Postcard Scavenger Hunt

Good morning friends. I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Week-end. I think most of us love getting personal mail just about more than anything.  Whenever I see a decorated envelope I get all excited and I cannot wait to see what's inside. Sometimes, reading a letter is like reading a book that you don't want to end because it's so good. That's how I feel about most every letter I receive. Sometimes you get the unexpected, like a challenge. Recently, my dear pen pal Rachel sent me a challenge by way of a postcard scavenger hunt.  I'm having fun trying to meet the challenges.

So far, I've only completed one of the tasks.

I received this lovely assortment from a flat mail swap on Swap-Bot.

There's notecards, recipe cards, stickers, postcards, and vintage ads.

It was a very nice swap.

That's all for the incoming.

Here's what went out in the last couple of days including today.

This is for the DS Paper, Paper, Paper, swap.

This is a Postcrossing going to Finland.

This is a Postcrossing traveling to Russia.

This is a postcrossing on its way to Poland.

This is for the big Notecard Stash Swap.

That's all for now folks.

I am working on replying to my pen pal letters.

It seems I've gotten behind again.

I've had out of town company and things have just kept me away from pen and paper.

Until later................

Smile, because you've got mail. 



I guess I got a little distracted last week and forgot to publish my post on Friday until earlier today.

:)

I've been getting a lot of postcards from postcrossing and swap-bot but I haven't received any letters

from any of the persons I wrote to for LetterMo except the ones I've already showed you, which really was about a 15th of what I sent out.

Do I sound ungrateful for saying I'm a bit disappointed? I hope not. I'm just mentioning it because I'm wondering if you all had the same experience or did all or most of your letters get reciprocated? I'm just curious.

I enjoyed writing the letters nonetheless and it was a fun challenge.

Original artwork and poem by me! (2009)

Now on to the mail!

Here's what has been delivered to me the past few days including today.

A Postcard from Bulgaria.

This is for a swap I joined awhile back called I Love Postcards #3.



A Postcrossing from good ol' US of A.

This is personally one of my favorites that I've received so far.

The sender writes:

Here is a vintage funny postcard for you that I found @ the local Raleigh, NC farigrounds/flea market.

:)

Crystal.

This is from a Group Swap on Swap-Bot, Quick Notecard Swap #3

The cards are really cute in person.

I do like them a lot.

This amazing mini journal for another swap, One Sentence A Day February.

I was blown away by the creativity of the person who made this.

I have to share some of the inside with you as well.

This precedes the actual journal writing.

So cute, don't you think?

At the end of the journaling, this little surprise was sewn into the pages.

Lift it up............

To reveal a secret compartment with a treasure hidden inside.

A very nice bottle and key pendant and I love it.

The creativity of the maker of this journal has me in awe and I am so appreciative of this gift, not just the pendant tucked inside, but the love that went into making this journal.

So nice.

I love postcards with images of dogs.

This one is so sweet.

This is a postcrossing from the Netherlands.

The sender writes:

Hi JarieLyn,

Do you have examples of your mail art and snail mail.

I don't know what it means.

I try to do some scrapbooking besides being wife and mother of 2 sons.

My sons are 5 and 3 years old.

It's busy but fun most of the time.

Wish you the best.

Regards,

Grietje

Another Postcrossing from USA

(it is a resend because his first one never arrived)

The sender writes:

Hi JarieLyn,

I scanned the card begore I sent it to you so I printed it and hope yo liike it.

Best wishes from your Postcrossing friend-David.

(Lost Card)

I love the stamps too.

Notice that the postoffice didn't cancel the stamps.

Oh no, they had to put their little cancellation mark on the front of the card.

Ugh!

These lovely postcards came from another swap, Postcard Scavenger Hunt.

My favorite one is the black and white gallows and the other sepia toned one.

A PC A Day Swap.

My husband and I actually went here two years ago while on vacation so I was glad to receive this postcard because I don't have any from that vacation.

I received one of Julie's (La Papiere) postcards from a swapper for PC A Day Swap.

It's pretty cool because I ordered some envelopes from La Papier not too long ago and this was the sstyle that I ordered.

