FEB to Maggie, Kate and Mary - checkerboard madness

Look at the lower right hand corner of the second *g*
The inside of the lower loop should be filled in.
Maggie needs to return this so I can fill it in or she might want to fix it herself. 
I think I used a 005 Pigma Micron.

On this one, I went back to Rachael's original and did a better job on the lettering. The weight matters. It looks best if each quadrant has a 50/50 split of filled in and blank. I don't think I made any mistakes. I did not keep track of how much time I spent on it, but for some reason I didn't want to drop it in the mail so I put it inside another envelope.

I was going to take a picture of each step and then forgot. This shows how I went with parallel lines rather than zig-zagging - which takes longer but I think the result is worth it. I used the technique of consistency, by turning the envelope so that I was always making the same motion of starting at the top and pulling straight down. You'll be seeing sloppier results as I got lazier.

Then I tried something with color. I wasn't being lazy yet - but the results are dismal. 

This 2 color option is beyond pitiful. Those neon letters do not work with the olive envelope. I'm only posting this as a stern warning to people about making poor color choices. And on top of it -- I am a repeat offender.

All I can do is plead temporary insanity. And there are a few more egregious blips coming up. Sometimes an idea will linger and it's satisfying to work things out. By the very end of this series - we will get to one that still has one mistake - but I felt like I had gotten to a place that was enjoyable.

And Mary turned hers into an Add&Pass - and it was fun to see how she resolved the color issue - but you'll have to wait a few days to see it.