3 envelope drawings, fun with outgoing mail

Here's a pile of letters on the way out today. They're just decorated with pencil and ink.

Fresh Sunflowers

A friend brought me these Sunflowers yesterday.

I think I'll start by painting sunflowers on that birdhouse.

After I've done them in acrylics I'll either try pencils or watercolors next.

On the envelope I started with a sticker that came in today's mail from another friend.

I started the card with a photo, some pencils and watercolors then finished it with ink.

Here's one of the flowers I painted on the inside of the letter. I also started this one with a sticker.

Scrap Happy Projects for everyone

I just love "playing " in the paper bits here and challenge myself to use whatever comes in the mail to turn into that days out going mail. sometimes it's just in decorating the borders of letters I was writing anyway and sometimes it's in creating new designs for my stores. Most of the time I just make little cards for friends and send them out without ever posting them here. It just depends on the mood I'm in, the time available and what shows up to work with. For me, the combination of all of those things is what keeps it fresh and interesting.

I often send the originals out the same day too. People that don't craft find it interesting to see how the bits come together and there was a time when my letters would get passed around the nursing home as people tried to guess which parts I'd drawn or painted and what bits were glued on. Sometimes I'd make it really interesting and cut up some of my drawings and glue them together in different ways just to keep everyone guessing and make it more fun for everyone.

Relaxing with a couple of drawings

As usual these are just a couple of things drawn on the corners of envelopes on the outgoing mail. It's a great way to unwind and brighten things up at the same time.

I've got a couple more painting ideas for that series I'd been working on but am not sure whether or not I want to work on them today. There are a lot of things rolling around in my mind but I just haven't decided
which dream to chase right now.

I started cleaning off the work table and stuck misc. photos and scrap paper together to make note cards and then grabbed the pencils and drew on them too.