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Created for a "Put a map on it" swap. The map of the Mississippi River dictated the colors. Vintage map, wrapping paper, book images, washi tape, candy wrapper, vintage postage stamps
Created for MIXMASTER CHALLENGE #56
CHEF boeckli is sending us Down Under!
➤ Your image must include a map (or outline) of Australia.
➤ Also at least one object and/or landmark unique to Australia (didgeridoo, boomerang, Sydney Opera House, Uluru, etc.).
➤ And at least one animal unique to Australia (koala, wombat, emu, kangaroo, dingo, etc.).
➤ Finally, since Australia's national colors are green and gold, at least 80% of your image must feature those colors.
➤ NO PEOPLE
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Australia Coat of Arms, a gift from a dear friend (no longer on Flickr.)
Text, purchased from DS.
Juvenile White Kangaroo from PD.
Map outline, courtesy of PngWing.
Sydney Opera House and Bridge, from Pixabay.
1 Abstract BG, 1 Sun Rays & 1 Bubble Texture purchased from DS.
1 BG & Vintage Stamps purchased from Fotolia.
Yellow shape made in PS CS6.
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(Replaced 8-11-22)
I almost went to bed without doing a collage on this day..whoops! Got it done just in time! Magazine bits and vintage postage.
This only took 24 hours to go from coast to coast!
I covered a regular old vanilla (yes, I know it's manilla) envelope with old book pages and I handpainted the fish!!
I am so impressed with myself! :)
Postage stamp: lighthouses of the GDR - Peenemünde beacon (built 1954) in front of the sea map of Peenemünde with the island of Ruden; Issue value: 35 Pfennig (GDR 1975);
Timbre-poste: Phares de la RDA - Balise Peenemünde (construite en 1954) devant la carte maritime de Peenemünde avec l'île de Ruden; Valeur d'émission: 35 Pfennig (GDR 1975)
Created for a desk clean-up rainbow swap on swap-bot. This doesn't even come close to cleaning up my desk....magazine bits, wallpaper, vintage postage stamps, scrapbook paper, food packaging, washi tape, security envelope
Overprint postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1963 - with car and passenger train as well as airplane and bus, globe outline in the background, trade fair mark - issue value: 10 Pfennig each (GDR 1963);
Timbre-poste en surimpression - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1963 - avec voiture et train de voyageurs ainsi que avion et bus, contour du globe en arrière-plan, marque de foire - valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig chacun (RDA 1963)
I'm still going strong-53 days into my collage-a-day project! I made the snow-dyed paper a few months ago.
Created for a swapbot swap. For this monochrome swap I just used a whole pile of vintage used postage.
45 days ago I started a collage-a-day on library catalogue cards project. I can't believe I've stuck with it this long! Vintage science book, vintage postage stamp, marker.
I've tried daily challenges before and not stuck to them, but this time I'm 46 days in and going strong! I've been making a small collage every day on library catalogue cards. Vintage book page, postage stamp, scrapbook paper, band-aid wrapper.
Postage stamp: Stamp Day 1960 - Modern mail delivery - Issue value: 20 Pfennig (GDR 1960);
Timbre-poste: Journée du timbre 1960 - Livraison moderne du courrier - Valeur d'émission: 20 Pfennig (RDA 1960)
I haven't kept up with posting them here, but I am still going strong without missing a day for 97 days! They are getting posted on Instagram every day if you want to see them sooner... www.instagram.com/mandyfariello
All three of these were created in our hotel room in New Orleans back in March.
Handpainted book page, vintage postage stamps, vintage insect identification book, assorted bits...
Ocean-going ships of the GDR - MS "Weimar" cargo ship (GDR postage stamp 1982) ;
Navires océaniques de la RDA - Cargo MS "Weimar" (timbre RDA 1982)
Postage stamp: 20 years GDR - Leipzig - view of various buildings (university skyscraper) - issue value 10 Pfennig (GDR 1969);
Timbre-poste: 20 ans de la RDA - Leipzig - vue de divers bâtiments (gratte-ciel de l'université) - valeur d'émission 10 Pfennig (RDA 1969)
Postage stamp: Antenna and weather satellite image of Europe, Meteorological Service, World Weather Monitoring (text) - issue value 20 Pfennig (GDR 1968);
Timbre-poste : Antenne et image satellite météo de l'Europe, Service météorologique, Surveillance météorologique mondiale (texte) - valeur d'émission 20 Pfennig (RDA 1968)
Created for a swapbot swap-Put a Star on It. I stole Gina's idea to use a starfish.. :) Paper napkin, book page, image from a vintage children's book, stamp and stamp selvedge, additional words from junkmail.
Postage stamp: 100 years of the car (Hungary 1986) ;
Timbre-poste: 100 ans de la voiture (Hongrie 1986)
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1965 - Anniversary Fair 1165-1965, two cameras: Praktika and Praktisix II, trade fair mark - issue value: 10 Pfennig (GDR 1965);
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1965 - Foire d'anniversaire 1165-1965, deux caméras: Praktika et Praktisix II, marque de foire - valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig (RDA 1965)
45 days ago I started a collage-a-day on library catalogue cards project. I can't believe I've stuck with it this long! Security envelope, candy wrapper, vintage postage stamps, old dictionary page, vintage office rubber stamp.
