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This just in – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:39:00 +0000

“This just in” – the classic words of news anchor Kent Brockman on The Simpsons. I had another attempt at using my watercolour pens to colour the drawing – this came out better than my previous attempt, but it still doesn’t really look fully blended. Maybe I need to use specific watercolour paper instead of […]

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Looking into the distance – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:39:00 +0000

I tried using watercolour pens for this envelope, but I can’t get them to blend properly. So Tom has to put up with some unusual blue shadows and some darker grey where I’d coloured over one section again.

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I’m smarter than the Average – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 19 May 2021 18:39:00 +0000

I haven’t drawn Yogi Bear much, so for this month’s competition envelope, I thought he should be running in with a pic-a-nic basket he’d just liberated from an unsuspecting tourist.

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Thoughtful musings – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:39:00 +0000

Tigger is looking pretty thoughtful… maybe it’s because the address went over his face! I wrote the address first, then tried to fit the drawing around it, but couldn’t quite make it work without it overlapping.

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Spring has Sprung – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:35:00 +0000

I couldn’t resist drawing Minnie Mouse this month. She definitely has green fingers when it comes to growing those flowers!

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Christmassy – mail art

Sewist — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:19:00 +0000

I wanted my envelope to look suitably seasonal this month. So I used a snowflake stencil from Hobbycraft, and some gold & white highlights on the letters.

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Chilling Out with Mickey – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 18:28:17 +0000

There’s something about Micky Mouse which makes him really nice to draw, especially when he’s chilled out like this!

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Lisa Simpson (again) – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 18:21:00 +0000

Ok, I admit I was watching The Simpsons a lot this month!

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Lisa Simpson – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 18:21:00 +0000

I started drawing Lisa from the bottom of the envelope and worked my way up – I think that was a mistake, as her head is at a weird angle to work around the address! But it does look like she’s writing the address, doesn’t it?

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Puzzler logo – mail art

Sewist — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:27:00 +0000

I hadn’t expected that Puzzler logo to be so challenging to copy! I still need to work on my faux calligraphy I think – don’t you?

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