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: Apr 11

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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 Tyler Hannigan on February 5, 2024 at 12:10am: I received a friendly deer postcard from Dave 10042 - Thank you.

And my PC on its way to Las Vegas for Dave 10042

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on February 2, 2024 at 8:30pm: Received a nice friendly cartoon postcard from "awyn" - Thank You

And I'm sending a red "Tumbleweed Storm #4" postcard which is a set of rubber stamps.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on February 1, 2024 at 7:08pm: I just shut down the photo of Daniel de Culla 's drawing. The images could certaillny be offensive to some of our members. Ans second I could not translatr the written text which may or may not also have been offensive.

Sorry if this displeases anyone, Ty

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 31, 2024 at 8:47pm: Delightful abstract color splash Postcard from Stephan Mitterwieser - Thanks a bunch.

And in return to Germany my "Starburst 003" - rubber stamped and added ink.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 28, 2024 at 4:06pm: From New Member, Theo Nelson of Calgary, Canada is his hand drawn postcard "Trees" - Thanks Theo

And on it's way due north is my stamped with added black PC. "Windshield #8"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 26, 2024 at 7:28pm: A great hand drawn PC from Susan Gnaedinger - - Thank You Susan.

And in return mail is the Triangle Tile #3 - Postcard - Hand Carved rubber stamp with added black ink.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 26, 2024 at 6:35pm: Great handmade postcard--collage with sewn edge, mailed in the open! Thank you, Charlotte Geister! From Germany to Kansas--Success!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 22, 2024 at 10:47pm: Postcard from David Leo of New York City - ! - Thanks

And on its way to the Big Apple is My "Circle Triangle #2 -

Rubber stamp and added black ink,

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 22, 2024 at 9:40pm: Here is a postcard from Aurora Andrade - "Laughing Dog" - I can't tell if Aurora carved it or is a commercial Stamp? - Thanks

And on its way to Aurora is "Wind Shield #3" -a rubber stamp and black ink PC.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 20, 2024 at 1:46pm: I received Tyler's latest creation with a small, hand-carved rubber stamp--with USPS collaboration! Below is my response to him... a creation with my own hand-carved triangle.

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