It looks like Mary has some of the super strong sticky sticker paper intended for mail and it looks like she ran it through a printer to apply the light blue pattern. She added gold and a nice clear address. Very pretty and the stamps coordinate nicely.
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On the 7th, I inserted the extra post asking exchangers to be sure make sure their envelopes had enough paper inside to avoid being chewed up by the USPS processing machines. It is still fine to write *empty* on the back of the envelopes if the inserts are just filler.
An additional thought is that maybe these new processing machines are more aggressive than the old ones. Stickers, washi tape and other kinds of embellishments are often damaged when they arrive.
Here are the mangled envelopes that came a few weeks ago. This part is edited from the original post.
Here is the front of the envelope and the back is pictures below.
(Below is not edited - it's the original post.)
The one below was also crinkled up by the machines and I have been warning people about adhering things to envelopes. Many of the envelopes I receive have dangling bits and pieces. Washi tape often gets caught in the machines.
So - I'm going to suggest that collage is not a very good option unless you know that the adhesives are very strong and permanent. I've sent a few things that had stickers and I've been putting clear packing tape over the stickers.
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