Do you want to take the pressure off the next time you sit down to stamp or paint? Try stamping or painting on a postcard! If you end up really loving the design you can graduate it to a traditional card (or frame) or you can just pop a 32 cent stamp on it and mail it off! Think of all of the mail carriers who will get a kick out of delivering it! To make my postcards more sturdy and professional looking I cut some 4″x6″ panels of white cardstock (inexpensive GP from Sam’s Club) and stamped a large postcard background (oriental trading co) and adhered it to my stamped panels.
As I mentioned yesterday I found a bunch of old 4″x6″ glossy photo paper that my printer will no longer accept. It’s the perfect size for a postcard! Here I used Local King Rubber stamps and the technique I learned at their booth to stamp a one layer wonder! Two perks of stamping on photo paper is that the ink colors remain brighter and the ink dries super quick. I used watercolor markers to stamp:
This happy gnome was an attempt at making a scene but I was not happy with it so I trimmed it to postcard size and added some “mail art” stamping in the corner. Now I love the fun look! Stamp Credits: Gnome/fence (Oriental Trading co.), flowers and grass (Inkadinkado), mail art stamps (Limited Edition, Close to My Heart)
Postcards bring back the “play” to stamping, I hope you will try it too! Have a great weekend and til next time happy crafting!
Sweet! The postman may ring more than twice!:)
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Are these regular postcards with a design on the front of them or blank postcards to make your own design?
If they do have a design on the front, did you put your on design on top of the original design with cardstock?
Thanks,
TJ
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Hi TJ, I make my own, you can use whatever paper you like, for example watercolor paper for paintings, photo paper or plain cardstock. I have a large postcard background stamp that I stamp the back with so I have room to write and put my stamp plus it looks neat and you can stamp it on whatever paper you want. The watercolor paper is thich enough as is but I put plain cardstock on the back of my photo paper and regular cardstock to make it thicker.
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Great tip(s) Lindsay….will have to look for a postcard background stamp – like your idea!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
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