My first attempt at decoupaging an envelope. |
Envelope: #10, curry, by PaperSource; Pen: Sharpie Water-based marker in white, vintage stamps from my collection. The napkin was a gift but the label says Paperproducts Design U.S. Inc.
When I learned that one of my new pen pals love The Bride of Frankenstein/Elsa, I knew I had to do something special. I found a high-res image of the iconic scream, printed it on 11x17" paper, and made this envelope. Then I had to use a Frankenstein's Monster stamp!
Template from JetPens, vintage stamps from my collection; pen: Uni-ball Signo broad, also from JetPens.
I've not found fun/affordable catalog envelopes, and recently landed on a way to fancy them up! I found this fun Halloween-color zigzag sticker paper at a dollar store and cut it to fit (I think I taped around the edges for security) & used a 4" circle label for the address*. With my letter, I included my Pen Pal intro & quiz card (I'll post about that sometime soon), my 2015 Halloween mix & a pen pal merit badge patch from the Scout Project.
Can you guess this was a Halloween-themed swap package? I was pretty excited to only have to use one non-themed postage stamp to send.
Vintage Stamps used on this envelope: American Bats 37¢, Edgar Allen Poe 42¢ & 3¢, 3 Universal Monsters & Alfred Hitchcock 32¢, Legend of Sleepy Hollow 10¢ & Washington Irving 1¢ (author of Sleepy Hollow). Current stamps: Harry Potter** 49¢ (Forever), & 4¢ chair.
Vintage Stamps used on this envelope: American Bats 37¢, Edgar Allen Poe 42¢ & 3¢, 3 Universal Monsters & Alfred Hitchcock 32¢, Legend of Sleepy Hollow 10¢ & Washington Irving 1¢ (author of Sleepy Hollow). Current stamps: Harry Potter** 49¢ (Forever), & 4¢ chair.
Just a little fun writing thank you notes with some Halloween washi tape (in one of the gifts I was thanking someone for). The motif for the party was skeleton keys (for a haunted house), so all of the related correspondence came from my hoarded collection of key stationery.
The pen is my favorite for addressing, just above the white pen linked above. It is literally an "envelope address-writing pen," comes in 3 sizes and I just love it!
*You'll notice one thing very quickly: I display as little as possible of my pen pal's addresses & names. I can't keep straight who would be okay with showing that info., so I err on the side of caution, since I know I do not want my info. out there like that!
**No longer selling at the Post Office, but still available for regular price at the online USPS store.
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