Postcard

Take One, Make One Vintage Postcard Collage Kit

Instructions & Tips

• Start with clean hands, clear table and an open heart.
• Lay out all your words and see what you can make. Try not to have an exact phrase in mind or things will get frustrating!
• If you can’t find the right word, cut out letters to spell the word (remember to check your spelling).
• Lay it all out first. Move it around, decide what postcard imagery to show or hide.
• Take picts of different layouts, then commit and glue the best variation.
• Try “wiping” the paper words across the glue, don’t rub the glue on the words.

Fun Sayings

• Choose Love / Freedom / Kindness
• Its a beautiful day to _______
• Keep Calm and _____ On
• Hold on, its time to ______
• Be real / Be kind / Be crafty
• Most of the time I ______
• A balanced diet means _______
• When nothing is going right, go ______
• Wishing you a _______
• Don’t be a _________
• Dance like ________

Composition & Color

• Notice how your words and the postcard photo or colors interact. Play around with how your phrase works on different cards and locations.
• Use the Rule of Thirds: Grid your postcard into 9 equal sections, the nodes where the lines cross are visual hotspots – put your message there.