French Postcard with Roses

"The rose speaks of

love silently, in a language

known only to the heart."

~ Author Unknown ~

Flowers have the ability to

speak for us when we have no

words, lift our spirits in times

of sadness, remind us about how

the little things in life matter.

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Gorgeous pink rose

*Green Paper*

Green frame

*Old Design Shop*

French postcard  

Such fine china...

Reader's Digest - 1961 edition:

 

“It's a wise husband who

will buy his wife such fine

china that she won't trust

him to wash the dishes.”

~ Unknown author ~

These round images are available in 2 sizes.

Use for gift tags, homemade jams/jellies labels,

stickers, envelope seals, tags for tea bags, etc.
 

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*bumble button*

Turn of the century fine china

*The Graphics Fairy*

Round frame

Pastel Roses & French Ephemera

"And I will make thee beds of roses,

and a thousand fragrant posies."

~ Christopher Marlowe ~

I love both versions of these roses...

the vibrant hues of the roses at the top,

and the soft blush of those below.

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Pastel cluster of roses

*Old Design Shop*

French receipt

*Carol Anne's Boutique*

French letter

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

Pansies, Quotes & Verses...

Happiness

Healing

Painting & Poetry

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Torn paper texture

Back of an old photograph

*Carol Anne's Boutique*

Catherine Klein ~ purple pansies

*The Vintage Moth*

Antique ledger page

*dafont.com*

Jugend WF

Torn Paper Tags

“Stories never really

end. Even if the books like

to pretend they do. Stories

always go on. They don't

end on the last page, any

more than they begin

on the first page.”

 

~ Cornelia Funke ~

Hope you like these neutral tags.

I created them with layers of a

torn book page as the background.

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Torn paper texture

*The Vintage Moth*

Handwritten letter

*Vintage Images*

Spool cotton ad

*Home and Heart*

Thurbers' Soap advertisement

A Painted Rose...

"There is nothing

more difficult for a

truly creative painter than

to paint a rose, because

before he can do so

he has first to forget

all the roses that were

ever painted."

~ Henri Matisse ~

Catherine Klein was the artist who painted

these roses.  Her work has been popular for

over a century... and is it any wonder why?

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Peach roses postcard

by Catherine Klein

*Lost and Taken*

Grungy wallpaper texture

*Vintage Feedsacks*

Calligraphy frame

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

Roses of Yesterday

“I feel as if I had opened

a book and found roses of

yesterday sweet & fragrant,

between its leaves.”

~ L.M. Montgomery ~

Isn't it always a nice surprise finding

pressed flowers or leaves in an old book?

Here are the sources & free

graphics in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Vase of yellow roses

Morton's Salt notepad

*Vintage Feedsacks*

Calligraphy frame

*Vintage Ephemera*

French script, 1816

*Shadowhouse Creations*

Softly aged sepia texture

*The Graphics Fairy*

Round apothecary label

Tinted Apothecary Labels

3 sets of tinted

apothecary labels:

Dusty Rose

 

 

Sepia-tone

Sage Green

Links to versions of these

vanilla apothecary labels:

Vanilla & Roses labels

French Vanilla labels 

 

Sage green labels used here:

 Irish Blessings gift tags

On Wings of Whimsy

My soul

is in the sky.

~ William Shakespeare ~

Facebook cover photo &

printable stationery

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*Vintage Moth*

Hand-written letter

*Vintage Images*

Little fairy girl postcard

*The Graphics Fairy*

Princess crown

Back of an old photo

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*The Vintage Moth*

Purple butterfly

*Vintage Feedsacks*

Calligraphy frame 

"You must not ever 

stop being whimsical."

~ Mary Oliver ~

Vintage Facebook Timeline

Have you switched to the

new version of Facebook? My

new feature is the cover photo.

Facebook cover photos:

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Vanilla Apothecary label

Back of an old photograph

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*Just Something I Made*

Letter between sisters from 1880's

*Antique Images*

White roses

*Vintage Images*

Mother & son photograph

Pink roses

Violets

*The Vintage Moth*

Bunnies & violets

Mason Jar clip art & Kids Printable

 There are 2 images of

Mason jars on The Graphics Fairy

site. I had an idea for an activity with

my kids, but needed a canning jar

with no lid. So made this version:

I printed out the page below,

gave it to my kids, and asked what

they would use to fill it.

 

My daughter said buttons and flowers,

and my son said fireflies, but then those

would escape since there's no lid.

 

We're going to have fun with this today!

 

How would you use it?

The Sweetest Angel

"The golden moments

in the stream of life

rush past us and we see

nothing but sand; the

angels come to visit us,

and we only know them

when they are gone."

 ~ George Elliot ~

What was written on the

back of the original card

tugged at my heartstrings:

"To Helen from Grandma"

My Grandma Leasure's

name was Helen. She

was an angel to me.

 

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in her artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Sweetest Easter angel

*Vintage Ephemera*

French Script, 1816

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

Spring Math Worksheets

My kids are 5 and 6, and

they like when I make them

worksheets. These are the

latest additions for math:

Sources & free graphics

used in my artwork:

*Vintage Images*

Pink rose

*Vintage Ephemera*

Egg illustration

*The Graphics Fairy*

Watering can

*The Vintage Moth*

Bunny

Butterfly

Daffodils & Spring Blossoms

"Lord, make us

mindful of the little

things that grow &

blossom in these days

to make the world

beautiful for us."

~ W.E.B. Du Bois ~

My daughter and I decorated

this area of our porch, for fun.

We looked around the house. New or

old... complete your display with

a few daffodils & spring blossoms.

I'm linking up with Angie for
Knick of Time Tuesday

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!