you've got mail | Amber Kemp-Gerstel

Hello Studio Calico Lovers!

Amber here from the Card Team and I'm bringing you a fun project that perfectly coordinated thanks to some pretty papers from the May kits! Let's get started with what I came up with:

I was inspired by the muted colors of Up & Up patterned paper included in the May Card Kit and Scrapbook Kit. Because the kits both include this same pattern, in two different scales, it was easy to create a card with the 6x6 paper and an envelope with the 12x12 paper. 

On the card, I created a simple flower embellishment with ovals made with a paper punch. In the center I added a brad, which also serves as the sentiment. Don't you love double duty! The otherwise white card is accented with an embossed background and some splashes of Mr. Huey's color mist. 

For the envelope, I used my score board to create a custom sized envie that would fit the overhanging embellishment on my card. To the front, I mimicked the details of the card with a few splashes of color and a strip of wood veneer paper that wraps around.

Supplies: May Add on Kit (Orion; Wood Veneer Cardstock and Vintage Bliss Decorative Brads); Mr Huey's Color Mist: Boss Lady; May Planetarium Card Kit (Studio Calico Up & Up Patterned Paper) ; May Planetarium Scrapbook Kit (Up & Up Patterned Paper) 

I hope this simple ensemble inspires you to create a few coordinating cards & envelopes of your own! Take a look through your kits and see which patterns repeat from one kit to another. This makes coordination super simple!