Vellum envelopes can be for elegant invitations or fancy cards – or just for something FUN! The postal carrier deserves a little smile, too, right? And your recipient will love seeing bright happy color in their mailbox too! I’ve got a few tips to keep in mind when creating a card like this to get some big bang for your efforts!
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Be aware of the size of your handwriting; I didn’t leave myself quite enough here for the size of my Mom’s new address so it was a little squishy! The snail would still be adorable sneaking in from the left side, and the mailbox can peek from the right, to create more room if you need it.
I picked strong, bright colors to make sure the colors really popped. There’s an E87 marker in there that I think snuck in somehow. LOL!
I had a special return-address stamp made for myself a few years ago, a self-inking one.
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So so fun!!!
Gorgeous card and a great idea Sandy. I love the look of the card trough the velllum. And just like you said, not only your mom will enjoy your card but everyone who sees it between your home and hers. Thank you so much for showing your gorgeous inspiration.
Great idea for using a vellum envelope for actually mailing a card! Love your cute snail mail card!
Bright, and super cute!
Great idea about “fixing” clouds! I keep a white pencil with all the other pens and things right in front of me when I’m making cards… and never even thought of that! But I do remember a stamp set called Monster Hugs that you designed quite a few years back, with a little monster peeking out of a mailbox, and some other cute stuff, that would be great to use with a vellum envelope! So thanks for all you do and all you’ve done!