A swap-bot friend sent a book cover with the beginning of a collage and asked that I make my mark (s) and send it back. It should be where it is going by now...I hope...
This side has old book bits, vintage stamps and selvedges, an old newspaper ad from 1947, an acetone transfer from a scientific clip-art book, and a couple of koi from a California dumpster.....hint hint...I'm running low on koi...~~~smile~~~
Amazingly I am actually still going with daily collages on library catalog cards..Day 67 is today! Soda label, paper napkin, security envelope, vintage postage stamp, magazine image, my own photo.
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1966 - TV, trade fair sign - Issue value: 10 Pfennig (GDR 1966),
Hand stamped.;
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1966 - TV, enseigne de salon - Valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig (RDA 1966)
Estampé à la main.
Postage stamp: 800 years of the city of Leipzig - Buildings on the postage stamp: Old scales and new building - issue value 10 Pfennig (GDR 1965);
Timbre-poste: 800 ans de la ville de Leipzig - Bâtiments sur le timbre-poste: Anciennes échelles et nouveau bâtiment - valeur d'émission 10 Pfennig (RDA 1965)
Inspired by my love of vintage, I scanned in an old revenue stamp to use on this photo of baby's breath.
Applied textures: Kim Klassen's magic scripted and scratches. Writing is a free texture from flickr from boccacino.
Oreon won the WTA in the ZMACS forum on swap-bot last month. I sent her a couple of notecards made from an owl picture I drew a while ago and stickers to match.
She had owls on her profile, so she got OWLS!
Postage stamp: Containertransport - Transport by rail - issue value 35 Pfennig (GDR 1978);
Timbre-poste: Transport de conteneurs - Transport par chemin de fer - valeur d'émission 35 Pfennig (GDR 1978)
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1982 - Messehaus Stentzlers Hof - Issue value: 10 Pfennig (GDR 1982);
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1982 - Messehaus Stentzlers Hof - Valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig (RDA 1982)
Postage stamp: agra Markkleeberg 1967 (June 18-16, 1967 in Leipzig) - map of the GDR and emblem of the agricultural exhibition - issue value 20 Pfennig (GDR 1967);
Timbre-poste: Agra Markkleeberg 1967 (18-16 juin 1967 à Leipzig) - carte de la RDA et emblème de l'exposition agricole - valeur d'émission 20 Pfennig (RDA 1967)
Postage stamp: 2nd world championship in orientation diving, Neuglobsow - diver at the turning mark - issue value 10 Pfennig (GDR 1985)
Timbre-poste: 2e championnat du monde de plongée d'orientation, Neuglobsow - plongeur au tournant - valeur d'émission 10 Pfennig (GDR 1985)
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1961 - Alte Waage (Leipziger Messeamt), trade fair sign - Issue value: 10 Pfennig (GDR 1961);
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1961 - Signe du salon, Alte Waage (Leipziger Messeamt) - Valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig (RDA 1961)
Postage stamp: Musikinstrumenten-Museum Leipzig, Lira da Gamba, Italian 1592 - issue value 20 Pfennig (GDR 1979);
Timbre-poste: Musikinstrumenten-Museum Leipzig, Lira da Gamba, italien 1592 - valeur d'émission 20 Pfennig (RDA 1979)
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1983 - Central Messepalast - Issue value: 10 Pfennig (GDR 1983);
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1983 - Central Messepalast - Valeur d'émission: 10 Pfennig (RDA 1983)
Created for a swapbot swap of "Mail Art for Beginners". Yes, I know..I don't qualify as a beginner, but my partner was.
Business reply card for the address, vintage stamps, wrapping paper, map bits, old book circles, tentacles from an ocean encyclopedia, rubber stamped leaves.
Postage stamp: Nature conservation, heron, issue value 5 Pfennig (GDR 1959);
Timbre-poste : Conservation de la nature, héron, valeur d'émission 5 Pfennig (RDA 1959)
Amazingly I am actually still going with daily collages on library catalog cards..Day 67 is today! Lottery ticket, wrapping paper, fast food receipt, candy wrapper, vintage postage...
Postage stamp - Leipzig Autumn Fair 1962 - Mädler Passage, trade fair sign - Issue value: 20 Pfennig (GDR 1962);
Timbre-poste - Foire d'automne de Leipzig 1962 - Passage Mädler, enseigne de foire - Valeur d'émission: 20 Pfennig (RDA 1962)
I haven't kept up with posting them here, but I am still going strong without missing a day for 97 days! They are getting posted on Instagram every day if you want to see them sooner... www.instagram.com/mandyfariello
All three of these were created in our hotel room in New Orleans back in March.
Scrapbook paper, travel brochure, vintage stamps, old anatomy book.