Darrell's "Ooh-La-La Mailbag" book asked us to go postal! Stamps, postcards, letters, catalogs...anything goes! I chose to put all that junk mail to use in my spread. What fun!! I had seen paper beads made from rolled magazine pages. I adapted that concept to create the background seen here by tightly rolling strips of magazine pages about 2 inches wide by 10 inches long. You never know exactly what your finished tube will look like, but I tried to use pages that were full of color.
Next, I glued those tightly rolled tubes right onto the page to create my background. I finished my spread by spelling out "What's in your mailbag?" in die cut letters. I needed to find a way to make the letters stand out against the busy background. Instead of using catalog pages again, I cut the letters out of white cardstock and painted them red for maximum visibility.
Next, I glued those tightly rolled tubes right onto the page to create my background. I finished my spread by spelling out "What's in your mailbag?" in die cut letters. I needed to find a way to make the letters stand out against the busy background. Instead of using catalog pages again, I cut the letters out of white cardstock and painted them red for maximum visibility.
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