"Steampunk" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Steampunk" which is a theme I always struggle with.

The images are from the Smithsonian, Clipart ETC, and a vintage Metropolis poster. (See the right hand side of my blog for links.)

"Femme Fatale" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

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This week’s Moo Mania challenge was “Faces.”

I love Gibson Girls, so I used one for the face. I also experimented with backgrounds.

The font is Buxton Sketch.

"Mother's Day" - Postcard

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This week’s Crazy Amigo challenge was “Mother and Child.”

I made a postcard using a vintage image that I found with an Internet search, and designs by Maurice Verneuil.

The words are from this site.

The font is Buxton Sketch.

"Yale" – Postcard

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This week’s Collage Obsession challenge was “Doors.”

I used pictures I had taken at Yale in New Haven, CT to create an advertisement or tourist type postcard.

The fonts are Varsity Regular and ShangriLaNFSmallCaps.

You can see some of my pictures of Yale here.

"Gentlemen" – Postcard

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This week’s Take A Word challenge was “Gentlemen.”

I used some of my favorite vintage men images, which are from the Library of Congress.

The font is Matador.

"Chicken Run" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Chicken Run" but I wasn't sure what that meant.

I made a recipe card using this chicken soup recipe. This is also my first creation using GIMP version 2.8.0, which was released on May 5.

The vegetable digital stamps are from the NIDDK Image Library. The chicken is from Clipart ETC.

The fonts are Sarsaparilla and RiotSquad.

"Oranges" - Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

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I made a second color theme entry for this week’s Soartful challenge "Butterflies and/or Fairies" or the colors "Yellow, Orange, and Turquoise."

All of the vintage images are from an Internet search. The background color is 0x329191 (RAL 5018 Turquoise blue).