u/ApprehensiveDrag2146

Take a bite of my heart tonight

Started reading this as soon as I woke up today. ​A tear may or may not have fallen 🥲

Hi! Just wondering if anybody is interested in exchanging art by sending postcards. I recently joined Postcrossing, pero it would be cool to have someone I can exchange art with from time to time. If you're not familiar with sending postcards, I can teach you! This one's a postcard I made after a trip to Sagada 🙂

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After sharing my handmade postcards in this post, a kind postcrosser offered to send a card and some stickers my way. 💌

​Look at how thoughtfully she designed the envelope with her homemade stamps! She beautifully drew different German pigeon species and used iridescent paint to highlight their feathers. She also introduced me to her pet spider, Fussel—and as a lowkey fan of spiders (from a safe distance) and Spider-Man, I think that's so cool. I also love the extra Van Gogh sunflower painting she included.

​Since I don't own any stickers yet, thank you so much for these, Phoenix! Your kindness traveled miles and made my week. This is my very first postcard in an envelope, and only the fourth one I've received in my lifetime! 😅 It has definitely inspired me to try carving my own stamps too.

​Special thanks to my mom for going the extra mile with this flat-lay photo haha Since I'm away from home, she's been my official mail-opener and photographer.

​Hope my card reaches Germany safely soon! 📬

Here are my top three hihi

Dropped by Scribe to try their stamps. Learned about this through a friend. Ang cute 🥺

I'm a car speeding down the boulevard without a break

My first three postcards finally reached their destinations after a month in transit! I only just realized that direct messages are received through email, and reading those thank-you notes a few nights ago was the perfect pick-me-up. I've been needing an outlet to lay out my blues in the middle of this tough week.

​These sketches—especially the ones from my Sagada trip—were also made during a heavy time, so seeing them create a genuine connection means the world to me. It's especially rewarding to know that the recipients liked my long messages. I just hope they also enjoyed squinting through my tiny handwriting, haha! My friends would tease me for sending the lengthiest texts (like this post), so I'm glad that trait is being put to good use and is actually appreciated 🥹 So lucky to be part of this community.

​Making postcards has revived my love for drawing. I started setting a 3:00 AM alarm once or twice a week just to sketch before getting ready for work. I draw until my back hurts and I lose sleep. I draw even more when I'm down or anxious. I'm probably obsessed.

​If tracking my sent cards feels this amazing, at this point, getting my first incoming mail is going to break my brain!

Progress is slow but I love the process 🙂