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Hand Made Postcards

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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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.

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 August 28, 2024 at 1:55am

Thanks to Sussane Mitterwieser for her postcard with the rubber stamped spike headed creatures.

And I'm sending to Germany in return "Universe Center" rubber stamped with added ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 23, 2024 at 6:56pm

Thanks to Coco Muchmore of Perry KS for "Coma ','  LA postcard. Way to go

And in return I'm sending "Universe Center-06" - rubber stamped with added ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 22, 2024 at 7:51pm

Thanks to Susan Gnaedinger for sending a delightful watercolor postcard named "Day On The River".

And In the return Mail goes "24-Fan-like #01"  rubber stamped with added black ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 20, 2024 at 11:00pm

Here is the second in my "Do-Dot" series going out to Adam Roussopoulos in Minn.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on August 9, 2024 at 2:58am

These two postcards arrived days apart... head first, thank goodness... from far away 🇹🇼 Taiwan!

Very clever, William M!!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 7, 2024 at 1:48pm

Welcome and Thanks to Penelope Timm for her mixed media postcard.

And in return I'm sending "Windshield - 4" a rubber stamped with added red ink.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on August 2, 2024 at 10:43pm

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 26, 2024 at 5:35pm

Here is a nice card from Susanne Mitterwieser with her hand carved rubber stamps. Thanks.

And in return I'm sending "Starburst - 05", a rubber stamp and ink postcard

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on July 26, 2024 at 3:20am

received from Awyn.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 23, 2024 at 11:49pm

Thanks to Coco, Small exciting pieces of her  colorful work as a collage.

And in return I'm sending a rubber stamped and metallic ink postcard.The ninth in a series using a hand carved curved triangular stamp.

 

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