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Asian Dog Postcards

Feb 8th, 2006 by iHanna

Pile of New Years Card
This is my yellow pile of Happy New year postcards before I sent them!

I had lots of fun making these.

    How I made the cards:

    1. Cut out postcard sized cardstock
    2. Covered them with chinese news prints
    3. Painted white gesso over the torn prints
    4. Used a yellow wraping paper with little silvery stains as the edge on one side
    5. Painted and stained the whole surface with brownish watercolours
    6. Printed the chinese pharase Congratulations for getting rich (wich is what you answer when somebody says Happy New year to you) on see through paper; vellum, from the computor.
    7. Stamped all of the cards with my name
    8. Added the dog and the vellum print with a glue stick
    9. Taped the photos with small pieces of yellow tape

Close up on dog

How I altered the dog photos
The photographs are all taken by me on my trip to Asia 2003. It was a dog theme project I wanted to do at the time (all of these dogs run around with no owners, but of course some of them had owners no doubt). I made a collage with the digital photos in Photoshop when I came back home, and then had that collage developed on photo paper. I think I sent some cards to friends and family, but some were left in the drawer so for this swap I dugg them out!

    1. Cut out the dogs from my collage photo
    2. Held them a couple of second under running water in the kitchen
    3. Altered them with sand paper in different grains (so fun!)
    4. Coloured the photos with acrylic paint in different shades
    5. Sealed the surface with acrylic gel!

To alter photos is great fun, I want to try this in my art journal soon. I hope everyone likes the cards. Here they are individualy. Click on the ones you’d like to have a closer look at!

Asia dog card Soda dog 4 sweeties Hot dog

Beach dog Sleepy Beach ball Sleepy II

Having a drink Blackie Beach ball II Red scratch Zzzz...

Posted in Photography, Paper craft, Tutorials

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23 Responses to “Asian Dog Postcards”

  1. on 08 Feb 2006 at 22:50   Jan

    I love your cards! Thanks for sharing the whole group, they’re wonderful.

  2. on 08 Feb 2006 at 23:41   Coops

    They’re gorgeous!

  3. on 09 Feb 2006 at 0:11   myra

    They’re simply beautiful Hanna! Thanks so much for sharing about how you put them all together. I’m very intrigued by the altering process.

  4. on 09 Feb 2006 at 0:20   abbyjane

    Each one is so beautiful! Your photos of the dogs, the way you altered them and mounted them on collages. The ten people who received them are truly lucky!

    When I try to make collages like these they always curl and bubble. Do you have any tricks to help everything stay flat in the end?

  5. on 09 Feb 2006 at 7:21   Dara

    These cards are absolutely beautiful! *surfing on through via whipup.net*

  6. on 09 Feb 2006 at 8:44   siggen

    Thanks! Beautiful cards - and a really helpful tutorial!

  7. on 09 Feb 2006 at 10:31   jess

    very beautiful.

  8. on 09 Feb 2006 at 10:32   Max

    They are just lovely. Its great that you shared how you made them and I am totally intrigued by how you altered the photos. Can this be done with ordinary photos? I need to investigate…

  9. on 09 Feb 2006 at 15:44   jessica

    WOW! Those are great! I wish I had gotten one. I’m glad you liked the one I sent your way ;)

  10. on 09 Feb 2006 at 16:27   amy

    Lovely, Hanna. Thanks for sharing the process too!

  11. on 09 Feb 2006 at 16:47   Tuula

    Korten är jättefina! Vilken bra idé!

  12. on 09 Feb 2006 at 17:27   Snowbear

    Whomever gets them is “one lucky dog”
    that is some old american phrase…
    thanks for sharing your process-
    they are GREAT! and I love the fact that you took the photos yourself in Asia. This was the exact project for them, eh?

  13. on 09 Feb 2006 at 17:59   frida

    I really love them and appreciate the tutorial. I’m going to try some cards of my own. Thanks!

  14. on 09 Feb 2006 at 20:11   Wanda in South Texas

    They are all so beautiful! I received mine yesterday, and am so happy with it! THANK YOU!!!

  15. on 09 Feb 2006 at 21:54   Regina

    jag här långhåringtax….har du en kort?
    Regina i Knivsta

  16. on 09 Feb 2006 at 21:59   Lolly

    I think these are just beautiful, Hanna! I linked to this post in my post about the Project Spectrum Postcard Swap - I think people can be inspired by your lovely creations.

  17. on 10 Feb 2006 at 16:34   natascha

    Your postcards are wonderful!! I’m so impressed! And thanks for sharing all the creative process!!

  18. on 10 Feb 2006 at 22:16   Helena

    Fantastiskt vackra kort - vad duktig och pysslig du är!

  19. on 11 Feb 2006 at 13:26   baglady

    Your art is always a true bliss to the eye - you are such a talented girl! These cards are yet another proof of your skills. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work. I always feel inspired and happy after a visit in here :o)

  20. on 11 Feb 2006 at 17:47   Kimc

    your postcards are fabulous, and I love the step by step, thanks!

  21. on 12 Feb 2006 at 3:33   Jamie

    These are so beautiful! I love the colour and the texture and that the dogs come from your travels. I love how they are each unique but still look like an overall set. Absolutely wonderful!

  22. on 22 Feb 2006 at 0:42   laura r.

    when i saw these postcards, i thought, “dog, backwards…God…”
    you have captured it.

  23. on 18 Nov 2008 at 11:15   dave

    hi there! i am from the philippines. can you send me the postcard pls. i am very curious. i will also give you postcards from my place in exchange. hope we can swap.

    dave

    here’s my add to reply.

    dave_barbarian18@yahoo.com

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