Mail me some art

OPEN-THEMED ARTIST'S TRADING CARDS SWAP - PART 1

Five from Phyllis:

One from Kathy M::

Five from Jovanna:

Five from Honi:

DESIGN-A-MUG Paper Swap - PART 3

Four from Karen M:

Three from Lois:

DESIGN-A-MUG Paper Swap - PART 2

Two from Margaret:

One from Joyce:

Four from Honi:

UPDATED POSTAL COSTS

Hello Mail Art Swappers,

I just checked the online USPS site for current postal costs:

1st CLASS LETTER - 60 cents

SECOND OUNCE - 24 cents

SQUARE ENVELOPE - 99 cents

LARGE ENVELOPE - starts at $1.20

POST CARD - 44-cents

When in doubt, check the USPS online site, or stop at the closest post office and talk to your friendly postal clerk, and maybe tell him or her "Thank You" for what they do to keep our mail going.

That's it for now...

Honi

P.S. postage costs are scheduled to go up on January 22nd, 2023

Autumn Leaves Will Fall! Postcard Swap - Part 2 - UPDATED

From Sarah:

Four from Andrea:

Three from Anna:

Two from Barbara D:

Four from JAK:

Three from JoAnne:

One from Nancy L:

"INKTOBER" A Little Late... Post Card Swap - Postmark by Monday, November 21

Alcohol Inks Drip by hhc

This swap was prompted by a movement "Inktober" started by Jake Parker in 2009 (?) where artists were challenged to design their creations using only INKS. Since there are many various types of ink, applicators and stencils, i.e.

Rubber Stamps on Collage by hhc

rubber stamps

block printing

fountain pens, ballpoint pens, felt markers

markers

spray inks

alcohol inks

etc.

you will have a lot of leeway for your creative endeavors.

Dylusions Inks/stencil/stickers by hhc

PARTICIPANTS: Create 1 - 5 post card designs to be exchanged with swap partners. On the message side of each post card you make, please list the materials you used in your design. (YES, you may add details to your ink designs...)

Dripped Rubber Stamp Inks by hhc

Example/template for Post Card backs

SWAP DETAILS:

You may send in as many as five Post Cards. (You will get back the same number you send, each from a different artist,)

Mail your PCs to your host in an envelope, and your host will mail out the swapped PCs after the swap is processed.

If you're sending more than one PC, please insert waxed paper or parchment between the

cards so they don't get stuck together in the
envelope.

Enclose sufficient postage for each PC you send in, also loose self-address labels for your swap partner's art to be sent to you.

Please write your return address or email address on the back of the PC so the recipient can thank you.

Postmark your art by Monday November 21st , send to:

Honi C.

PO Box 142

Freedom, NY 14065

Questions? s.h.greenstamps@juno.com

You can find all the postal specifications (and a handy postage calculator) here: http://postcalc.usps.gov

OPEN-THEMED ARTIST'S TRADING CARDS SWAP - POSTMARK BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14th

by hhc

Here's another break from post card art. Make 1 - 5 Artist's Trading Cards to be exchanged with your swap partners. You choose the subject/theme/media.

by hhc

Beginning with a full sheet of cardstock is a quick-starter: design an overall background pattern and then cut it up into ATC-sized pieces, adding finishing details so each can be different (if you want them to be).

Nine (9) cards can be made from an 8+1/2 by 11
piece of cardstock... (by hhc)

NOTE: If you use cardboard or poster board instead of cardstock as a base, please enclose extra postage to cover the cost of sending your nonmachinable art along to your swap partner(s).

THEME: Your choice
FORMAT: Artist Trading Cards
MEDIA: Your choice
TECHNIQUE: Paint, sketch, collage, rubber stamp, etc.
SIZE PARAMETERS: 2+1/2" x 3+1/2" (or 3+1/2" x 2+1/2")
CHECKLIST:

SELF-ADDRESSED LONG or LARGE ENVELOPE
NON-MACHINABLE POSTAGE - 80-cents
WAXED PAPER BETWEEN EACH PIECE

Put your ATC 's in an envelope and send by NOVEMBER 14th

TO:
Honi C.
PO Box 142
Freedom, NY 14065
Questions? s.h.greenstamps@juno.com