What materials can I use?

All mediums are welcome in this swap, so please use what you are most comfortable with. Although remember that loose or chunky bits might get lost in the postal handling of your postcard.

You can draw, doodle, paint, decoupage, collage, sew, stamp or mix it up as you please. You might want to know that most of the postcards in previous swaps have been mixed media in some way though. But I have received paper cut postcards, and postcards with zentangles, paper patchwork, machine embroidered (on paper), illustrations, wool embroidered postcards, and even a postcard painted on canvas. Imagination is the only limit, and we’ve got plenty of ideas to share with you! I have even seen a knitted postcards in this swap.

Check my Pinterest Board, Flickr and previous blog posts tagged swap idea to get some further inspiration if you need it.

You will get a gold star if you can incorporate recycled material in some way, because that is good for the environment.

This page is part of the Postcard Swap FAQ