Issue #10 will start mailing out tomorrow! I hope you all enjoy!
If you no longer have a subscription with us, there are a couple ways to continue to get the LetterPost:
1. Purchase the current issue at the esty site. The link is at the left side of this page under "To Purchase the LetterPost". Issues will cost $3.50, shipping included for US customers.
2. Submit a photo or article to the NEXT issue and you'll get your issue for FREE. (This will be super easy for our upcoming Autumn Issue as we are running a contest! Your entry will get you in the contest and a Free Issue!)
3. Don't want to pay on-line? Just drop us a note through our e-mail, theletterpost@gmail.com , requesting the next issue. We'll send you an address where you can send us your check and once we have it, we'll send you out the issue. Easy peasy.
Thanks so much for your support during our conversion time!
Wyvern
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Searching for the Summer (Edition)
Once again, it's time to put out another LetterPost edition. Our Summer Edition is centered around Letterboxing Events and Gatherings! Our theme is Eventful and we'd love to see your former Event Stamps featured in our issue. Have you made an LTC specific to an event? Pass along a photo to share! Share your stories of your first event, or some of the great mysteries that you discovered at a Letterboxing event. Let's talk about the many themes for events. We're looking for a few articles and lots of stamp image photos! Traveling Event Stamp? Snap a photo and send it along!
Submit all photos (jpg files preferred) or articles to our e-mail: theletterpost@gmail.com
Please be sure to include your trailname and mailing address in the e-mail so we can be sure you receive your FREE ISSUE for helping us out!
Pay Per Issue
For those of you who are currently subscribed to the LetterPost, this information will affect you when your subscription runs out. I always put a warning label on the outside mailing envelope of the LAST ISSUE you will receive.
As announced last issue, we are switching our output after the end of this year. So we only have three more issues to go on a steady schedule with themes. Next year, we will be putting out the LetterPost whenever we can and submissions will be announced through this blog and the customary Letterboxing forums.
If your subscription has run-out, the only way for you to purchase the LetterPost will be issue by issue through my Etsy site.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChocolateDragonPaper
Just go to this site, find the listing for the LetterPost and it's most recent edition (Summer 2013). Place it in your shopping cart and you will be directed through the payment process. I haven't listed it yet as the issue will not be available until June. When I have it done, the listing will appear and ordering may commence.
IF you do not like to purchase things on-line and would prefer to pay by check, please contact us at our above e-mail for a mailing address. We will mail out your issue when we receive your check.
Cost
jackbear and I have never done this for any sort of profit so we only need to cover the costs of printing and mailing. The price for each issue of the LetterPost will be $3.50 per issue. We still offer A FREE ISSUE to anyone who contributes a stamp image or article or story to the issue! We charge you nothing if you share with us your artwork and creativity. So if you think about it, if you contribute to every issue, you will never have to pay us for it. You will receive each edition free.
Our Purpose
Our purpose remains. We are a Zine that is dedicated to the creativity of Letterboxing and we focus on Non-traditional forms. We believe that a letterbox is not just a container, nor a stamp, nor a logbook. It's not any one thing but all those things; each as important as the other. We feel that quality boxes can still be found and can still be made. It doesn't matter how they are shared, so long as they are. We focus on the little bits and pieces but we try not to lose track of the whole picture.
As the LetterPost transforms over the next 7 months, please share your little corner of the boxing world with us. Thank you once again for your continued support.
Wyvern
Submit all photos (jpg files preferred) or articles to our e-mail: theletterpost@gmail.com
Please be sure to include your trailname and mailing address in the e-mail so we can be sure you receive your FREE ISSUE for helping us out!
Pay Per Issue
For those of you who are currently subscribed to the LetterPost, this information will affect you when your subscription runs out. I always put a warning label on the outside mailing envelope of the LAST ISSUE you will receive.
As announced last issue, we are switching our output after the end of this year. So we only have three more issues to go on a steady schedule with themes. Next year, we will be putting out the LetterPost whenever we can and submissions will be announced through this blog and the customary Letterboxing forums.
If your subscription has run-out, the only way for you to purchase the LetterPost will be issue by issue through my Etsy site.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChocolateDragonPaper
Just go to this site, find the listing for the LetterPost and it's most recent edition (Summer 2013). Place it in your shopping cart and you will be directed through the payment process. I haven't listed it yet as the issue will not be available until June. When I have it done, the listing will appear and ordering may commence.
IF you do not like to purchase things on-line and would prefer to pay by check, please contact us at our above e-mail for a mailing address. We will mail out your issue when we receive your check.
Cost
jackbear and I have never done this for any sort of profit so we only need to cover the costs of printing and mailing. The price for each issue of the LetterPost will be $3.50 per issue. We still offer A FREE ISSUE to anyone who contributes a stamp image or article or story to the issue! We charge you nothing if you share with us your artwork and creativity. So if you think about it, if you contribute to every issue, you will never have to pay us for it. You will receive each edition free.
Our Purpose
Our purpose remains. We are a Zine that is dedicated to the creativity of Letterboxing and we focus on Non-traditional forms. We believe that a letterbox is not just a container, nor a stamp, nor a logbook. It's not any one thing but all those things; each as important as the other. We feel that quality boxes can still be found and can still be made. It doesn't matter how they are shared, so long as they are. We focus on the little bits and pieces but we try not to lose track of the whole picture.
As the LetterPost transforms over the next 7 months, please share your little corner of the boxing world with us. Thank you once again for your continued support.
Wyvern
Friday, March 22, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
This post is about the new Subscription format. PLEASE READ!
