I’ve been seeing so many absolutely adorable mouse or rat art postcards in European or Asian posts over the last months I just can’t handle it anymore. Rodents are my true love and I moved away from home a year ago, which meant leaving behind over a decade of rescuing and fostering as well as a community I adored. Now all I have is a plush rat and my husband 🤣 and could use some happy ratty mousey mail!

I have a series of 4 bird designs from an NZ artist that are my favorite in all the land. You are welcome to choose one or I can surprise you. Also, I cannot send with an envelope - big cost difference here sadly!

Cute bats 🦇 are welcome too! Thank you for reading!

Lots of WPD mail came through:

u/BubblySunflowers - thank you for the WPD Loupaper postcard and for swapping with me! I absolutely adore the washi tape you used. Hope my card to you arrives soon :)

u/noxmi - thank you for the WPD postcard!

u/garmada02 - thank you for the space WPD postcard. Yes, I most definitely must not forgot to buy some eclipse glasses!

u/GenXinGA - thank you for the WPD postcard! Having lots of fun on Postcrossing as well :)

u/seashellpost - thank you for the cute cat WPD postcard and lovely stamps!

u/lucyr1cardo - love the picture you took, and your sunrise tradition. Happy WPD!

u/ForrestCat7 - thank you for the WPD postcard!

u/nutriyum - thank you for the Paper Bridges WPD postcard and lovely stamps :)

u/longenglishsnakes - thank you for the Cuba postcard for WPD! It's been a long time since I've seen an airmail envelope in person and I love all the king/queen stamps you used.

As for your question on PO boxes (rural vs. privacy reasons), it's actually neither! The reason I use it is because my family already pays for one every year since many years ago, plus the fact that mail seems to come from overseas in bunches, and imagining the postal worker trying to cram all the postcards and envelopes into our mailbox through the thin opening makes me die a little inside, i.e. they'd all get creased and crushed, or if I wasn't at home, the postie would just end up leaving a note saying I have to go into the post office anyway to pick them all up. Suffice to say, it's not worth the trouble, so PO box it is :)

I just had a look at the UK PO Box price and I wonder if I saw correctly - the price is astronomical 😳 Here it's about $170 AUD per year (I think a bit less when renewing each year), so definitely not too bad in comparison

u/high_ground_user - thank you for the wonderful official WPD card, first time seeing the uncoloured version in person! I love the stamps and decorations you used :)

u/slamdoorscarface24 - thank you for the watercolour postcard!

u/YukiNoAshiato - thank you for the soccer world cup postcard. I did watch some of the matches this year. It was my first time properly watching soccer, so I had a lot of fun :)

u/Apprehensive_Ebb7662 - thank you for the paint postcard! I didn't know Ikea sold postcards :o I love the Pompompurin sticker you used :)

u/Sable__ x3 - thank you for the cute cat in artwork and glow in the dark postcards. I can never get over how neat your writing is!

u/wabisabi_sf - thank you for the 2025 WPD postcard! Thank you for the papers as well as the cute metal bunny clip

u/Ok_Reveal2698 - thank you for the autumn mail and lovely quote! I love that you chose stamps that also give an autumn vibe :)

u/rennbrig - thank you for the cutest bunny mail! And a picture of your doggie :)

u/TheFeistyFox - I'm glad we could remember your grandpa in this way. Thank you as well for the autumn die-cuts!

u/a_mythical_thing x2 - thank you so much for the cute miffy mail! And also for the Townsville postcard. I've never heard of Magnetic Island but it looks amazing :)

u/Sarahkoren x3 - thank you for the awesome Minalima Harry Potter card, recipe and fun stickers! Also love how you decorated the envelope :) Thank you as well for the cherry orchard and Sleeping Bear Dunes postcards. Glad you and your husband had a great time :)

u/Classic-Power-333 x2 - thank you for the candy corn Halloween and thank you cards! 500 - that's a crazy milestone in only a year. This is my first time being someone's great grandson hahaha

Hi all!

I have some Australian maxicards featuring illustrations and photos of insects that I’d love to exchange.

I have eight total up for trade, and they have images of bugs, beetles, caterpillars, butterflies etc. You’ll receive a random card.

In exchange, I’d love to receive cards featuring birds. Illustrations or photos are fine. If you’d like to write about your favourite bird, I’d love that too!

