Thank you all for your generous mail! Life has gotten crazy, busy, stressful and for the first time since I started carding I haven't sent any for coming to 3 months now. Owed mail and finally getting back into carding will commence a little later in August or September, but I'm here to send a little gratitude out into the world first :)

u/todayisfab Thank you for your Meta Washi card with the Pennsylvania Greeting! It's so fun that you covered the entire writing side with Washi, stamp and address so the printed side could be left displayed.

u/theluannplatter Howdy, Thank you for the lone star state postcard! Thanks for the cool fact about the German dialect unique to Texas too. As a country rife with dialects too I'm always curious to learn about those in other regions.

u/HexagonalRainbow Thanks for the blue skies and red bicycle postcard! Did you ever find a use for the fabric you bought in March that was too narrow for the sewing pattern you bought it for?

u/isar-love (x4) Thank you for our "animal exchange" card, with an alligator and snake in a fierce tussle! The story about Sammy the caiman, was amusing what a character he was for escaping! Thanks also for the meta challenge colour card, mountain frog is a cute nickname though - you go rock that green coordinated gear. Lastly, thanks for the Spring/Flower meta challenge card, I was definitely showered by the sticker flower bomb you prepared for me, and I enjoyed your ink choice even if it wasn't the lavender blue you were hoping for :) (Plus an additional thank you for your part in the exchange card with LeeElla!)

u/StephanieTay thank you for the Hari Raya Adilfitri card! I too share your desire to experience a "traditional" raya celebration in a kampung! That rendang cooked the tradition way looks glorious.

u/comingtogetyoubabs (x2) Thanks for the mail valentine card - at the time I was really looking forward to a trip in May to a 5 day con in Birmingham and it was everything I had been yearning for for fun and socializing in the last 3 years where I hadn't been able to go to hobby conventions! Also,Thanks for the 10th RAoC anniversary postcard! I'm so glad I found this community! Happy mails to you too.

u/larche14 Thank you for the RAOC Meta Stamp challenge postcard, I'm glad to have the honor of being one of your first matches! Especially love the round ink postmarks you decorated the card with!

u/BlueDecemberArt Thank you for the Wisteria postcad, as it turns out I also took an unscheduled break from the sub, so excuse the long break between receiving the card and this reply! I've had major highs with finally travelling overseas for a hobby convention in May and then returned to two of the most insanely stressful and mental health taxing months of my life, so it's been a bit of a rollercoaster at the mo. How are you doing friend?

u/caknuck thank you for the banana filled postcard with the teal background, and I really appreciated the matching ink choice as well! What a fun heraldic description of the postcard you shared too :)

u/m0nk3yklng Thanks for your Nagoya postcard from Tokyo! karaage fried chicken from Lawsons sounds like the dream right now tbh, although I also dream of the famichiki from Family Mart! I hope you had a great trip!

u/batcaved Thank you for your old bookstore card all about your Texas trip! At least the Mexican food and museums were a highlight considering what I've heard from you about the rest of your trip!

u/LeeElla (x1) [with Umeshufan, isar-love, but flair accounted for separately with their respective tags above and below] Thank you for the meetup postcard, it's always so fun to receive these! Carding in a beer garden sounds like such a splendid way to spend an afternoon.

u/umeshufan (x2) In addition to the exchange card above with LeeElla, thank you also for the extra card letting me know about your move to Munich! Yes I still work where I do, but that might change in the near future, I've really been stressed and burnt out lately and I might take a break for my mental health or pivot to some new industry.

u/on1man1ac Thank you for the long postcard with a pair of deer, and your new return address stamp is so nice! Turns out I'm just as delayed with thank yous so no need to apologize! I totally agree with you on the whole idea of SO relationships being prioritized over all else being tiresome, especially in media!

u/wabisabi_sf (x3) thank you for the RAOC 10th anniversary cards - I really loved your CNY and "greetings from" style stamp choices on the envelope too.

u/likablelobster Thank you for the Washi meta challenge card! I definitely enjoyed the greens and blues you chose to washi the card with, super aesthetic pleasing, and the fashion bear washi sample you included as well were so cute!

u/Lethbridge-Totty Thank you for well, the thank you card thoroughly decorated with washi. I especially loved the one with the leopard in the forest setting! I love the coast in the UK as well, especially coastal hikes - there's just something about being able to see where the sea blends into sky that lifts my heart.

u/SatanekoChan (x2) Thank you for the Hometown meta challenge card! Wow, Italy has been unified for a long time now! From a relatively young country myself it's always fascinating how far back these milestones go for other countries. An extra special thanks also for the 3D Sakura tree card- wow, opening this one blew me away with how cleverly engineered it was and how layered and pretty it is - it even sways in the wind! I don't really have a favourite flower but I'm rather partial to heliconias!

u/Peonynote Thank you for the bear saying Hi to a little bird hallmark card! I'm glad my little starry stamp brought you joy :) I have been a bit lazy with tea brewing nowadays but a stalwart favourite of mine is genmaicha for something wit a savory note, and a hibiscus/berry infusion for if I'm craving tart and sweet. I just went with some friends to a place that specializes in making tea-flavored ice cream and tired their duck-shit oolong ice cream. it was delicious, strongly flavored and not too sweet - all wins with me!

u/Time2Snuggle Thank you so so much for the amazing quilted seahorse card - what a fun way to add on to happy mail! The geometric lines where the fabric is pieced together to create the seahorse are so incredibly satisfying to look at and as a bonus - fun texture wise too! Such a great idea to upcycle in this way for Earth Day, and loved the peach and passion fruit tea you included too.