Weekender with Wanda – Happy Mail Letters!
Happy Saturday! Welcome back to the latest edition of Weekender with Wanda here on the Simon Says Stamp Blog! And, happy first weekend of August! Are you getting your kiddos ready for school yet? I have a lot of friends who are in full on back to school mode already! Seems early to me, but I am ready for Fall to come! Because I’m always ready for Fall! Should be any day when we will see Halloween candy at Target! That always shocks me. I have been cleaning, organizing and purging in my studio for a couple of weeks and I feel like I can think again! It’s so nice to have a clean and tidy space. Hope you are having a great weekend so far.
Today I’m featuring some gorgeous and happy exclusive products from our very own Simon Says Stamp line of stamps, dies and inks. I used the Sending Happy Thoughts stamp set to create a sweet banner of happy love letters! Who doesn’t love happy mail? This card was really fun to create and I used the new Tiny Check paper pad from My Favorite Things to make my letters. The pattern is the perfect size and scale – and the colors are so fresh.
I started the card with a crisp white A2 card base. Then I layered a piece of Simon Says Stamp Fog Cardstock embossed with the beautiful Stitched Whirl Background Die. This die cuts into, but not through, the paper – giving this gorgeous pattern! I thought it looked like wind for this card! Then I die cut some fluffy Flat Bottom Clouds dies and adhered them to the Fog cardstock. I used Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink and stamped the little envelopes onto the patterned paper. Then I cut them out by hand. I used the Stitched Heart Collage die to make some adorable little red hearts and glued them on the letters.
I stamped the sentiment onto a Stitched Banner Die and attached it to the card using foam squares.
For the letter banner, I first punched holes in the corners of all the letters. Then I wove the twine behind each letter to hook them together. I tied a bow at each end. The letters are attached to the card using foam squares so they pop off the paper!
I attached the bows with a touch of glue under each one. This let me get them in just the right place. One of my funny tips is that I use my clear stamping blocks to hold things down when waiting for glue to dry! You will often see a card on my desk buried under a little stack of clear blocks!
Hope you get some happy mail in your mailbox soon! Enjoy your weekend!
Sweet string of envelopes!
Fun and cute!
What a cute card Wanda! I got happy mail! My order from SSS arrived with stamps, ink pads, embossing powders and much needed Copics which were on sale in it! Doesn’t get much happier than that!
This is just an awesome card – way too cute :) Thanks for sharing it.
Happy indeed. Like the gingham patterns used. Have a Bee-utiful day from Central TX!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Just too sweet! Love the scripty sentiment too!
What a fun card
Wonderful idea!
This is just too adorable!!!
This is adorable!
I want that card! It is so stinkin cute! Love it Wanda – another A plus for you! Blessings
Another gorgeous card by you Wanda! Love Happy Mail!
Cute cute cute how can it be the weekend already Cy
Such a happy card, Wanda! Happy mail is the best to send and receive. I saw your studio on IG the other day. It looks great!
That card is really really cute.. Thank you for sharing.
Your card is awesome Wanda. I know what you mean about a clean house. It really does clear my head too. I find when the house is in a mess I am feeling very “out there” as well. But when I have the house in order its easier to think straight and stay on top of things!
This is such a fun card! I love the checked envelopes and the swirl background!
Very cute–love all the gingham envelopes!
I love your little letters die cut in the check pattern. Thanks for sharing with us.
Oh Wow!!! Super cute card!!!!
Your card is just darling! Who doesn’t love happy mail?!
The card is cute and. I loved it! Wanda never disappoints with her blog. Thank you for the art.
fun, super cute and effective card, love it!
Love the string of envelopes! Such an adorable card!
Such a sweet card~! I love all the gingham envelopes. TFS
Such a cute card!
This card is TOTALLY WONDERFUL! I’ve always loved “good” mail (as opposed to bills & unwanted advertisements)!! These envelopes promise that only “happy mail” could be inside. Such a fun design, Wanda!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!!
Such a fabulous card! Who doesn’t love happy mail?!?!?! These little envelopes are just the cuties. Love the sentiment on the stitched banner too! Thanks for sharing :)
This is such a lovely card – I love the different coloured envelopes and the clouds!
These are too sweet my dear friend. Who would not love to receive this adorable happy mail! I have the MFT paper, but not the whirl background. I think I need to add that to my Simon Says order. I just love this. Thanks Wanda. As always you inspire me.
These are cute. Love the gingham
Such a CUTE card! Loving the background and the colors- it makes me HAPPY!
Happy Mail, Happy Card!! I would love receiving and sending cards like this!!
Very cute idea – would make the recipient smile !!!
Really cute card – great design!
I adore everything about this card! You are so talented. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very cute card!
Oooooh! So Cute! I have the happy mail stamp set so now I can use this card as inspiration! Thanks!
This is too, too cute! Thanks for sharing another inspirational idea!
Fun card. Who doesn’t love happy mail. I already follow by email.
This is so cute. I love these stamps. What fun it is to get happy mail. It was a pleasure when I was young and I still love it.
So adorable!!!
What a cute idea. I always struggle to use small images and this one is great!
love getting happy mail in my mailbox. . . . .fun card!
Fun & cute card!
This happy mail card is defintely happy!
The little envelopes
are adorable and made
for a cute card.
Carla from Utah
The envelopes are so cute! I love how you used the tiny pattern. Just adorable.
Awesome card, I love the die!
Hi Wanda, what a cute card! This is still one of my favorite sets, you made we want to break it out and play. I’m love the banner look with the strings. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.