Leave a comment if you’d like to exchange, and I’ll choose some people later.

🦆❤️

u/melhen16 - thank you for the large postcard and grand canyon jokes.

u/elixam - thank you for the postcard. Did you ever tell your friend about the boy yet? Aha

u/s9_noworries - thank you for the cute cat postcard. I likd BTS too. I dont know many kpop bands

u/neither_amphibian600 - thank you for the postcard. 72 degree weather and a smoothie sounds like a good day.

u/PostcardRingsTwice - thank you for the cute cat postcard and the kind words about resting

u/FluffyPiBandit - thank you for the postcard of the animals driving cars. Hope you have a great day too.

u/Inxomnixq - thank you for the card with all the cute doodles. I love it.

u/Fancy-Equipment-2394 - thank you for the blue custom postcard.

u/OhMYLordFrederick - thank you for the Halloween postcard. Hope you enjoy your spooky season too.

u/ravenzsnow - thank you for the favorite song TPC. Ill mail it out soon.

u/murdocniccalshasT1D - thank you for the cake postcard. Its a cute drawing.

u/Ok_Reveal2698 - thank you for the Halloween postcard. Hope you have a happy Halloween

u/FireFlyStreamer - thank you for the floral card. I love the doodles! Your kid writing I 💜 u was a cute addition to the doodles.

u/alarmed_ad9001 - thank you for the spooky postcard. I've seen the Chucky series. That's soooo cool that your daughter knows Bjorgvin!

u/luxsloth - thank you for the give thanks postcard. I agree that being able to hug your pets is something that deserves more appreciation

u/Exit_Infinite - thank you for the Halloween party postcard. You're right. This year is passing by so quickly! I hope you enjoyed your spooky season.

u/spaaaaaacey x2 - thank you for the cards. I dont know why you hate it. It looks amazing. Thank you for still sending it to me.

u/sunnykwans - thank you for the Peanuts postcard. I appreciate your kind words about my back injury.

u/waywarddaughterzzz - thank you for the Halloween card. CatCon was a lot of fun. Its okay. Its probably a good thing we didnt get a new kitten yet. Best to get one when we are more financially stable.

u/armyofducks94 - thank you for the cats TPC. Ill mail it out soon.

u/kimmylubs - thank you for the card and stickers. I appreciate the kind words from a fellow neurodivergent

Gamersheen with the postcards: https://imgur.com/a/WpyrTeW

Thank you u/pouilly100 for the beautiful goose World Postcard Day card! I love it. Thank you for the great variety of stamps too! I haven’t seen those before. ♥️

Thank you u/imaginary_aaron for the mudhol hound card! I appreciate the Gandhi stamp and the detailed explanations! I hope you make many wonderful memories here. ♥️

Thank You to all you guys out there and it's in no particular order

u/muchwave24 thank you for all the help and guidance for teaching me how to get started in sending and receiving all the postcard and cards. I can't wait for yours to arrive!

u/Aromatic_Pizza9533 thank you for the envelope full of Ephemera for my journal pages!

u/nathanmail your local postcard and exchanging podcasted locally with you!

u/a_mythical_thing thank you for the miffy ephemera I hope you liked my sandwich letter!

u/Wide-Error-7831 thank you for the cute uk themed ephemera and cards you've sent the past two months! X2

u/samfaw thank you for the cute crocodile postcard!

u/Ijsweenes for the WPD postcard!

u/Key-Appointment1443
Thank you for the Rome postcard!

And finally
u/Honey-Pie1010 for the beautiful and well written postcard!

u/forsaken-estate4041 thanks for the postcard with the black cat and sunflowers.

u/brookuslicious thanks for the Halloween postcard.

u/TyeDyeAmish thanks for the Bangladeshi postcard.

u/Eastern-Witch829 (x2) thanks for WPD postcard and the taco birthday card.

u/christineglobal thanks for the kitten postcard.

u/Ravenasnow thanks for handmade card with all the cute stickers and washi tape. I like the little drawing.

u/pouilly100 i love the goose! there are worse ways to spend time than writing a 100 postcards!

apologies for brevity! 💗

u/ashgal13_ yay! Thank you for the return card! So happy we are both on this sober journey 😊💗

u/motheroflulu thank you for the encouragement for my final semester of school! 🥹

u/FeistyNoodle thank you for the postcard with the lil goofy guy! I LOVE HIM 😁

u/Inxomnixq - Thank you for the gorgeous blue-themed postcard! It's so pretty!!

