Mail art

Hello! I'm just popping in quickly this morning because we have 10 people coming to our place for lunch today. I'm not cooking (I wish I was, because I love cooking for friends), but the house is a MESS and there is play dough in my hair and I just discovered my black pants have a hole in o

Some recent order doodles #orderdoodle #packagingart #envelopeart #packaginglove #inkdoodle #cuteartstyle #catdoodle #quirkyillustration #uniqueart #catart

Handwritten letters and thoughtful dates >>> . . . . . . . #vintageaesthetic #aestheticpages #explore #explorepages #smallbusinessowner

Some recent order doodles #orderdoodle #packagingart #envelopeart #packaginglove #inkdoodle #cuteartstyle #catdoodle #quirkyillustration #uniqueart #catart

Welcome back to the challenge blog. It's time for a new challenge this week. But before we tell you all about that, a little reminder that it's March 1st tomorrow and that means time for a new wonderful March release. And what's more: in this new release there are some wonderful and fun stamps from a new Dutch designer! So be sure to check out the Stampotique website tomorrow! And now over to this week's challenge."MAIL ART" is the new theme. Please remember - you can only enter our…

It finally feels like spring, and this watercolor garden mail art is here to help us celebrate the season!

Envelope Art

I've been slow to share my latest Postage Stamp People collages. I've continued to have great fun pairing portrait-style postage stamps with vintage photographs to create new, quirky characters. First, there is a casual Queen Elizabeth, relaxing on a spring afternoon by the river: Next, a dapper Francisco Franco, looking every bit as uptight as I'm sure he truly was: And how about an adorable Ralph Bunche, fishing on the dock down by the harbor: And, perhaps you recall FDR as a cigarette…

I called this project #100DaysInDinan. One hundred days can feel as fleeting as a week if you happen to be on sabbatical in a medieval French village with your two children. One hundred days pass in the blink of an eye as you watch those children grow (why are their pants too short again? weren’t th

Maybe there was something in the pinot noir that week but I was really feeling a mid-century vibe when I painted up all these little packages. Polariods and UFOs. Weirdly-tinted poodles and monstera deliciosa. Vintage suitcases, 60s sitcom opening credits-style cartoons, and Liza Minnelli. I don't k

Wedding invitations are the first thing your guests see about your wedding. We've picked ten wedding invitations from Etsy that are unique and interesting.

A lesson I learned over the New Year* was that when making mail, measure each package up before wrapping it in kraft paper... because if it is even a just couple of millimetres over the standard size, the price goes up. A LOT. Thankfully I had several sheets of 70c cat stamps left over from when I p