hapa bento

Lovely simplicity. Debra (aka Hapa Bento)'s first attempt at etegami is this response to my food-themed mailart call. Click to see samples of her artistic Japanese-style boxed meals.

helen amyes

This awesome card is from Helen's Eye of my Heart series, and I've been drooling in anticipation ever since she agreed to send it to me. The image with the dog is the artwork on the back of her business card.

boo cartledge

Oh, Boo! You did well to chose this card for me. For those who don't know, I'm a professional translator, and the words glued to the flowered side of this card have a strong connection to the "banana of my life." Probably in more ways than Boo even knows.

katerina nikoltsou

Wow. This is a pretty impressive array of hearts! Who could ask for more on Valentine's Day? Thanks for "spreading the love," Katerina!

cherie doughtie

I adore the bright colors and simple outline of this bird. The lines and parts of the pattern on the wing are raised, making it interesting to touch. The artwork was glued onto one side of an empty but pretty envelope, and the whole thing was placed in a plastic, see-through case/envelope to protect it on its way to me.

frips

Another box flap from Frips printed with something cool. This time it looks like those Chinese warrior figures made from clay that guard VIP tombs. Am I right? We have a version of those in Japan too. And I'm delighted with the Owl stamp!

yun

My first Valentine's Card this year. Obviously someone was paying attention when I sneaked in the half-in-jest request on my etegami blog. The tiger orchid is lovely, but what does it say for my character that my eyes keep going to the side of the card with the raspberry dessert? The address label on the lower edge of the card popped right off when I tried to see if there was any more of the dessert pictured underneath it. oops.