We've decided to start offering the LetterPost on an Issue by Issue basis next year. We are no longer taking subscriptions. Next year, the LetterPost will not have a regular production schedule. Issues will be put together when we have the time, input, and gumption to do so. We are hoping to continue 4 issues per year but we no longer want to make that guarantee. So NEXT YEAR, starting with Issue #13, all issues will be available to purchase through an Etsy site.
Calls for submissions will still go out through the usual channels (FB groups, AQ, this blog)and we will still offer the Free Issue for a submission. This means that if you contribute to the Issue, there will be no need to order it through Etsy as we'll just send you your Free copy. This also means it's important to include your name, mailing address, and trailname with any submissions.
If you don't like ordering on-line, we will still accept checks via mail for payment as well. This will also be on an issue-by-issue basis. We will post the links on all of this when we get everything set up.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THIS YEAR?
This year will be the transition year. We wanted to be sure that people's subscriptions would be up or close to being up before we set up the new purchasing system. Watch your envelope on the LetterPost and if you receive a message that "This is your Last Issue", it means you'll need to convert to the new Issue-By-Issue method of obtaining the LetterPost.
WHAT IF MY SUBSCRIPTION HAS ALREADY RUN OUT? (ie. Issue 9 was my last issue)
We will have the next issue of the LetterPost (Issue #10: Eventful) available for purchase on an Etsy site. So if your subscription is due to be renewed, you will be converting to the Issue-By-Issue system.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST?
We will be charging $4.00 for each issue of the LetterPost which will include the shipping. This cost doesn't make us any money; it covers our expenses for copying, postage, envelopes, and fees for on-line purchasing.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
It's become too much stress and anxiety to have a deadline and subscriptions. Life circumstances have changed for both jackbear and myself (Wyvern) and we can't make the firm commitment to get the LetterPost out on a regular schedule anymore. We do LOVE to make the issues and we want to focus on what gets us excited about it. If we focus on that, hopefully, the issues will get better, we'll find more time to do this, and everyone will benefit. We apologize if this becomes an inconvenience to our readers but we felt this was the best way to continue. We can't, in good conscience, take money for products that we might not make.
Links and other information about purchasing individual issues will be forthcoming.
Thanks for your understanding and patience!
Wyvern
We've decided to start offering the LetterPost on an Issue by Issue basis next year. We are no longer taking subscriptions. Next year, the LetterPost will not have a regular production schedule. Issues will be put together when we have the time, input, and gumption to do so. We are hoping to continue 4 issues per year but we no longer want to make that guarantee. So NEXT YEAR, starting with Issue #13, all issues will be available to purchase through an Etsy site.
Calls for submissions will still go out through the usual channels (FB groups, AQ, this blog)and we will still offer the Free Issue for a submission. This means that if you contribute to the Issue, there will be no need to order it through Etsy as we'll just send you your Free copy. This also means it's important to include your name, mailing address, and trailname with any submissions.
If you don't like ordering on-line, we will still accept checks via mail for payment as well. This will also be on an issue-by-issue basis. We will post the links on all of this when we get everything set up.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THIS YEAR?
This year will be the transition year. We wanted to be sure that people's subscriptions would be up or close to being up before we set up the new purchasing system. Watch your envelope on the LetterPost and if you receive a message that "This is your Last Issue", it means you'll need to convert to the new Issue-By-Issue method of obtaining the LetterPost.
WHAT IF MY SUBSCRIPTION HAS ALREADY RUN OUT? (ie. Issue 9 was my last issue)
We will have the next issue of the LetterPost (Issue #10: Eventful) available for purchase on an Etsy site. So if your subscription is due to be renewed, you will be converting to the Issue-By-Issue system.
HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST?
We will be charging $4.00 for each issue of the LetterPost which will include the shipping. This cost doesn't make us any money; it covers our expenses for copying, postage, envelopes, and fees for on-line purchasing.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
It's become too much stress and anxiety to have a deadline and subscriptions. Life circumstances have changed for both jackbear and myself (Wyvern) and we can't make the firm commitment to get the LetterPost out on a regular schedule anymore. We do LOVE to make the issues and we want to focus on what gets us excited about it. If we focus on that, hopefully, the issues will get better, we'll find more time to do this, and everyone will benefit. We apologize if this becomes an inconvenience to our readers but we felt this was the best way to continue. We can't, in good conscience, take money for products that we might not make.
Links and other information about purchasing individual issues will be forthcoming.
Thanks for your understanding and patience!
Wyvern
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Renewals
The last issue of the LetterPost for THIS year has gone into the mail and I hear that they are arriving safely at their destinations. If you got a little blue Post-It note on your Zine or a note on the back of the envelope, you might have received your last issue EVER! So don't forget to Renew your subscription, if you'd like. Once again, you can pay with a credit card through PayPal or you can mail us a check. I am requesting for jackbear's sanity that if you are renewing for another 4 issues, if you could enter the word "Renewal" in the box that asks, "If you've ordered back issues, which ones would you like?" Rather than set up a whole new document, we'll just use that box. (I figure if you're renewing then you aren't getting any back issues...)
A subscription consists of 4 consecutive issues. So whenever you get your renewal note (I do try to send a reminder for anyone who's on their last issue), you can renew and continue to receive the Zine without interruption. If you've submitted material to us, though, you may have extra issues attached to your subscription. If you ever have any questions regarding how many issues you have left, you can e-mail us and we'll be happy to let you know your subscription status.
