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CS: Pass & Paste PC intl. 07/26

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CS: Pass & Paste PC intl. 07/26
Group:Collaborative Swaps
Swap Coordinator:Lealie (contact)
Swap categories: Postcards 
Number of people in swap:5
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:June 30, 2026
Date items must be sent by:July 31, 2026
Number of swap partners:1
Description:

Let's revive this! I hope you all are doing well and are in the mood to restart this series after a break <3

Send one Pass and Paste postcard to one partner.

International

You can join in at any time by starting a Pass and Paste Postcard, or by sending on one that you have received from an earlier round, or another swap.


New participants

  • Cut postcard weight paper to postcard size

  • Divide the front side of the PC anywhere from 3 or 6 sections.

Examples:

More examples: Pass & Paste postcards on Flickr

  • Decorate section 1. The postcard may eventually be mailed naked so securely adhere items to your section.

  • Turn the PC over, and address the postcard to yourself.

  • Note: Do not include postage because the last person sending it home may not be from the same country as you!

  • Divide the other half of the back of the postcard into separate writing areas. If you decorated section 1 on the front side...then you will write in section 1 on the backside. This is where you leave a your username and date, and anything else if there's room.

  • Sender's choice. Your section can be any theme and any medium (collage, draw, watercolor, mixed media, stamped, etc).

  • Mail the postcard, in an envelope, to your partner.


Next Round

  • Use the postcard you have received from another Pass & Paste round or another Pass & Paste swap.

  • Decorate the next empty section and then put it in an envelope and send that PC forward in another P&P swap.

  • If you are paired up with the postcard creator or someone who has already filled a section, send a different pass & paste postcard or make a new one.


Finish

  • The goal is to have each space filled out by a different artist, and then sent home to the originator.

  • When you receive a postcard with only one empty square left, decorate it and mail it back to the swapper listed in the address section.

  • If you are assigned the creator as a partner, do not send them their uncompleted postcard. Start a new PC.

  • If you get assigned a partner and they have already worked on that PC, then hold it and send it in the next round to a different partner or please send it to me. Send your partner a new PC.

  • If you receive an unfinished Pass & Paste postcard, please always send it on, even if you decide not to participate any longer. At the very least, send it back to the original creator. Or send it to the host of this swap (please request address via pm) they will forward it on. That way everyone should eventually get their postcard back.

Discussion

CookieMomster78 06/18/2026 #

I am in the USA, and postage costs differently based on the size of the postcard so I am just curious if there's a requirement in this swap, assuming the completed postcard will be sent to us without a protective envelope?

Of course, if it's sent home in an envelope then the size isn't as much of an issue because there's just one single rate for "letter" mail.

Thank you in advance for the guidance and clarification. Thank you also for hosting a fun collaborative swap for us!

WoodlandBanshee 06/18/2026 #

So excited to see some collaboration swaps coming back!

Lealie 06/21/2026 #

I do not put down the exact size because the standard size in the USA and the rest of the world differs a little and I don't want people to have to conform to one of them and just choose the one that's comfortable for them and passes almost all international postal laws.

Standard size where I'm from in Germany, and most countries using the DIN sizes, is DIN A6 (105 x 148 mm) - whilst in the USA it's 4 x 6 inches (101,6 x 152,4 mm).

They're very similar but not the same, so I recommend the postcard be somewhat close to either of that, that way it won't become a problem :)

Lealie 06/21/2026 #

I'm also happy to be back to hosting this swap! I missed it. I had a bit of a hiccup and things happened but I'm hopeful we can get this back on track - and maybe some other swaps, too :)

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