Artful Journey

Outgoing mail for the Mail Me Some Art exchange Here Comes the Sun The theme made me think of the Beatles' song, so I added.."and I say it's all right.", and I shortened Beatles to Bee... I saw some funky decorations in a Hallmark store, so that's what I used as my inspiration.  I added some glitter, but you can't really see it in the photo. I mailed the finished postcards off to Wanda, so she cans send them out to the other mail artists. I coordinated her envelope with the postcards, and tried to find a stamp that worked with the theme. After I finished I had a few different ideas. Next time, I will start the challenge a little earlier. It's in the mail! And if you are interested in a cute, quick read on the power of letters, this is a good one.. Testament to the power of a pen pal friendship  

Some outgoing mail for envelope exchanges Happy Birthdays and Spring Love is..love is...receiving mail! Card received from Jean and some more outgoing mail And some postcards for the MMSA Quilt postcard exchange.. Watercolor quilts

Tell me why I don't like Mondays....I love them, especially if there is a mail delivery! At 74 degrees, it was a beach day and a mail day! What's not to love! Life's just a beach and I've got mail! I received the following hand constructed envelope from Janet. From Janet That is my blue bird of happiness sitting on top of it, and it's arrival certainly made me happy. I am going to try to figure out how she did it, and return a similar version to her. It's really bright and fun. It's a collage of all different images which she has affixed with some sort of super glue. Inside is a sticker, A good rule of thumb...Start slow and taper off... so funny, I've already started slow, so the tapering off may be just around the corner. It looks like a Susan Branch design; I love her whimsical style,, so I am pretty certain I recognize it.  The next envelope was from Cathy. Pretty in Pink I love the lettering. The white on the pink really pops, and t...