Color of Winter

"The color of springtime is

in the flowers; the color of winter

is in the imagination."

- Terri Guillemets -

These gift card envelopes were made

based on a design first shared in 2012.

This time I went the extra step for you

and made 4 ready-to-print designs.

Plaid background - made by layering

stripes in 2 shades of slate gray:

Gift card envelope - how to make:

After cutting out, fold using the edge of your gift card, credit card, ruler, etc. as a guide. Glue with glue stick - read below for how I do it:

Place a piece of cardboard from a cereal box (about the size of a gift card) inside the envelope before you glue (so you don't glue the inside of the envelope together, and so it's not too tight to get a gift card inside when finished).

Here are the free graphics

& sources used in my artwork:

*Tuck Ephemera*

3 girls with flowers

Frances Brundage created

beautiful artwork, including 3 girls

holding "Christmas Roses" under an

umbrella on a snowy day.

*The Old Design Shop*

Grungy paper

Snowy village

Loved the cozy feeling

of this moonlit village scene.

*F.P.T.F.Y.*

Distressed wood background

*Shadowhouse Creations*

 "Beneath the Surface" texture

This texture overlay

helped soften the plaid.

*Canva*

Free design elements:

round frames

"Merry Christmas"

Thank you for stopping by!

Our Jack O'Lantern...

"It's cold and we are sleepy,
the air is cold and still.
Our jack o'lantern grins at us
Upon the window sill..."

~ Unknown Author ~

My 9 year old daughter created this original artwork!
I transformed her sketch into digital images to share...
so from both of us ~ please enjoy!

 Above, printable bookmarks or tags in brown and orange hues.
They look great printed on cream-colored card stock.

Below, printable bookmarks or tags for kids
(or kids at heart!) to color... this was my daughter's idea.

 Below, an 8.5" x 11" printable sheet of journal or note cards in 2 sizes.
I love the texture and shading on this jack o'lantern.

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in these images:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Torn paper texture

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia texture

Thank you for stopping by!

A Little Love & Kindness

Little deeds of kindness,
little words of love,
Help to make earth happy
like the heaven up above.

~ Julia A. Fletcher Carney ~

 Vintage clip art image of little girl
with baskets full of flowers,
and 8" x 10" pretty spring stationery.

6 sweet tags or bookmarks:

 Black & white clip art version of the little girl with flowers:

Below is an 8.5" x 11" printable coloring page:

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:


*TuckDB*
Little girl with flowers

*The Graphics Fairy*
Apothecary label frame

*UFDC*
Starburst pattern endpaper

*Vintage Feedsacks*
Perfume label

(Please note: The website Vintage Feedsacks
appears to be no longer active. I've provided a link
to the perfume label image via Pinterest.)



"Miss no single opportunity
of making some small sacrifice,
here by a smiling look,
there by a kindly word;
always doing the smallest right
and doing it all for love."

~ St. Thérèse de Lisieux ~

Thank you for stopping by today!

Vintage Gemstone Clip Art

"These gems have life in them:
their colors speak,
say what words fail of."

~ George Eliot ~

These vintage gems are ready to be

used in your artwork! The first 3 images

are in their original color. The others were

altered, but not to be the color of any

particular gemstone. They all have a

transparent background.


I found the original gems
on birthday postcards:

November ~ topaz
April ~ diamond
February ~ amethyst


Thank you for stopping by!

1902 Music & Pink Roses

Because

Because you come to me with naught save love,

And hold my hand and lift mine eyes above,

A wider world of hope and joy I see,

Because you come to me.

Because you speak to me in accents sweet,

I find the roses waking round my feet,

And I am led through tears and joy to thee,

Because you speak to me.

Because God made thee mine, I'll cherish thee,

Through light and darkness, through all time to be,

And pray His love may make our love divine,

Because God made thee mine.

~ Edward Teschemacher ~

The "Because" sheet music title page (copyright 1902)
as well as rose postcard are images from my personal

collection of ephemera.  Feel free to incorporate them
into your artwork!

Thank you for stopping by!

October Pumpkins...

Bonfires and pumpkins,
Leaves sailing down...
October is red
And golden and brown.

~ Unknown Author ~

~ Printable pumpkin note papers ~

My daughter had a party at school,
so I put together 25 little bags of candy.
We added a pumpkin image to each,
because my daughter thought everyone
should have a pumpkin to color...

The printable I used is below:

The pumpkin clip art is my original artwork.  I also used
the aged background from an image on the Old Design Shop
in my lined notepaper.  Thanks, Julie!

Thank you for stopping by!

October's Party ~ Clip Art

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came...
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.

~ George Cooper ~

I made the 2 printable papers above for my kids
to color & cut out.  We all had fun with it!  I've also
included the individual clip art leaves for you.
Below are sources I based some of my clip art on:

Ivy leaf
Laurel leaf
Maple leaf
Oak leaf
Oval leaf

Thanks for stopping by!!

Vintage Chalkboard Graphic

Oh, how I love a clean slate...

This black chalkboard texture was
graciously shared by Angie at Knick of Time.
It's the same texture I used to create Printable Chalkboard tags, labels, and more!
I also recently used this wooden frame
on printable daisy stationery.

Have fun creating
& thanks for stopping by!

Close in Heart

"Love is missing someone
whenever you're apart,
but somehow feeling warm inside
because you're close in heart."
 
~ Kay Knudsen ~

4" round graphic

PNG file.  Size: 1.5" x 1"

 
This postcard is from my personal collection.
It's free to use however you please!

Here are the free graphics & sources
used to create the round graphic:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Round frame
Old paper background

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter


Something truly beautiful
to leave you with...


Love bears all things
believes all things
hopes all things
endures all things.

~ 1 Corinthians 13:7 ~


Click below to see:
"Close in Heart... part 2"

A Valentine Message

"I love thee - I love thee,
'Tis all that I can say.
It is my vision in the night,
My dreaming in the day."

~ Thomas Hood ~

Postcard with Rose and Heart
(approx. 5" x 3.5")

 "A Valentine Message" heart
(approx. 2.2" x 2.4")

Heart without words
(approx. 2.2" x 2.4")

 Heart & Rose label
(approx. 5.8" x 4.4")

Full page Heart & Rose printable

(8.5" x 11")

Above is the original Valentine Message postcard
(with the exception of some digital touch-ups), from
my personal collection.  It's postmarked February 13th,
1910.  Found this and another Valentine's Day postcard
(as well as a few other treasures) while antiquing
with my Mom at The Olde Shoe Factory.

Here are the other free graphics &
sources used in my artwork:

*The Best Hearts Are Crunchy*
Long-stemmed pink rose & buds

*Just Something I Made*
French postal graphics

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia ~ texture

*FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTaL STaMPS*
Pink & white polka dot ~ digital paper

*Lilac & Lavender*
Back of postcard

"Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine,
love, thou art every day my Valentine!"

~ Thomas Hood ~

Thanks for stopping by!!