u/funtonite (x2) Thank you for your meta challenge cosmic and re-do cards - I adore that you went to the effort of getting special pictorial postmarks on them both! All stations should have cat station attendants, in my view - I'm glad you got to meet Sakura the cat! Also a very cool thing about the successful Japanese space mission.

u/SatanekoChan Thank you for your Red breasted toucan card! I'll definitely try and remember to send more kawaii cards your way now that I know you enjoy it!

/u/ninajyang Thank you for your lunar new year wishes on the rabbit postcard! I'll definitely take these positive vibes into the year going forward as a "dog"!

u/plushestpossum Thank You for your gorgeous rabbit postcard - I love how the white rabbit came out the of negative space! Also hilarious Cai Shen Ye rabbit stamp, very unique! The combination of it, the card and the postmark was a real treat. Happy lunar new year!

u/wabisabi_sf Thank you for the subpar parks postcard (I just didn't get it). As a person who loves being able to hike surrounded by nature, I'm super tickled by what tourists who go for just the sights may think. Frankly its mostly just the joy of being in the outdoors, but I'm sure others may not see it the same way.

u/StephanieTay (x3) Thank you for your 3 CNY cards!! I loved the die-cut kebaya stamp you sent the envelope with, and the two surprise postcards (the food one with matching stamp and Rabbit stamp and coin) postcards were such a great combination of CNY aesthetics - you choose the best cards!! I also recognise the Whimsy Whimsical card style - you sent me the tiger one last year too and I enjoyed the art since I used to play a pipa and one of the rabbits on it is playing one too :)

u/HexagonalRainbow (x2) Thank you for your handmade "Thinking of you" Octopus in a bottle card, I absolutely love it! I'm glad captain gall and the viking ship served your birthday trip well! Thank you for the dressed up rabbits card too.

u/Peonynote Thank you for the Red packet with washi and the rabbit card! I also loved the little ink bottle stamp with the Shima Enga bird atop it! Unfortunately the machine postmarked over it (envelope probably went through upside down), haha, but its adorable all the same. And hope you had a good time with dim sum, wontons and your grandma too!

u/OneiricOstrich Thanks for your happy new year card and rabbit bookmark to match!! And Birmingham galactic twinkle is amaxing, although I can see the glitter is so overpowering with this one the sheening is struggling to show. Your Benu looks like such a wonderful wet writer! Also kudos to the number of rabbit themed stamps and stickers you managed to get onto the envelope as well :D

u/BlueDecemberart (x2) Thank you for the handmade CNY card with red washi paper and calligraphed year - most auspicious looking! The red ink with gold shimmer on the address was a beautiful touch too. The gold foiled ginko leaf and bird/lotus you used to seal the envelope also looks just divine.

u/AppleCritter723 Omg what an amazing combination this Totoro pop up card and envelope (plus so many stickers!!) was, thank you! It was such a joy to open and see Mei chasing the little totoros into the forest! I haven't had luck finding an octarine ink, no, but I haven't been looking for one - now that's an idea! I'm amazed at how well it's sheening, shading and shimmering on what looks like fairly basic lined paper - surprisingly well behaved with minimal ghosting too! What paper is this?

I'm planning on going to Birmingham soon for a convention and see lots of friends who share my hobby in May! I haven't seen some of these people for 3 years too so I'm really looking forward to being part of that community event again.