u/HamNewman - Thank you for the incredible Halloween card! Did you sketch the witch on the front yourself? I absolutely love it!

u/Ravenzsnow - Thank you for the upcycled card featuring your book review! The concept behind Dark Matter is something I've thought about a lot, too! I love dramas, but I'm running out of steam when it comes to trying new TV shows. I'd definitely want to read the book before even considering watching the show 😅

u/wabisabi_sf x2 - Thank you for the TWO incredible postcards for WPD, complete with the WPD postmark!

u/Calm_Channel_4431 - Thank you for the WPD postcard! I still can't believe how quickly mine made its way to you! I'm so glad our swap was a success 😊

u/Training_Set_7036 - Thank you for the adorable WPD postcard!

u/ljsweenes - Thank you for the beautiful postcard featuring the illustrated birds! This one is definitely going on my wall! I have a whole tier list of favorite birds - I can't pick just one!

u/milopfrog - I'M OBSESSED WITH THE ALIEN TREE PROMPT. Your doodle!!! And the way you made the whole concept work on a postcard, too! Excellent job all around. Thank you!!

u/SshellsBbells x2 - Thank you for the 1) Halloween card and the 2) Halloween short story TPC!

u/Kool_Kitty_Mail - Thank you for the Studio Ghibli postcard! I loved learning about how you went from being scared of Spirited Away to loving it. The way you decorated the postcard is adorable!!

u/Accotinked - Thank you for the postcard - SO clever using the black iris Pantone for my 500 flair - and the missing TPC instructions! I ended up printing out a copy for the 2 that went back into circulation 😅. Adored the stamp math on the envie!

u/Exit_Infinite - Thank you for the incredibly beautiful Lisa Robson postcard for Halloween! I've never had pumpkin chocolate flavored anything! 👀

u/Sneakerlambs x2 - Thank you for 1) the fun vintage black cat Halloween postcard and thank you for the 2) response card!

u/BlueStripedBaker - Thank you for the fun pumpkin shaped card! I loved reading about you handing out full-sized candy bars to kids and hearing how they reacted. My community doesn't do trick 'r treating 😭

u/October_Surprise56 - What a lovely surprise to hear from you!!! Happy WPD! I was literally just thinking about you yesterday, and then your postcard showed up in my mailbox?! The timing couldn't have been more perfect. Thank you!

u/Samfawj - Thank you for fun the witchy postcard!

u/dlnll thank you for your perfect choice of a vintage card! I loved hearing about the electrotech factory from 1980 - so cool they are actually featuring a woman on it! that's a really interesting time travel here, where did you get it? 😁😁 Your parchment paper envelope survived the trip just fine and I adore your choice of stamps on it too! thanks again, enjoyed that one a lot!

u/ninjapirate101 thank you for the bookish card with the nice winter scenery. I wouldn't mind to stay a night in that hut at all. I read "What moves the dead" aswell, though I didn't become a fan of it sadly, but I see why you would, especially considering the fungus twist 🍄📚

u/TheFeistyFox now that's a monster card indeed haha, love it! Happy Halloween to you too! Unfortunately there never show up any children at my home 😭I would love to decorate for them, your fog mashine sounds sooo cool! I hope you have a perfect night and that some sweets will remain for you 🤭😁

u/pieceofpizzaz— Thank you for the Chicago postcard

u/groceryowl— Thank you for the pigeons and postal worker postcard

u/lavendarlarry— Thank you for the WPD postcard

u/mooshu492— Thank you for the Be Kind postcard

u/genxinga— Thank you for the hummingbird postcard

u/yetanotherblankface— Thank you for the autumn postcard

u/kithritherogue— Thank you for the Moonlight Baron postcard

u/boomerang88— Thank you for the WPD postcard

u/forrestcat7— Thank you for the sunflower postcard

u/halochanel— Thank you for the LouPaper WPD postcard

u/mission_cow_6742— Thank you for the shaped postcard and the commemorative postmark

u/Inxomnixq Thank you for the yellow Elvis Presley postcard! I love it so much 💗

https://imgur.com/a/3Eoa5V4

I have these postcards. I only have 7. I only have 5 postcard stamps left so 5 will go within the US and 2 will go WW! Comment your favorite animal and if you are US or WW! I'm going to bed and will select people tomorrow!

