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 Tomoe N on December 21, 2023 at 4:16am: Hello.
I just joined the group.

I live in Osaka Japan. Nice to meet you.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 20, 2023 at 9:50pm: Mixed Media Postcard from James Chester. - Thank you

And in return goes PC, "Universe Center"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 17, 2023 at 10:12pm: Postcard "Greatful" received from Coco Muchmore - thank You

And in return: "Tumble Weed Storm #5"

Postcard with 5 different hand carved rubber stamps.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 14, 2023 at 10:54pm: Received a neet postcard from (Germany) Stephan Mitterwieser.

And in return I'm sending postcard "Moon Sail #16"

Comment by Thom Courcelle on December 12, 2023 at 6:12pm: Received from CoCo Muchmore...Wishing for a snowy Christmas season...

The postcard reached me even though it was accidentally addressed to Virginia (VA) instead of Vermont (VT)!!

Comment by Thom Courcelle on December 12, 2023 at 6:09pm: Received from Tyler Hannigan...

Comment by Thom Courcelle on December 12, 2023 at 6:08pm: I received this thoughtful and intriguing "artistic response" to a sample of my Sephirot series that was sent to Susan Gnaedinger. Her reply is delightful!!...

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 10, 2023 at 7:30pm: I received this collage from Coco a few days ago.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 30, 2023 at 11:20pm: "Leaves" postcard from Susan Gnaedinger

And in return I'm sending "Tumbleweed Storm #3" A various size rubber stamped postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on November 29, 2023 at 10:10pm: Postcard from Tanushree V. - Rendetion of "Jaali Laticework

And sending in return

Postcard with triangular rubber stamps and added red ink

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