"Sea Dragon" - Postcard

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

I created this using GIMP 2.10.36.

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

"Sea Shells" - Postcard

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

I created this using GIMP 2.10.34

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

"Teddy Bear" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Teddy Bear".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.34

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

Lent In A Bag - Photograph

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It started with an act of kindness by one person...

"Summer Beach Days" - Postcard

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This week's Three Muses  challenge theme was "Summer."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.24.

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

"Faded Coffee Stains" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Coffee Stains."

It turns out the challenge meant coffee stained paper, when I thought it meant coffee cup ring type stains. I had already been struggling with this theme, so I finally had to enforce my time limit rule and declare, "Pencils down!"

I created this using GIMP 2.10.22.

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

"Boston Tea Party" - Postcard

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

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

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

"At the Seaside" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "At the Seaside."

I'm not completely happy with my result.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.10.

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

"Shell and Ruler" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Tape Measure/Ruler."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.18.

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

"Sea Shells" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Beach Life/Sea Shells."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Sea Shell Green" - Postcard

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This is 1 of 2 sea shell themed pieces that I made. I started with a white washed background that I had made first, but which I tinted sand colored for use with the sea shells.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Sea Shell Large" - Postcard

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This is 2 of 2 sea shell themed pieces that I made. I started with a white washed background that I had made first, but which I tinted sand colored for use with the sea shells.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"Seashore Dining" - Tag

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This week’s Tag Along challenge #98 was "Stripes."

I used subtle stripes in the background of this, which is a vintage advertisement theme for a seashore dining establishment. I wanted to print out this tag and post the photograph of it, but I ran out of time.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

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

"Nauticum" - Postcard

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I created a nautical 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.)

The words in the background are from the song Come Dancing by the Kinks:

The day they knocked down the Palais
Part of my childhood died, just died

The  reference to Wilcox's Pier, Savin Rock, Conn is related to the Savin Rock Amusement Park which was closed and demolished in the 1960s. 

The font is Smoothie Shoppe

"Vintage Sea Shells" – Postcard

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I created a sea shell 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.)