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 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.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 6, 2023 at 7:39pm: A very colorful PC from Coco Muchmore - Thanks

And in return I'm sending a new style hand drawn PC - I call "Fiesta"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 28, 2023 at 4:28am: A nice dramatic collage PC from Susan GnaedingerAnd in return I'm sending - "Edn-ish 23-3" - a hand drawn postcard

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 24, 2023 at 11:34pm: Here is a Mix-media card from Peter Wilson. - Thanks PeterAnd in return I'm sending "Curium 2-23-2" - Hand Colored Linoprint card

Comment by Coco Muchmore on July 5, 2023 at 6:59pm: Fresh sweetness from awyn--maile in the open, no less! :)

Comment by Coco Muchmore on July 4, 2023 at 6:37pm: Good to see you here, Tyler--Was beginning to wonder! Hope all is well. Happy Fourth.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 4, 2023 at 5:37pm: Received an excellent postcard with rubber stamp print and hand drawn

"Where is Eugene"

And in return My "Flight #2"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 4, 2023 at 4:52pm: Here is the latest from Coco Muchmore - I call "Flower Parts". hand carved rubber stamp impressions.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 4, 2023 at 4:49pm: Hello Everyone: June has been a rough month keeping me away from this keyboard. - Ty

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