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

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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 Tyler Hannigan on October 19, 2023 at 10:53pm: Thanks to Coco Muchmore for "Fall 2023", abstract colored postcard

And in return - one of my latest "rubber stamp" postcards "Wind Shield #23-05"

Eight impressions with Whirlwind stamp and added black ink.

Comment by awyn on October 13, 2023 at 3:33pm: Received today from Susan Gaedinger!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on October 9, 2023 at 11:38pm: Another great card 'awyn' - - ThanksAnd On it's way to Canada is "Universal Center" a rubber stamp and added ink.

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on October 5, 2023 at 5:24pm: received relaxing mail art from awyn.

Comment by awyn on October 3, 2023 at 8:09pm: Received the postcard posted below today from Coco Muchmore. Thank you, Coco!

Comment by awyn on October 3, 2023 at 8:06pm

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 27, 2023 at 6:38pm: A fishy postcard from Susan Gnaedinger - Thankyou

And in return I'm sending "Universe Center" - a rubber stamped and added ink postcard.

Comment by S. Ky on September 22, 2023 at 11:34am: Hiya TH

Will send you a postcard when I can. Sorry for the delay.

S. Ky (Susan)

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 21, 2023 at 7:41pm: Received packet from Lubomyr Tymkiv in Ukraine.

This stamp of a disabled Russian tank being towed by a Ukraine tractor.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on September 21, 2023 at 1:50pm: Thanks to Susan Gnaedinger for her "Palm in the Sun" postcard. Reminds me of my earlier Florida days.

And in return I'm sending - Wind Shield #2 - a new hand carved rubber stamp tile compossit.

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