Postage Stamp Cards $0

Rip off stamps from your mail. Have your neighbors do the same. You'll have a ton in no time.

I made these for my Christmas cards a few years ago. It took almost an entire calendar year to get enough stamps to make 150 cards. Use ribbon scraps to make the wreath bow. The knot is no problem for mailing through the USPS, but if you're worried about it you can put a sheet of cardstock over the top of your card to protect everything.

I used the cancelled stamps I bought at the stamp & coin store for these cards, and I inked rubber alphabet stamps to stamp words, initials, important dates, etc, onto the cards.

One year I made valentines with the cancelled stamps. Just glue a bunch of stamps on top of each other until they resemble a heart and sew a vellum square or cut up sheet protector over the top. I don't know why my corner always puckers when I sew paper. Maybe I need to adjust my tension. Who knows? I don't think any of my recipients cared...