Why not color postcards to give away?

My mother-in-law put me at a loss for words once when she saw me working on my coloring book. What do you do with these pictures after you are done coloring them - do you frame them or sell them, she asked.

I never thought of doing anything with them. The process is an end in itself. I enjoy putting my own color scheme in for a drawing done by someone else. Do I frame them? Er, no. I don't think them good enough. Besides, the picture must have meaning for everyone else who lives under the same roof, right? Ok, so I'm pleased with how my Anubis turned out, but I can't willy-nilly punch a hole in the wall and just put the picture in a frame and hang it up there, right? It's everyone's home as well, and nobody is a fan of the dog who takes care of Egyptian afterlife, near as I can tell!

As for selling them, oh, surely they aren't good enough? Who would want my Anubis? Hahahaha.

While browsing in Amazon one day, I came across packs of postcard-sized drawings, which I immediately ordered, for the novelty of the size of these drawings (which would make them quick work), and also because I thought I could do them up and give them away. The recipients could use them as bookmarkers or, yes, frame them (if they think them good enough). This set is rather pretty, with gold foil highlights in some parts of the drawings.

And with these being postcards, I can write a personal message on the back.

My first post-card sized work:

The gold foil highlights don't show up in this photo. 

I had my long-time friend in mind when I colored this in, so I chose a palette I knew to be mostly red, her favorite color. To make the red pop, the other colors were muted - the pale greens and yellows, and an unassuming cool grey as the background.

I'm already working on my next one, predominantly in purple, with bright green (her other favorite color), for my MIL.

I texted another good friend who has been under stress lately (from playing care giver to her ageing mum) to ask her to list her favorite colors. Turns out: raspberry pink, aquamarine, mint green, baby blue and midnight blue. When I told her what I was going to do with them, she replied apologetically: Oh but the colors don't even match. No matter. I see them working together somehow. The pastels, alongside the pops of raspberry pink and midnight blue.

And I could write her an encouraging message on the back.