I've Got Mail!

[hatman]

So, as mentioned, I got a postcard in the mail yesterday. :)

Not just any postcard (although getting actual mail from friends is always very cool), but a handmade original artwork by the lovely, charming, creative, and talented Miss Crustacean (aka alliegee), who, despite the title, does not seem to be very crabby at all.

Take a look. Isn't it nifty?



Those lines are staples, which hold in an actual printed picture (remember those?). The rest is hand-painted watercolors, rubber stamping, and glued-on collage (which really makes it a mixed medium piece). The whole thing has a cool texture to it, too. It's thick, quality, textured card paper. (You can see it better in the full-size image.)

It's really neat. And the message on the other side is written (mostly) on a half-postcard-sized sticker. Hadn't noticed that at first, but it's cool.

Yay for creative mail, and the lost art of postcards!

Comments

[alliegee.livejournal.com]

Well, honestly, it was more of an aesthetic decision than a content decision!! I have been scrapbooking for many years and I have a file of words and phrases cut out of magazines. I sifted through that file to select the phrases for my postcards. I have had this "GET SET" for a long time and I think it is really cool looking, plus the colors looked nice with the watercolor and the stamping. So, there's no real "reason." But if you like, you can make up an interesting story!!

[pgwfolc.livejournal.com]

lol, gotcha. Cool.

(But does this mean there's no giant squid attack looming in my near future?)