Personal Postcards and Decorated Envelopes

It is so fun and easy to make personal postcards for friends and family. Make a personal postcard for someone you care for – or even for a stranger in a swap, it can still be personal if you put yourself in it.

To walk to the post office with the postcard stamped and tucked into my handbag makes me happy and satisfied. I like that I that easily can spread some love into the world. I hope to inspire you to make some postcards in your own style with this post.

Try it, it is so fun!

What to create on a postcard then? You can draw, paint, collage, take photos, alter a postcard you’ve received… Anything goes!

Personal Postcards by iHanna

Here are some recent ones I’ve made, for friends and family. This first postcard was made for one of my favorite friends and sent of because I miss her. We haven’t lived in the same city for the last four years.

Personal Postcards for a girlfriend, collage postcard by iHanna #vintage — Girlfriend Personal Postcard.

Krya på dig Maria Edvall // Get well soon greeting card — *Krya på dig* means get well, and was sent to a friend who was in the hospital but now is getting better. I just had to make it when I found out she was sick.

And my mail art envelope for the Fairy Swap that I forgot to post a picture of before:

Thanks for visiting and letting me share some mail art stuff today.

Categories:Mail blissPaper Crafting

Tags:postcard idea swapping vintage inspiration

Lolita Blahnik says:

2006-07-13 at 16:17

Really lovely collages!!! and great blog, you will heard about me here, I’ll keep reading you

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Regina says:

2006-07-13 at 17:44

Those are beautiful! When do you find time to do all of this!?

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Robin says:

2006-07-13 at 19:34

Really beautiful postcards! I love the first one, but the get well card and your envelope are all stunning!

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Hulda says:

2006-07-13 at 23:20

Nydelige postkort! Du ga meg ogs? gode ideer! Takk! :o)

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Shell says:

2006-07-14 at 2:09

These are all so lovely – what a thoughful friend you are. The envelope is particularly striking – such fun!

I adore the bracelets in your last post too. They look absolutely gorgeous – the fabric is beautiful

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Katarina says:

2006-07-14 at 19:57

Thank you for your comment on my site! Now I have discovered your blog and I am coming back :-) You have lots of beautiful,creative things here!! :-)

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Snowbear says:

2006-07-15 at 1:40

nice collages! I recognize some of that euphemera!
;-)

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Alma7 says:

2006-07-15 at 22:00

The envelope is great!
The cards are beautiful too, and I completely identify with that feeling you described – going to the post office to mail the postcard.
Are you familiar with Postcards4peace.livejournal?

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Sandy says:

2006-07-30 at 20:28

Those are just lovely. You are very talented. I”ll have to pop by again.

Sandy

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