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Post by penguy on Aug 10, 2020 20:16:55 GMT
Have you received envelopes that just say 'open me' because of what is on the outside? Sometimes it means that the creative friend has piqued your interest regarding what's inside. Or, you know immediately who sent the letter without even looking at the address because of what the envelope looks like. It may be a hand-made envelope, stickers, the creative use of washi tape, having been drawn on, or rubber stamps. What are the most interesting envelopes like that you have received?
Today I got a letter from a friend with a fun sense of humor. A rubber stamp had been used on the front with 'BETTER THAN AN eMAIL' printed with a round rubber stamp and on the back 'SUBVERSIVE LITERATURE ENCLOSED' also a rubber stamp. I wonder if postal employees ever stop to enjoy a creative envelope.
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Post by Gary S on Aug 10, 2020 20:26:54 GMT
I know I perk up when certain envelopes show up in my mail box. Some because the sender includes interesting items or uses vintage letterheads while others are because I know the content will be top notch no matter what the subject. I think it's only normal to look forward to well written or well stuffed letters from certain pen pals but it doesn't mean that others are less worthy. I fear that often my letters are more exciting on the outside than on the inside due to free application of rubber stamp images and vintage postage but a other times the contents are plenty good enough to stand all on their own even if packaged in a plain white business envelope with the most generic of Forever flag stamps crookedly applied somewhere near the upper right corner of said envelope.
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Post by vertolive on Aug 10, 2020 22:37:31 GMT
Yes, indeed. So many long running pen pals have a “signature” look to their letters.
I suppose, having ordered a batch of 500 of the same envelope, and a single color of stamp pad, I’m not exactly in stealth mode myself...
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Post by motsamicaux on Aug 11, 2020 4:08:51 GMT
...What are the most interesting envelopes like that you have received? From pen pals who are artists, lavishly illustrated envelopes. Typically, pen and ink outlines colored with markers or watercolors. One I received was completely covered with illustrations, front and back. The letter paper inside might be completely plain, devoid of graphics, or might have 'embedded' illustrations along the lines of that on the envelope. The quality of the work is such that, if I had done it, I would frame it. To send it, exposed, through the mail....
Tiny envelopes piggybacking on a postcard.
Vintage aerograms, where the folded letter forms the envelope. Those are neat!
Envelopes made from maps, calenders, magazine pages... folded just right to best present the image.
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Post by Catida on Aug 11, 2020 5:21:57 GMT
Yes, indeed. So many long running pen pals have a “signature” look to their letters. I suppose, having ordered a batch of 500 of the same envelope, and a single color of stamp pad, I’m not exactly in stealth mode myself... Then you definitely have an identifiable style
I have a penfriend who has a certain recognizable style. She always writes my name in some creative way, uses a variety of postage stamps and glues decorative.. stuff (in lack of better word..) on the envelopes. Often it's like receiving a little collage
Once I got an envelope with handdrawn pictures of jamjars and my address was written on the label of one of the jars. That was fun!
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Post by ginny on Aug 18, 2020 17:41:21 GMT
Today I got a letter from a friend with a fun sense of humor. A rubber stamp had been used on the front with 'BETTER THAN AN eMAIL' printed with a round rubber stamp and on the back 'SUBVERSIVE LITERATURE ENCLOSED' also a rubber stamp. I wonder if postal employees ever stop to enjoy a creative envelope. They do, believe me. We have various posties here, and every single one of them has at least stopped once to say to me 'you always get such fun letters - you must have very creative friends'...
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Post by distractedmom on Aug 20, 2020 1:36:45 GMT
I struggle with this because I WANT to make my envelopes fun but I’m always so behind on my replies that I just send them out.
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Post by michelleg on Aug 23, 2020 22:41:45 GMT
Anyone thinking of going down the mulberry paper rabbit hole? You can stamp, emboss, embroider on it, you can get it quite lightweight and there are so many varieties if you search the internet. Always check the thickness though as some is like card stock and very textured so would be better for decoration, cards or envelope making, and not writing directly on. I have a couple of beer paper/envelopes that I bought out of interest. Yep, beer paper! It contains speckles of hops, malt and yeast. I have found white beer and Bavarian beer paper/envelopes to buy in the UK. Mulberry paper? As in, its made from some part of the mulberry tree?? Of course, I had to Google this...which ended up being a very dangerous thing for this stationery addict! It's also known as Kozo paper and is in fact made from the bark of mulberry trees. I happen have a mulberry tree that the birds just love. So much so, they "planted" two mulberry children in very inconvenient places. Maybe I should cut them and use the bark for paper! LOL. Also, there is apparently a thing called Washi Paper! Gah! So...much...pretty....paper! <Gasp> I'm an enabler, so here you go: www.mulberrypaperandmore.com/c-98-mulberry-paper.aspx Also, does beer paper smell like a bar??
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Post by vertolive on Aug 24, 2020 11:11:08 GMT
Anyone thinking of going down the mulberry paper rabbit hole? You can stamp, emboss, embroider on it, you can get it quite lightweight and there are so many varieties if you search the internet. Always check the thickness though as some is like card stock and very textured so would be better for decoration, cards or envelope making, and not writing directly on. I have a couple of beer paper/envelopes that I bought out of interest. Yep, beer paper! It contains speckles of hops, malt and yeast. I have found white beer and Bavarian beer paper/envelopes to buy in the UK. Mulberry paper? As in, its made from some part of the mulberry tree?? Of course, I had to Google this...which ended up being a very dangerous thing for this stationery addict! It's also known as Kozo paper and is in fact made from the bark of mulberry trees. I happen have a mulberry tree that the birds just love. So much so, they "planted" two mulberry children in very inconvenient places. Maybe I should cut them and use the bark for paper! LOL. Also, there is apparently a thing called Washi Paper! Gah! So...much...pretty....paper! <Gasp> I'm an enabler, so here you go: www.mulberrypaperandmore.com/c-98-mulberry-paper.aspx Also, does beer paper smell like a bar?? Great find! Lots of papers there could make awesome envelopes!
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