Gold with black and white floral - to Marja & Paul

I have quite a stack of these gold envelopes and need to find a technique that I just love. I'm not in love with this one, but it certainly has possibilities.

The flowers were inspired by something I saw while surfing. The lettering is my own sloppy penmanship. At first glance it might not seem sloppy -- but if you look closely, it is. The x-heights are way too inconsistent
and it goes up hill
and the bowl of the P is wimpy
and I could go on
but by now, I am sure you are retching
and that is not a good way to start the day.
Or end the day - or middle the day.

Even the flowers are poorly placed.
The two lower ones are too close in height.
The left one needs to be a bit higher.

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REMINDER:

tomorrow

first of two part series on PBS

9 pm EST

Story of the Alphabet and Writing

The First Alphabet

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If you read the blog early yesterday -- I had SMash as the artist on the top envelope. Still waiting to hear from KateR - to confirm that it was from her.