Postcrossing Blog

Soooo.. our first monthly contest is over, and we’ve received some enthusiastic videos! Who knew postcrossers had such nice video skills?

Here are the entries:

How does Postcrossing work (Misio)

by mrpotato

An Introduction to Postcrossing

by DerbyDragon

What is Postcrossing

by oixxo

Postcrossing world

by paneleroze

Postcrossing!

by the_beatles_4_ever

how Postcrossing works

by piotrek

Postcrossing and how it works

by positively postal

How to Postcross

by Vandom

Postcrossing manual

by R4

And here is the one we selected as the winner:

Isn’t it such a sweet video? Congratulations oixxo, good job! :)

Video isn’t your thing? Fear not, we’ll try something different next month!

And of course, thank you MOO for gracefully sponsoring our monthly contest. Need to get some postcards, business cards or stickers done? MOO's got you covered, with outstanding quality and original designs! :)

Good news, everyone!

MOO, our favorite printing company, has gracefully offered to sponsor a monthly contest here on Postcrossing. So from now on, every month, we’ll host a little competition and let you showcase your talent and imagination!

So, without further ado, this month’s theme is… video!

As you know, Postcrossing can be a bit tricky to explain to new users… so we’d like to enlist your help!

So your assignement is to make a short & sweet video that explains how Postcrossing works.
Then, submit it to YouTube (or your favourite video sharing site) and share the link in the blog comments. Use your imagination & have fun! :)

In 2 weeks (May 28th) we’ll review the results and choose our favorite – and if that’s you, a pack of MOO's fantastic postcards will be all yours!

PS – Got a fantastic idea for another contest? We’d love to hear it!

You might have noticed we are already in countdown mode for the postcard number 4 million in Postcrossing. That’s right, 4,000,000 postcards! Can you believe it?! (we’re still having some trouble wrapping our heads around that number ourselves…)

For those of you who’ve joined Postcrossing recently, you might want to know that Postcrossing reached the first million of received postcards in April 2008 – that was only 3 years after its very start. That date made us immensely proud of Postcrossing and of all our members. What we didn’t know back then was that it was only the beginning!

In February 2009 – less than a year later – we reached the 2 million and by September we were already celebrating the 3rd. And now, 6 months later, we are preparing for the postcard 4 million!

We like to celebrate these milestones with all Postcrossers and so, continuing in what has become a Postcrossing tradition, ladies and gentlemen, we’re pleased to announce the forth edition of the “Guess the Countries” contest!

All you need to do is to leave a comment on this post with your guess about which country the postcard 4 million will be sent from, and where it will go to (example: From Tanzania to Iceland). It’s really simple! The first to guess it correctly will be declared the winner, but only one guess per person is allowed! We will announce the details of the lucky postcard when it gets registered.

But… if there are winners, there must be prizes, right? I’m glad you asked, because there are awesome prizes for both the correct guesser and the sender and receiver of the lucky postcards!

Our friends at MOO (makers of all things printed and pretty) have agreed to partner with Postcrossing and offer 3 packs of 60 postcards for the winners!! How great is that?

With MOO, every single postcard you print can be different, and have your own pictures in it. If you’re not a keen photographer, don’t worry! They have an incredible selection of ready-made packs that you can choose from.

Also, until April 15th, MOO is offering all postcrossers a 15% discount on the purchase of any pack of postcards (20 or 60), with the code POSTCROSSING15. Aren’t they sweet?

So, take a guess in the comments, and write/register lots of postcards. Let’s get the party started! :)

(top image by leo reynolds, flickr)

And now, ladies and gentlemen postcrossers, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the results of our “A million cards’ contest”! Here they are, two for each of the five categories:

Best backside texts

jtills, from the United States wrote: “I come out of my shell when I interact with others through Postcrossing.”

maneij, from Finland wrote: “Hi there! I think Postcrossing broadens the mind! Its warmhearted friendship all over the world, like world language, like world breathing. I can get to know strange people, strange cultures and at the same time I can teach other people too. On the written card I can see a tiny flash about ones life and that moment we are close together in spite of miles, borders or races. We are friends. That’s the most important. I’m lucky I found Postcrossing, I has enriched my life. I love it.”

Best handmade cards

Eefjevt, from the Netherlands, sent us this beautifully handcrafted 3D card. The wheel spins to reveal different sets and best wishes.

Sady, from Germany, sent us this relief card that she made from pictures in a magazine. Check out the beautiful backside as well!

Best representative of your country

just_me, from Slovenia writes: “On the picture are Kurants, the main carnival figure of Kurentovande. Kurent is believed to be endowed with unearthly powers, for with its demoniac figure, with jumping and ringing bells, it performs a rite which is supposed to chase the Winter away to bring Spring to the country.”

Elinborg, from Iceland writes: “Hello from Iceland. We have more sheep than people so I love to send cards with sheep :)”

Funniest cards

davyn, from Finland writes: “Have you ever experienced anything like this? You go on your long awaited holiday, and when you finally arrived to your destination, nothing is exactly how it looked like in the brochure.”

Milly91, from France, sent us a mouthwatering postcard of all the things we would like to taste in Paris!

Nicest stamps

From sushis in france		From Isagv in Germany

These 10 lucky users will receive a pack of 20 MOO postcards each, fully customizable with their photos or designs. If your card wasn’t chosen, please don’t be sad, we promise we’ll have more contests soon :) Meanwhile, you can see all the cards received on this flickr set.

Congratulations to everybody and thank you for all your kind words and best wishes!