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Sending Love with DIY Postcards
A couple of weeks back one of the gals in a very special circle of crafty friends mentioned that Mark Montano was doing a DIY Handcrafted Postcard Swap. The idea is to create your own postcards (ten to be exact), pay a small fee for handling, mailing and sorting, send to Mark and receive ten other postcards from around the world. It was a project to share a little love and care during these wild times in our world. Isn’t that kind of Mark Montano?
I was really excited to be a part of the post card swap as it was a way to spread a little love. Here’s a little simplified how to on how I created my postcards.
- I purchased a large poster-sized piece of watercolor paper from Michael’s (with a coupon of course).
- I started by putting down some paper from old patterns, some misc. ephemera, and some patterned paper randomly across the surface using PVA, like a white glue.
- I chose a color palette and began painting with acrylic paint randomly in different areas.
- I added a couple of die cuts to give it a little raised interest.
- Next I stenciled with spray ink and acrylic spray paint.
- Almost at each step I walked away and let it dry which made it easy to come back to it when I had time.
- Once I liked how much coverage I had over the surface with paint and ink, I then took a postcard sized template based on Marks’s specific measurements, and traced out rectangles. I could have been really picky and made a template to choose which very specific areas I wanted on the large sheet but I liked how each section turned out so I just traced with a pencil one rectangle after another, getting as many as I could.
- Once complete with tracing I stamped an image (some of my favorite older stamps) on a piece of deli paper. I then I cut out or ripped around the image and placed one on each postcard in the desired area with PVA glue.
- Lastly, I put finishing touches on by inking and adding more smaller stamping.
It was a fun easy project that I could take in little chunks of time. I’m thrilled to be a part of this swap of postcards with a purpose.
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I have a little prize package (photo below), that I’d like to send to someone. It contains one of my favorite Tim Holtz’ stencils, a cute Jane Davenport face stamp, some little Disney Princess cutouts, a tag I created with my Gel Press plate for you to complete, and two handcrafted postcards.
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In order to win this little package, if you aren’t already subscribed, please subscribe (right column of the blog), and make a comment below on one way that you are spreading or receiving some hope and love during this season. I’ll chose a random winner by August 31.
Sending warmest creative wishes,
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8 Comments
Debby
What an awesome ideal! You did creative job on your postcards. So unique. You’ll have to share what you receive. I already subscribe. I think I receive more hope and love than I give from my craft friends. Encouragement in little day by day . Things that can’t easily Make your day heavier and a friend will come along with a word of encouragement and the day is better. I hope your day is filled with God’s love and encouragement.
artsychick
Hello Debby,
What a sweet comment and you are one of those friends to me dear one. Wishing you the same. Take care. Know you’re loved and God bless.
Jean Marmo
What a lovely idea! I like to send cards to my mom at the nursing home and cards to the little grandkids across the country.
artsychick
Jean,
What a great project you could do to make several cards. Glad you enjoyed. Warmest creative wishes!
Michelle Salazar
Oh man those are beautiful and I love how you use a big sheet how fun that must of been to create art and share your postcards with the world. Sweet of you to have a give away of such great goodies and I am just going to cross Amy fingers and hope my number gets picked for all those lovely goodies! Have a bless day my friend and stay safe and healthy!
artsychick
I loved doing a big spread of art. Made it easy. Thanks. 🙂
RobinS.
I am making collage postcards and sending to seniors in retirement centers who are in need of pen pals.
artsychick
Robin, what a great idea. I love that you’re doing that! Thanks for sharing!