INVITATION - mail envelope art swap!!!

due to an overwhelming reaction and response to the envelope art examples that i posted thursday on my blog and announced on some of my online groups, i am hosting a "MAIL ENVELOPE ART SWAP."

my example that i have just created and sent in can be viewed here -
http://mapleleafartistry.blogspot.com/2010/10/envelope-swap.html (10/6/10)

my previous envelope swap example -
http://mapleleafartistry.blogspot.com/2007/03/envelope-swap.html (3/11/07)

if you want to see some fantastic examples and contest winners, check here -
http://www.calligraphersguild.org/ - winners of the 2010 graceful envelope contest
(click on the red letters that say "view winners")

http://www.calligraphersguild.org/envelope.html - former winners graceful envelope contest

Here is YOUR invitation --

Please join the fun in our mail envelope swap! Create or decorate and send in 5 envelopes in return for 5 different ones or send in 10 envelopes in return for 10 envelopes. Please do NOT send in more than 10 envelopes per swap.

Decorate your envelopes with whatever media you prefer or enjoy -- collage materials, digital art, rubber stamps, paint, colored pencils, pastels, etc., OR you can make your own envelopes from calendar pages, magazine covers or cool paper. BE CREATIVE!!!

Put your name and email on each of your creations.

Your envelopes do not all need to be alike. All sizes are acceptable as long as it will fit into the USPS Large Priority Mailing Envelope (probably 8" x 10") for return to you!

NO glitter use please.

Be sure to include your name, address, and email address along with $5 to:
Jill Campbell
PO Box 256
Asbury, MO 64832
jacks_friend_jill@yahoo.com

Deadline = November 30, 2010

The $5 fee is to pay for the USPS Priority Mail postage to return your artistic envelopes to you. By using Priority Mail, I can monitor the progress and delivery of the package back to you with your envelope "treasures."

Anyone outside of the United States who wants to participate, contact me by email and I will find out the appropriate mailing fee for your return envelope.

Any questions or problems on this, please email me personally and not to the public posting to jacks_friend_jill@yahoo.com .

Thank you!

envelope swap

well, finally some new artwork, so that calls for a blog update and post!

here are pictures of some envelopes that i stamped to send in for an envelope swap. these are white envelopes, stamped w/ yellow, green, and burgundy colors. the 3 colors were used to blot color on the background before stamping the leaf pattern.

this picture shows the back of the envelope where the addresses go -

this is the flap side of the envelopes -

this swap is really cool in that the participant can send in 5 or 10 decorated envelopes and $3. then the swap hostess sends the participant back 5 or 10 envelopes from different artists. i will now receive 10 envelopes back from the swap to use in my future mailings.