We voted! ;)

We've been doing vote-by-mail for decades and this year, i saw a post that the po was going to classify postage paid env.'s as non-first class mail, thus making it take longer. The post suggested using stamps to make your ballot first class mail, so I did.

AND just to be a little "rebellious" (not the right word but it'll come to me later), I used the lovely Mr. Rogers! (from 2020... give me Mr. Rogers over a crazy-ass uncle ANY day!!)

I hated using stamps for pre-paid postage, however, wanted to ensure our ballots arrive in-time as we mailed them on the 19th and they were received on the 21st!  :)  Yay!

Misc. Halloween...

Sharing some "random" env.'s that aren't my best work but still...

1) This was a practice sheet I converted and added words for each letter.

hard to find words for the last of the alphabet!

For Nat'l. Book Month!

2) a converted env. to Shannon (practice page)

3) Another converted env. to Jessica (I hope this wasn't too complicated for the po!)

Added stickers for her name and hope they stayed on!

Her letter heading

And for Book Month!

And finally, More book art for Book Month:

These are fun b/c of the words I captured ("Halloween" in the ghost) and...

"ghost" in the leaf!

Happy "accidents"!

"Slime" to my oldest

 

And another to my Alex!

Love the "Slime" font!

and on the inside I created the Shining! (was going to send as a separate env. but was running out of stamps)

liner!

Forgot to take a pic of the insert I did in "blood":  Here's Johnny!

Hope he laughs!!

Hall. to Nava

Did this last minute for Nava. (one of the last ones for this year!)

At the beginning of the season, I get all excited and am stoked to create a ton of Halloween-themed envies, then i reach a point where I'm done. This one was it for me.

Decided to use my bat stamps and a book moon. 

Not thrilled with her name (this is where you can tell I'm a bit burnt-out)

Remembered to use my "open if you dare" design!

with int'l. stamp as I wanted to save my leaves (plus, it mimics the moon a bit, yeah?)

L book initial and converted mini env. (again, Halloween words)

wish I had done her name like this on the env. too. (again, i got a little sloppy)

Once again, had fun with the googly eyes!

On her insert too.

Love this one for some reason.

 

Psycho! ;D

Did this last year (inspired by https://www.pinterest.com/pin/284993482663805810/ from IG -- but no link to IG acct. and cannot remember name). Such a great idea by them! (plus, i like theirs better -- clearer)

Sent to my oldest. (can you see his name in the blood?  ;D )

Although I wish I had a better stamp, I found the heart one a bit "funny" as his mom. (plus, it's the only one I had that "matched")

Here's why it's kinda funny and fitting:

inside of card.  😁😆

and the back:

Also, the sticker: Mummy/Mommy?

and the card not in the env:

I thought about having his name on this too, but decided nah.

to Anna (slime), IG

I love this "slime" font, as long as the name isn't too complicated (works best for me with shorter names). Fun with the sparkly black too.

and for fun, did the zip the same!

wish I had done an "open if you dare" on the back but I forgot about that!

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Had fun with this mini env.

love the googly eyes!

and on the back!  :D

Cat theme to Clarisse (IG)

I didn't intend to do a cat theme but I love how I can incorporate the tail to make a C. So, I re-did my idea I made for Cathy 3 years ago:  https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-30-cats.html

And b/c of her name, I so badly wanted to do a Silence of the Lambs reference ("Hello, Clarisse!") but didn't know if she'd get it and I wasn't sure how to create something last minute. (and tbh, I wasn't sure if it'd freak her out like that movie does me!)

back flap with more cats

Close up. Love this "Scaredy Cat".

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Again, here is where I was tempted to do the Hello Clarisse, but I passed.

back flap of mini envie with cute ghost sticker.