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Quotecard Postcard #35

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Swap Coordinator:spinjenny (contact)
Swap categories: Miscellaneous  Newbie  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:110
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:April 15, 2010
Date items must be sent by:April 30, 2010
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

This is one of a monthly series of quotecard postcard swaps held to share a little zinger of wisdom/humour/etc with your partners. It is a pretty basic postcard swap. The only catch is that it MUST contain one of your favourite quotes, but that can be either an old friend or a newly discovered favourite. The postcard can be handmade or commercial. If it is handmade, you can incorporate your quote into the design if you prefer; otherwise you must write it on the back of the card.

Please say where the quote is from or give the credit where it's due. You may use quotes in languages other than English, but if you do, please include a translation for your partner. Do not forget to include the swap name and your user name on the card!

You will send out 3 of these cards, one to each partner, possibly across the globe. They should be postmarked! Please DO NOT send in an envelope.

I will ban if I see multiple no-sends or have any other reason to believe you will not be a good swap partner. Newbies are welcome!! (but must have a filled out profile.)

You must communicate with both me and your partner if you are late for any reason. If there are any problems, please try to work it out with your partner, but if that is not possible, contact me and I will try to help. Please do not give a 3 or 1 rating without giving your partner a chance to fix the situation.

Happy swapping to all! Please contact me if you have any questions or problems.

Note: This swap series was originated by @nicole who later handed it over to me.

Discussion

spinjenny 03/16/2010 #

This should be a fun, low-pressure swap, so don't feel you have to do a lot of research unless you want to do that.I have a Notepad file in which I save quotations that I like, so I don't usually need to search for them for my Quotecards, but when I want quotes on a particular theme, I put:

[theme keywords] quote OR quotation

into a search engine. I get links to some general quotation sites but also ones which only have quotes on that theme, which often have many more than the general sites.

Some general ones:

spinjenny 03/16/2010 #

I am also often asked about sources for nice or 'different' postcards. Museums and art galleries usually have them, and a lot of book shops and stationery stores/departments have nice ones. There are online sources, of course:

  • Amazon has books of postcards.
  • Pomegranate have lots of choice, and their "blowout" packs are a great 'pot luck' deal.
  • postcardstop.com have a good range.
  • VisionWorks is another good US online source, but I can also get some of the cards they stock from my local 'world store' here in the UK.
  • Syracuse Cultural Workers has interesting cards, many of them with quotes and most of them with a 'message'.
  • Zazzle has a lot of postcards too, and they have sites in other countries, including in the UK.
  • The Film Store has film-related postcards, of course, but other subjects too. It is a UK site but you can opt to see the prices in US dollars.

If anyone has suggestions for other sources, please post them here.

solarts 03/19/2010 #

Just an F.Y.I. about Zazzle they charge a lot of money for shipping. Unless you like to order a huge pack of the same postcards then the shipping cost is lower depending on the type of postcard your ordering. I wanted to mention that the ETSY website has a great selection of handmade postcards from various artists. I was pretty impressed with some that I have ordered. Again, some of the sellers charge a lot for shipping and some don't. So far I have had no problems with ordering postcards through ETSY.

spinjenny 03/20/2010 #

Thanks for that warning! I'll add a note about that on future swaps. Etsy too - I should have thought of that as I've bought postcards there myself.

VallesAvallonis 03/22/2010 #

I LOVE this idea!! I have mine all ready to send out, and I'm waiting for the next swap to be posted for next month. :)

xsazzlex 04/ 6/2010 #

I have some quote postcards for sale in my Folksy shop :-)

xsazzlex 04/ 6/2010 #

Sorry, that should have been a link to my Folksy shop!

leslieirwin 04/ 8/2010 #

Does the quote have to be on the postcard itself or one that is written by me on the postcard? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I'm a newbie:)

spinjenny 04/ 8/2010 #

It is not a dumb question at all. Most participants need to write a quote on the postcard themselves, even if there happens to be a printed one on the front of it. The only exception is for a handmade postcard, which can have the quote incorporated into the artwork on the front if the maker prefers.

spinjenny 04/16/2010 #

As sign-ups have ended for this swap, I have now created the next swap in the series, Quotecard Postcard #36. I hope to see some of you in that one too.

spinjenny 04/16/2010 #

Just letting you know that I have checked all your profiles today (wow, 112 of you!), but I'm waiting for some replies to PMs, so I will not be assigning partners until tomorrow or perhaps Sunday morning.

gitashri 04/23/2010 #

I got a great quote and postcard today but no name on which to rate and let them know how great it was. what do I do I am a newbi so not too familiar with the system

spinjenny 04/24/2010 #

I have PMed you about who I think sent it, @gitashri .

In general, if you receive a swap with no swap-bot name, as long as you know which swap it is for, you can go to "Rate your partners ..." to see who is sending to you, then to "View Participants" to see whether any of them have marked Sent and then PM any of them who have.

spinjenny 05/16/2010 #

It is now more than 2 weeks since the Send deadline for this swap. Over the next few days, I will be contacting the partners of those participants who have not marked Sent yet.

If anyone else has not received after a reasonable time, bearing in mind where your partners live, please try to contact them. If you cannot resolve it between you, please PM me, as I will not be checking the comments for this swap any more.

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