I will be updating the Submissions page and the Covers page here at the blog, hopefully, before the end of the year. All themes and deadlines will be listed on the Submissions page and all available back issues will be pictured on the Covers page. If you see the SOLD OUT below any cover photos, then that means I am no longer printing that issue. Sorry, you missed it! At some point, I may reprint some interesting stuff from those issues into a "BEST OF" issue but I'm no where near having enough material for that. But it's an idea for the future.
Thanks for your support and patience this past year.
Happy Holidays to everyone and we'll see you next year!
Wyvern
A subscription consists of 4 consecutive issues. So whenever you get your renewal note (I do try to send a reminder for anyone who's on their last issue), you can renew and continue to receive the Zine without interruption. If you've submitted material to us, though, you may have extra issues attached to your subscription. If you ever have any questions regarding how many issues you have left, you can e-mail us and we'll be happy to let you know your subscription status.
I will be updating the Submissions page and the Covers page here at the blog, hopefully, before the end of the year. All themes and deadlines will be listed on the Submissions page and all available back issues will be pictured on the Covers page. If you see the SOLD OUT below any cover photos, then that means I am no longer printing that issue. Sorry, you missed it! At some point, I may reprint some interesting stuff from those issues into a "BEST OF" issue but I'm no where near having enough material for that. But it's an idea for the future.
Thanks for your support and patience this past year.
Happy Holidays to everyone and we'll see you next year!
Wyvern
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Deadline Moved Back
Keep those submissions coming for the upcoming issue: "A Good Book". Anything dealing with books, authors, characters, book cover art...all that snuggly good, hot cocoa kind of stuff.
I am already putting the deadline for this issue back to Dec 1. I just know my life is gonna be crazy in the upcoming weeks but after the Thanksgiving Holiday, it's sure to quiet down enough for me to devote some quality time to this issue.
So the NEW DEADLINE for the next issue is DEC 1.
Send me photos as well of that logbook you're so proud of! Logbooks are books, too! Share them! Also looking for Trailname Defined, which I haven't included in an issue in a while. Just write up the little story of how you came by your trailname and discovered letterboxing! It's just your little introduction to fellow letterboxers. And include a photo of your signature stamp; it's that easy.
I'll also be including the themes for next year's issues. Jackbear and I had a great brainstorming session about next year's themes. Unfortunately, we brainstormed over lunch on our trip over to Maine for the Steampunk Halloween Event, so I forgot exactly what we talked about over that lunch! I remember two of them pretty well but have totally blanked on the rest. (I really need to put a notepad and pen in my purse!) So if you've got a cool theme idea that lends itself to great stamp images and article ideas, pass it along.
For all the great submissions I've gotten so far, Thanks! I can always use a few more!
Wyvern
BTW: I had no submissions/guesses on the Autumn Mystery so I'll be revealing that answer as well in the issue (if there is room) or on this blog (if there isn't room in the issue).
I am already putting the deadline for this issue back to Dec 1. I just know my life is gonna be crazy in the upcoming weeks but after the Thanksgiving Holiday, it's sure to quiet down enough for me to devote some quality time to this issue.
So the NEW DEADLINE for the next issue is DEC 1.
Send me photos as well of that logbook you're so proud of! Logbooks are books, too! Share them! Also looking for Trailname Defined, which I haven't included in an issue in a while. Just write up the little story of how you came by your trailname and discovered letterboxing! It's just your little introduction to fellow letterboxers. And include a photo of your signature stamp; it's that easy.
I'll also be including the themes for next year's issues. Jackbear and I had a great brainstorming session about next year's themes. Unfortunately, we brainstormed over lunch on our trip over to Maine for the Steampunk Halloween Event, so I forgot exactly what we talked about over that lunch! I remember two of them pretty well but have totally blanked on the rest. (I really need to put a notepad and pen in my purse!) So if you've got a cool theme idea that lends itself to great stamp images and article ideas, pass it along.
For all the great submissions I've gotten so far, Thanks! I can always use a few more!
Wyvern
BTW: I had no submissions/guesses on the Autumn Mystery so I'll be revealing that answer as well in the issue (if there is room) or on this blog (if there isn't room in the issue).
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Inbox
I was delighted to see some submissions in our inbox for the next issue: A Good Book! Please send in more! Books are popular themes in letterboxing and I'd love to have a variety of genres represented. Stamps of book covers or characters or just an interpretation of the title. Send a submission and get a FREE copy of the Zine! (If you have a current subscription, we add an extra issue to your subscription run.) For submission details, see our link on the left. Want to subscribe? Info on left as well...we take Paypal but if you want to send a check, just mark that box and jackbear will get in contact with you to provide an address.
One thing I didn't see in our Inbox was any guesses to the Autumn Whodunit in our most current issue. Deadlines for guesses are November 1. If you get down to the wire and don't know how to figure it out, take a guess! All the suspects are listed and you've got a 1 in 9 chance to get it right, right? BUT if you are struggling with it, here's a hint or two:
1. Some clues are in code. (I think they are pretty straightforward simple type codes. Just remember I'm lazy and don't like to think too hard.)
2. Clues may not be the suspects name but rather a description of their job or claim to fame.
3. There are 8 clues hidden in the issue and the one suspect not mentioned is the Murderer. That's the name you need to provide to us here at the LetterPost.
4. There are no clues hidden on the covers.
I may drop another hint or two as the deadline rolls around. Be sure to e-mail us your guess. theletterpost@gmail.com Don't respond by commenting here.
Remember, I'm giving away a prize for the first one with a correct guess and a prize drawing for the rest of the correct guesses.
