Postcard form Jenny

The card I got from Jenny was all white. I contacted her to hear if this was what she had sent, and it was not. Somewhere along the way it had been split and only the back made it here. She offered to send a new card and of course I loved to have some of her art. This time it came in an envelope all safe from nasty post sorting machines. So now I and someone at the post office got her wonderful art.

Thank you for the postcards!

Postcard form Phyllis

This card carries the title of " Moonrise over Devon". It comes from Phyllis who lives in London, United Kingdom. She is a media mixed artist. The card has watercolour and stitching, which gives a great texture.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Liz

From Liz in Australia there came a movie card. She is a dancer, singer and actor, so the card shows what she loves. So fun seeing a card that reflect the interests of the maker. She too is named after her grand mother :) In Norwegian also Eli is pronounced E-l-ee. Fun to get an insight to Australian name traditions.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Brian

This card comes from from Brian in the state of Iowa in USA. His card are a mix of collage, with glitter accessory and a sea shell-button.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Frankie

This next wonderful card came Frankie from Oklahoma, USA. The soft feeling of spring came to mind when I open my mail box and saw this card. The bookpage background with the dotted paint print, the stamps, doodles and collage all came together and gave me a taste of the spring that is to come.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Cara

This card came from USA, from Cara. The mail has beaten up this card quit a bit. On the front the collaged woman was dangling, but I glued her down. Lovely interplay between the dress of the lady and the starry sky. Unfortunately, the back has been torn up, probably by the machine that they use for sorting the mail. That means that I do not know what is at the back with the exception e-mail address and name.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Eurika

This card came from USA, from the Virgin Islands.
Eurika ha made this fun card with collage and doodles. On the front it has a quote from Johann Wolfgang von Gothe: Nothing shows a man's character than what he laughs at. Had not heard that quote before, it sure made me smile.

Thank you Eurika, for the well wishes, compliments and the blessing you write on the backside. Although the card did not have a protecting envelope it did quit well in the mail.

Postcard form Corey

This card came from Corey in Australia. It has a fun mix of media, print, rub ons, stickers, fabric, washi tape, paint and doodles. The card has a lot of patters working together creating a colourful fun  card.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Ellen in Virginia

This card comes from Ellen in Virginia, USA. The card is a print of a silk painting she has done. Looks like she had fun making them.

Thank you for the postcard!

Postcard form Derika

The first card came from South Africa, from Derika. The card says "Geniet jou kreatiwiteit" that's Afrikaans for Enjoy your creativity. The feel of the card is so wonderful, the handwriting on the graph paper is so beautiful. The front has a mix of collage, stitching and paint, with some doodling and the word Knoeledge.

Thank you for the postcard!

A postcard from Laila

I got a postcard from Laila! Yeah! I love mail! Last year I "met" Laila through a swap. To my pleasant surprise she sent me a card. The mail man manage to put in in my neighbours mailbox, but I have nice neighbours and the gave me the card :) Isn't it sweet? Every time I look at the card, childhood memory's comes flowing, who can forget the song Edelweiss from The Sound of Music? Thank you Laila!

Sketch for the iHanna postcard swap

Sketch for the iHanna postcard swap, 2012 is ready. Playing around with the design. The girl, I've cut out of an eraser. The plan is to stamp her and give her a background. We'll see tomorrow how the cards turn out.

Joining the iHanna postcard swap

I am joining the iHanna postcard swap http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/2012/02/diy-postcard-swap-2012

Here's what I did in 2010.

This will be the third year I am participating. I have gotten so many sweet and fun hom-emade postcards. Love em'.

This year here is a small fee, I hope this will make people that are joining more serious and they will send out there cards.

You'll be making and receiving 10 postcards. I love to see the different styles. The swap has a Flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/postcards2010
send to! Connect, share and spread creativity into the world – that’s the swap slogan!

Here are a glimpse of last years postcards.


DIY Postcard Swap 2012 at iHanna is a very loose swap. No theme, and no set size of the postcards. You can send the postcards in an envelope for protection if you want to, but you don’t have to. You should write a message on the back, add stamps – and put in a mail box! That’s it!

Sign up for the swap closes March 7th 2012! Are you joining?

This year's postcard

I got a question if I was going to make postcards this year. Yes, I have made one design that I got printed. As life has smacked me pretty had this year, especially this fall, this is the only one I got printed this year.


Here is a picture in progress

Postcard form Diane

Got a wonderful postcard from Diane, also known as Sister Diane.
from http://www.flickr.com/people/21113527@N00 and http://www.craftypod.com

The card is a fabric one, with butterflies, in my favourite colours :)

Swapping is so much fun and sometimes when you do this kind of swap, you'll meet people you have read a bit about or follow. This was the case when I opened this card, may I say I got a bit star struck? Any way, I would like to recommend her podcast.

Thank you for the card!

Postcard form Wendy

Part of the iHanna postcard swap.

Got a postcard from Wendy,not sure where she is from, the post mark do not show up so god. Wendy said about her card, It's a local bird, that reminded her of about her grandmother. She enjoyed the process of making the card. You can find her on the net at http://www.craftierthanthou.com/.

Thank you for the card.

Postcard form SNARLing

There has been an unfortunately delay in blog posting, but they are now on there way.


Part of the iHanna postcard swap.
I got a post card from SNARLing, and she sent her card from U.S.A. This card has a fun slide in it, with a quote from Henry Miller: "The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware"
You can see some of her progress at her blogpost.

You can find her on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/aliceklar and on her blog http://thesnarlingpost.blogspot.com

Thank you for the card!

Postcard form Laura

Got a sweet card from Laura. A card from the IHanna postcard swap. Laura sent her postcards from Argentina. You can visit her online at http://www.lauravarela.com.ar

Postcard form Jigna

A card from the IHanna postcard swap. I got another card from the UK, from Jigna,at the big mango. I love the cleverly reuse of old envelopes. It also have a sweet pocket.

Thank you!

Postcard form Amy G

I got this wonderful card from Amy G. She writes that her inspiration comes from the book "Water for Elephants". I have not read the book, but as I love to read, I'll sure check my library for it. That dark red in the card, I cant stop looking at it, so delightful, one of my favourite colours. The border has a velvet feel to it, and there are multiple layers of paper collage.