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Surprise Mail Art Postcard Challenge USA

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Swap Homepage:http://www.flickr.com/groups/800803@N24/
Swap Coordinator:jenkosman (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Art  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:34
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:August 14, 2008
Date items must be sent by:September 23, 2008
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Ready to be challenged?

Here's how it will go:

sign up for the swap

the day I assign the partners I will send you an envelope containing

  • 5-7 random items
  • a postcard
  • a clear envelope that you will mail your "mail art" postcard in, just for safety so it will arrive entact. So the postage when you mail them out will be 42 cents as long as it's 1 oz or less.

You will use atleast 3 of the items I've sent, your own supplies, & your imagination to create a unique mail art postcard

Take a picture & upload it to the flickr group

Mail it to your partner

  • No "No Sends"
  • 4.9 rating or higher
  • Atleast 5 swaps completed
  • You must also have a filled out profile
  • I'll check everyone's stats the day before the sign up date & ban those that don't meet the requirements

Discussion

cbdoodle 07/30/2008 #

I am guessing this is not internantional...but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask. =)

jenkosman 07/30/2008 #

cbdoodle: not this time... but if it works out then I'll do an international one!

Susi 08/ 2/2008 #

Where do you get clear envelopes? Do you make them out of vellum, or can you buy them?

mamajoy 08/ 3/2008 #

This does sound like a real challange...I am taking a deep breath and going for it! Have not done mail art before. I think it will be lots of fun. Thanks for the later due date.

jenkosman 08/ 4/2008 #

Susi: I bought them from www.clearbags.com If you're in the swap I'll be sending one with your stuff...

jenkosman 08/ 4/2008 #

mamajoy: I'm so glad you're taking the "plunge"! It will be fun!!

T 08/ 5/2008 #

i love mail art! this is great, thanks for the swap. :)

jenkosman 08/ 6/2008 #

T: Thanx for joining! It should be fun!

Susi 08/ 6/2008 #

I just re-read the description of the swap. You will be sending out the stuff. Then we make a postcard, will we send it to our partner? I can see that as being the only way we can be rated. Other wise how would be rated. I am confused! (like always!)

Susi 08/ 6/2008 #

DUH, I just read it for the third time. PLEASE disregard my previos post!

jenkosman 08/ 6/2008 #

Susi: You crack me up! You're probably going a million miles an hour like I always am!! Yes, I send you supplies & then you mail them to your partner! You can use some of your own stuff too you just have to use atleast 3 things I send...

Susi 08/ 8/2008 #

That's an ADD brain for ya, my brain is always racing faster than my eyes and hands!

krstawrdtravels 08/13/2008 #

I wish you were allowing newbies in this :(

heavendevon 08/14/2008 #

This sounds fun and creative..count me in!

jenkosman 08/14/2008 #

sorry krstawrdtravels, hopefully you'll understand that it is risky for me to send out my own material to newbies.

Maybe you'll qualify the next time I do a swap like this!

jenkosman 08/14/2008 #

glad to have you heavendevon!

Merbreed319 08/14/2008 #

i really really wish you would allow newbies in this one! =/ but i understand what you mean about sending your own materials. hopefully you will have another one soon that i can participate it!

WRW 08/14/2008 #

I wish you allowed newbies, too. This sounds great!! I hope you host another one of these...in the mean time I will try to shed my newbie status and gain some experience! :o)

WRW 08/14/2008 #

I wish you allowed newbies, too. This sounds great!! I hope you host another one of these...in the mean time I will try to shed my newbie status and gain some experience! :o)

B3ntButN0tbrok3n 08/18/2008 #

Heres the postcard I created with my materials I recieved today (:

mamajoy 08/18/2008 #

I'm not quite sure I understand how to mail the postcard....You put it in the clear envie, but where do you put the stamp? Inside? How does the post office cancel it? It's really late and my brain isn't working again.

mamajoy 08/18/2008 #

Ok, I'm thinking it thru...You address and stamp the clear envelope, right? Is this a blank post card? Or do we write a note on it? See, my brain is still in cramp mode.

SacredYoli 08/19/2008 #

I'll take a pic of my creation too. I am sending out to my partner.

twobluecrows 08/20/2008 #

I have the same question as mamajoy--do we write on the card, or send it blank for our partner to be able to use it sometime?

If we write on it, we don't have to worry about addressing the envelope as the ink will show through. So..?

Cyn

B3ntButN0tbrok3n 08/20/2008 #

i sent mine addressed on the postcard and i just took a chance and put the stamp on the outside of the envelope otherwise your right the post office wouldnt be able to cancel the stamp so they would probably try to open the envelope to cancel it if you put your stamp on the inside...

Susi 09/16/2008 #

Is anyone else having trouble coming up with a good postcard using the randome stuff, plus their own. My creative bug has escaped me, and I look at my stuff and say "what am I gonna do with this this???" argh...

Susi 09/23/2008 #

got mine done, right at the line! I was having a heck of a time thinkg of what to make, (even dreamt about it!) so I ended up making a bit of a silly card. I missed the post today, but it will go out tomorrow.

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