"Spring" colors...

For these env.'s (sent in early May), I used spring-like colors and kept it rather simple with just their names.

"Roman-esque" type letters and India inks

my markers!

 

Green Owls to Darlene

 This was for the SMC bday list and Darlene had put she liked the colors green and blue and owls. SO here is what I sent!

Automatic pen with white India ink

owl quote

and a blue owl on the back!

Vday to Judy (in Espanol!)

 

I had such fun with this env. as I created a similar one for a bday too (scroll!).

I love the colors and the lettering collage.

The theme was "Spread Love" (in both inglesa and Espanol!  :)😊

Close up of collage. 

Script lettering with Posca, thick K Caps with Pilot Parallel, the Bad Bunny quote in small print, thicker Posca and Espanol with pp in gold ink.

I also enclosed the Bad Bunny quote which I also did in both inglesa and Spanish.

However, my lettering is off/crooked. Ooops.

and on the back, Difundir Amor. (Spread Love in Spanish)

Flipped

"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!)

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!)

Bird Stamp

Another calendar page, and how perfect for a hummingbird stamp!

These are so fun for summer.

One i ended up using.

Back side

Miro to Nele

Nele speaks several languages, and sometimes sends me pieces lettered in other languages, so this time, I thought I'd do the same (or try!)

I used the Joan Miro quote, "A simple line painted with the brush can lead to freedom and happiness." I then translated (via Google) to Spanish, and lettered with a B-6 nib, incorporating some of the shapes from his work (as well as an alphabet, inspired by the artist -- which I used for Nele's name too).

matching set.

back side

I wanted to do a whole artist theme for Nele, sending her mini env.'s based on the Calder paintings from my DC trip last year ( https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2024/09/more-dc-art.html ), but nothing was turning out, plus it would require more postage. So, I just sent this Rothko piece instead (which did not turn out. -- waaa.)

Hard to letter on watercolor. Sigh. 😖😞

Harry Love (to Meg)

Meg and I were exchanging messages on IG re: our Love of Mr. Styles, so I decided to send her an env., (as part of another Paper Source challenge) earlier this year.

It didn't turn out quite like i planned, but I decided to send to her anyway. (Would have been better had my printer worked.)

Anyway... I lettered some of my fave songs of his in a rainbow, then added pastels and a pic of him from his 2021 Grammy performance. (story below)

I also included this insert.

I cannot remember if I've ever shared this story, so I will do so again (maybe it's on my fp blog?) -- 

I had heard of Harry Styles, but wasn’t quite sure who he was, other than some goofy teen in a silly boy band. Oh boy… was I wrong!

My family and I went to the movie, Dunkirk. In Harry’s first scene, I turned to my hubby, surprised, and said, “Hey! I think that guy is from that one boy band!” I wasn’t sure of his name, but I recognized him.

I’d heard of One Direction, but had no idea just how popular they were. I had no idea their names either. And I even had a few songs of theirs in my itunes workout playlist! (But didn't know it. I just liked the songs; didn't know who sang them.)  I couldn’t tell you anything about them.

Fast forward to March 2021 and the Grammys. I didn’t watch the Grammys that year (because I never watch the Grammys), but the next day, on my Instagram search feed, I was seeing all these memes and posts about Harry’s Grammy performance. “Huh,” I thought. “Why is this guy performing at the Grammys, and what’s the big deal?” Intrigued, I look him up on YouTube.

OH….MY….  W-O-W. What a performance. That Monday night, sitting in our living room on my tablet, I viewed that video, that awesome performance of Watermelon Sugar, at least 50 times. Maybe 100. I don’t know. I couldn’t get enough.

Not only was that song fun (and just a tad risqué!), but that version of it was right up my alley! To me, it was cool, smooth, funky, jazzy. And the performance itself….So simple. Nothing too flashy, No trying too hard with extra props, etc. Just matching leather outfits and a green boa. (And some bright lights at times.) LOVE.

The way he sang it. The way he danced. Who WAS this guy???

I looked up the song and the album. Wait…what??? This is his SECOND album??? HOW did I not know this? I listened to top 40. I knew about Billie Eilish, why did I not know about Harry? After listening to the first album, I realized I recognized a few songs. I must’ve just not been paying attention. (or was probably listening to my alt music instead.)

Although a lot of the songs on his first album were good, his Fine Line album had me hooked. Man, this guy is talented! One song after another would have me mesmerized. And for a good week straight, I watched and re-watched that amazing, electrifying Grammy performance…every…single…night. 50+ times. I was addicted.

I went down the Harry rabbit hole...

After getting a good listen to his first album (I wanted to soak up each and every song), I then moved on to his first. How, HOW did I not about this???

I cry at Sweet Creature. I'm surprised with Kiwi, but love it. Again, I'm obsessed, getting my fill of each track.

After fully immersing myself  with both albums, I then went down the One Direction rabbit hole. (thus, realizing I knew -- AND liked! --some of their songs too!) I was consumed with the band; consumed with Harry.

(Then, in 2022, when Harry's House came out, once again, i was hooked from the very first song. 💖💖💖)

To this day, no matter where I'm at -- be it the grocery store or a football game, even at home -- when Harry comes on, I stop in my tracks to listen. (Cue the golden aura, star-struck expression...)

#lovemesomeharry

Waves to Meg

More ocean themed!

Love how this turned out. Found the letters perfect.

I'm always stuck at the bottom though -- but I need to leave room for the address.

Galaxy glaze pen and metallic w/c

With matching insert.

Before pics

More flower letters (to Nava)

Same as Jean's for this one ( https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2025/03/letter-flowers.html ).

Did this before Jean's, and you can tell, as I messed up some of the letters. (the first l mainly)

Again, took each letter from her name and made a flower. Love the last e, and the S (funky!), as well as the 2nd "l" -- looks like a side view of a flower.

I also love the butterfly stamp! (wish they still sold these)

It'll be fun to see i I can do the whole alphabet.

Letter "flowers"

I cannot find the Pinspo for this (or fellow IG-er), but will update when I do, as their post was the inspo for this idea.

I took each letter from the name and made a flower with it. My x-heights are off, as I didn't take the time to measure, and the mixed inks are accidental, as I used my Pilot Parallel pen (hard to clean between changing inks).

Love the e! Easy name to do.

did pp flower lettering on the back.

For Nava's, the S is kinda fun and I did the e's both ways. (Wish I had done Nava on the back.) -- Messed up the first L, but I like the 2nd.

Also, love the butterfly stamp!

Close ups

J

a

n (see what I mean about the x height?)

and another name, but I did this on the letter. (name is Geo)

Love how they all turned out.

Practice G