2016 #24 Glittering Up The Mailbox {by Darcy Wilkinson}

2016 Topic 24: Mail Art

Hi everyone, Darcy here with a crazy,glittery package, soon to be winging its's way to a friend. I love this topic, I have sent many decorated envelopes and postcards in the past, but never a package. So as it happens I have a Christmas parcel to send out, so I decided to let the festive silliness take over and go to town on the parcel paper. 

I wrapped my box up in a double layer of brown parcel paper. Try and get the edges neat if you plan to wrap your design around the whole parcel. 

Next I marked out where the address and postage will go. It really is best if these are left plain so that the address is clear and the postage stamps actually stick. 

I then slipped the parcel out of the paper ( I had left one end open) this meant I could flatten it a little to make stamping easier. 

I added more doodling around the address area. 

Next I went to town using my Christmas stamps from EDY 16

EDY 16

Plus the wings and circle border from EDY17

EDY17

I quickly coloured my images using sharpie markers. 

Don't forget the back of the parcel, here I added the leaping reindeer and trees from EDY16 and the hanging baubles from EDY04 i love this set, the snowflakes are so useful and I have lost count of the times I have used the holly. ( The text inside the holly leaves is from old fashioned Christmas recipes)

EDY04

The edges need stamping too..these stars are from EDY08

Now for some bling, using my snowflake stamps from EDY04 I stamped using Cosmic Shimmer Flake and Glitter glue and then added metallic flakes. The snowflake stamp is perfect for these. 

To the stars I added a dab of Stickles in Silver. 

Enough bling already? heck no, get some more on there, it's Christmas! 

I added flicks of Gold Fresco, and then some Snowflake. 

This is bling central, I hope it makes the postman smile.

All it needs now is the address and a trip to the postoffice. I wonder if I can manage to keep a straight face when I hand it over the counter?

I hope you enjoyed that, it definitely was fun to make. 
Have a wonderfully happy Christmas everyone. 
Darcy 

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