Mail Art Envelope Tutorial...

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Mail Art Envelope tutorial

Hello!

Looking for a quick and easy way to make a mail art envelope?  Look no further than this tutorial where I show a simple way to convert an envelope into a work of art!  Want to learn more?  Check out my You've Got Mail...Art! workshop HERE!

Have a blessed day!
Roben-Marie
 

Mail art envelope pieces

Supplies Used

Glue stick
6" x 9" envelope
Vintage ledger paper
Scissors
Black pen
Sewing machine
Collage elements (I printed some of my digital art bits created in collaboration with Samantha Kira Harding -- available HERE).

Paper to use mail art envelope

Fold a piece of ledger paper around envelope.

Glue stick to adhere paper to the envelope

Using a glue stick, adhere paper to the envelope.

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I used a brayer to smooth out any bubbles.

Smooth out bubbles in paper

Glue a piece of ledger paper to envelope flap.

Trim excess paper from the edge

Trim excess paper from the edge of the flap.

Adhere collage pieces to one side.

Adhere collage pieces to one side of the envelope.  I printed these from my digital kits (Beauty) Art Bits #1 and (Rainbow) Arts Bits #2.

Doodle around art bits with black pen

Doodle around art bits with a black pen.

Adhere art bits to front, creating areas for the addresses

Adhere art bits to front, creating areas for the addresses. These pieces were printed from my digital kit Art Bits #1.

Stitch around the edge of the envelope

Stitch around the edge of the envelope.

Stitch the edges
Stitch the edges
Stitches

Samples

Samples of mail art envelope
Samples of mail art envelope
Samples of mail art envelope
Samples of mail art envelope
Samples of mail art envelope
Samples of mail art envelope