Leap Year's Day

Hey, it's the blog's first leap day!

Over at IUOMA there is a clock-lovers group, and we decided to send Leap Year's Day mail. Here's the pile ready to go out to MomKat, Heleen, Artist in Seine, Ryosuke, Tony and Erin:

I thought more people would sign up for this, and made several extra packets which went out to Ruud, Ti Ar Raden, Eva, Erni, Philippe, Steve and Tony.

Happy Leap Year's Day, everyone.

Envelope 191 - beach combing

Some black and white stamps on a black and white envelope.

For Honi C.

I received this great homemade envelope in return.

With a collage using a print of one of Honi's gelli plate printings as a base, and some fantastic faux postage. 

Thank you!

29 faces in september part VII: envelopes 150, 120 & 246

19/29: #150 to honi c

Honi C sends me bonus mail every once in a while. The odd scanner effect adds to the mystery of this image (for a change).

Johnny on the brain.

The back.

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20/29: #120 to Lettres et Images

This is the youngest of the original set (it's still over 20 years old)

I like the global + Lincoln combo for the vertical address.

And the back.

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21/29: #246 to jazzie

I forgot to scan this one with the flap up.

Improving the composition to a grouping of three, and using purple for the address.

29 faces in september part V: envelopes 225, 300 & 384

13/29: #225 to Su

This one is easier to see with the flap open.

Another one that looked good vertical. I tried to do a decent circular address, not the best ever. Might have been more balanced with the global stamp somewhere else.

And the back.

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14/29: #300 to Thomas

The perfect envelope to hide Jimi.

Addressed

Last frame

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15/29: #384 to Nancylee

This one has a great liner effect

'I always wear Johnny as an accessory'

And the back

29 faces in september part IV: envelopes 213, 193 & 251

10/29: #213 to Cara

I thought Cara would like this crazy self-styled super hero.

And I just happened to have some of the super hero stamps.

The scanner took this crazy image, which I really like - it may have to make its way onto a postcard.

Farewell, super person.

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11/29: #193 to Eric

I told you there'd be a lot of Johnny Cash. And another hand written address, this time in silver. Stop the madness.

Bon voyage.

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12/29: #251 to Smash.

Stone eyes on stone eyes.

Tails.

29 faces in September part I: envelopes 369, 379 & 248

CJ is taking part in 29 faces in September. I realize that the point here is to draw the faces, either improving or starting your face-drawing skills, however I don't have the skill or the time to draw them...

...so I thought I'd do it with envelopes instead. I have a lot of envelopes in stock, and many of them have faces.

So, 29 envelopes with faces, 29 stamps with faces, and 29 more faces inside.

There will be an update every second day from today until the 30th.

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1/29: #369 to Jean

I hope Jean didn't keel over when she saw that I handwrote the address.

Here's what it would look like with the 70c butterfly stamp:

And the butterfly image:

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2/29: #379 to Christophe

Mailarteeth for the win (and another handwritten address - what's going on!)

Ah, you poor unsuspecting beauty...

Airmail poses a bit more of a challenge, but the vertical format lets me add Mr Lincoln

Time for your makeover.

I like the way both eyes are on the back.

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3/29: #248 to CJ

Mr Benedict Cumberbatch makes his envelope debut.

There can be only one choice: Johnny Cash on the lapel.

From the back you'd never know there was a person on the front.