Monday, March 21, 2011

Postcards for iHanna's Swap



















These are the postcards I made for iHanna's international postcard swap. You can find out about the swap on her site.  



















All the backgrounds were made with Tim Holtz Adirondak Color Wash sprays.  These sprays are actually a water based dye and are fun to work with.  On thiscard I just added some bird stickers.



















On this one I started with the face stamp, drew the body and added chalk on the cheeks and the shirt.



















Here I used one of the collage elements I got from Zorana, her birds are always a great embellishment.














This one has stamping in white and black and was in homage to the Japanese people.













After creating the background. I used a stencil and  some colorwash spray.  I then outlined the  flowers in white. I loved how it just made them pop.



















Here I used my mendhi stencil and some golden fluid paint. I use a stencil brush to get the paint into all those tiny spaces.



















In this one I used a stencil and used some colorwash spray.  I then painted over the flowers with twinkling H2o's and then outlined the  flowers in white. You can't see it very well in the photo but the flowers have a shimmery look to them.



















I just added  a picture of the Mona Lisa, that was an actual post card itself and then added some charcoal  and oil pastel, and words.  It was fun making these cards.  

So what did you do over the weekend?

20 comments:

  1. These are all lovely Kate. I like that you explained how you created them too.
    I had a busy creative weekend as I am working on reworking an old art quilt turning it into something new. And I knit on the baby blanket I am making! So I kept busy.

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  2. i love the backgrounds you created - beautiful. how fun it will be to get one of these in the mail. i did not have time to much creating over the weekend but am itchin to get something started.

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  3. Beautiful postcards! I love the henna ones. I was only able to work on one 6x6 page over the weekend as I went on a romantic getaway with my hubbub.
    Thanks for sharing your lovely work.

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  4. Great postcards, Kate! I love the ones where you stenciled then outlined with white.

    I finished my postcards over the weekend. We had lots of rain yesterday so it was a good day to stay inside and make art.

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  5. The face is my favourite I love the hat/scarf but the colours are great on them all.

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  6. Thank you so much for the nice comment on my blog. All your pieces are beautiful. I have not used Tim Holz color wash sprays yet. But you definately make me want to try them.

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  7. Oh, I love these and hope I will receive one :) I also signed up for iHanna's swap ... although I haven't heard anything yet ... should I be concerned?

    I just got some mendhi stencils over the weekend and cannot wait to play with them. I also worked on postcards and a journal I am making for my daughter. But yikes - I don't have my 10 cards ready yet! Thanks for the fire and inspiration!

    xo Lis

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  8. Wow, your cards are so nice. Very creativ. This is my first time participating and I,m over the top exited. Wish you all the best.
    Laila.

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  9. This wash spray creates gorgeous backgrounds doesn't it? And it's good to see such a variety of things that you've done on top.

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  10. Hello! I found you through ihanna since I am in the swap too. I love the effect you got with the sprays! I can't wait until they come to my Michaels =)

    This weekend I got some embroidery done for my quilt <3

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  11. Oh so sweet. Love the backgrounds and your imagery. I guess it isn't just me who has spring on my mind... :-)

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  12. very nice, fun project. i like the way you did the backgrounds.

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  13. I was browsing the Flickr pool and saw these and thought they were absolutely gorgeous!

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  14. I really love your postcards - the colourways are gorgeous! I especially like your 'sing out loud' card! Great!

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  15. Love all of your postcards! Such yummy backgrounds and great messages!

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  16. Love colorwash! Your backgrounds are beautiful! Great cards...

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  17. These are beautiful. I love the way the colors blend together.

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  18. Cool postcards Kate, and the Tim Holz sprays sound fun. Will have to investigate this the next time I'm home...! Is one of these beautiful postcards headed to Germany by any chance...?? Best wishes for all your happy creations, tj

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  19. Looks like you had a lot of fun making these.

    EWian

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