While I'm at the Inbox, feel free to suggest some themes for next year, if you have any. We love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks, Wyvern
One thing I didn't see in our Inbox was any guesses to the Autumn Whodunit in our most current issue. Deadlines for guesses are November 1. If you get down to the wire and don't know how to figure it out, take a guess! All the suspects are listed and you've got a 1 in 9 chance to get it right, right? BUT if you are struggling with it, here's a hint or two:
1. Some clues are in code. (I think they are pretty straightforward simple type codes. Just remember I'm lazy and don't like to think too hard.)
2. Clues may not be the suspects name but rather a description of their job or claim to fame.
3. There are 8 clues hidden in the issue and the one suspect not mentioned is the Murderer. That's the name you need to provide to us here at the LetterPost.
4. There are no clues hidden on the covers.
I may drop another hint or two as the deadline rolls around. Be sure to e-mail us your guess. theletterpost@gmail.com Don't respond by commenting here.
Remember, I'm giving away a prize for the first one with a correct guess and a prize drawing for the rest of the correct guesses.
While I'm at the Inbox, feel free to suggest some themes for next year, if you have any. We love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks, Wyvern
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Issue #7 Mystery
I'm so relieved to finally have this issue completed! I don't know how the time got away from me and this Mystery just screwed up my brain cells. But it looks pretty fine, if I do say so myself. So I hope the delay will be worth it!
There is a mystery to solve within the pages so be sure to stay sharp. Those who e-mail us a correct Suspect by the deadline will be entered into a prize drawing. I'll draw two names and each will get a FREE Subscription to the LetterPost! That means the winners will be all set for another 4 issues! (tacked onto what you may already have) I'm also looking into sending the winners a little something, like carving material, gauges, pre-cut LTCs, bubble mailers, ink pads, etc. So be sure to get working on the mystery and send us your guess! Only one guess per letterboxer so make it count!
The issue is completed and will go to be copied Tuesday. They should all be in the mail by the end of the week, Sept. 21.
Thanks for your patience! Be sure to send us something for the next issue. Issue #8 is A Good Book.
Wyvern
There is a mystery to solve within the pages so be sure to stay sharp. Those who e-mail us a correct Suspect by the deadline will be entered into a prize drawing. I'll draw two names and each will get a FREE Subscription to the LetterPost! That means the winners will be all set for another 4 issues! (tacked onto what you may already have) I'm also looking into sending the winners a little something, like carving material, gauges, pre-cut LTCs, bubble mailers, ink pads, etc. So be sure to get working on the mystery and send us your guess! Only one guess per letterboxer so make it count!
The issue is completed and will go to be copied Tuesday. They should all be in the mail by the end of the week, Sept. 21.
Thanks for your patience! Be sure to send us something for the next issue. Issue #8 is A Good Book.
Wyvern
Monday, July 23, 2012
Mailing It!
The special LTC edition of the LetterPost will be in the mail tomorrow, Tuesday, July 24th. Start the Mailbox Watch!
I've also got 8 extra copies of this special edition. If anyone you know is thinking of subscribing, tell them not to wait too long! The newest subscribers will get one of these copies as a bonus!
And remember our next two issues are Mystery: Due Date of Aug 24, and A Good Book: Due Nov. 21.
If the world doesn't end, the themes for next year's LetterPost will be announced in the Winter Issue (A Good Book). If you have any suggestions, just drop us a line. So far I'm determined to make one of them "Small Things" and have a shout out to Inchies, small carvings, and small letterboxes/containers.
jackbear and I always love to hear from you, no matter the subject!
Thanks, all!
Wyvern
I've also got 8 extra copies of this special edition. If anyone you know is thinking of subscribing, tell them not to wait too long! The newest subscribers will get one of these copies as a bonus!
And remember our next two issues are Mystery: Due Date of Aug 24, and A Good Book: Due Nov. 21.
If the world doesn't end, the themes for next year's LetterPost will be announced in the Winter Issue (A Good Book). If you have any suggestions, just drop us a line. So far I'm determined to make one of them "Small Things" and have a shout out to Inchies, small carvings, and small letterboxes/containers.
jackbear and I always love to hear from you, no matter the subject!
Thanks, all!
Wyvern
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Working it!
I've had an amazing response to the LTC Special Edition of the LetterPost. Always room for more, if you've still got a project you wanted to get in. But I'll be editing up this Special Edition hopefully this Sunday and early next week. My goal is to get it to the copy place by next Friday. Thanks to everyone who's submitted so far. I'm trying to use at least one of everyone's cards that you've sent in. I'm even seeing some submissions that will work for future issues and will save them for later!
Speaking of future issues, don't forget that our regular Autumn Issue has a deadline of August 24th. Yup! The end of August! Send me your Suspects for a Mysterious LetterPost issue. Also looking for a volunteer to do "Trailname Defined"...it's easy; just tell me why your trailname is what it is! And don't forget to send a photo of your sig stamp as well. If I've got room, I can always put in more than one! Want to share any mysterious letterboxes? I may be sharing a story about one of my retired mystery boxes; care to join me? I'm planning a few hints and tips about organizing a Night Box series or event as I've been known to do one or two in my area with success. If you've got anything to share on that front, pass it along. jackbear may also be adding in a carving article with tips and tricks for getting those faces to come out "just right".
So hey, the Autumn Issue is setting up to be Jam-packed with goodness! Did I mention the Mystery to be solved? (Prizes may be involved!) I'm almost as excited about this issue as I am about the LTC Edition!!!
(Insert squeal of excitement here!)
