Hello hello you lovelies! All in all it was a fun & creative mail art swallenge. It seems as everyone had fun & did enjoy being crafty & creative. That's what I love about the LEP & the members: we are one big community with the same love & passion for mail where everyone invests some of their own heart & soul.
Kathleen H. created a "Greta Garbo" envelope: A dramatic 20,000 Leagues
Under The Sea address side! Her little intro
card is made by a designer
who created that typeface for a silent movie
restoration! The ramblings of a possibly
mad woman, accompanied by bits of her favorite films of all time!
Tanja K. used a scene from one of her favourite movies "The
Notebook" & added
a beautiful quote from "Gone With The Wind", her
swap partner's favorite movie:
"You should be kissed often by someone
who knows how". Since her swap partner also
likes poems, Tanja added a
piece of a poem that was used in "Interstellar". To close
the letter she
just had to use the famous words "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn".
Natasha P. made a gorgeous booklet of film recommendations to go with her envelope,
and
the envelope is meant to resemble the outside of a cinema with her
swap partner's favourite film being displayed.
Bonnie M. came up with awesome "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" envelope and
stationery.
She typed out bits of Hunter S. Thompson's original article, on which the movie is based.
She used her bat stamp because, "We can't stop here. This is bat country!" is probably her favourite line in the movie. Bonnie also drew the cacti and the skulls, and sponged distress ink along the bottoms of the pages to create sand. Everyone who's interested in the article can click here.
She typed out bits of Hunter S. Thompson's original article, on which the movie is based.
She used her bat stamp because, "We can't stop here. This is bat country!" is probably her favourite line in the movie. Bonnie also drew the cacti and the skulls, and sponged distress ink along the bottoms of the pages to create sand. Everyone who's interested in the article can click here.
Mara E. used "Amélie" as a theme for her movie swallenge mail art.
Heleen created a lovely envelope plus a booklet she made of her favourite movie.
She does not have time often for watching complete
movies, but if so, then she usually watches animation movies. Ratatouille
and Up, they're great!
As are many others,
that definitely haven't been created for children
only. And one of the 'real people movies'
which
touched Heleen most is the "Shawshank Redemption".
Tina (me) received the beautiful & creative mail art from Marie
H. She chose the theme "Jack Skellington meets The Corbes
Bride", which is also one of my favorite movies. She added beautiful
quotes plus some interesting background information about the movie /
story.
I sent an "Alfred Hitchcock" themed mail art & chose "The
Birds" for Lara P. I wanted to keep it black & white, printed
some of my favorite scenes from the movie & used some birds &
film role washi tape. As an envelope I used an original popcorn bag I got
at the movie theater a while ago.
Thanks so much for hosting this fun swap, Tina! I loved all the movie inspired mail images!
Peace,
