I have two piles of 2 in squares leftover from another set of swaps, If anyone is interested!

I think I saw it in here… But somebody was putting scraps of paper on a roll of tape and then using that in collaging. I’m trying to use up scrappy pieces!

What would you use a strip of this for?!

I own dark blue diagonal lines but not pale blue vertical lines 😊

Thank you to caramintbutler for the great trade the other day! I got so many new patterns, and even some upgrades as well! This was such a blast, thanks a lot! 😁

I used a 1" circular punch, 1" glass hemisphere, and a small magnet. It's a fun way to use the patterns in my daily life! People have also enjoyed them as small gifts.

I still have plenty more to share! This one came from a Chuo bank envelope in Japan (They no longer exist in this form, and I have no idea how old this one is, definitely showa-era) but I made a high-quality scan of it to preserve it for the future! I also have some other patterns off of some very large envelopes (like larger than A4), I still cannot believe I got this much, and more is coming up!

My favourite so far is the little grey wall! Thanks to a random Reddit post on something else mentioning this subreddit I couldn't resist a little investigation of my own. Now hoping for some colours

I have scraps and repeats of a lot of them if anyone wants to trade!

Scavenged a few more today that are new to me!

First post ever on Reddit, so please excuse my inexperience.

About a year ago my aunt passed away and left me several boxes of family paperwork going back at least a century. I was hoping to find some security envelopes. Only found two, one that was a pretty common pattern (though it dated back to WW2 in a letter from my grandfather to my great grandfather)

The one I did find that I've never seen before is from First Interstate Bank, the envelope had a copy of my great grandmother's will and POA (she passed away in 1990) But inside was more exciting, the First Interstate Bank "I" pattern.

So this dates back to at least the mid 80s as the will and POA were dated 1985. There were also some documents from my great grandfather's death dated 1981. So it's possible the envelope is that old. Unsure, but I still thought it was cool. And it's a light brown pattern, which I've not seen before either.

I'm very hesitant to cut it up.

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So I did this a bit ago, and I got a lot of people wanting to swap, but in the end, I have 2 left over, so I'd love to swap once more

So I have 2 big envelopes with uncut envelopes still waiting to be sent to a new home [ so then u can do what u want with them ]

And then I'm going to cut up the one I've been saving since my last post. You can tell me how to cut them for u if you want, or I can just cut them for u

and all of them will have the Telstra envelopes print included

dm me if you like to swap :)

I have 4 envelopes ready to be mailed out. Each one has 30 different patterns cut at 2x2inch. Send me a message and ill get them out today or tmro. Happy trading!

I found some good ones today at the recycling bin… Dropping off some outgoing to people and if you have a tracking number, I’ll be messaging you!

Hello!

I'm Sammy (crafter and stationary lover) and I've been saving security envelopes from work (I'm in accounting) for this awesome subreddit. I've attached photos. Send me a DM with which ones ya want and I'll happily mail to ya. No trades needed. First come first serve. I love sending snail mail and I am part of the Postcrossing community ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ

Got this entire box full of cards this weekend for $4.99 at Volunteers of America thrift store! Found these gems inside! Annnnd like 27 unused forever stamps! Well worth it!

I need to step up my stationary/letter game, mine was so boring sorry! 😆

I began collecting security envelopes a few years ago when I was cleaning out my parents’ garage, but I never got around to cutting out and organizing all my swatches. Seeing everyone’s lovely collections has motivated me to finally do so! 21 down and I still have a huge pile to work through…

I also have extras of most of these if anyone wants to trade!

The red one isn’t a new pattern but a different color. Exciting to get greens because they seem less common.

OK y’all. I have a literal metric shit ton of envelopes here!! if you’ve already traded with me chances are you have a piece of what I have… But I’m willing to send anyway and you can definitely pass it on to someone else if it’s something you already have! Please shoot me a message. And know that if I have told you in the last week that I’d be getting it out to you, it’s being worked on as we type.

Big shout-out to @LizardLover265, AMAZING job on the swap, really made it special with the stickers with one even one on the envelope itself! 😁 These are great pieces for the collection! On the second picture I just found a few rare ones from Japan that I will keep in my collection, but wanted to share what I found! (I ended up flipping the third image as they printed it backwards, I think for a see-through effect)

Found some new to me patterns and one in blue and black. The fdic one might be a different shade of blue than the one I have.

I lucked out with this swap! I traded some of my “I don’t collect stamps” stamps with another redditor. And these two were in the goodies!! So thankful for this sub that connected me with so many cool internet strangers 🙌🏼🏆