Happy Trails!
Speaking of future issues, don't forget that our regular Autumn Issue has a deadline of August 24th. Yup! The end of August! Send me your Suspects for a Mysterious LetterPost issue. Also looking for a volunteer to do "Trailname Defined"...it's easy; just tell me why your trailname is what it is! And don't forget to send a photo of your sig stamp as well. If I've got room, I can always put in more than one! Want to share any mysterious letterboxes? I may be sharing a story about one of my retired mystery boxes; care to join me? I'm planning a few hints and tips about organizing a Night Box series or event as I've been known to do one or two in my area with success. If you've got anything to share on that front, pass it along. jackbear may also be adding in a carving article with tips and tricks for getting those faces to come out "just right".
So hey, the Autumn Issue is setting up to be Jam-packed with goodness! Did I mention the Mystery to be solved? (Prizes may be involved!) I'm almost as excited about this issue as I am about the LTC Edition!!!
(Insert squeal of excitement here!)
Happy Trails!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Special LTC Edition
I'd love to see the submissions come rolling on in for our Special Edition of the LetterPost dedicated exclusively to LTCs (Letterboxer Trading Cards)! I have a daring plan and not a whole lot of time to bring it all together but I'm excited about it! When I get excited about it, I MAKE time to get things done!
MY VISION
The special edition will be the same format as the regular Zine but I want PHOTOS!!! The front and back cover will be plastered with LTC images! There's no theme other than LTCs. If I get a lot of submissions, the inside front and back cover will also showcase LTC photos. So those are the covers...
On the inside, the meat of the issue is focused on techniques, stories, and links. I will try to assemble a nice hard copy version of the websites that may be useful to LTC creators. While these sites are accessed pretty easily through the FB page or other sources, I thought a Go-To list of Links would be nice to add (and Kurious Jo suggested it). I'll be checking the FB page first and going back through my bookmarks as well. It will by no means be THE list, but it might be interesting to check out. If anyone has an up-to-date blog that isn't on my radar, just send me the link and I'll try to add it to the list.
I would like to have you all share some of your tried and true, or experimental techniques for making awesome effects and cards. Or just tell me the story behind the card...remember that show on VH1...Behind the Music? Share some of your stories of how a card came to look the way it did. Disasters or A-ha moments. I'd even take a few little lines about why you make LTCs, what is it about them that keeps your interest? Share a LTC photo and a little story to inspire others.
Oh, and did I mention that the special edition will be FULL color. Yup, I want those LTCs to be viewed in their full spectrum glory! So don't skimp on those colorful cards! The other thing I plan is a full-sized LTC of my own making featured on the back cover. You can leave it on the cover or cut it out to add to your albums. It will be a legit LTC listed on AQ and everything. Yup, even hand-stamped. A Wyvern Card to add to your collection.
SUBMISSIONS:
So from the description above, you can see that I'm in need of submissions; lots of submissions! We don't have a whole lotta time because I'm making the VERY FINAL DEADLINE: JULY 15th. I'm giving preference to our Current Subscribers, but ANYONE can submit something for the issue. I just mean that if I happen to run out of room (that hasn't happened to me yet!), those that get cut will be those who aren't current subscribers. (If you're not a current subscriber, I'll still send you a copy of the Zine without charge! Make sure you include your mailing address.)
So in a nutshell, here's what I need:
*Photos of completed LTCs in jpg files with a good enough resolution to possibly be resized. Color preferred. The less cropping I have to do, the better. No stories, or written material to accompany. These will just appear on covers and you will receive credit within the issue. Please include the Title of the LTC, the date it was made (if known), and it's current status; retired, active, etc.
*Photos of completed LTCs as above but WITH a story, or how-to technique, or other information about the card. Photos will appear on the inside pages with your accompanying text. (If you're not comfortable writing text, don't worry I can help you with it. I double check spelling and stuff!) Include the above information as well.
*Links. If you have a link that you'd like to share in the list, that isn't listed on the FB group or AQ, just send that along and I'll try to get it in there if space permits.
All submissions may be sent to our e-mail: theletterpost@gmail.com
Please put "LTC Edition Submission" in your title. I would LOVE for the submitted photos to be ones that aren't already posted to a website or shared in an AQ album but that's just a guideline. As well, I don't want any that may have already been submitted to the LetterPost. I'm not saying they have to be NEW, I'd love photos of retired LTCs and those that were made before LTCs became a "Big Thing". :) I just want them to be SPECIAL.
Remember that the photos you submit must be of YOUR OWN creations. If you didn't make the LTC, I will not accept the submission. To clarify, if you made a card using a stamp you didn't carve, it's OKAY to submit. Just make a note of that in the info. In Conclusion: Remember to have your submissions to me by JULY 15th. I'm going to try to get the Special Edition out to you in a week or so from that, definitely before August. It's all about LTCs, in Full Color! Share your stuff!
MY VISION
The special edition will be the same format as the regular Zine but I want PHOTOS!!! The front and back cover will be plastered with LTC images! There's no theme other than LTCs. If I get a lot of submissions, the inside front and back cover will also showcase LTC photos. So those are the covers...
On the inside, the meat of the issue is focused on techniques, stories, and links. I will try to assemble a nice hard copy version of the websites that may be useful to LTC creators. While these sites are accessed pretty easily through the FB page or other sources, I thought a Go-To list of Links would be nice to add (and Kurious Jo suggested it). I'll be checking the FB page first and going back through my bookmarks as well. It will by no means be THE list, but it might be interesting to check out. If anyone has an up-to-date blog that isn't on my radar, just send me the link and I'll try to add it to the list.
