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 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

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Started by Tyler Hannigan. Last reply by Lulu Flanagan Mar 24.

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 20 hours ago: Returning to Stephanie Q. I'm sending "Contemporary Taos Petroglyph"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan 20 hours ago: Received superb lino print postcard from Stephanie Q. in Belgium. -Thanks !

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on Tuesday: Lots of distractions here that have kept me busy. It's good to return.

Received another really nice postcard from "awyn" - Thanks.

It's a drawn and painted card I call "Its Happening"

And in return I'm sending a hand draw pen and ink postcard I call "New Age Plants-02"

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on July 19, 2025 at 4:55pm

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on July 19, 2025 at 4:55pm: I received a card from Awyn. Awesome. Art on both sides. The first one just blew me away,

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 4, 2025 at 7:40pm: Sending out to Kit Gonzalez Moore in Florida.

Here is one of my Contemporary Taos Petroglyphs. Hand drawn ,pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 3, 2025 at 9:23pm: A lovely drawing - ink and colored pencil called "The Journey" by Susan Gnaedinger - Thanks a bunch!

And In return I'm sending "Taos Contemporary Petroglyph #13" - a pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 1, 2025 at 9:08pm: "By Sea" Mixed Media postcard on thin cardboard by Susanne Mitterweiser from Germany where they still celebrate Democracy.

And in return I'm sending "25-T & C -04" , a hand drawn pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 30, 2025 at 10:53pm: Susan Gnaedinger has been busy! Here is another great card from Susan.

I'm not sure what to call this pen & ink drawing - but I like it. Thanks.

Hand drawn geometric postcard I call "24- T & C"

Comment by awyn on June 25, 2025 at 9:49pm: Received from Susan Gnaedinger in Illinois today.

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