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 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 11 hours ago: Postcard coming in from Germany. I call it "The Dead Princess". It is a lino or rubber stamp print with added red marker. - Thanks MH//Antipode.

And in return I'm sending a linocut print with added ink postcard I call "Around and Around.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on Saturday: here is a mix-media collage from Susan Gnaendinger I call 'Pretty Women'.

Thanks Susan.

And in return I'm sending "Little Waves #2" postcard - a pen and ink with a lot of stippling.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on Friday: A smiling 'Spock' postcard has come in from Ed Giecek. This is a lino or block print. A delight for us old sci-fi fans.

And on it's way back to Washington State is one of my "Mod-Tri -07" series of ink drawing on tracings postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on May 3, 2026 at 5:13am: Received a a boque of flowers - a very pleasent surprise from 'awyn' of our great neighbor to the north, Canada. The post card is a mixed-media painting.

And in return I'm sending 'awyn' a pen & ink drawing, partly Stippled and partly traced elements."Little Waves -03"

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 26, 2026 at 11:47pm: Received a nice piece of fruit on a postcard from 'awyn' of Canada.

And I'm sending her one from my "Outburst Series" - a pen and ink drawing.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 24, 2026 at 10:36pm: Received this "5" sided experimental graphic postcard from Debra Mulnick -

Thanks Debra

And on it's way back to IO is my hand drawn, watercolor & colored ink postcard I call "Whatever".

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 16, 2026 at 8:39pm: OK, I've received 2 postcards from Ed Giecek - both lino prints - Thanks Ed

And heading back to Washington State are 2 of my postcards. One is a free style pen and ink called "Swish 03" and the second is a hand carved rubber stamp with colored ink called "Odd Flower-04".

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 15, 2026 at 8:54pm: Received a really nice mixed media art piece from Judi Kauffman - Thanks!

And in return I'm sending 25 "Taos Petroglyph-20", a hand drawn pen & ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 12, 2026 at 12:00am: Received a great package of original photos by Cut & Post. Much appreciated. - - Here's one

And in return I'm sending a recent hand carved rubber stamped with added ink postcard.

Comment by Tyler Hannigan on April 9, 2026 at 5:19am: An interesting postcard from Lulu Flanagan I call "Shamans Tool Kit"

And in Return I'm Sending "Hex-01" a Rubber stamp

ed with added ink postcard.

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