The minute this one showed up - I was very quick to steal the idea. Chuck was on the list with Rachael and when his arrived, he sent a photo of it to me because he liked it - but he thought it was printed. Nope - it's all by hand - and colored in beautifully with alcohol markers that do not leave layering marks. I had a whole conversation with Rachael and Chuck - through email - discussing brands of alcohol markers and various papers. We can all agree that Copics are good as well as expensive. Rachael tried the Dick Blick alcohol markers (I think that's what she used on this envelope) and said they cover beautifully - but the tips were getting a little mushy. We need to hear from Chuck about the brand he's been using - Ohuhu? I think that was the name. Somewhere I read a review of a brand that was cheaper than Copics - but they ran out of ink really fast.
Here is the one I did -- as you can see - I ran out of steam on drawing and coloring in flowers. This is the first of about 30 envelopes that I did for the postal workers at my son's station. I did not block out the address because it is a post office - but I did block out last names.
Love ot!
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