I entered the Elevated Envelope swap and the theme this time was “rainbow”. I struggled a bit, couldn’t make up my mind on what to do.
Finally I was intrigued by a craft made by @roler & asked her to show me how she carves her own stamps. I made a few ink bottle stamps, including one that has spilled, and then colored them in a rainbow of colors. I mailed them off & have huge fears everyone else is going to be professional artists or such! LOL
In progress:
They have a bit of a graffiti vibe - they look really cool.
Very cool envelope!
Decorated envelopes! Awesome! Your stamps turned out great!
These turned out really cool! I love the old wood-cut look of the stamps, but with contemporary coloring!
Very cool! Love that you made your own stamps.
These are lovely! I have done this swap before and the participants run the gamut - tinkerers and “real” artists. I would be delighted to receive one of these!
It’s been so long since I did Elevated Envelope … last time I did a paper collage & felt good about it, this time I really stretched myself & it feels awkward. LOL
Bummer, not sure how I missed this round, I thought I was set up to receive email notification.
I will ping you next time it runs, to make sure!
Ooh, I love these!
Oh, my giggles! Your great craft is one of this week’s Featured Projects!
Awww thank you!
I love envelope art. These are fun!
OOO, I love your technique and style. Very graphic and bold. And the colors make them pop. Well done.
Hey @Cindy , just saw this note about the next Elevated Envelope swap - I will poke you when i see it kicking off, just in case you don’t get a notification.
“The Elevated Envelope will return soon!
And we already have a theme… Think deep, dark, underwater, blue, sea creatures, uncontrollable, earth… because our next exchange theme is: 
OCEAN .
We start in early 2024.”
Thanks for keeping me updated.
Great job on the stamp carving! The spilled ink stamp was so creative!
What a great idea! I love it! 
