Mary's Add & Pass

This is the envelope that Mary started. I suggested that we each put a note inside the envelope so that we could leave a comment about whatever we had decided to do when we added something.

Here is  what was on the note:

Mary wrote:

Hi - I chose to make the envelope out of watercolor paper so that it would hold up to different mediums. Calligraphy is my weakest area is I hope someone else will do the lettering. Starting with the round stamp should be fun. Enjoy the journey.

Susan added: I might have grabbed too much attention - decided not to calligraphy for the circle that Mary provided. This seems like a very fun project - Sending a candidate stamp - Love the watercolor paper.

Amy wrote: I added the wash tape corners and I placed the “fun” stamp. I can’t wait to see the final envelope.

JeanR added: I chose the rounded lettering because of all the circular designs already on the envelope. I used Dr. PHMartin’s bleed proof white to lighten an earlier smudge

Jean (me) being completely off my rocker - wrote too big and didn’t confine my comments to a neat and tidy rectangle that would have left the right amount of space for Juliana. I about flipped when I saw this - as it is a clear sign of bran damage. Of course, I’d like to do a documentary of me taking this in to a neurologist and lamenting how brain damaged I am - and see if they, too, were as alarmed at my inability to follow a very simple procedure. My addition was to fill in a portion of the colorful circular design that was left open. I just rounded it off and left some space. I filled in the wash tape corners because I had the right colors in my ZIG marker stash.

Juliana finished it off and wrote this: I added the address, finished the decorative circle and added the pencil tear drop shapes all over. It took a sudden tropical turn that I love! Fruity drinks with umbrella’s all around!!

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I am still grrrrring at myself over how I wrote on the note. I also think that I left this one on my desk for about a week, trying to decide what to add. My addition was pretty minimal - and I applaud Julian’s chutzpah at filling in all the space. She thought of something that was very light weight but it totally pulls everything together. JeanR’s choice of lettering was perfect - and I had no idea what to do on the address - so left it for Juliana. She did a great job of tying it together. Susan gave us a bold start. Mary and I had minor rolls - which is important. *Adders* need to know when to hold back or the whole thing could get overworked.

Here's what it looked like when it arrived at my house.