I decided to surprise a pair of my recent Etsy customers! As the photo above shows, I whipped up a pair of watercolor thank you postcards and dropped them in the mail last week. On the back of each postcard I included a special discount code, along with a short thank you message.
This was an easy and fun thing to do for people who bought some of my 100 Positive Things and Inktober 2017 cartoons. Plus, it gave me an excuse to dust off the pad of watercolor postcards I had on my supply shelf. Speaking of Inktober, make sure to watch this video showing all 31 of my cartoons!
That’s right: you can buy pads of watercolor thank you cards. They’re 4” x 6” (standard postcard size) and include the address/message fields on the back. Fun!
I’m curious to see how they postcards held up during their travels. I’m hoping they didn’t get ruined. I’ve sent some in the past which held up just fine, however.
The brand of watercolor postcards I used is Strathmore, and I’m happy with them. They’re 140 lb. cold press pages, and 15 in a pad. You just tear a new postcard off the pad (carefully) and get to work.
I’ve tried selling watercolor postcards at shows, but they never really sold well (even when pre-stamped). I actually decided to “cut bait” with all of my old 4×6 watercolor cartoons in my stock, postcard or otherwise. Many were a few years old, and weren’t a good representation of my current skill level. I’ve had better luck with my Inktober 2017 and 100 Positive Things cartoons as of late though!
I figure, if I haven’t sold a watercolor cartoon after two (or more) convention seasons, it’s time to move on and try something else. Especially if that watercolor cartoon looks completely different from if I made it today. This is also why I did away with all of my old black and white comic prints.
If you are itchin’ to get a watercolor postcard in the mail, pick something up in my Etsy shop. You might just be the next customer on my mailing list!
