Rough week for everyone with this country(or so I have finally read) -I didn't have as much time to complete my card due to external issues. But as it so happen I had plenty of ideas, just many of them were not easy to complete. When Darcy posted Israel I thought of the "Wailing Wall" right away; but then I remembered the wonderful bodies of water near Israel: Dead Sea , Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea or the Sea of Galilee? After much thinking I couldn't think how to make an postcard incorporating all those seas; so I chose the Dead Sea, the Statue of Faith and of coarse a 'sand' Castle.The best thing about the postcard & my page ;was my friend had just received travel information from Israel , so I had plenty of materials to use on my card.
Front of Card
Background is a pictures of the Dead Sea(source travel brochure)-Lower right is the "Statue of Faith" Tel Aviv-(source internet)Lower left is a castle (source travel brochure)
Back of Card
Lots of things happening on the back. I used the gel transfer technique to put Hebrew writing in the upper part of the card, a copy of the Dead Sea scroll on lower left and Menorah in the lower right . I found a copy of an old post card heading, that I placed on the top of the card. All this was covered with a light coating of linen acrylic paint and partially wiped off with baby wipe.
Correspondence from Melite to Alexander:
"Thank you for writing back to me so quickly-When I contact Franceso
I Will be sure to ask her who Pierre is?
Well as you can see I have made another
side trip -Israel. I'm taking in all the religious shrines and of
coarse the "Dead Sea"- The buildings are amazing, lots of colorful
mosaics, so I'm getting a lot of paintings done. Heading
to Eilat to go diving at the Coral Beach Reefs.
Until Later,
Melite"
Page in Book
This page isn't fully complete but you get the flow- I
used the map from the travel brochure and
cut out several images -The modern buildings in Tel Aviv are
awesome pieces of art- then you travel east and see the wonderful religious sites
of the Wailing Wall & Jerusalem city - Such contrast in one old country.
Well Until next week
Enjoy the Journey & Happy Creating!
Fotojoy/joyce
what a great postcard. love all things you have done on the card, back and front....Your page is lovely as well. great all round....
ReplyDeleteThanks Mags - this was definitely a little more challenging given the country
DeleteI can't decide which I like better, the back or the front! Excellent work on a tough assignment!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sabrina- I hope to get the next country posted earlier- So hard when I have been away from home so much.
DeleteGreat choice of images on the front. Really love all the work you put into the back. It look's amazing. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks it was a challenge to do the back -but as with every week I challenge myself to do something new.
DeleteGreat postcard! Love both the front and the back and your page is looking great too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lula-Love you work too
DeleteSuper postcard, like the back too and your page.
ReplyDeleteJen x
Jen Thank You so much- loving doing these postings each week too.
DeleteFabulous collage on your card and page :D XXX
ReplyDeleteThanks Gina BTW I love your avatar!
Deletegreat work Joyce, love the collaged card. So much work on the back too, really makes it vintage looking.
ReplyDeleteDarcy thank you!The back really did take on the vintage look - But I didn't want to change the front images (I quess I'm into bold color s right now) so I left them vivid
DeleteFabulous postcard! Love all the images you have used. Just a shame you cannot see them all in one place!
ReplyDeleteJanet xx
Janet but if I remember correctly almost every famous location can be reached in 4 hours-Not bad in my opinion to see such constrating areas.
DeleteLove both, particularly the card, great colours!
ReplyDeleteAnd your slide show is just the coolest thing!! M
Thank You Margaret- I'm just loving this challenge-I feel almost like I'm going on these "trips" myself.
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