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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.

Members: 73
Latest Activity: Dec 3

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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 December 3, 2024 at 10:41pm

Welcome to Jean Vengua of Monterey, Calif.

Sending "Rorschach#2" postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 14, 2024 at 6:55pm

Received a very nice drawn card I call "Sun Girl" from Susan Gnaedinger.

And in return I'm sending "Curved Petals" a hand drawn postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 13, 2024 at 8:44pm

Here is one of my earlier rubber stamped postcards I call "New Dimensions 2"

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.

 

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