Special delivery: You've Got Mail Layouts

Special delivery: You've Got Mail Layouts

Karen Wyngaard Karen Wyngaard

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I couldn't wait to finish my You've Got Mail layouts! I have a soft spot for all things "postal". Old letters, vintage postcards and stamps, old-fashioned mail bags and mailboxes. Our family has strong postal ties: The Mike-man has been with USPS for over 25 years. My son has been a letter carrier for almost a year. An aunt, as well as several uncles and cousins work for the postal service. My dad and his brothers helped build the post office where my grandmother was postmaster for a few years. Now you know why I'm so excited about the You've Got Mail collection!

YOU'VE GOT MAIL LAYOUTS

My advice? Don't let yourself get stumped by the theme! I purposely challenged myself to "think outside the box" when choosing photos for my pages.

Layout 1 & 2

You've Got Mail Layouts #clubscrap #scrapbooking #pagekit "Fragile", "Special Delivery" and "Handle with Care" are all ideal sentiments for photos of my friend's twin granddaughters.

Use a craft knife and mat to trim around the edge of the letter image, tuck photo underneath.

Layout 3 & 4

You've Got Mail Layouts #clubscrap #scrapbooking #pagekit

Let the colors and sentiments guide you when choosing pics for your pages.

I lacked photos small enough to fill the tiny square mats, so I printed elements from the You've Got Mail hybrid kit and trimmed them to fit.

Stamp "hugs" sentiment onto kraft envelope using Earth hybrid ink.

Layout 5 & 6

You've Got Mail Layouts #clubscrap #scrapbooking #pagekit

Unsure about a particular sentiment? Treat the Cutapart as a photo mat! Just trim a photo 1/4" smaller.

Fill open spaces with printables from the hybrid kit. Here I added the cancellation border strip to the right side of the page.

Layouts 7 & 8

More sweet baby pics!

You've Got Mail Layouts #clubscrap #scrapbooking #pagekit

My stenciled airmail border was completely crooked, and it was driving me crazy. The solution? Print the airmail strip from the hybrid kit and adhere as a clever cover-up!

I hope my pages inspire you to look at the You've Got Mail page kit in a whole new light. Can you see the potential?

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