Envelope!

From Jason M.

With a wonderful piece of art inside.

Kraft paper envelopes

There's something about envelopes made from Kraft paper. There's a certain feel to them, and the neutral beige tends to be a perfect background for pretty much anything. And even though they seem plain, they still stand out from the usual white-enveloped bills that come in the mail.

I recently bought some for a mini-project, so now I have extras. 

These two were sent to Rebecca (in the UK) and Ana (in Brazil), with some artistamps added for fun.

I returned an add and pass sheet that Ana had sent ages ago.

With my additions...

Here's a collage I sent to Rebecca.

I also forwarded a doodle add and pass to her that Diane originated, and Jason sent to me.

I forgot to take a 'before' picture, so can you guess what doodle I added to this one?

Asemic postcard from Jason

Mick and Jason on Film

Envelopes to Mick and Jason

Collage and add + pass from Jason M

An unexpected envelope from Jason M with a collage and an add and pass.

White shapes III - VI

To Malok.

To Jon F

To Kathie

To Jason

In from Carina and Jason

Carina always send such interesting mail. And since she lives in Finland,it also comes with interesting stamps. Look closely - yes, that oval portrait with the fancy border is a very unusually-shaped stamp!

The insides closed.

The insides open.

Jason sent this provocative post card.

Bonus postcards

A new member of the spontaneous mail club, Brooke C from IUOMA sent me this great collage.

I always like Nancy's mail art, and this one, titled 'Red', is fantastic.

A fun, bright grid from Rose.

And first mail art from Tomoe in Japan.

With lovely stamp and cool Japanese airmail sticker.

Two more from IUOMA members. Top one is from Jason, and bottom one is from Thomas.

Fab ducks from Hester.

And another one from Nancy - collage featuring a French magazine page.

Hot off the press - this one arrived yesterday - from Marti. I didn't even know there was such a thing as National Postcard Week. It runs May 3-9 this year, so you have a few hours left to send a postcard.