Hand Made Postcards

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Hand Made Postcard Exchange.

Please no commercial postcards.

Categories / media - drawing, painting, watercolor, print making, mixed media, original photograph.

Mailed postcards have an advantage being postmarked they record the time and place where created.

Note: pastel, collage and embellishments do not travel well and may cause postal machinery damage/breakage.

My address is on the last comment page.

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Latest Activity: Mar 13

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Managing Our Postcard Collections

All suggestions and comments are welcome here ?Ty Hannigan here. -- Here is what I do (currently)1st:I scan new postcards when they arrive and file the image in my computer under the artist's name. I…Continue

Tags: maintain, store, postcards

Started by Tyler Hannigan Feb 2, 2024.

Paper type and thickness for handmade postcards 12 Replies

Does anyone have recommendations for paper types/thickness they use for handmade postcards? I've tried sending some in the mail, but suspect they need to be thicker (I'm using Strathmore printmaking…Continue

Started by Tanushree V. Last reply by Guido Bondioli Oct 21, 2023.

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Comment by Tyler Hannigan on March 13, 2025 at 9:13pm: And from Stephanie Q. a multi small fish rubber stamps postcard. -Thanks Stephanie. (My name) "Go Fishing"

And in return to Belgium I'm sending "Come fly with me" a rubber stamp with added red ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on March 12, 2025 at 4:45pm: Received another great linocut print postcard from Tanushree V. Thanks

And in return I'm sending "24-Hex 02" , a rubber stamp and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on March 12, 2025 at 4:40pm: Sorry I'm way behind in postcard response !

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on March 11, 2025 at 7:12pm: Always fun to receive mail art from Awyn

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on February 26, 2025 at 5:50pm: Thanks to "Cut & Post" for their digital / photo art postcard. I've named it "mushroom Eyes"

And in return mail I'm sending my "Corners " , a hand drawn postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 29, 2025 at 11:04pm: I've received postcard from Adam Roussopoulos with "Keep The Post office Public" rubber stamp. - Thanks

And in return I'm sending "Upside down 'T' flag a rubber stamp and added ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 21, 2025 at 7:11pm: Blue texture postcard has arrived from James Chester . I love the texture.

I call it "The Blue Snowstorm"

And in return I'm sending "Curved Tri-5" a rubber stamp with added white ink.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 14, 2025 at 8:29pm: Received Postcard: from Stephan Mitterwieser /Germany -Mixed Media - stamp and paint.

And in return mail I'm sending postcard "24-Hex-07", rubber stamp with added ink.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 13, 2025 at 4:35am: Received from "Cut & Post" - Media unknown - reminds me of an droan view of snow in the mountains ??

And I'm sending in return - "24-Ts & Cs" - a hand drawn ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 3, 2025 at 6:08pm: A new member, Stephanie Q. from Belgium has sent a rubber stamped postcard. Excellent ! thanks

and on it's return over the ocean is my "24-Six Pact", a rubber stamped and hand colored postcard.

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