Snail mail envelopes

Hello! I'm just popping in quickly this morning because we have 10 people coming to our place for lunch today. I'm not cooking (I wish I was, because I love cooking for friends), but the house is a MESS and there is play dough in my hair and I just discovered my black pants have a hole in o

Hi, I saw a video tutorial on Nik the Booksmith you tube channel about a specimen pouch folio thingie and I loved the design so much, I made one myself. You can find Nik's video here. I call it a snail mail envelope. I used the inside cardboard of a wrapping paper roll for the cover of my envelope. The inside has four pockets/tuck spots to put in all kinds of ephemera, little notes stickers and other goodies. I love how this envelope turned out. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hugs…

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Maybe there was something in the pinot noir that week but I was really feeling a mid-century vibe when I painted up all these little packages. Polariods and UFOs. Weirdly-tinted poodles and monstera deliciosa. Vintage suitcases, 60s sitcom opening credits-style cartoons, and Liza Minnelli. I don't k

Here is the inspiration envelope from Rachael. She included a note that said: Just so you know, I deeply regret that row of circles on the right. I hope I remember to find the note and make sure the quote is correct. The two words that I know she used are *deeply regret.* I, too, can express deep regret on many of my envelopes. I regret that I did not use a frog stamp. I love those fern stamps and it clashes. Grrrrrr. On this envelope, I did not make the R larger but I do not recall why…

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We recently came across a compelling blog post about letters sent home by Russian soldiers during World War II. Without access to envelopes and postcards,

Not a perfect pairing. Two nice stealworthy ideas. The floral border on Maggie's (top) and the border around the stamp on Patty's. Happy white space.