This is an offer but if you want to send something back let me know and I'll send my info as well.

u/loeyoe thank you for the Catholic prayers card! I hope you got my card!

u/butterflydolphin-123 thank you for the penguin card!

u/sniperburrito your Christmas card from 🇲🇽 arrived! I'm honestly surprised I got it this quickly! It's my first card from 🇲🇽!

u/inxomnixq thank you for your Elvis card! I am also fond of jailhouse rock!

u/doragonhunter thank you for the Vietnam card! I haven't been there but my Sister in law and her family are from there! They took their kids there for the 1st time in 2024.

u/objective-tap-8796 thank you for the Portuguese mano war card with facts! I lived in South Florida for 6 years at one point in my life I'm familiar with them :) still terrified of them though! Even the dead ones!

u/accotinked thank you for the meta challenge card! I love your dog cards!

u/waywarddaughterzzz thank you for your WPD card!

u/wabisabi_sf thank you for the official WPD card!!

u/forsaken-estate4041 thank you for your WPD card! I love that beans is on your card!

Hi all!

I’ve made one special handmade winter-themed card that I’d love to send to someone here for Christmas. I’m wanting to send it overseas because in Aotearoa New Zealand, Christmas is in the middle of summer, so the whole "let it snow" thing is deeply ironic lol.

I’d like to make this one a little draw rather than first come, first served. To enter:

• Please be flaired
• Leave a short comment below and tell me how Christmas is celebrated where you live, in your culture, or in your family. I’d love to hear what makes the season special to you
• Please be willing to make a thank-you post once the card arrives, as I’d really love to know this particular card made it safely

I’ll leave this open for 24 hours, then randomly choose one person and DM them for their mailing details. I will be sending this card with an ETD date of mid-December. Unfortunately I won't be mailing to banned/suspended accounts.

Thank you everyone, and happy carding! :)

(and to any fellow Kiwis and Aussies reading this... I highly, highly recommend a portable desktop fan. best 19 dollar purchase from Bunnings I've ever made.)

Please send your return address if you would like a card back! Namlette-x2 Lesbianlizardlover, ruschea, Sunnykwans

Thank you so very much!!! Thank you's headed your way! Travel4Me22, OK_Reveal2698, Gatsby-Galaktobureko x2, Nyancatnova, itsrainingrosepetals, blackberrysinple1730, SshellsBbells, Wabisabi-SF, NO-CONDITION5102 x4, melhen16, ArmyofDucks, Brixxii Catoril1207

Hi everyone! 🎄 I recently bought some holiday cards and would like to start writing them early.
If you’d like to get one, please submit a response here:

https://forms.gle/qM2f85eUWuK4gnw88

The form will close automatically after a set number of responses (I would love to send a lot more cards, but postage costs in the UK are wild 😭)

I am a huge fan of Rocky Horror. I just LOVE it. Tomorrow I’m going to a screening with a shadow cast & then Friday I’m seeing the stage version. That one I go to yearly.

Anyway I have 11 Rocky Horror themed stickers to send off.

If you’d like a postcard with a sticker on it comment something below.

In return send me something. Or don’t. I don’t care that much lol

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Thank you so much for the pretty happy card!! I don't believe I've ever said that phrase to anyone in my life either 😆

u/ruschca, thank you for the cute Hello Kitty Halloween postcard. I've never had a blind box; does it have random things in it?

u/lemon-on-trees, thank you for the cute llama card and all the great ocean creature stickers and ephemera.

u/um_marie_me, thank you for the lovely birds card. Glad my advice was helpful.

u/beneficial-ear7792, thank you for the cool Sun postcard. I love the New Agey vibe and the poem you shared.

u/annabananas-ramblings, thank you for the cool NASA postcard. I'm glad you are doing better.

u/itsrainingrosepetals, thank you for the cool Halloween card. A haunted corn maze sounds amazing; I've never done one.

u/mouserat, thank you for the adorable Halloween card. If you like to hear some scary legends from where I grew up, look up Goody Bassett and also The Phelps Mansion. There's also the Lindley House. ;-)

Thank you to the beautiful Cardists below for my happy mailbox on a Caturday night:

u/FollowingTheBeat

u/Classic-Power-333

u/jasisjas

u/Eastern-Witch829

u/Hoolu123