Hello! I know a month ago I said I was going to take a break from my blog. And it’s been nice to just create over the past few weeks without worrying about supplies or pictures or whether something was good enough to post.
But I think, more specifically, that I needed to get away from believing I had to post certain things in a certain way at certain times. One of the reasons I started my blog was because I’ve always wanted to be on a design team, and a blog was a way to get my work “out there.” So I tried to post regularly and have thorough supply lists, etc. As time went on, though, design teams seemed less and less likely (for a variety of reasons), so my blog just came to be a chore.
As it turns out, though, I do have things I want to share, just in a less “formal” way. So for now that’s what I’m going to do: I’ll post when and if I have something to share, whenever that may be, and we’ll see how it goes.
Today I wanted to share a few postcards I created this morning. Last week I signed up for a postcard exchange (through a local letterpress studio) to just reach out to other people during the pandemic. I decided to make my own postcards, so this morning I cut some heavyweight white card stock into 4” x 6” pieces and tested out my Micron pens and alcohol markers. The markers didn’t smear the ink, and as long as I used a light hand and didn’t do much blending, the markers didn’t leak through the paper. Perfect!
Now I do not have great drawing skills (one of the reasons I enjoy stamping), so I settled on a few simple, doodle-y designs and just went for it. I started each postcard with a border, then drew the images/sentiments, and finally colored the designs in a scribble style using a bright, cheery color palette. On the back of each card I wrote my note on the left side and added lines for the recipient’s address on the right.
This was a fun Sunday morning project, and I may just make some more to send on my own. Thanks for stopping by!
Andrea
4 comments:
When anything you do becomes a 'chore', and you feel you 'have' to do it, STOP! If it's not fun, don't do it!
Your blog should be done 'your way'. There are no 'rules' how you blog.
Love these cute postcards Andrea! I am sure the recipients will love and appreciate them too! Your drawings are great and very cute! Happy to see you doing your own thing and enjoying yourself:-) Hugs from Sunshine
Thanks for sharing these! Agree with Sunshine - do what is fun, that's the main thing. You have inspired me yet again with these fun postcards. And I am thinking I just might have an old stamp somewhere that creates the back of post card too... the address lines, spot for stamp, etc.
Thanks again for this idea - and hope you keep having fun creating.
Judy
Thanks, Sunshine! I think part of my frustration is that I don’t really know (or can’t decide) what “my way” is for my blog. Maybe I’ll figure that out one of these days! 😁
Thanks, Judy! I thought about those old postcard rubber stamps. I know Stampin’ Up! sold one years ago, but I never bought it. Thankfully it was easy enough to draw the lines I needed on the back - adds to the simplistic charm.😁
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