Write A Letter Day!

Oh no, I feel so sad!  It is the last day of National Stationery Week and now we'll have to wait another year before it comes around again!  Let's make the most of Write A Letter Day, pick up your pens, find your nicest paper and send a note to someone and put a smile on their face when it arrives through their letterbox next week!

Posting the card

I sent myself a postcard on Wednesday (World Stationery Day) because Royal Mail were using a special postmark on letters sent during National Stationery Week and I wanted to have a memento I could punch and pop in my planner.  I also did it for today's post as I was going to show you the mark on my card for Write A Letter Day.

National Stationery Week postmark**

It arrived back at my house the next day BUT it didn't have the #writingmatters postmark!  I don't know if it was because I had sent a postcard and not a letter but I just got the standard Royal Mail mark.  I haven't had any mail this week that wasn't franked so I don't have anything with the special postmark on it to show you.

My postcard

I am going to hop onto Twitter now and join in with the last of the #NatStatWeek fun!  Don't forget to enter my giveaway if you haven't already.

Thanks for stopping by!

** This image is not my own, it was taken from Small Man Media's Facebook page.

Write A Letter Day - win Staedtler rainbow ballpoint pens! *Now closed & the winner announced in the comments*

So today's the day, it is the last day of National Stationery Week 2016.  That's it for another year now and I kind of feel a little sad, but it isn't over just yet because today is Write A Letter Day and I want you to pick up a pen and get writing!  Who haven't you spoken to in a while?  Who would love to receive a note from you in the mail?  Go and find your best paper and pens and make someone's day!  

My letter is on it's way

One of the main aims of National Stationery Week is to get people to enjoy writing again.  They have shared lots of posts over the week about why writing is important and why people feel passionately about it, you can read my thoughts on this here if you missed it on Wednesday.  

Ok, so on to my last giveaway of the week.... Olivia from Staedtler gave me this pack of rainbow ball pens to give to one of you today, aren't they colourful?

Staedtler rainbow ball pens

If you would like to win this set please tell me who you would like to write a letter to today, it can be anyone in history, alive or dead, famous or not, it's up to you.  Here are the rules:

• Tell me who you would like to write a letter to today.
• I will number the comments and use random.org to pick a winner.
• This giveaway is open internationally. 
• The giveaway ends at 12pm UK time on the 10th May 2016.
• I will announce the winner on this post on the 11th May 2016.
• This is the only prize (for today) - there is no cash alternative. 
• If the winner doesn't contact me within 72 hours of my announcing the winning entry, I will have to draw a new name.
• If you are under 18 years of age please ask your parent's permission before entering the giveaway.
• These pens are brand new and unused but I have taken them out of their packaging to photograph them.  The winner will receive the eight Staedlter ballpoint pens pictured in this post.

Good luck!

I'll be back later today with one last review for you so keep an eye out for that!