tortagialla

Hello!

My name is Linda and I'm an American living in Italy with my husband, two little kids and our West Highland White Terrier.

I love design and I love paper - so no surprise that I design a whole lot of printable stationery.

Snail mailing is super fun for me to create and send out as well as receive. It's a great way to actually use my papers and stationery (that I sort of hoard).

Please note I am mailing from Italy, so it often takes a while to arrive. Please contact me if you think the mail is lost or it's been too long - I'm here to swap, but I have to put my trust in the postal system services. I know that it is not flawless and if a package doesn't arrive for whatever reason, I will resend - thank you for understanding.

Likes

I love to draw, papercraft, make minibooks and art journal with all my stationery supplies.

Any kind of cute stationery supply is always good in my book.

I'm happy to receive non-bulky paper type items.

• paper stationery items

• stickers

• bookmarks

• vintage bookpaper in other languages

• vintage greeting cards (even used, just the front illustrations)

• interesting envelopes (security envelope designs)

• anything paper and interesting for decoration

Anything cute, kawaii, pretty, shabby chic, vintage is good for me.

Definitely all rated-G and no violence, blood, scary things.

Neutral colors or happy colors... but not necessarily crayola bright (not my jam!) I like pinks and purples, florals, greens/yellows. Moody, watercolor-ish lovely too!

Please note: There is a pretty hefty customs check here in Italy so please keep in mind flat paper items or at least not too bulky to make sure it gets cleared. In fact, they don't like envelopes that are too decorated as it may seem like a commercial item and get taxed with fees I have to pay to receive :(

Tea I like to try different types of tea, but have learned that I enjoy the black teas, vanilla and similar blends.

Not so much into the fruit, berry teas, maybe peach okay? I'm still exploring!

You are welcome to send packets from your part of the world, so I can try something new - thank you!

NOTE Please no nudity, scary things or profanity. I'm a rated G kind of person :)

More about me

I do freelance graphic design as a job, but also craft, embroider, paint - anything interesting that gets my curiosity going I will try.

Let me share some of the things I have created, so you can get a taste: