Walnut ink design to Rachael

 This env. started out as a "sketch" with some brush pens and my folded nib (see below). But then I decided to make the whole thing into a decorated env. for Rachael.

Added 3d puff paint and purple/mauve/rose color.

Backside. (It was a sample stationary sheet.)

Original sketch for env. (I can still use this idea for future ones!)

Full sheet b/4 folding.

Mag. Env. to Carolyn

 I don't know if i have a before pic of this (hope so!), as it was a such a fun design. Wish I had a smaller stamp, but the Innovation one went rather well.

Although you really can't tell, I used a black metallic Zig fudebiyori brush marker for her name. Then I also, re-lettered it with my white Posca marker in the black shape. Added her address above in the pink box.

Backside.

"Happy" (Gilmore) mail!

So, this is my first time reusing (or using?) a cancelled stamp. I've been trying to save all the fun stamps from env.'s, but I cannot think of any good ideas (or rather, it's too time-consuming to remove them and reuse.)

This one, though, arrived in pretty good shape! And was fairly easy to peel off to reuse. SO, since Janet is taking up golf, I thought it appropriate to send her my "Happy Gilmore" golf-themed envie.

Not the same pic as the one I sent to Jean a few years back, but still a good one. (https://snailmailingmadness.blogspot.com/2019/07/happy-gilmore.html)

I loved my "Have a Ball" stamp creations. And now, this year with the Olympics, I could've had some fun with the volleyball one, as well as tennis.

Tokyo theme to Jean (R).

This is another sample stationary paper I converted, and how PERFECT a theme because of the Olympics this year! Her name might not have turned out the best re: Japanese writing, but I tried! (I love the color combo from the back (red, green & yellow).

Got in a hurry, so i know I could have done this better. Love how the chopsticks was perfect for the address. And of course, the heart stamp went so well!

Care card to Jean

 So, poor Jean has been having a rough time lately -- minor (we hope!) head injury. Hoping and praying she recovers ok.

Although I send her an env. (or 2) every month, I'm sending her a "special" one this time.

Great happy accident here (with the stamp), as I initially used this teal ink to match the card (below). And when looking through my stamps, cannot believe I found this pretty one with teal in it!

Before stamp and addressing.

I bought this card years ago, prob. at an arts & craft show, and it was plain, so I just added the lettering on top. Was tricky to do because of the background texture, so my "Thinking" didn't turn out so well.

Been practicing my tiny italic for return addresses.

Black & neon to Leanne

I'm getting bad about keeping track of my env.'s and am afraid I owe others, so I decided to send this one to Leanne.

I created it back in April when doing my IG 100 Days of Neon challenge, so it's been sitting in my Leanne folder. I used torn strips of neon papers as well as my garage sale dots.

Love how it turned out, but then struggled with a stamp. Ended up using this floral one, but forgot to take a pic, so I recreated as best as I could. Looks better in-person. It was either this one or the rose Innovation one (but that was too big).

Backside looks more Halloween-ish! I wrote her address small again with a white gel pen, and again, forgot to take a pic.

 

Small env. (with dots) to Nele

 I haven't heard from Nele in a while, and with summer being so busy, I wondered if maybe i owed her an env., as I can't remember the last one I sent. I'm thinking it was in May. Usually, in the summer, our env.'s take about 10 days to reach each other, so I'm hoping all is ok with her!

SO, just to be sure/ safe, i sent her this one just to say hi and check in:

It's been sitting in my Nele folder for a long time, and I originally designed it to go with the int'l. avocado green stamps that I used to loathe, but have come to love (ever since figuring out designs to go with it!) And now, ironically, I dislike these pink ones.  😒  Go figure.

Hate covering up the lettering, esp. when it's nice and/or part of the design.