I have several more postcards, at least five but I'm not going to photograph them because you might get impatient scrolling through my blog post.

But I will post my outgoing now:

I finallly joined a Round Robin on the Postcrossing forum.

This is a march postcard pals.

I send one pc to 3 different people once a week in March.

I thought it would be easier to send them all the same card.

These are headed to Russia, The Netherlands, and Estonia.

These are for the Quick Note Card Swap, two partners.

I believe this is for the 3 card swap USA.

I forgot to take a photo of the cards inside.

The mini journal swap.

Again, I forgot to photograph my handy artwork.

But compared to the one I received mine pales in comparison.

A Postcrossing on its way to Russia.

A Postcrossing on its way to New Jersey.

A Postcrossing on its way to Germany.

A Postcrossing on its way to South Africa.

Fast & Easy Notecard Swap.

Also the front of the envelope of my original artwork and poem.

A Postcrossing card on its way to Turkey.

One of my pen pals had a birthday recently, (I guess it's been a month already) so I will be wrapping up a small gift and writing a long letter to her tonight.

And tomorrow............

more pen pal letters to write.

Oh, happy days are here again.

Penpals and Valentines

I can't believe the weekend passed by so quickly.

I haven't been able to write much at all.

 

Here's what went out.

 

Only three postcards including Saturday and today.

 

 

This is for A Postcard A Day Swap.

 

 

Also for A Postcard A Day Swap.

 

A Postcard a Day Swap.

 

I'm hoping to get some letter writing done tonight.

 

My mailbox had me smiling.

 

Here's what came in over the weekend and today:

 

 

An official Postcrossing card from Belgium.

The sender writes:

Hi,

I hope you will like this copy of an antique card of the train station in Rotterdam.

(The Netherlands)

Greetings,

Nick.

 

 

From Vronica, my postcard penpal in the Netherlands.

This is a fold-out card and has each of the three photos above as one individual photo when you unfold the card.  It's really nice because there's lots of space to write.

 

 

A postcard from another penpal from sendsomething.net.

She managed to get a lot into this space, just the way I like it.

I love Mexican food, so this card is perfect.

 

 

The pile of mail that came in today.

(smiles)

 

 

A letter, a postcard, a valentines' day card and stickers from Mendy.

 

 

A very nice valentine's day card, letter and stickers frorm Becky.

 

 

A most adorable sheep notecard and letter from Mariska.

I love it!

 

A Valentine's day card also from Mariska.

Who can resist Snoopy, especially in antoher language?

So cute!

 

 

A Valentine's Card from the lovely Rachael.

 

A letter from Lynn and some playing cards that I gave her to alter.

She did a lovely job.

 

Well, that's my haul and I must say I felt pretty spoiled today.

 

My goal is to get at least five different pieces of mail out tomorrow.

Or more.



All Day Long.............

 

I am as slow as a seven year itch.

It took me all day long but I managed to write a few letters and one postcard.

 

Here's the outgoing mail:

 

 

A valentine and a letter to a family friend I haven't seen since the age of 16.

She was kind enough to add her information to my postable account so she's the first one to check off my list.

 

 

The other side.

 

 

This is for Decorate an Envelope With Hearts, Swap

 

 

The other side.

 

 

Valentine's for two special little boys.

 

 

This is going to another LetterMo participant whose info was in my postable account.

 

 

Going to another LetterMo participant.

 

 

And another LetterMo participant.

 

Thanks to Angie for inspiring the placement of my postage stamps.

 

So............... that's four checks for my postable account.

I have lots more to go.

 

Incoming:

 

My incoming always makes me smile, especially when it comes from great penpals.

 

 

 A letter from Angie.

This is the best envelope yet.

I love it.

 

 

And a letter from Lynn.

I just made a comment on her blog this morning about how I like her hot air balloon.

I had no idea that it was for me.

:)

 

 

 

This is from the postcard swap, I feel Used.

Vintage, postmarked postcards.

My husband will especially like the sheephorn.

The bunny at the top is a notecard with a note from the swapper.

 

It's day 8 of A Postcard A Day Swap and I haven't received one yet.

I must be the close to the last on everyone's list.

 

 

Have a great weekend everyone!