I would like to have you all share some of your tried and true, or experimental techniques for making awesome effects and cards. Or just tell me the story behind the card...remember that show on VH1...Behind the Music? Share some of your stories of how a card came to look the way it did. Disasters or A-ha moments. I'd even take a few little lines about why you make LTCs, what is it about them that keeps your interest? Share a LTC photo and a little story to inspire others.
Oh, and did I mention that the special edition will be FULL color. Yup, I want those LTCs to be viewed in their full spectrum glory! So don't skimp on those colorful cards! The other thing I plan is a full-sized LTC of my own making featured on the back cover. You can leave it on the cover or cut it out to add to your albums. It will be a legit LTC listed on AQ and everything. Yup, even hand-stamped. A Wyvern Card to add to your collection.
SUBMISSIONS:
So from the description above, you can see that I'm in need of submissions; lots of submissions! We don't have a whole lotta time because I'm making the VERY FINAL DEADLINE: JULY 15th. I'm giving preference to our Current Subscribers, but ANYONE can submit something for the issue. I just mean that if I happen to run out of room (that hasn't happened to me yet!), those that get cut will be those who aren't current subscribers. (If you're not a current subscriber, I'll still send you a copy of the Zine without charge! Make sure you include your mailing address.)
So in a nutshell, here's what I need:
*Photos of completed LTCs in jpg files with a good enough resolution to possibly be resized. Color preferred. The less cropping I have to do, the better. No stories, or written material to accompany. These will just appear on covers and you will receive credit within the issue. Please include the Title of the LTC, the date it was made (if known), and it's current status; retired, active, etc.
*Photos of completed LTCs as above but WITH a story, or how-to technique, or other information about the card. Photos will appear on the inside pages with your accompanying text. (If you're not comfortable writing text, don't worry I can help you with it. I double check spelling and stuff!) Include the above information as well.
*Links. If you have a link that you'd like to share in the list, that isn't listed on the FB group or AQ, just send that along and I'll try to get it in there if space permits.
All submissions may be sent to our e-mail: theletterpost@gmail.com
Please put "LTC Edition Submission" in your title. I would LOVE for the submitted photos to be ones that aren't already posted to a website or shared in an AQ album but that's just a guideline. As well, I don't want any that may have already been submitted to the LetterPost. I'm not saying they have to be NEW, I'd love photos of retired LTCs and those that were made before LTCs became a "Big Thing". :) I just want them to be SPECIAL.
Remember that the photos you submit must be of YOUR OWN creations. If you didn't make the LTC, I will not accept the submission. To clarify, if you made a card using a stamp you didn't carve, it's OKAY to submit. Just make a note of that in the info. In Conclusion: Remember to have your submissions to me by JULY 15th. I'm going to try to get the Special Edition out to you in a week or so from that, definitely before August. It's all about LTCs, in Full Color! Share your stuff!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Issue #6: Hot, Hot, Hot
I'm working on assembling the Summer Edition of the LetterPost and am shooting to have them in the mail by Friday!
Whoopee! Be watching for your copy next week sometime.
Be sure to give us your feedback, if you feel moved to do so. Leave a comment here on the blog or shoot us an e-mail.
jackbear and I do try to take all your suggestions and comments to heart. We're pretty thick-skinned so feel free to shoot straight. (hmm, I wonder if I'll regret saying that later...) :)
I wanted this issue to be a bit bigger than last but I didn't get the number of submissions I would have liked. As well, I got bogged down in my day job (which was unexpected) and wasn't really able to drum up last minute support. I hope to make it up to all our subscribers with a special edition LetterPost this summer dedicated to LTCs. That will, of course, depend on interest. If it does come together, our current subscribers do not need to do anything. I'll ship it to you as a bonus.
As always, keep in mind when you carve or create to maybe take a photo or two. I'd love to see what everyone is doing in the letterboxing world. I'd love to share that with our readers as well. The LetterPost is a zine dedicated to the creative side of letterboxing and while non-traditional forms are focused on, unique boxes planted out there in the wild with crazy clues are no less important to the zine. Stories and photos are welcomed at any time for future issues.
jackbear and I thank you for your continued support.
Wyvern
Saturday, March 3, 2012
In the Mail
Issue Number 5 is in the mail! Enjoy!
A spoiler of the LTC for those who contributed a photo/picture to the issue!
A spoiler of the LTC for those who contributed a photo/picture to the issue!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Growth Issue to Copy Shop
Our fifth issue is on the way to the Copy Place! That means that copies will be mailed out by the end of this week!
Personally, I like the way the issue turned out. We had some great submissions. I tried to stuff as much as I could in there but ran out of room really quickly.
Thanks also for everyone who's been sending us ideas for future issues. I'm hoping to use some more of your suggestions!
Be watching for the new issue soon!
UPDATE: If you haven't noticed that we added a new page to the blog, check out the Cover Photos at the left. jackbear took a photo of all our covers so far. If anyone needs to order back issues, this is the place to see if it's still available. I'm no longer printing our First Issue: Evergreen. I did up three copies for requests/mistakes, and had a horrible time printing them. The First Issue will no longer be available...as it should be, I think. It really was in the "working" phase and we've grown since that! We'll keep that page updated as well!
Wyvern
Personally, I like the way the issue turned out. We had some great submissions. I tried to stuff as much as I could in there but ran out of room really quickly.
Thanks also for everyone who's been sending us ideas for future issues. I'm hoping to use some more of your suggestions!
