good morning! we've made it to day five of the papertrey ink june countdown to new stamps and i have one more look at hello mother, hello father for you. today, i decided to create another take on the original focus of the set, mail from camp. ease of use is always a good idea for younger campers, so i thought it would be fun to create a trifold all-in-one card. like a postcard, there's no envelope necessary, but this one folds in on itself, covering the contents.
the center panel (and thus the folded size) is 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" - just the right size to fit the fill-in-the-blank letter with room for design elements on each side. textile impressions has lots of options for adding those and other fun details throughout. i went with lemon tart cardstock rather than white because it's less see through after stamping and writing on it and it will stand out when it arrives in the mail. plus i love the look of color on color stamping.
the trifold design left room for a framed out section on the bottom fold-up flap for the camper to add a few more personal details or draw a picture, depending on her age or fancy. that way, the card can be a mix of information rather than just the fill-in-the-blank. i really wanted the design to be colorful and fun since this is kid's stationery, so i really went for it! i imagine a complete set to include the same stamped color scheme and layout on different coordinating light shades of cardstock.
i also carried the color and design to the other side as well, so that the card was as cute on the outside as on the inside. the front features lines ready and waiting for both the address and the return address plus a couple of oars, while the back features corner details on the flap and a line element for additional color along the bottom edge. the finishing touch is a coordinating sun sticker to close it up before mailing. it would also be fun to further personalize a set of these by adding the camp name to the line "from camp" or changing "camp" to the camper's name. either way, it will be happy mail for sure!! from camp stationery to summertime fun, i hope you've enjoyed my projects this week! remember hello mother, hello father will be available tomorrow at 10:00 pm et, along with everything else featured over the last few days. stay tuned to nichole's blog as usual for all the good scoop...
thanks for stopping by!
:) lexi
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(hello mother, hello father; keep it simple: happy mail; and textile impressions will be available on june 15!)
