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 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.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 19, 2024 at 8:33pm: From Susan Gnaedinger in Illinois. Look who's trying neurographie! Great one, Susan! Thank you!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 18, 2024 at 11:13pm: Here is a neat postcard with 6 inchies Jim Chester is hooked on.

And a postcard heading back to Jim with 2 of my 2" by 2"s from my personal art journal.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 16, 2024 at 12:22am: That's for sure! 3F here with another inch today...

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on January 15, 2024 at 3:49pm: Coco Muchmore is living with a lot of snow.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 13, 2024 at 11:27pm: A lot of interesting Stamps on both sides of Susanne Mittereieser postcard from Germany.

And to show my thanks I'm sending "Circle Triangle No.001 postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 13, 2024 at 3:59am: Coco Muchmore hasscored again with this PC with artist stamps - Thanks

And in return I'm Sending "Circle Triangle #5 Rubber stsmp 'Tile" postcard with added Red Ink

Comment by Ace Sco on January 12, 2024 at 3:47pm: I am new here.

Comment by Tomoe N on January 12, 2024 at 2:57pm: Hi Coco,

Thank you for clarifying. I miss understood and sent prints to Tyler. Sorry, Tyler.

Will send originals to others.

Tomoe

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