Be watching for the new issue soon!
UPDATE: If you haven't noticed that we added a new page to the blog, check out the Cover Photos at the left. jackbear took a photo of all our covers so far. If anyone needs to order back issues, this is the place to see if it's still available. I'm no longer printing our First Issue: Evergreen. I did up three copies for requests/mistakes, and had a horrible time printing them. The First Issue will no longer be available...as it should be, I think. It really was in the "working" phase and we've grown since that! We'll keep that page updated as well!
Wyvern
Monday, February 6, 2012
Issue #5: Growth
There's still plenty of time to submit a photo imaage for the LetterPost!
Our theme is GROWTH. Green and growing things or how you've grown as a letterboxer. Perhaps, a then and now look like here's the stamp I carved at first and here's how I'm carving now! Stand up, be proud of your carvings. We accept all skill levels! I always need photos! (Let's face it: they are the best part!)Spring flowers or gardening stamps; they fit! A bird on her nest because babies gotta fly away someday after they GROW a bit. Think Spring!
Submit to our e-mail account as jpg files: theletterpost@gmail.com.
Remember to tell me the title of the stamp and your trailname!
So far I have a Quarterly Carver lined up, a Trailname Defined, and a few photos. Remember a photo submission earns you a FREE issue. Keep submitting and you don't ever pay for a copy...really, you won't. Did I mention that we need the material? Just get it to me by the deadline: February 23. (And if you want to check out our upcoming issue themes, they are listed under Submissions on the left. Scroll down to the bottom to see them and their due dates!)
And don't forget that if you do need to renew that subscription, you can click on our Subscription link on the left bar. We accept payment via PayPal but if you want to send us a check that is AOK with us. We only charge for printing costs, envelopes, and postage.
Thanks so much!
Wyvern
Our theme is GROWTH. Green and growing things or how you've grown as a letterboxer. Perhaps, a then and now look like here's the stamp I carved at first and here's how I'm carving now! Stand up, be proud of your carvings. We accept all skill levels! I always need photos! (Let's face it: they are the best part!)Spring flowers or gardening stamps; they fit! A bird on her nest because babies gotta fly away someday after they GROW a bit. Think Spring!
Submit to our e-mail account as jpg files: theletterpost@gmail.com.
Remember to tell me the title of the stamp and your trailname!
So far I have a Quarterly Carver lined up, a Trailname Defined, and a few photos. Remember a photo submission earns you a FREE issue. Keep submitting and you don't ever pay for a copy...really, you won't. Did I mention that we need the material? Just get it to me by the deadline: February 23. (And if you want to check out our upcoming issue themes, they are listed under Submissions on the left. Scroll down to the bottom to see them and their due dates!)
And don't forget that if you do need to renew that subscription, you can click on our Subscription link on the left bar. We accept payment via PayPal but if you want to send us a check that is AOK with us. We only charge for printing costs, envelopes, and postage.
Thanks so much!
Wyvern
Sunday, December 11, 2011
In the Mail
Thanks to some excellent help, the LetterPost will be in the mail on Monday.
This is Aussie, the editoral cat.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the issue. I also put on your envelope a small warning of expiring subscriptions. If you don't see a note on your envelope, you're in the clear for another issue or two. I hope you consider renewing your subscription. I think the themes for next year will be exciting and I hope we can expand our subscribers.
Happy Holidays!
Wyvern
This is Aussie, the editoral cat.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the issue. I also put on your envelope a small warning of expiring subscriptions. If you don't see a note on your envelope, you're in the clear for another issue or two. I hope you consider renewing your subscription. I think the themes for next year will be exciting and I hope we can expand our subscribers.
Happy Holidays!
Wyvern
Friday, September 2, 2011
Next Issue Due out Soon
I'm putting the finishing touches on the Autumn Issue of the Zine.
We have some excellent stamp images to share. A couple technique articles are included complete with examples and photos. And we've got some interesting background stories on some stamps carved for Alaska!
This Labor Day weekend, I will be "working" on finishing up the final draft, finishing off the LTCs (that I owe from the last issue as well!), and hopefully, thinking up some ideas for the next issue!
Don't forget that we are always accepting ideas and submissions! We like to have a theme for each issue and the Winter Issue's theme is Cool Refreshment.(Deadline: Novemeber 23) But since we have not chosen any themes for next year, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to be heard! If you have a theme you'd like to propose, drop us an e-mail or comment right here on our blog. Themes should be pretty general and able to be interpreted in several ways. Take Cool Refreshment for example: It could be icy drinks or a polar bear dip into icy waters! A pitcher of lemonade or a minty peppermint!
So Propose your themes to us! We'd love to hear what YOU want to see!!
Thanks!
Wyvern
We have some excellent stamp images to share. A couple technique articles are included complete with examples and photos. And we've got some interesting background stories on some stamps carved for Alaska!
This Labor Day weekend, I will be "working" on finishing up the final draft, finishing off the LTCs (that I owe from the last issue as well!), and hopefully, thinking up some ideas for the next issue!
Don't forget that we are always accepting ideas and submissions! We like to have a theme for each issue and the Winter Issue's theme is Cool Refreshment.(Deadline: Novemeber 23) But since we have not chosen any themes for next year, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to be heard! If you have a theme you'd like to propose, drop us an e-mail or comment right here on our blog. Themes should be pretty general and able to be interpreted in several ways. Take Cool Refreshment for example: It could be icy drinks or a polar bear dip into icy waters! A pitcher of lemonade or a minty peppermint!
So Propose your themes to us! We'd love to hear what YOU want to see!!
