Created: January 6, 2022
Modified: December 6, 2022

I love decorating envelopes and decided to join in this exchange

ID: Valerie Louis (Dec 2022)

I created the background of the envie on Columbia Mills end paper using gouache on my Geli plates and misting with water and brayering. 

I recently finished a class with Ewan Clayton "Art Nouveau" and this was one of the lettering styles during that time... Love playing with them. Used a black Zig Writer. Pine sprig with the gouache. and Schminke powder.

The card was created during an online ZOOM by Texas Lettering Arts "Holiday Projects 2022 taught by Younghae Chung using Bleed Proof white on black cardstock.

ID: Geri Arkell  (Dec 2022)

Envelope, 2nd generation Geli print using Gouache (red, green & pearl white) on Columbia Mills LBS end paper.

I recently finished a class with Ewan Clayton "Art Nouveau" and this was one of the lettering styles during that time... Love playing with them. Used a green Zig Writer. Added a pointed pen Xmas wreath with gouache and gold Schminke powder.

The card was created during an online ZOOM by Texas Lettering Arts "Holiday Projects 2022 taught by Younghae Chung but I used white cardstock instead of black... and colored gouache.

ID: Arlene Bowles (Nov 2022)

I created the background of the envie on Columbia Mills end paper using Distress pads on my Geli plates and misting with water and brayering. 

I just finished a class with Carol DuBosch learning Gothicized Italic. I love that hand. I'm having fun practicing. BIG GRIN. I added Bleed Proof white doodling on them.

The card was one of a bunch of samples I made for a calligraphy class I was teaching "Funky Neuland" style with a stenciled background.

ID: Renita Land  (Nov 2022)

I created the background of the envie on Columbia Mills end paper using Distress pads on my Geli plates and misting with water and brayering. 

I just finished a class with Carol DuBosch learning Gothicized Italic. I added Kuretake Gold Mica ink doodling to the letters.

The card was created during an online ZOOM class hosted by Becca Courtice "Workshop Week 2022" with Helen Colebrook teaching "Doodles For Bullet Journals". 

ID: Donna Bereska (Oct 2022)

Stenciled the leaves on the card using Distress pads. Lettering on card "funky Neuland".

Envelope, w/c background. pen and ink flowers, lettering "Job Wouters" style.

ID: Bruce Jakeway (oct 2022)

Painted the leaves with w/c. Name written on acrylic painted line with parallel pen and Sumi ink in Job Wouters' style.

Card stenciled with Distress pads. Words in Funky Neuland.

ID: Jeanine Alexander (Sept 2022)

Stencilled the flowers (Crafter's Workshop "Petal Splash") using Distress pads Broken China & Picked Raspberry, using a Glaze Pen on the dots. 

Lettering used a 6.0 Parallel pen filled with Ecoline Turquoise blue ink, graphite shadow with a Caran d'Ache 2B pencil and paper stump, Bleed Proof white dots with pointed pen. 

Card created a la "Dana Piazza" style, details can be seen HERE

ID: Margret Ingbergsson (May 2022)

Decorated letter created after a demo/lecture by Cheryl Tefft. Fine Tec gold paint/tooled, letter colored with Prisma colored pencils and Lyra Splender Blender.. Funky letters

Card was created during the Whimsical Starts Workshop May 2022 Which you can see HERE

ID: Glenda Uthe (May 2022)

Decorated lettering style I created eons ago... Prisma colored pencils and Lyra Splender Blender.

Card was created during the Whimsical Starts Workshop May 2022 Which you can see HERE

ID: Kathy Gynane (April 2022)

On Arches Text Wove paper, sprinkled paper with a yellow, red, Ultramarine and Sea Green Brusho powder then wrote in the name with a 6.0 (first name) & 2.4 (last name) Parallel pen and water in Ben Shahn style lettering as taught by Cora Pearl by ECS. Dried, graphite shading. Calla Lilies painted with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. Bordered with a colored pencil. Adhered to regular envelope.

Card was created during the Creative Retreat Live 2022 Which you can see HERE

ID: Geri Arkell (April 2022)

On Arches Text Wove paper, sprinkled paper with a yellow, red, Ultramarine and Sea Green Brusho powder then wrote in the name with a 6.0 (first name) & 2.4 (last name) Parallel pen and water in Ben Shahn style lettering as taught by Cora Pearl by ECS. Dried, graphite shading. Calla Lilies painted with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. Bordered with a colored pencil. Adhered to regular envelope.

Card was created during the Creative Retreat Live 2021 Which you can see HERE

ID: Barbara Keir (March 2022)

On Arches Text Wove paper and using a Dreaming Dogs "Little Lie" ruling pen with deAtramentis Pearlescent ink "Carneliean-Red/Gold. Shadowed with an Oriental black brush pen. Adhered to a regular 5 x 7 envelope

Card: I was in a mood to play with my Rosemary & Co Triangle Brushes and Winsor and Newton paints. Worked on Stillman & Birn Nova Tria Mixed Media paper (tan) and adhered to a minty green card base.

Saw a word done in this style of lettering and thought it was fun so tried to recreate it... used a 3.0parallel pen and Sumi ink and built up the letter.

ID: Bruce Jakeway (March 2022)

On Stonehenge paper drew Bruce's name with a Micron pen and doodled inside the letters. Painted the background with a light wash of red watercolors. adhered to an regular 5 x 7" envelope edged with a blue Zig Writer

Card: On Master Choice HP watercolor paper and using Winsor and Newton w/c.

ID: Sylvia Knowles (Feb 2022)

Since taking another class with Gemma Black "Adolf Bernd" style thought I'd do one of my envelopes that way...

On Strathmore 400 Series Calligraphy Paper and using Winsor & Newton watercolors (Permanent Alizarin Crimson and Winsor Blue) painted my designs.

ID: Susan Mentis (Feb 2022)

After taking a class with Pat Blair "Romancing The Line" thought I'd practice...

On Strathmore 400 Series Calligraphy Paper and using Holbien Opera  and Grumbacher Thalo Purple and various greens painted my designs. Flowers down with a Rosemary & Co smallest Triangle brush.

ID: Gail Fournier (Jan 2022)

Another portion of the w/c background created during Jacqueline Sullivan's ECS class and Liesbet's style lettering using Bister powders and a 4.5 parallel pen and water.

ID: Roxanne Smit (Jan 2022)

I created the front of the envelope and card on 90# watercolor paper during a class with Jacqueline Sullivan hosted by ECS.

Lettering is Bister powders sprinkled  and activated with a 3.0 Parallel pen and water in Liesbet's style of lettering. The card with Sumi ink.

It reminded me of prehistoric type lettering hence the dinosaur stamp.