"Lab Rat" - Tag

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For many years now, I have been meaning to make a "lab rat" sign to put at my desk, for when I am away from it working in the lab. Lately all I have been doing is working (and I'm grateful I have a job!), leaving my creative side at a loss for ideas for challenges. So today I decided to make a Lab Rat sign. Unfortunately, for some reason my printer didn't print the colors right, so I have posted the scan of the tag, and the original design.

The rat is from the New York Public Library, and the laptop is from Microsoft's clipart. I Googled the chair, then applied a GIMP cartoon script on it.

The message font is HarabaraHand Italic and the binary font is Greetings.

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"Vintage Photo" – Gothic Arch

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Kris is trying to create a new Gothic Arch challenge if she gets enough interest. This week's theme was “Vintage Photo.” The words are by Adele, from her song "Someone Like You" which I first heard on the radio this past week, and which makes me cry each time I hear it.

Don't forget me, I begged,

I remember you said:-

"Sometimes it lasts in love

but sometimes it hurts instead"

"Young Pierrot" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Pierrot."

The young pierrot boy is from a painting by Jean Honore Fragonard (1732-1806).

The primary font used is EcuyerDAX Thin.

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"La Fleur de Parfum Renoir" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Pink." I made two postcards and I like this one best.

The border is from VintageFeedsacks.

The font is BoltonTitlingShadowed.

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"Dancing in the Dark" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Pink."

The woman is from the New York Public Library. The border is from VintageFeedsacks. The words are from the song "In the Dark" by Dev.

The font is Scrypticali Normal.

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"Flowers" - #31 Flowers

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This is my entry for Digital Whisper theme #31 Flowers.

I have a master list for all of my Digital Whisper 100 theme entries here.

The images are from Mudbay Images which my sister Mary told me about. I modified and colored the frame.

The words are from the poem Evening Voluntaries V by William Wordsworth. The font is Brush Script Std Medium.

"Time" – Postcard

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This week’s Take A Word challenge #44 was “Time.” Here in the United States, the Labor Day Holiday weekend signifies the unofficial end of summer. For me, this summer flew by, and I can't believe it's over already.

This is also my entry for this week's Three Muses challenge Newspaper.

The man is from the Library of Congress, the newspaper is from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and the font is BoltonBold. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

"House of Yoshiwara" - #30 Umbrella - Postcard

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This is my entry for Digital Whisper theme #30 Umbrella.

I have a master list for all of my Digital Whisper 100 theme entries here.

The woman is from the Library of Congress. The lanterns are from a painting by Maxfield Parrish. The background is Japanese paper. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

The font is Kokila Bold.

"Jane Austen Crossword Puzzle" - #98 Puzzle - Postcard

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This is my second entry for this week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge “Jane Austen."

This is also my entry for Digital Whisper theme #98 Puzzle.

I have a master list for all of my Digital Whisper 100 theme entries here.

The font is JaneAusten.

The puzzle was generated using this Crossword Grid GIMP script.

"Northanger Abbey" - #81 Pen and Paper - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “Jane Austen." The character Catherine Morland in Northanger Abbey reminded me of myself. I always related to her, and her fascination with gothic mysteries.

This is also my entry for Digital Whisper theme #81 Pen and Paper.

I have a master list for all of my Digital Whisper 100 theme entries here.

The woman is from the Library of Congress, the abbey is a painting by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), and the hand is from Clipart ETC. The words are from the book. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

The font is JaneAusten.

As I thought about this piece longer, I decided it wasn't quite right, and modified it. I hate doing re-dos, and don't normally do this, but this is the second time in a row that I have.

"Africa" - Postcards

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The rhinoceros is my second entry for this week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge “Animal Kingdom." I'm also taking a "do over" for my first entry.

The words are "Somewhere at some new moon, We’ll learn that sleeping is not death.” by W.B. Yeats

The rhinoceros postcard font is JaneAusten.

The giraffe postcard font is Rage Italic LET Thin.