"New York City" - Postcard

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I'm in the process of going through my UFO (UnFinished Objects & Projects) pile to complete them or throw them into the scrap heap.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.34.

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

"Take A Trip 1 & 2" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge theme was "Take A Trip."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.24.

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

"At The Beach - Cape Cod" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "At The Beach."

I went with an unconventional interpretation, which morphed into a tourist postcard for Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Their tourist industry is probably suffering due to the covid-19 restrictions. I had wanted to recommend a fantastic BBQ restaurant there, but the restaurant was sold on May 6, 2020, according to their website: Marconi Beach BBQ & Seafood Restaurant

I created this using GIMP 2.10.18.

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

"Maine Tourist Map" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

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

"Vintage Cape Cod Map" - Postcard

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I made a tourist postcard for Cape Cod, Massachusetts using an old map.

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 Salem, MA Map" - Postcard

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I made a tourist postcard for Salem, Massachusetts using an old map.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

The words on it are my own.

"Greetings from Rhode Island - the ocean state" - Tourist Postcard

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I made a Rhode Island tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Greetings from Massachusetts" - Tourist Postcard

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I made a Massachusetts tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Greetings from Maine" - Tourist Postcard

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I made a Maine tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Greetings from Connecticut" - Tourist Postcard

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I made a Connecticut tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Rhode Island" - Postcard

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I made a Rhode Island tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Visit Rhode Island" - Postcard

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I made a Rhode Island tourist postcard.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

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

"Tourist Postcard - Gothic Arch Door" - Postcard

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I created a Tourist Postcard from a photograph that I took of a Gothic Arch Door at Southport Congregational Church in Fairfield, CT this past week.

The early morning sunlight cast shadows on the door.

This is my entry for this week's Three Muses challenge "Windows or Doors."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.18.

"A Trip to Hawaii" - Postcard

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

I started with another white washed background that I had made first. Then I added the text and images. I gave this the appearance of a tourist postcard that has been accidentally postmark cancelled on the wrong side (the front, instead of the back). I also designed this postcard such that it looks "correct" when viewed both vertically (upright) and horizontally (turned on its side).

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

"The Mountains Called Me" - Postcard

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

I modified a pine tree "stamp" and used "green ink" for this.

The quote, "The mountains called me and I answered them," is from my Father, who loved to climb the White Mountains of New Hampshire, especially Mount Washington.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

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

The fonts are:

Benjamin Franklin
Bookman Old Style Semi-Bold Italic

Save Pequot Library! - petition appeal

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I am trying to get the word out, to ask readers like you, to sign the

Save Pequot Library! petition. 

Libraries in the United States provide free access to books and many other resources to everyone. The Pequot Library relies on 1/3 of its operating costs to come from the Town of Fairfield, CT, but this year the Town Finance Committee voted to cut their funding, effective July 1, 2013.

I am hoping you, regardless of where you live in the world, will tell all of your friends about this, and sign the petition, to make your voice heard about the value a library has to everyone.

No donation is required to sign the petition. If you do sign it, the website will send you a "thank you" email to acknowledge your signature. You can ignore and close the window that opens that asks for a donation, because it is for the petition website itself, not the library.

I created a replica vintage style tourist postcard for this appeal, using a photograph I took of the Pequot Library in the Southport section of Fairfield, CT in August 2012, a few weeks after their annual book sale.

The font is Janda Elegant Handwriting.

Burying Hill Beach, Westport CT - Tourist Postcard

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I created a replica vintage style tourist postcard.

I used a photograph I took at Burying Hill Beach in Westport CT this past week. In GIMP, I created a rounded rectangle border with a radius of 15, and a width of 50 pixels. I used an Old Paper script to give the postcard a distressed look.

The font is Janda Elegant Handwriting.

Jennings Beach, Fairfield CT - Tourist Postcard

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I created a replica vintage style tourist postcard.

I used a photograph I took of Fayerweather Island Lighthouse in Bridgeport CT, as seen from Jennings Beach in Fairfield CT on February 25, 2013. In GIMP, I created a rounded rectangle border with a radius of 15, and a width of 50 pixels. I used an Old Paper script to give the postcard a distressed look.

The font is Janda Elegant Handwriting.

Rockport MA - Tourist Postcards

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These are my third and fourth replica vintage style tourist postcards.

I used pictures I took in Rockport, MA. In GIMP, I created a rounded rectangle border with a radius of 15, and a width of 50 pixels. I used an Old Paper script to give the second postcard a distressed look. The first picture was grainy due to the zoom setting, which created the look I wanted for the vintage postcard.

The font is Janda Elegant Handwriting.

Long Island Sound, Fairfield CT - Tourist Postcard

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This is my second replica vintage style tourist postcard.

I used a picture I had taken of Long Island Sound from Beachside Avenue in Fairfield CT. In GIMP, I created a rounded rectangle border with a radius of 15, and a width of 50 pixels. I used an Old Paper script to give it a distressed look.

The font is Georgia Bold.