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: Dec 19

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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 November 13, 2024 at 6:37pm: Postcard from Coco Muchmore - "The Moon Shines" mixed Media
And in Return I'm sending "Wings no2" hand drawn postcard

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 8, 2024 at 6:34pm: Thanks to George Stone of Ontario, Canada for his sticker covered postcard.

If your into stickers - trade with George.And in return I'm sending (Nikeish-03) a rubber stamp with added ink.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 7, 2024 at 9:42pm: Thanks to Adam Roussopoulos from Minnesota for his interesting rubber stamp postcard.And in return I'm sending another of my "Do-Dot" rubber stamp postcards.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 6, 2024 at 6:55pm: Thanks to Stephan Mitterwieser for his mixed media art work. - nice !

And I'm sending an experimental Post card.

Comment by Re Schmi on November 4, 2024 at 5:49pm: received from Stephan Mitterwieser, Germany - thank you!!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 4, 2024 at 1:05am: Here is a hand painted portrait postcard from "awyn" in Quebec.

And in return I'm sending a postcard study of a mural I'm planning to paint outside.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 22, 2024 at 6:37pm: Thanks to Sandra Lefever for her ink drawing with multiple stamp impressions.

In return I'm sending an hand drawn - black on red postcard.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on September 12, 2024 at 2:52am: Received relaxing/vibrant collage from coco muchmore.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 10, 2024 at 9:59pm: Thanks to Tanushree V. for her unknown media postcard.

And in return I'm sending "Curved Triangle-07", one of my earlier series

that she doesn't have. It is a rubber stamp with white ink postcard.

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.

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