"New Year" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.38

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

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Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate you
Reaching for something in the distance
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield


The sun is gonna keep on shining

Alright - Red Carpet (Brad Carter Radio Edit)

"Quote - Know Your Role" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Quote".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.34

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

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I have an invisible mark on my forehead, that broadcasts to people that they can tell me to Shut Up and Be Silent! Even people online, like Tom the Bully, tell me when I’m allowed to speak, and when I’m not, because I’m only allowed to have an opinion if it agrees with Tom’s opinions, otherwise he wants me to Shut The F*** Up.

Throughout my life, when I’ve stood up to Bullies, my life has gotten worse. I’m supposed to allow people to defecate all over me, and not say a word about it. But it’s not just Bullies: other people tell me to Shut The F*** Up because they matter more than I do, and I’m supposed to be Silent, while they do all of the talking.

So I know my role in life: it’s to Shut My Mouth and be SILENT while EVERYONE ELSE gets to talk.

"Know your role and Shut Your Mouth!"

Dwayne Johnson The Rock WWE

"Shadow Box" - Postcard

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This week's Three Muses challenge theme was "Shadow Box."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.28

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

"Working Late" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.24.

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

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What's going on?
I want to know.

Metropolis Soundtrack - 09 - Adam Ant - What's Going On


I know who you are
I know where you're coming from

Call Me - Blondie (from The Conjuring)

"Pens and Nibs" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Pens and Nibs."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.14.

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

Month of May - The Book of Days

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I created a Beltane theme art journal page for the Month of May page for the weekly planner/journal that I'm using for my Book of Days. Unfortunately my printer was low on ink, so it printed streaky and partially the wrong colors, so I've included the original image.

This is also my entry for this month's Art Journal Journey challenge "The Color Yellow."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.8.

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

The master index for all of my entries is here.

"Hands" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Hands."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Pen and Ink / Merry Christmas" - Postcard

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I made a vintage pen and ink themed Christmas postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.18.

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

"Autumn Hues Journal" - Postcard

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I created an Autumn hues theme postcard as a journal cover.

I had created a steampunk type background for my "Stylish Men / Sepia" postcard, and I liked how it looked, so I re-used it for this piece. I know in the northern hemisphere we are heading toward Spring, so it's a little early for a Fall theme, but the accents I chose for this all ended up being rich autumn tones.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Golden Days" - Postcard

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

I have no idea what my piece is supposed to be. If you can figure it out, let me know. I might hang up my "paint brushes" for awhile, along with my camera...

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

"November" – Tag

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I created this for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2014 - November challenge.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

I spent more time than I should have, working on this, and almost gave up a few times. I still need to improve my technique for inking edges. I also need to improve my technique for making something look like it is layered (peeled away corrugated cardboard) and underneath (three dimensional).

The images are from a DuckDuckGo search and Photos Public Domain. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Open up the Dirty Window" – Postcard

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

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

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

The words are from the song Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.

The font is Architects Daughter

"Groundhogs Taste Like Rabbits" – Postcard

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

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 fonts are

JMillmanuscript Medium
Cloister Black, Light

"Pastilles" – ATC

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I created an ATC around the scene of children playing on the beach.

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

The font is Simplesnails ver 4.0 ,

"Nest" - ATC

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This week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge was “Nest.”

The font is Casua.

The words are on another blog post of mine here.

"Pen" - ATC

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This week’s Think Monday – Think ATC challenge was “Pen/Nib.”

The vintage images are from the Graphics Fairy and an Internet search.

The font is First Order.

The words are from the Irish poem "The Deer's Cry".

Light of sun,

Radiance of moon,

Splendour of fire,

Speed of lightning,

Swiftness of wind,

Depth of sea,

Stability of earth,

Firmness of rock.