National Postcard Week May 6-12 2012 make your own

Hi, You will design a postcard for National Postcard Week May 6-12, 2012 and mail it that week. You will send to 4 partners and me. NEWBIES welcome!

I will include your postcard on the website www.npcw.multiply.com The website has over 4000 postcards sent over the last 32 years and made by postcard lovers like you.

There is another address I can give you to be included in the directory if you so desire. That means you would send to 6 people. The listing is free.

If you wish to send to more than 5 people please contact me at NPCW1@aol.com or ezrestexas@aol.com I am taking sign ups from various postcard groups and will have a separate list from this one. You can send your postcard in an envelope or stamped and canceled during NPCW, May 6-12, 2012..

Here are some guidelines for making your own postcard. They are originally from The Tucson Post Card Exchange Club.

1. National Postcard Week and the date must be on the postcard, preferably on the front. 2012 is the 29 year.

2. Your name or the name of the club and mailing address should be included, preferably on the front, but can be on the back.

3. The minimum size is 3-1/2x5-1/2 inches. Those are post office requirements.

4. Maximum is 4-1/4x6 inches. (I have seen larger)

5. The minimum thickness of is 90 lb. card stock. Most home printers will print on 110 LB cardstock, sold in many discount stores.

6. All postcards printed should be of the same designs. You can design more than one. If you do you should send all designs in a trade.

7. A minimum of 100 copes is recommended to give other traders a change to receive a copy.

8. To give your card extra worth, numbering them is an excellent idea. /100 on the back is okay.

9. Be sure to Autograph your postcard. A first name is okay.

10 All NPCW postcards should be mailed during NPCW, especially those sent individually with a stamp. Get a hand cancel at the post office desk