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An open Karen's Art Mart envelope overflowing with happy mail — watercolors, stickers, and ephemera
Vintage mailbox illustration
Ink the tuxedo cat helping stuff an envelope
Ink the tuxedo cat peeking out of an envelope surrounded by happy mail products
Ink the tuxedo cat ready to ship happy mail

Meet Ink, My Business Partner

Pen & Ink's Chief Chaos Officer

He supervises every watercolor and adds purr-fect chaos to each envelope. Ink highly recommends our Cat Lover theme!

What goes into your envelope every month — Ink has opinions. I have final say.
A hand-typed monthly letter card from Karen and Ink the cat
A unique. personal note just for you.
Original hand-painted watercolor bookmarks
A beautiful bookmark handcrafted by me.
An old family recipe card of the month
An old family recipe from my kitchen and kin.
An assortment of hand-picked ink-themed stickers
Because who doesn’t like stickers?
An obscure cocktail recipe card from Ink the cat
Old-timey recipe you probably haven’t tried.
A clever little life hack card
Something to make your life easier.
A true story from Karen’s show biz career
A story from my career in show biz.
A selection of small curated items for your chosen theme
Something chosen just for you.

“Not a single envelope assembled by an algorithm.”

Karen & Ink, with love

Pick Your Theme

The Writer
The Cat Lover
The Artist
The Christmas Fanatic
The Book Nerd
The MAS*H Fan
The Journal Keeper
The I Can't Decide

My Former Life

Karen's MASH credit from her show business career
Meet Karen

From the Writers' Room to Your Mailbox

I spent 35 years as a television writer in a high-pressure show business career and those years combined were not as stressful as one night of turning on the news in 2026.

So I decided to do something about it. I created this “Happy Mail” club for people who need the same kind of escape pod that I do.

In addition to “former TV writer” I am a Catholic woman with very bad ADHD. So I am offering envelopes in all of those categories. (I am also the slightest bit snarky, so you may catch a whiff of that, too.)

I hand-paint every watercolor. I dig up old family recipes. I write down the wildest stories from my years in writers' rooms. I find the life hacks, the snarky zingers, the book you haven't heard of yet. And I pack it all into an envelope — themed to you.

Read My Full Story

Your Mailbox Deserves
Better Than Junk Mail.

Pick your theme. Choose your tier. And start getting something real, something handmade, something that makes you smile — every single month.

Find Your Envelope
MASH group photo — Karen with the cast and writing team from her show business career