Green Halloween to Nava

It's that time of year again... Halloween envies!!! 😀

The only bummer is my lack of fun stamps. I'm all out of anything Halloween related. However, i do have my postcard leaf stamps, so maybe that will do?

*On the same day I wrote this post, I literally found 5 of these Day of the Dead stamps!!! I forgot i had them! SOOOOO happy!!!

I did this last year but didn't have time to post, so will start things off with this one (i'm kind of running out of ideas, so i'll probably start re-creating a few faves). Paper Source is hosting another challenge, but I don't like very many of the prompts.  :( 😒

Not diggin' how her name turned out (which is probably why I didn't post last year). I also finally purchased some bat stickers as not only am I tired of drawing them but mine rarely turn out.

With a letter (again, her name...😕😖). i must've been in a hurry.

Close ups

L. Doctor inspo to Maggie

I was touched when Maggie requested this env. from me! I had sent one to Jean ( https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2025/07/collage-to-jean-july-ptex.html ) and also did one for Nanski:  https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2025/08/purple-collage-to-nanski.html ), so I tried to do an Autumn theme for Maggie.

I actually "messed up" a bit as I forgot to do the center column in script weaver writing (like I did on Jean's), then I'd be able to add caps writing in-between the R column letters, but oh well. Plus, I like having it plain. I hope Maggie likes too!

I tried masking out a leaf shape, but it bled a bit, so it's rather hard to see. (waaaa. 😒) I wanted to add the 3d leaf (that i used to mask) to the right at the top by the columns, but it looked too cluttered or out of place (and like a football!)

I then "messed up" her name a bit (not my fault though! I'm blaming the darn paper.) I used metallic ink and it feathered (grrrr. 😠😞), so I tried to go over with a gel glaze pen, but it doesn't look as dainty. (Sigh.)

For the left column, I wrote "welcome" with a Posca, then used pastels for the autumnal colors. The middle column is caps written with gel glaze pens and walnut ink wash, then I tried adding some drop in colors (which worked!) For the Right col, i lettered "autumn" with an old Crayola brush tip marker, then added color pencil.

For the back, i did a cut-out book leaf which "matches" the insert  i sent (one of my black out poems!)

I love this as it just feels like fall.

Abstract for Fall

My idea for this was better than how it turned out. BUT hopefully it resembles a breezy fall day!

I first lettered some fall-themed words (in pointed pen), then put a wash of walnut ink over and lastly, added some 3d leaves.

Back side with another (bigger) 3d leaf.

Close up

Before:  cut out env.

Close ups

I forgot to take a pic with the stamp so Juliana was kind enough to send me one!

I didn't use the postcard fall leafs as I was saving them for October so I used one final hummingbird. I thought the colors went very well together. (Plus, hummingbirds are still around in Sept!)  ;)

 

Book leaves to Jessica (Sept PTEx)

In wanting to do fall themes for this month, I decided to continue on with my book leaf art. This one was fairly "easy" as I wanted to match the insert a bit (see below)

name in Wink of Stella brush pen

with stamp

close ups

Used her J for the tail 

Back side (continuing on from the front)

close up (looks like a fish!)

 Insert:

This was a project from the 5 day "Simplest Things" challenge last month (in which I didn't post on here, as it wasn't as fun for me). The prompt was "Squiggles" so I did a squiggly line for a "floating, falling" leaf.

close up

"There is magic in the falling leaves of autumn."

(I love this quote!)

ABC's of Autumn...

This is an old (OLD) practice sheet where i just lettered the alphabet (i think I used my Horizon nib). Wish I knew how long ago I did it but I can tell it's old by the shape of some of my letters. (and, of course, i forgot to take a before pic!)

Anyway, i decided to convert into an env. as now, i finally figured out a way to create space for the address! (without using a sticker and chancing it falling off)

Wish I had cut out a bigger hole, but i think this will do, as I'm sure the contrasting color helps. Not enough room for the name but that's ok as I like how it fits nicely under the "h-i" ("hi Jean")!  😊

I added words in pp lettering (metallic ink) to coordinate with each letter (most of them) -- "football, fall, gourds, hayrides (used the i for the i in 'rides'), kindness, leaves, maize, November, October, raking, tricks, treats". I also added some fall-like colors then a 3d leaf, which actually blends in so well, you can barely tell unless pointed out! 😏

And then, just for fun, I added pieces of book pages to fill in other empty areas (and to go with the Erasure poetry insert). I just hope they stay on!

Close ups:

The "hi JEAN"

the 3d leaf

I thought I had a pic before adding the stamps (so you could see the "full effect") and will post if I can find as the stamps almost blend in too.

Back side with another 3d leaf.

More words: "autumn, apples, bonfires, crisp, everything". I left xyz plain (couldn't think of any words) and bummed I didn't think to do "cider donuts" for c & d as I couldn't come up with a d word. (delicate? as in delicate leaves? Dainty? Delicious -- apples?) drats, darn, dang it.

This is a "before" pic without the stamps and book art. Also forgot to take a full pic of the alpha page before converting. I feel like the leaf stamps were a bad choice, as they seem to get lost in the design (or maybe that's a good thing? 😄)

Sunflowers to Lina

 

Forgot to take before pics (drats!)

This was a magazine pic and I thought it not only perfect for fall, but that I also have a stamp to match!

I messed up the address (just the state part, NC), but not bad. I love finding near perfect pages like this that work with the address AND stamp!  ;)