Card Making - Cards to Go Through the Mail 10
The different properties of ink will allow for layering. For example, a dye based ink works well as a “top layer” ink, as in the card above. The lighter mustard color is a pigment ink, that has been allowed to dry, and then because I didn’t want the base color to shift with an application of wet ink over top, I used a dye ink (the darker pumpkin color) to stamp the “Bonjour”.
Using paper with the same hues as the stamping creates a color coordinated look for the envelope. It doesn’t have to be stamped, especially when it is being put into the mail system, although the “Bonjour” card stamp wouldn’t be too much or interfere in the address area.
This envelope would then get an address label for the addressee rather than using a thick marker. An address label would define the address area and allow the postal people to read the address better. Don’t forget your return address label in the top left corner - you’ll want to let them know who made them this handmade card and envelope!
This is an A6 size card and envelope - the card and envelope templates are available from Green Sneakers.
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