October 1 World Postcard Day

World Postcard Day (October 1st)

Are postcards lost to internet use? A century ago a postcard was sent to let family “back East” know you arrived or that all was well. Often you’d see a family portrait on a post card. 

https://worldpostcardday.com/

In the 1960s when our family went on Summer Vacation, the first thing we looked for we're postcards, 5/$1.00.  We sent one home or to a friend or brought them back for our scrapbooks. The best was a photo collage of all the scenic views you could never capture in your Brownie camera. 

October 1 is upon us - its #World Postcard Day

Here's the simple process to making a post card with water and ink on watercolor paper. 

Use an oval birch tree die or other open tree design, watercolor paper postcards, and liquid ink

*using a stencil as your guide, add ink with a paint brush in the open spaces, keeping in mind the amount of water will cause the ink to run where you might not want it. Let dry completely 

                                                

*with a piece of broccoli, dab it in green ink, then dab it in the area you might want leaves; birch tree leaves are small, so in the size of these trees, the leaves don’t have to be specific

OR

*Outline the tree shapes with a drawing pen before adding the ink

OR

*use low tack tape to strip off areas that become the birch trees  

*to make a sun, place a circle of white crayon or clear wax crayon where you want it to be

*add the ink to the background

*when the ink is completely dry, remove the tape

*with an art pen draw short lines to mimic the bark of a birch tree

*If you want to protect the print from water damage either through the mail or to preserve it, cover it with Mod Podge, white glue or Matte Medium - they all dry clear.

So since it’s #World PostCard Day, I’m sending out a few. Check your mailbox.

Thanks for stopping by! Be blessed!sb