This incredible kitty stationery came as a surprise gift from a pen pal (thanks, Carroll!!), and I am so very taken with it. I need to photograph the writing paper part, I think, but here you can see that the envelope is clear so that the design of the paper shows through. Neat-o!
I have seen glassine/vellum type clear envelopes in the past that are some kind of paper, but these envelopes are actually plastic. No ripping these guys! It does take a special sort of pen to write on them, but that's okay, I've got some handy, of course.
This is the perfect medium for Sakura Glaze gel pens, which write with a thick plastic-type ink that dries to a glossy, textured surface, which I think I captured pretty well in this photo. One must write very slowly with the pens to get a nice, thick ink line, but it's a sort of zen experience, writing an address really slowly.
those are awesome and neat .
ReplyDeleteThose envelopes look awesome, where did you get them? I can't wait till I get the Sakura Glaze pens in that I just ordered! I also ordered the Souffle ones, I have been wanting them for soo long!
ReplyDeleteKimberly, the stationery in this post was a gift.
ReplyDeleteHi this is Heather, supermommy49 @ Swap-Bot. I was partnered w/ you for the Check Out My Blog swap. I'm absolutely in love w/ this entry AND your blog LOL I'm getting back into pen palling myself. Love this! I'll be back ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat ink is pretty cool lookin', but I would not have the patience to write slowly with it. No Zen for me!
ReplyDeleteI only have the zen patience to do the address on the envelope, oneal629 - fortunately the paper on the inside is normal and can use a normal writing speed!
ReplyDeleteThis envelope--and the paper inside--is so fun! I've seen this sort of stationery online but I didn't realize it was actually mailable.
ReplyDeleteOh good, I'm glad it arrived safely! The plastic envelope feels pretty sturdy, actually, so I'm pretty confident it will withstand mailing... but I just sent another design to New Zealand, so I'm hoping it will hold up overseas!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the envelope/letter will be just fine--it arrived here looking exactly as it did in your photo (plus a smudged postmark)! I think plastic stands up better to abuse than paper.
ReplyDeleteFYI, your placement of the address label made it a tad harder to open the envelope (which stayed shut very well on its own).