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.

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 Daniel de Culla on August 23, 2023 at 7:09am: Lovely¡ with Broc - Mimicry and his very nice card. (Thanks a lot):

Comment by Thom Courcelle on August 22, 2023 at 5:39pm: It is copper foil, Susan! It is straight-edged and if I carefully peel it away, it is sticky just like washi tape. So I assume that James found this thin sheet metallic tape in some secret specialty shop, and completely edged the piece with it. I have never seen a product like it, but the effect its stunning!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on August 22, 2023 at 5:28pm: Is that copper foil on the postcards from James Chester?

Comment by Thom Courcelle on August 18, 2023 at 2:22am: Blog posted here

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 15, 2023 at 1:42pm: Welcome Postcard to new member, S.Ky from Edmonton, Canada

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 14, 2023 at 5:40pm: Neat graphic collage P C received from Susan Gnaedinger - Thanks

Amnd in return mail my hand drawn "Fiesta #3" postcard

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 12, 2023 at 11:23pm: Received interesting PC from James Chester of Grass Valley California.

Good use of gel plate print and bicycle stamp.

And in return I'm sending "Moon Sail #15" - Lino print with added hand coloring

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 11, 2023 at 12:40pm: awyn from Canada has sent in this lovely watercolor postcard

And in return mail I'm sending one of my"Flower Quad #1- a lino print with added hand coloring.

Comment by DeeDee Maguire on August 8, 2023 at 10:08pm: This is VERY exciting!!! Thanks for starting this group! I look forward to learning from you and others in the group and hope I'll be able to offer some suggestions to others

Take good care and all good wishes

DeeDee

ps I am heading to the post office tomorrow morning to send a card) long overdue to you

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 8, 2023 at 5:03am: Here is a great graphic design postcard from Tanushree:

"And in return mail I'm sending one of my"Quadfour" #3- a lino print with added hand coloring.

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