"General Architecture" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Masculine."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

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

"Happy Birthday Masculine" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.10.

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

"Happy Birthday GQ!" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Stripes."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Vintage Gentlemen" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Vintage Gentlemen."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.20.

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

Featured in the sampler.

"Bicycle" - Postcard

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This week's Three Muses challenge was "Wheels."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.20.

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

"Vintage Fashion Men" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Vintage Fashion".

I made two pieces for this, one masculine and one feminine.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.18.

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

"Masculine Sports" - Postcard

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This week's Moo Mania challenge was "Masculine."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Stylish Men / Sepia" - Postcard

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This week’s Take a Word challenge was "Vintage Sepia."

I used several G'MIC filters to achieve the scratchy sepia colored look to this.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Men in Hats" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Men in Hats."

This is 2 of 2 different themed postcards that I created for this. I created two similar postcards for this second theme.

I created these using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

The font in the first postcard is Adventure, and the font in the second one is Colwell.

"Sporty Skeleton" - Postcard

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I created several postcards for Hallowe'en. This is the third of them.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

The words are from vintage postcards.

The font is HandTIMES.

"May" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2015 - May challenge.

I mimicked Tim's steps to create my tag, using GIMP 2.8.14.

I started out with letters that I decided were too big. Instead of simply deleting the layer, I chose to scrape them off. That is what I would have had to do had this been done on a paper tag. The result left the remnants of the original letters visible.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.) To the best of my knowledge, the photobooth portrait I used is in the public domain.

The words are from the song "Love You Like A Love Song" which is sung by Selena Gomez.

Because my artwork is digital, and Tim Holtz's challenge is intended for people who buy his products, I'm not posting this on his site.

"Wizard" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

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This week’s Moo Mania challenge was "Masculine."

I created a Wizard/Alchemy theme Moo.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

The words are from Revelation 6:6.

The font is _a e i o u Semi-Bold Semi-Condensed

"Summer Regatta" – Postcard

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This week’s Artful Times challenge #57 was "Clean and Simple."

I wanted to depict a Summer theme, so I used a digital stamp of sail boats. I used dark blue "ink" for the stamp, and light blue for the "card stock" background. I used the same dark blue ink for the words.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

The vintage image is from a DuckDuckGo search.

The font is LaurenScript Thin

"Bicycle" – Postcard

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

The vintage images are from The Graphics Fairy, The Old Design Shop, and a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Magazine Cover" – Postcard

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This week’s Three Muses challenge was “Black and White Stripes.”

I had found this vintage dapper man during an Internet search awhile ago, and have wanted to use him in something. I created a replica magazine cover for Gentleman's Quarterly magazine.

I will try to catch up on visiting and commenting on everyone's blogs this weekend.

The fonts are listed below and some/all can be found on dafont.

GrekoDeco
Market Deco

"When I Grow Up" – Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was “When I Grow Up.”

The vintage baseball player boy image is from an Internet search. I created everything else.

The fonts are Gentium Basic Bold and Gentium Basic Bold Italic.

"Flugpostkarte" - Postcard

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This week’s Collage Obsession challenge was "I can fly."

I created another Mail Art piece using vintage Hot Air Balloon / Aeronautical images that I found with an Internet search.

The fonts are Kelmscott Thin and Gentium Basic Bold.

"Someone is thinking of you right now" – #114 – Playing Card

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This a playing card for my own personal Chocolate Inspiration Challenge theme #114 "Someone is thinking of you right now." I created the challenge for myself in August 2012 but I haven't spent much time on it.

The images are from an Internet search.

The font is QumpellkaNo12 Medium.

I have a master list for all of my Chocolate Inspiration Challenge theme entries here.

"Party Invitation" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Stars." I'm not sure if I'll post this to the challenge because the stars ended up in the background, and aren't the main focus of what turned into a party invitation, but that's where my muse took me.

The images are from an Internet search.

The fonts are Hadley and HamburgerHeaven.

"Airsoft Warrior" – #5 Be Fearless – Playing Card

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This a playing card for my own personal Chocolate Inspiration Challenge theme #5 Be fearless. I created the challenge for myself in August 2012 but I haven't spent much time on it.

The images are from an Internet search.

The font is PiratesBay.

I have a master list for all of my Chocolate Inspiration Challenge theme entries here.