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 December 23, 2021 at 1:44pm: Received from Susan Graedinger

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 23, 2021 at 3:06am: Enjoyed original postcard from Amy Candiotti.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on December 20, 2021 at 6:16pm: Most recent favorite from William Paley--Holiday grilling, yes, sir!

Comment by Coco Muchmore on December 14, 2021 at 6:49pm: BEWARE the OMICRON! .... Indeed, Jack Hornvedt, indeed!! Thanks for the cool postcard!!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 9, 2021 at 9:49pm: Went "Oh wow" when I received this postcard from Coco

Comment by Coco Muchmore on December 7, 2021 at 11:18pm: Pretty sure I am going to post this without any sort of cover and a non-machinable stamp... living dangerously! :)

Comment by Lau Wilmet on December 7, 2021 at 12:19am: Received from Tyler.

Thanks Tyler.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on December 3, 2021 at 3:50pm: Another winning postcard by Carl Baker--with real "Nope" appeal! (cf, "Nope" holiday ATCs)

Comment by Coco Muchmore on November 29, 2021 at 6:41pm: Wonderful handwork in black and white from Christiano Pallara

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on November 28, 2021 at 5:24pm: Received from Amy Candiotti

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