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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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 4 hours ago: Received a nice little card from Sandra Lefever of "Alaska" - ThanksAnd in return I'm sending "Red Spots" - a rubber stamp with "RED" added.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan yesterday: I've received another of Susan Gnaedinger's delightful drawings on her postcard. - Thank YouAnd I'm sending "Hex-4", a rubber stamp with added ink drawing postcard.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on Tuesday

On the left is a beautiful watercolor I received from Heidi Monster. On the right, my oil pastel scratch-back reply.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 19, 2024 at 4:53pm: Received Abstract Postcard from new member, Yooper Hill of Floprida. - Thank you !

And in return I'm sending "Tri-Tile #3 - a rubber stamp with added Ink -

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 19, 2024 at 4:22am: Received a mixed media hand made collage from Coco Muchmore- My thanks.

And in return a rubber stamp with added ink drawing postcard "Hex-03"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 19, 2024 at 12:31am: Received this Falling Leaves from Peter Wilson - Thanks !

And in return I'm sending the first of a new series oh Hexagonal stamped mixed media postcards. - "Hex-01"

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 18, 2024 at 12:37am: This one is from Georgia Stone.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 18, 2024 at 12:35am: A card from Y. Hill....not sure how she made it.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 18, 2024 at 12:33am

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 18, 2024 at 12:33am: Received a couple of postcards from Coco.

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