whenever i get an envelope from christy, i feel like i should spend more time on my envelopes. she clearly puts a lot of time into her envelopes. i used to, but i have too many irons in the fire these days. i have met christy and in one conversation, she mentioned a multitude of activities - so, i know she is one of those people who packs about five times as much into each day as i do. if you know someone like that...don't feel jealous or intimidated. i have no idea what makes some people so much more productive. that's just the way it is.
i also knows she has an art background (degree) and i am pretty sure she has not taken many formal lettering classes. so, this lovely envelope shows how she has integrated lessons from other creative activities into envelopes. i really like this one - and i recommend lifting as many ideas as you can :-)
thanks, christy
and a HUGE thank you to the p.o. for not putting nasty sharpie marks on the stamp.
Oh my word! That is stunning!!! So much inspiration in one little photo. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteI was super fortunate to be gifted with one of these beauties by Christy in an exchange. Simply gorgeous!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!!! and inspirational!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. I'm just starting to work on my lettering so I 'm going to reaslly study this. Question though, how does the post feel about the unique placing of stamps?
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful. I'm just starting to work on my lettering so I 'm going to reaslly study this. Question though, how does the post feel about the unique placing of stamps?
ReplyDeletethere are some postal workers who will tell you that the stamp has to be in the upper left corner, but if you put a stamp on it, they pretty much have to deliver it. they can tack on a surcharge if the address is not level with the landscape orientation of the envelope. a non-conforming stamp position may delay the envelope. the machine may kick it out and it may have to wait for a human to OK it. some postal workers love mail art and welcome all the variety.
ReplyDeleteThis is, hands down, one of the most amazing designer envelopes I've ever seen. Do you know where she got that font? Thanks for posting it. I love drooling over other peoples' work.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a font. It is hand lettering based on versals. Each letter is filled in with a different patterns and the patterns can be found anywhere. Zentangles are a good place to look for patterns.
ReplyDeleteThere are many different styles of versals. The success of this envelope is the arrangement of the elements and the details. She has been influenced by many other lettering artists and then incorporated the ideas into her own unique style.