Thanks!
Wyvern
Thursday, July 7, 2011
In Disguise: Deadline August 25
It's never too early to start thinking about the next issue of the LetterPost!
The next issue's theme is "In Disguise". Deadline for submissions is August 25.
This is just a heads-up to anyone who would like to contribute. We'd really love to have photos to add to our issue. If you're working on the Carve This! Challenge, we'd love to share what you've done with others. I'll be working on mine in a couple weeks, hopefully! So be sure to take some photos of what you've accomplished and pass them along to us!
Thanks for your support!
Wyvern
The next issue's theme is "In Disguise". Deadline for submissions is August 25.
This is just a heads-up to anyone who would like to contribute. We'd really love to have photos to add to our issue. If you're working on the Carve This! Challenge, we'd love to share what you've done with others. I'll be working on mine in a couple weeks, hopefully! So be sure to take some photos of what you've accomplished and pass them along to us!
Thanks for your support!
Wyvern
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A couple Ooopsys!
The 2nd issue of the LetterPost should be in your hands. If you have a subscription and don't have a copy of the Pests! issue yet, please e-mail me. HERE'S WHY:
We had a minor glitch with our spreadsheet and some addresses were printed incorrectly. The zip codes that started with a ZERO lost the zero and I didn't notice the slip up until they were all in the mail. SOOO, if you're zip code starts with a zero and you haven't gotten your LetterPost, let me know and I'll ship another one ASAP. OUR DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR THIS OVERSIGHT!!!
Also: To Our Canadian Friends: I haven't mailed your issues since your Post went on strike. I didn't want them to end up lost somewhere. I still have the copies and if this isn't resolved soon, I'll find some way to get them to you.
The Morse Code chart was printed out as a jpeg file and the 4 points at the top didn't copy very well. Sorry about that! But here's what it says at the top of that Morse Code insert.
1. A dash is equal to three dots.
2. The space between parts of the same letter is equal to one dot.
3. The space between two letters is equal to three dots.
4. The space between two words is equal to seven dots.
Hope that helps! Thanks for everyone's patience with our ongoing issues! We'll keep working on getting the "bugs" out soon!
Wyvern
We had a minor glitch with our spreadsheet and some addresses were printed incorrectly. The zip codes that started with a ZERO lost the zero and I didn't notice the slip up until they were all in the mail. SOOO, if you're zip code starts with a zero and you haven't gotten your LetterPost, let me know and I'll ship another one ASAP. OUR DEEPEST APOLOGIES FOR THIS OVERSIGHT!!!
Also: To Our Canadian Friends: I haven't mailed your issues since your Post went on strike. I didn't want them to end up lost somewhere. I still have the copies and if this isn't resolved soon, I'll find some way to get them to you.
The Morse Code chart was printed out as a jpeg file and the 4 points at the top didn't copy very well. Sorry about that! But here's what it says at the top of that Morse Code insert.
1. A dash is equal to three dots.
2. The space between parts of the same letter is equal to one dot.
3. The space between two letters is equal to three dots.
4. The space between two words is equal to seven dots.
Hope that helps! Thanks for everyone's patience with our ongoing issues! We'll keep working on getting the "bugs" out soon!
Wyvern
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Summer Issue: Pests!
All subscriptions have gone out. If anyone who has a yearly subscription with us does not receive their copy in the coming week, please drop me a note. To anyone that submitted a picture to us, I still owe you an LTC. I will be mailing them out later. (like...as soon as I get them finished!)
I just wanted to post this little teaser with a bit of an explanation. I used the Nazi Tick image in the LetterPost issue. I mean no offense to anyone, it was merely part of the Conspiracy Theory that I had selected for this swap. The Plum Island Conspiracy revolves around the Laboratory that may have released Lyme Disease onto the East Coast. The lab was supposedly founded by a former Nazi scientist who had a fascination with ticks. So I just wanted to distinguish this particular tick as having come from the lab. My plan is to now remove the swastika from the carving but I just didn't remove it before I had scanned it into my computer.
I have a few copies of this LTC still if anyone is interested in trading for it! I realize it's pretty specialized with a "controversial" symbol on it so I'd rather do individual trades rather than send it into some Grab Bag swap.
Anyway, the LetterPost is on the way, officially. Thanks for your patience!
Wyvern
I just wanted to post this little teaser with a bit of an explanation. I used the Nazi Tick image in the LetterPost issue. I mean no offense to anyone, it was merely part of the Conspiracy Theory that I had selected for this swap. The Plum Island Conspiracy revolves around the Laboratory that may have released Lyme Disease onto the East Coast. The lab was supposedly founded by a former Nazi scientist who had a fascination with ticks. So I just wanted to distinguish this particular tick as having come from the lab. My plan is to now remove the swastika from the carving but I just didn't remove it before I had scanned it into my computer.
I have a few copies of this LTC still if anyone is interested in trading for it! I realize it's pretty specialized with a "controversial" symbol on it so I'd rather do individual trades rather than send it into some Grab Bag swap.
Anyway, the LetterPost is on the way, officially. Thanks for your patience!
Wyvern
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
the LetterPost Summer Issue soon to be in your mailbox
The LetterPost Summer Issue: Pests is coming soon to a mailbox near you!
I have it all done up and am just waiting to have it copied. It will be heading out by the end of the week!
I've upgraded a few things and I hope you like the improvements!
Wyvern
I have it all done up and am just waiting to have it copied. It will be heading out by the end of the week!
I've upgraded a few things and I hope you like the improvements!
Wyvern
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