Three of these 4 are all in the deep regret category. I enclosed a note indicating that I will do some kind of compensatory envelope for them to be mailed inside the February exchange envelope - assuming they are not so disappointed in their January envelope that they drop out of the exchange.
I tried that script and it's awful. There is a nice dark green feather on the stamp but dark green seems too strong. The teal on the first 8 envelopes was so nice. But I ran out of teal snowflakes - so I thought these would work with the idea.
I deeply regret that L. I'm OK with the colors - but just barely.
Mary's stamp is fine - but the M is clunky.
And oh-my-gosh - I don't even know what to say about Maggie's, below.
I regret posting it - but, I figure it might be helpful to see everything that I tried - and describe what's wrong with it -- too curly - and no contrast.
I tried doing the 3 things on three of these - but, that might have been a bad idea. They seem too busy. Of these 4 - Mary's is probably the best.
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We already had one new word this month, griffonage. I'm going to add another one. Avuncular. I learned it from some friends of my grandkids. I don't remember how they discovered it and decided to work it into conversations. I'd heard the word - but had no idea what it meant.
Avuncular refers to something that is related to an uncle or has the qualities of an uncle, such as being kind, generous, or supportive. It often describes a friendly and benevolent demeanor, especially towards younger people.
I wonder if an aunt can be avuncular or if aunts need their own word.
I really liked my M and thought it was cut from a piece of printed paper at first glance. I think it compliments the stamp well!
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