Monthly Archives: October 2017

A Box of Papers and autumn in Sweden

Posted on 2017-10-29 by iHanna

It’s autumn in Sweden. Well actually, today we are going into Winter Time, setting our clocks back an hour to get more lights in the mornings… But where I am we haven’t had any snow yet, so I’m enjoying the … Continue reading →

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Waiting for Happy Mail

Posted on 2017-10-26 by iHanna

The DIY Postcard Swap Autumn 2017 is closed for this time, and now the fun wait for happy mail begins! I want to find my way to regular creating and posting again, after quite a few posts about my mixed … Continue reading →

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Painted Postcards | Happy Greetings Postcards

Posted on 2017-10-19 by iHanna

All my Painted Postcards are finished and ready to be sent out. The last day to sign up for the DIY Postcard Swap is October 22, and after that I’m sitting down and sending out your addresses. And writing addresses … Continue reading →

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Princess Postcards | Be You, Be Happy, Be Awesome

Posted on 2017-10-17 by iHanna

Today I’ve got four Princess Postcards to share, painted in the series of Happy Girl Postcards. All my Painted Postcards are finished, but I’m sharing just the princess ones today. I would love to know which of these you like … Continue reading →

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Painted Postcards | Kindness and Love

Posted on 2017-10-15 by iHanna

All the Painted Postcards are finished! I really like how they turned out, and wanted to share them as individual pieces and turned right, not just as I painted them four on a piece of paper. So here we go! … Continue reading →

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Download the Swap Tracker

Posted on 2017-10-13 by iHanna

Today I’m sharing a post card video that I’m rather proud of. In it you’ll see everything from me painting post cards to printing and cutting out the backsides. I hope you’ll like the video, as well as the tracker … Continue reading →

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3 Fun Things: Art Journal Giveaway + New Video + Creative Actions

Posted on 2017-10-12 by iHanna

There’s so many awesome and fun things happening right now that my brain is about to explode! I’ve got the DIY Postcard Swap still open and people from all over the world are joining every day. Tomorrow I’m sending out … Continue reading →

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Making postcards from Scratch – Part 3: Happy Girl Postcards

Posted on 2017-10-09 by iHanna

I have painted mostly Happy Girl Postcards as you will see in this part of Making a postcard from Scratch. It is Part 3: Adding details, a focal point or words to your DIY Postcards. The Finishing Touches that is. … Continue reading →

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Flying Tiger Traveler’s Notebooks

Posted on 2017-10-06 by iHanna

Every time I’m in Stockholm I visit a shop called Flying Tiger Copenhagen. It’s a chain store of cheap but cute Danish design originating from Copenhagen. I first discovered a store in Gothenburg, but for a few years now we’ve … Continue reading →

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Making Postcards from Scratch – Part 2: Painting a Mixed Media Background

Posted on 2017-10-03 by iHanna

I am painting a colorful Mixed Media Background, join me as we continue with our postcards today. In this part 2 of Making Postcards from Scratch we’re going to create Mixed Media Postcard backgrounds, and I’ll also share some other … Continue reading →

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