Converted Amazon (Recycled)

So, this paper brown package was in near pristine condition, and with the "Recyclable" label, found it perfect to convert into an env.! I'd been wanting to do this with other things (other brown bags) but we use ours for garbage! How fun!

(ok, save your amazon rants... As a friend of mine once said, "in shopping at Target or amazon, I feel as though I'm supporting those hard working employees and their families.")

i once read a person's blog who was trying to shame others for not "shopping local" which I find to be an utter joke, esp. if that local shop owner is an @**hole. Local is just where you live. Plus, what if that person cannot afford that local person's higher prices??? It's easy to judge when you don't have empathy or understand for all. I myself have encountered a few not-so-nice "local" shop owners and i'll be damned if they get any of my money!

But anyway... this isn't about that... My snail mail blog is for my envies!!! SO back to that...

Finished. Wonder who I'll send it to??? (maybe that blogger who was shaming!  :D)

before.

Nov. to Dominique

Another L. Doctor inspo!

this one stems from my tiny art piece: https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2025-10-30T07:34:00-07:00&max-results=7

I also did a version of Killian Caps for her name.

Back side (again more K. Caps)

Close ups

And with one of my Erasure Poems art (did leaf match).

 

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)