Special Delivery

 

Red, white, and blue isn't just for fireworks and flags. This mail delivery card has a patriotic color scheme without any traditional July 4th elements. Check out the rest of the design team work at Cupcake Inspirations and play along this month. 

Once again, the Altenew Mini Delight subscription packs a punch for the very reasonable price of $10.99. This mailbox and cute little letters from the July 2026 release can be used at any time of year. Look at that little ribbon and seal on the envelope. These little details add so much! 

To complete this look, the mailbox is shaded with Altenew Nimbus and Cloudy Sky inks. Gina K inks are used to create the background and floral stamped images. 

Supplies:

Altenew Special Delivery Mini Delight July 2026, Fresh Dye inks (cloudy sky, nimbus)

Gina K Designs inks (faded brick, blue denim, powder blue)

Hobby Lobby foam squares

Black & White Challenge

The black & white challenge twist at A Place to Start this month is a real challenge for color lovers. These clematis blooms are beautiful in purple, but also stunning in a white with a tone-on-tone design using embossing powder. Give this challenge a try or create with color. You can still enter with "anything goes" because the twist is always optional.  

Tone on Tone

For the clematis blooms, use a stamp and clear embossing powder to create a shiny tone on tone patterned paper. 

Eye Catching Centers

 Black glitter paper layered with matte black gives the centers added interest. Finish it off with some patterned paper for the background and leaves. 

Supplies:

Altenew: Clematis Craft-a-Flower Layering die set, Timeless Glow stamp set, Crystal Clear Embossing Powder, Clear embossing ink, Essential Rock Collection patterned paper pack (retired)

Recollections: Black glitter paper 

Black dot paper, unknown

Challenges: 

A Place to Start- anything goes with optional twist of black & white 7/6-7/31

Pammie's Inky Pinkie Challlenges anything goes 7/6-7/13

Paper Rocks Scissors