bday to Yvonne (red), SMC

Was unsure of how to do Yvonne's so I started with on of my Crayola gel markers, but it was a fail so I had to outline with Black Sparkle ink. 

I then added "happy birthday" and "to you" on the sides of the env. borders, then colored-in with teal, white and yellow. Then added the matching dark teal stamp! (I love this color-combo.)

happy bday

to you (b4 adding color)

Tried to make a matching insert.

did "make a wish" on the side.

 

bday design to Natalie (SMC)

for this one, I tried matching the design on the card I created years ago.

I then lettered various b-day wishes within the design.

Did the same with the insert, as "Hello" was what I had lettered on there first.

 

Red abstract (SMC)

Did this for a Feb bday (and used the last of these fun LOVE stamps. Waaaa.)

And an insert to match.

Back flap

 

K Caps to Jillian (SMC bday)

continuing on with my K Caps, I did a fun variation for Jillian's bday env. And I lettered in teal ink to match the stamp. (pink and teal fun!)

Love these snowflake stamps for winter

And the back -- bday wishes (although not as good as the front)

bday to Rachelle (SMC)

I signed up for the SMC monthly bday list, as I was SO blessed to get so many bday env.'s in early Dec. for my bday that I want to do so for others. 

This is rather plain (I may add color to it, but also, I like the plainness of it).  Decided to do her name in a mixture of fonts/hands.

I did add color to the back and a fun design with "happy BIRTHDAY" also added in pp and K Caps.

And a fun HB letter with her name in pp.

 

Bday to Nele

So, it looks like I forgot to take a final pic of Nele's env. (of course!) but I had to use 2 stamps b/c of what all I sent. I used a reg. int'l on (the orange-ish floral one) and then I think a holiday one.

Anyway, I did the altered K Caps and a matching bday insert as well as a combo bday/New Year's booklet (and the 2026 HNY insert from the fp blog: https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2026/01/happy-new-year.html )

Lettering for bday insert is a bit off (need to work on that!)

close ups.

The paper for the env is homemade and flimsy, so it was tricky to letter on (some of the inks bled n-- the E) but not too bad! (I love the N!)

Love the K and the AE ligature as well as my R

Her booklet. Again, See more here: https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2026/01/happy-new-year.html

the border is happy birthday in gold pp with color pencil (I tried to make it look like the northern lights but failed) and I used a scrap of the same paper from the env.

The block lettering is the RENT lyrics from Season's of Love (which I used as the spread).

 

Misc. Cmas

Did these a few years ago. So many ways to do, and also can be used for b-day as well as New Year's.

Now looking at them, they don't seem that great to me. Oh well. A for attempt!

 

Blue Festive to Lina & Shannon

I'm having such fun with my altered K Caps! (Roman K Caps?)

This layout/design was a Pinspo:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/284993482665728936/ 

No idea who orig. artist is though.  :/

Did a blue theme trying to match the blue in the stamp (but since I needed an additional stamp, I also could have done red).

and the back (Started out blue as there was leftover ink) then turned to green.

I also did a similar one to Grace (who also sent me bday wishes AND who also has a Dec. bday!) but I tried to do hers in more of a tree shape to match the stamp (a bit of a fail though. 😔)

And the flip side of Grace's

Bday to Jessica

This is the last of my Midori envelopes I got from P&I a few years ago:

https://www.paperinkarts.com/86763006.html

I was going to do a circle print insert to match the env., but decided to just go with the lettering.

B-nib to match her name.

I sent her a 2nd one, just to spoil her! Very plain, but another "treat" inside (forgot to take pic, but just a b-day card).

Misc Bday

Did these last year. Although I like, they're a bit too simple to post on their own, so am grouping together!

These first two are similar, using pp and decorative elements:

Back flap "hb"

Then, some akim to Lynne!

Wink of Stella brush.

Bday to Hope (SMC, IG)

And...another b-day border envie!

I signed up for the Apr. Bdays on IG (Snail Mail Collective) 

and sent this to one of those on my list.

I decorated the envelope by writing "happy birthday" and "Celebrate" over and over, around the border, and added colors to match the stamp.

Used her name as a little "pun" on the letter.

Tried to match the letter a bit, but I don't like how it turned out.

back side.

Also included this little name flower insert. ("hello hope")

Bday to Kate Riley (June)

Another border envelope!

This one was a mess-up, as I didn't like how the name turned out in pp uncial, so I redid over in tall pp uncial (which I DID like, AND wish I had done that way in the first place). I plan to do a whole alpha this way.

Some close-ups

 

Bday to Clara (SMC)

another Snail Mail Collective bday envie.

*used a red dove Love stamp on this, but forgot to take a pic

Did a "matching letter w/her name as the border.