July exchange - received part 2

Here is part 1 of the envelopes that I received in the exchange.

Soft dark grey was a mini theme for this exchange. The envelopes look so much warmer in real life than they do on scans.

From Chuck - I still marvel at all those hand-drawn lines. And I'm enjoying the splash of red to compliment the black and grey.

A bonus one from Jan - this time with an older style airmail stamp for color.

Hester sent me a bonus envelope. This is the reverse of a wall paper sample. Very cool, and I really like the unusual printed instructions/codes. It is also fun to see the pattern on the inside.

Thanks, everyone, for another great exchange.

July envelope exchange - part 1

From Bridget - great splattered colors from Australia

From Rehj - I love how the letters reflect the penguins on the stamps

From Elizabeth - this starry envelope is a big wow

 From Kate - the perfect accompaniment to the Maya Angelou stamp.

Marti was putting together her exchange envelopes and kindly sent me this bonus envelope.

Thanks, everyone, for another great exchange.

Jan and Jean's July exchange & Sunday Stamps

Today's Sunday Stamps theme is food and drink. Go here for links to more stamps with this theme.

USPS recently issued a set of four great Summer Harvest stamps. I decided to use them in Jean and Jan's latest envelope exchange, as well as a few bonus envelopes.

The five envelopes for the exchange, including one that was screaming for hand letters.

Bonus ones for Jean, Jan and Hester.

And extra tomatoes for Eva.

This set of stamps started out their design process more than a decade ago. Michael Doret, the designer, has a great two-part article on his website that is worth checking out if you would like to see the progression, as well as the fruits/vegetables that never made it.

Link to part 1

Link to part 2