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 Susan Gnaedinger on January 15, 2022 at 10:08pm: Collaged postcard from A. Becerra

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 13, 2022 at 2:46pm: Outer space fantasies in January! Just what the doctor ordered--Speedy recovery, Tyler. Thank you for sending the ART! :) Coco

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on January 7, 2022 at 11:02pm: Here is a postcard from across the pond- Laurent Wilmet in Belgium - Thanks

Comment by Coco Muchmore on January 7, 2022 at 3:08pm: What a beautiful and welcome hand-painted surprise from Susan Gnaedinger! Sure could use one-- 8F here in NE KS this morning! Thank you!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on January 2, 2022 at 4:56pm: Received this from Tyler. I like the movement

Comment by Coco Muchmore on December 28, 2021 at 1:05pm: It's true, I'm a little obsessed with these little figures... Thanks for posting, Susan!

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 27, 2021 at 6:17pm

Comment by Susan Gnaedinger on December 27, 2021 at 6:16pm: card from Coco..she calls the shapes ghost dancer dudes

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 25, 2021 at 1:34pm: Postcard - Spirit Sign #5 - Linocut print wiyh added hand coloring.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on December 25, 2021 at 5:34am: Christmas Postcard from Coco Muchmore - Thanks

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