"Traveling Somewhere" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Travel".

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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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by. - Robert Frost

Traveling somewhere, could be anywhere
There's a coldness in the air, but I don't care
We drift deeper, life goes on
We drift deeper, into the sound

As The Rush Comes - Motorcycle

The distance and the time between us
It'll never change my mind

Die For You - The Weeknd, Ariana Grande (Official Audio) 

"Train" – Postcard

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I created a train theme postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

"Trains" - Tag

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I've been making Tim Holtz tags lately.

I used his train tag from August 2013 as my inspiration for this piece.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

"Postal Mail" – Postcard Envelope 6.5 x 4.5

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This week’s Artful Times challenge #55 was "Mail Art."

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

I created a 6.5" wide by 4.5" high postcard envelope template that would be large enough to mail postcards in, using GIMP 2.8.10. Then I used the template to create this mail art envelope, printed it, cut it out, and glue sticked the edges.

My printer is low on ink, so the color didn't print uniformly on this. Then when I folded it, I was off a little, so the image didn't line up. Lastly, I got some of the glue on the front of the envelope, tried to wipe it off with a wet Kleenex, and ended up smearing/staining the ink.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

"Bon Voyage" – Postcard Envelope 6.5 x 4.5

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This week’s Three Muses challenge was "Bon Voyage Mail Art."

I created a 6.5" wide by 4.5" high postcard envelope template that would be large enough to mail postcards in, using GIMP 2.8.10. Then I used the template to create this mail art envelope, printed it, cut it out, and glue sticked the edges.

The vintage transportation images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The words are from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life."

The fonts are:

Architects Daughter
Orniste tfb
Palatino Linotype

Some or all of them can be found on dafont.

Train - 3" x 5" Card

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This is the 3" x 5" Greens Farms card that I mailed in my Train Series Mail Art Envelope. The images are from a DuckDuckGo search

Greens Farms Station - Mail Art Envelope - Train Series

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I created a standard #6 3/4 Envelope (3 5/8" x 6 1/2") template in GIMP 2.8.10, then used it to start a "Train Series" of Mail Art Envelopes. I intend to mail each letter in my Train Series from the actual train station that is the envelope's return address. This will be the first one that I mail.

I created the 3" x 5" Greens Farms card and 2.5" x 3.5" bird ATC to mail inside the envelope. The 3" x 5" Astronomer card is one I had created awhile ago.

I printed the envelope on parchment card stock paper, cut it out, and used an Elmer's Disappearing Purple Glue Stick to seal the edges. I also used that to seal the envelope flap after I put the cards inside of it, then added a piece of Scotch Tape over the seam.

"Grand Central Terminal" – Postcard

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

I started with the train, which was brown, so I used monochrome brown colors for this. I had originally wanted to use the locomotive in an envelope mail art piece to mail to myself, but I didn't have time to work on that within the deadline by which I needed it.

The words on this are from a fortune cookie I got recently. I thought it foretold a positive outcome for me for something that involved a train this week, but I misled myself.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.10.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The fonts are:

Malgun Gothic Bold
DayPosterBlack

"Coffee Car" – Tag

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This week’s Tag Along challenge #19 was "Tickets."

I searched my stash of ticket images but didn't know what to do for an overall theme. When I found the 1897 Henri Meunier Rajah Advertising Poster among my PNG images, I decided to make a "Coffee Car" ticket for the Metro North New Haven Line railroad. They have a "Bar Car" on some of the trains sometimes, although no special ticket is required to be in it.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.8.

The images are from a DuckDuckGo search.

The font is Georgia Bold.