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: Nov 15

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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 Susan Gnaedinger on March 16, 2022 at 3:26pm: Steph Dodson has a series going. I like series.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on March 14, 2022 at 4:27pm: Yay!! Welcome home, Susan! :)

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on March 14, 2022 at 4:25pm: This postcard from Coco is brighter than this image. The design is drawn in silver, and its scanning dark.

Comment by awyn on March 14, 2022 at 2:43pm: Received from Steph Dodson (Florida, USA)

Comment by Steve O. Black on March 7, 2022 at 6:38pm: Susan - Thanks for posting my mail art sent to you. I enjoy our trades with each other.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on March 7, 2022 at 3:13pm: Fantastic cat collages from Steve Black. (Postcard and two trading cards, plus a collaged envelope.)

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on March 6, 2022 at 8:22pm: Excellent Mix Media PC from Marina Minou - thanks

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on March 5, 2022 at 2:00am: Fun mail from Amy Candiotti

Comment by Coco Muchmore on March 4, 2022 at 9:17pm: Happy mail from Canada! Thick inks--super textures!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on March 4, 2022 at 3:46pm: I've been on vacation so I am behind with my mail art. I received this from Tyler. He said he is thinking of about this design on a 4' panel.

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