really wonderful. My decorated envelopes are usually, certainly by comparison, rather boring. I’ll have to “up” my game. Thanks so much for this delightful idea. Terrific!!!
Wow–bet the Post Office enjoyed delivering this work of art & seeing those neat stamps from yesteryear!
It looks superbe!
Wonderful!!
Amazing! I never dress my envies.
WOW! Beautiful envelope art…makes me want to start decorating the envelopes too :)
The envelope really made the stamp and the stamps shine!
WOW amazing!!! I would be thrilled to receive this in the mail!!!
Very cute! Thanks for sharing!!
Simply gorgeous work! Love all your envelope designs! Thanks so much for the inspiration! ❤️
I love this one!
I love decorative envelopes
Awesome! I would love to send and receive an envelope like this!
Wow Kristina! Fabulous! If I ever get one of your envelopes I would frame it! So precious! TFS
Absolutely beautiful!!
That envelope is so beautiful you would want to display it along with the card inside.
This is just beautiful!! I love it!
Iwould love getting fun mail!
Too charming and
full of fun!
Carla from Utah
So much fun!
A delightful way to get a greeting!
Love this!
Gorgeous! I’m been afraid to do more on an envelope than stamp one thing on the left side since I wonder if it’s harder for the PO to process. But I love this!
Fun art and stamps Kristina,
Do you ever have problems with the auto address readers rejecting your lettering because it isn’t standard typography? I kind of gave up on flourishes because of this. Maybe it depends on the part of the county?
I have received some back for writing South instead of writing the initial S. in the LA, CA area. Oh well, I save the fun for the card inside!
Thanks for your spirited creativity.
What a thrill to open the mailbox and see an envelope like this. Fantastic.
thanks for sharing.
Awesome envelope!!! Love the vintage colors!!
Such fun!
I love mail art, so so cool!
This is so neat. I agree that I would love to be able to send an envelope that looked like this and also to receive an envelope that looked like this. You are very talented and artistic.
OMG, whomever gets this is one lucky person. It’s too pretty to open!
I love the vintage feel of this envelope and the air planes (stamps and stamps ;-))!
Beautiful job on this envelope!
What a fun idea! thanks for sharing!
My goodness, what a gorgeous envelope! Your rock Kristina!
Beautiful envelop! Thanks for sharing it!
Such a cute envelope. Thanks for sharing….
Super cute!! What a great idea!! Hugs, H
Fantastic mail art!I also have to say…I love your lettering!
Totally beautiful!