"New Year's Eve" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.32

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Once again, the New York City Dec 31, 2022 New Year's Eve Celebration / Times Square Ball Drop will happen, just like it did in 2020 and 2021. Because neither covid-19 nor even a New York City "Tridemic" that is "overwhelming healthcare systems" can interfere with the money to be made at this annual event. In 2020, despite covid-19 cases in New York City being significantly higher at the end of December 2020, compared to September 2020, the Ball Drop occurred, but the "Never Forget 9/11/2001" memorial service (in September 2020) was cancelled.

So, unsurprisingly, in 2022, despite a month or so of dire headlines warning everyone about the "Tridemic", the Times Square show will go on: COVID, Flu and RSV Hit NYC – Here's What Top Doctors Say on ‘Tridemic' Woes - "A triple threat of overlapping illnesses -- COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza -- is overwhelming healthcare systems"

"Mardi Gras" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Mardi Gras" - Postcard

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I created a postcard from my 2015 Book of Days Mardi Gras art journal page.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Comstock Carnival" – Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Stencils."

This is 2 of 2 postcards that I made for this challenge. I used a harlequin diamond pattern stencil for this, after seeing a Tim Holtz tag that used a similar design.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Harlequin" – Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "New."

I was looking for Mardi Gras images and found a book of Butterick costumes. So this Harlequin is a new image that I'm using.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from the Smithsonian Library

Mardi Gras - Week 08 - The Book of Days

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The week08 theme for my Book of Days was Mardi Gras.

The images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Journal Back Accordion Pocket

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I created a back accordion pocket for the weekly planner/journal that I'm using for my Book of Days.

The images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

Paint Marbling Technique - Tag

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I created the background for this tag using Tim Holtz's Paint Marbling Technique, which he described here. I also added a few scratch marks to it.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

"Comic Songs" – Postcard

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This week’s Take A Word challenge was "Music."

This week's Inspiration Avenue challenge was also "Music."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is MaximilianAntiqua

Mardi Gras - Postcard

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I made a Mardi Gras themed postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is FranciscoLucas Briosa

Journal Back Pocket

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I created a back pocket for my weekly planner/journal that I'm using for The Documented Life Project .

I made a 4 and 3/4" wide by 5" high pocket with a 1/4" seam on the left, bottom, and right sides of it using GIMP 2.8.8, then printed it out on card stock paper. After cutting it out and folding over the 1/4" seams, I used an Elmer's glue stick on the seams, then glued it onto the back cover of the journal. (I inserted a piece of paper under the seams so that the glue didn't get onto the back side of the pocket when I applied it onto the seams.)

After that, I created a "Journal Skin" to cover my weekly planner/journal with, so I can change it out over time. I draped that over the left side of the journal for this photo, and put a tag that I had created into the back pocket. You can see the "Journal Skin" on the weekly planner/journal in this post.

The pocket images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Messy" – Postcard

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This week’s Take A Word challenge was "Messy."

The images are from an Internet search.