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.

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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

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Started by Tyler Hannigan. Last reply by Lulu Flanagan Mar 24, 2025.

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 yesterday: 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 Friday: 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 Wednesday: ! ? ___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.

Comment by Coco Muchmore on July 3, 2026 at 7:41pm: Here's a great original from new member Josofa! Looking forward to many more exchanges! You should send them a handmade postcard, too!!

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 29, 2026 at 4:38am: Susan Gnaedinger has sent another one of her nicely designed flower arrangement. Thanks Susan.

And in return I'm sending another one of my stippled "Growth" series.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 28, 2026 at 2:36pm: A Coco Muchmore has sent "Four Faces", a very nice watercolor and ink drawing postcard. Thanks Coco.

And in return I'm sending postcard "Growth-03", a pen and ink drawing with stippling.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 13, 2026 at 4:54am: Well ! Once again Ed Giecek of Washington State has come through with one of his painting that I've named "The House That 'Ed" Built". Much appreciated.

And in the return mail is going a pen and ink postcard I've named " Outburst.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 9, 2026 at 11:22pm: Thanks to DS Bailey for his Abstract Pointillism postcard. - I like it.

And in return I'm sending postcard "Taos Petroglyph 22" a hand drawn -pen & ink .

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on June 8, 2026 at 4:45am: From Germany with a rubber stamp on back : "Not Made In Chin", a mixed media postcard from Stephan Mitterwieser. Thanks !!!

And in return I'm sending a hand drawn postcard I call "Stipple-03",

A hand drawn pen and ink work

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