Operation Escape Foldable Postcard

OPERATION ESCAPE

DID YOU RECEIVE AN OPERATION ESCAPE POSTCARD? 
Skip the HOW-TO to learn how to open your goodie package.

The Coronavirus lockdowns are wearing on folks. I hear it in their daily reports while they share the love of junk journal creation. So, this is what I've done...I've been working on a type of Happy Mail to send to those Youtubers who stoke my junk-journal-crafting fix each day. It's kind of a lightweight form of spreading smiles. Add a pocket or two inside. Stuff it with whatever bits and baubs you like...I then sewed mine shut. You can decorate the outside! Add a digital image before you print. Anyone can send this sort of happy mail to a friend or relative. This could be a great home-school exercise for children to practice addressing mail and memorizing their address.


How-to:

1. Choose a piece of cardstock or single-sided printed scrapbooking paper.

2. Print the following downloadable folding postcard on the blank side. (I choose a faintly discolored white format to save on ink for printing the postcard side). I have to RIGHT CLICK and select SAVE TARGET AS to save the page-sized image. SAVE PICTURE AS doesn't work.

3. If you printed onto blank cardstock, print something nice on the other side!

4. Cut out the postcard side LEAVING 1/4" of white around the entire piece. This extra outer bit of white (edge) allows you to sew or glue the folded postcard closed.

5. Add the address. You can send them the url to this blogpost to open the stuffed postcard. Or you can doodle an arrow with the note to trim off the white border to open the card.



WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS POSTCARD?

1. Trim off the white border around the postcard side to open the card.
2. Time to have fun! The sky's the limit.
     a. Use the included tag to make a file folder.
     b. Or sew the card into a book as part of a signature.
     c. Or cut the card down the fold and make two journaling cards or tags.


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