Handmade Postcard Newspaper/Magazine Comics Swap

I have been inspired to create a swap after reading the Sunday comics. I save the Sunday comics from the newspaper for wrapping paper but often I put a panel or two I love on the fridge. Now I would love to share them with you!

Let’s do an international, handmade postcard swap, with 4 partners, using a newspaper or magazine comic. It can be in color or black and white, a single panel or a strip and it can be the original or a Xerox or printer copy.

I was able to download a single panel comic from Google as a picture onto my computer and print out 4 panels on a page of cardstock to make 4 postcards.

For this swap you will make 4 handmade postcards using a favorite newspaper or magazine comic panel or strip. It can be color or black and white. You will have 4 partners and the 4 postcards can all be the same comic or you can do 4 different comics on the 4 postcards. The comic can be an original newsprint page from a newspaper or magazine, new or old comics (does not have to be current). You may use a Xerox or printer copy of your comic of choice. Please include the name of the comic i.e. “Garfield”, your swap-bot name and the short name of this swap "comics". No need to translate any language comic will do!

From the US Postal web site www.usps.com about postcard stamp prices: “Postcards sent in USA are $0.28 the Size limits are: Minimum: 3-1/2 inches high by 5 inches long by 0.007 inch thick Maximum: 6 inches long by 4-1/4 inches high. Additional postage required for larger postcards that are over 4-1/4 inches high X 6 inches long X 0.016 inch thick are considered oversized. They will be charged as a letter or large envelope depending on the size.” For International:” First-Class Mail® International Postcards are $0.75 to Canada, $0.79 to Mexico, $0.98 to all other countries”

You will send 1 handmade postcard to (1 each) 4 swap partners. Your postcard should be appropriately postage stamped and sent “naked” to your 4 swap partners. Remember to include the name of the comic, your swap-bot name and the short name of this swap "comics".

This is a PG rated swap, nothing too racy that my kid couldn’t retrieve from our PO BOX and I would be OK explaining.

NEWBIES WELCOME! But I do reserve the right to exclude anyone I think may not be able to fulfill this swap.

Please communicate with your partner and myself if you are running late. I hope we can work out any problems with your partner before giving a 3 or 1 rating. I will angel if you need me to.

If this is similar to anyone’s swap I apologize in advance. I did a search didn’t find a newspaper comics swap and went for it!

Comment or PM me with any questions. This should be fun! Tricia pacificquest