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Offline tallulah

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Postcard Ideas
« on: April 16, 2014, 11:51:02 am »
I recently found a scrapbook from my Mom that has postcards in it from our vacations in 1960-1962....  Of course there is scotchtape on the corners......  ::)
Trying to come up with an idea to re-do this as those are my memories as well.  I haven't counted them yet, but most are landscape and some (esp waterfalls) are portrait.  Some have my handwriting on the back and Mom never mailed!  I really want to see both sides.
I don't remember this book, and not sure how I got it, unless it was in with stuff Dad sent to me after she died.....
Ideas ?????
Janelle
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Re: Postcard Ideas
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2014, 12:48:13 pm »
I have a scrapbook that was my Grandmother's that has postcards from the late 1800's to the early 1900's in it and I'm wondering the same thing!  Will be interesting to see what ideas you come up with!

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Re: Postcard Ideas
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2014, 03:15:25 pm »
I recently did an album of football recruitment memorabilia and had lots of things that were 2 sided and important to see.  I used a lot of small photo corners to hold things .  The things in them can be removed and turned over.  I also made a bunch of shallow pockets for things.  The pockets were 1/4 to 1/2inch deep. They hold the papers and weren't overly obvious. 

You could also design your pages on transparency sheets so both sides of the postcards are visible.

Another option would be to cut away the background paper so the writing on the back of the postcard is visible on the next page.  It would take some serious planning though.

Good luck.
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Re: Postcard Ideas
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2014, 06:46:34 pm »
I use postcards a lot if I go places that do not allow me to take photos. I scan the backs of them if there is something there that I want to use and then print them off.

Otherwise I have made a pocket with a frame that I can slide the postcard in and out of. I don't have a photo readily available of the technique with a postcard, but this map was a similar situation. The bright green "frame" is open at the top so I can slide the map in and out as I need it.

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Re: Postcard Ideas
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2014, 02:27:13 pm »
Use the clear overlay sheets as your background page.
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Re: Postcard Ideas
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2014, 06:37:40 pm »
Use the clear overlay sheets as your background page.

Interesting ideas...... 
Phyllis:  and then decorate using..........
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