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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.

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Latest Activity: on Saturday

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Managing Our Postcard Collections 1 Reply

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. Last reply by Lulu Flanagan Mar 24, 2025.

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 Saturday

Well ! Once again Ed Giecek of Washington State has come through with one of his painting that I've named "The House That 'Ed" Built". Much appreciated.

And in the return mail is going a pen and ink postcard I've named " Outburst.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 9, 2026 at 11:22pm

Thanks to DS Bailey for his Abstract Pointillism postcard. - I like it.

And in return I'm sending postcard "Taos Petroglyph 22" a hand drawn -pen & ink .

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 8, 2026 at 4:45am

From Germany with a rubber stamp on back : "Not Made In Chin", a mixed media postcard from Stephan Mitterwieser. Thanks !!!

And in return I'm sending a hand drawn postcard I call "Stipple-03",

A hand  drawn pen and ink work

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 5, 2026 at 8:47pm

From Coco Muchmore a neat Postcard with cholophyll ink. It's called "Rhythm in the Swamp" - Thanks Coco

And in return I'm sending "Outburst #11" a hand drawn pen & ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 28, 2026 at 5:25am

Judi Kauffman has been busy and has sent a lovely abstract postcard. It radiates.

AND ALSO a sculptural art piece !!!

And in return I'm sending one of my recent "Outburst" series.

A hand drawn pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 21, 2026 at 11:51pm

Ed Giecek has sent another beautiful abstract painted postcard. Thanks a bunch Ed.

And in return I'm sending "Hexagonal" from a series of the same name - a pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 19, 2026 at 4:11am

Postcard coming in from Germany. I call it "The Dead Princess". It is a lino or rubber stamp print with added red marker. - Thanks MH//Antipode.

And in return I'm sending a linocut print with added ink postcard I call "Around and Around.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 16, 2026 at 1:29am

here is a mix-media collage from Susan Gnaendinger I call 'Pretty Women'.

Thanks Susan.

And in return I'm sending "Little Waves #2" postcard - a pen and ink with a lot of stippling.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 15, 2026 at 6:17pm

A smiling 'Spock' postcard has come in from Ed Giecek. This is a lino or block print. A delight for us old sci-fi fans.

And on it's way back to Washington State is one of my "Mod-Tri -07" series of ink drawing on tracings postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 3, 2026 at 5:13am

Received a a boque of flowers - a very pleasent surprise from 'awyn' of our great neighbor to the north, Canada. The post card is a mixed-media painting.

And in return I'm sending 'awyn' a pen & ink drawing, partly Stippled and partly traced elements."Little Waves -03"

 

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