Fall-themed (Late fall?) to Lina

This env. is also inspired by my L. Doctor class ( https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2025/07/day-4-speak-to-me-patterns.html ). I have such fun with this idea!

I love how her named turned out (although a bit hard to read) -- altered Killian Caps!

with stamp

I first lettered an original poem ("As Summer Fades...") using metallic ink and a pp, added more autumn quotes then added more lettering with Sepia India ink (ruling pen), and then did a wash with my Ferris Wheel Press ink (Stroke of Midnight).

I pasted a small 3d leaf to oppose the masked out one.

Added another 3d leaf on the back. (it's so dark ! 

i tried to lighten it a little so you could see the lettering ("autumn")

I wanted to use these same colors (as in the class), but am now afraid it looks more like winter. (however, I sent in November and winter is coming up!)

Close up.

Cut out

"Sweet Dreams" converted

Cannot remember why I lettered this, but once again, decided to turn this into another converted envelope!

Horizon nib and walnut ink.

Like Juliana's, I forgot to take a final pic so Jean obliged me and sent me one.

Again, I used a hummingbird stamp.

I added fall-like watercolors and filled in some spaces with pieces from book pages.

I thought about cutting out a space for the address (like I did with Jean's W:  https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2025/09/abcs-of-autumn.html ) but decided against it, hoping it arrives ok and without extra postage! (which it did -- see below!)

3d leaf on the back. Wash going to color in the others (drawn) but i liked as is (plus, I was tired of coloring in leaves!)

Nele (neg. space)

Nele sent me a really cool design based on negative space, so i thought I'd send one in return! This one has been sitting in my "Nele" folder for a few years (or more! :D ) and I found it perfect as I used masking fluid to create her name. I then outlined with gold to help it stand out more.

At first, I had planned to use just the int'l. mum stamp, but I sent her a lot this time so i wanted to make sure I had enough postage. (I'm not a fan of multiple stamps on my env.'s just b/c I'm not that great with incorporating them into my designs.) The "fun" one though went SO perfect with the colors!

I also sent her this little w/c creation I started years ago. It was just a K for the longest time (for my last name) but then I finished to make this quote. (Although it doesn't quite match the env. it still goes with the theme!)

I also sent her a fall quote done in altered Killian Caps and one of my Erasure Poems.

"Comfort" converted

This piece was for my 100 Days of Redos in late 2021. I tried to emulate the word "Comfort" I saw lettered on Pinterest and then, decided to convert to an env. for Fall!

Love how it turned out, except my delicate drawn leaves got lost in the design (so when i tried to make them stand out by going over with a gel pen, they lost their "delicate" nature! -- waaaa.)

Loved lettering her name.

Another added detail -- the book art piece (love the words within!)

Before

"May you find Comfort from within."

You can kind of see the delicate leaf on the back here.

"Collage" env. (to Christy)

Used my Laurie Doctor inspired layouts for this env.

I did the cut out leaf masking technique, my grease pencil, connected caps, script writing and gel pen with Ferris Wheel Press ink. Was happy the ink held up on the paper!

addressed with stamp

close up of leaf (with writing)

WC Pumpkins on black

I've done similar env.'s like this before ( https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-redo-metallic-pumpkins-to-nanski.html ) so, i decided to do for Lynne.

just good 'ole metallic watercolors!

I think the stamps distract.  :(

The splatters add a lot.

And a multi-color leaf for the back

Close up.

Insert to match. 

I messed this up and am so bummed b/c now it's warped. But glad I was able to "fix" it. I took my Erasure Poetry art and just wrote in script, following the same layout, then added a 3d leaf (after trying to watercolor directly on the insert first - which was a fail!)

close up of 3d leaf and splatters!

Before adding splatters

 

Green webs on purple

I feel like I'm running out of Halloween ideas (or rather, truthfully, am getting bored?) 

I've done the cobwebs and spiders before, so thought I'd do again as I think they can be done so elegantly. And when mixing up the colors like this, it's even more fun.

My big spider didn't turn out (waaaaa.) but not bad.

i like how i thought to include her name with the web.

Diff. angles

I love that I used the metallic green on purple 

And a little fun on the back!