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Hand Made Postcards

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: 11 hours ago

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Paper type and thickness for handmade postcards 13 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 Josofa yesterday.

Managing Our Postcard Collections 1 Reply

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. Last reply by Lulu Flanagan Mar 24, 2025.

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Comment by Tyler Hannigan 15 hours ago

Yes your 'UFO Mail carrier' postcard just arrived. Thanks for the watercolor and ink drawing. This is the land of Cattle mutilations. (10 miles away)

And in return I'm sending another 'Taos Petroglyph' postcard #14. It's a pen and ink Rorschach design.

 

Comment by Josofa yesterday

Thank you Ty, the "Taos Petroglyphs -23" Hand drawn post card arrived.

Hoping mine arrives to you. 

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 27, 2026 at 11:35pm

'Welcoming The Family' a refreshing watercolor figure drawing by 'awyn' a friend in Canada. - Thanks ever so much

And in the return mail I'm sending a pen & ink graphic drawing called 'Micro Life-02'.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 24, 2026 at 10:34pm

I received an excellent 'collage' postcard from DS Bailey of Wash. State

- Moucho Thanks

And in the return Mail I'm sending "Mod-Tri-02", a hand drawn pen and ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 20, 2026 at 5:06am

Ed Gisek has been busy preparing this postcard sampler of a few of his hand carved rubber stamps.

And I'm sending a postcard sampling of a few of my rubber stamp triangles.

I need to refresh my ink supply.

 

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 19, 2026 at 11:57pm

From Coco Muchmore - a wonderful packet (zine and more mandalas) .

Thank you ever so much !

And heading back to Kansas is her inspired "One Color Mandala" postcard from me.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 7, 2026 at 11:48pm

From Ed Giecek a linoprint postcard of a neat old car like my grandmother drove.

Thanks Ed 

And on it's way back to Ed is one of my 'Rorschach (13)' postcards - hand drawn over a tracing.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 7, 2026 at 4:48am

Susan Graedinger has sent one of her new Gel Printing postcards. Most attractive. -Thanks Susan

And in return as soon as I can get to PO is one of my hand drawn stipple postcards called "Growth-02"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on August 5, 2026 at 1:59pm

! ? ___ON-Local from Beaverton, WA. has sent an intriguing multi rubber stamped postcard. It's an inspiration that has me looking over my rubber stamp collection. Many thanks.

And in return I'm sending "Hexagonal -04", a hand drawn pen & ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on July 17, 2026 at 3:11pm

Received "Let IT Bee" a hand carved print postcard. Great Card!, honoring our endangered pollinators.

And in return I'm sending "Petroglyph - 19 " . My contemporary response to some of the historic native art of the South West.

 

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