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 sources & free

graphics 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!

Autumn's Queen Chrysanthemum

Ah! She is not a "Summer

Friend," she stays when all the rest

have flown, and left us flowerless

and alone; no singing birds, or blooms

to lend their brightness to the autumn

haze, 'tis she who cheers the dreary

days; 'Tis joy to know so sweet a friend;
No fairer flower blooms 'neath the sun
Than autumn's queen Chrysanthemum.

~ Hattie L. Knapp ~

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

*TuckDB*
Pink Chrysanthemums
Scalloped border

*Vintage Ephemera*
French script, 1816

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper
Gift card envelope
Back of postcard

The sheet music is from
my personal collection, c. 1940.


Thanks for stopping by!!

Printable Chalkboard tags, labels, and more!

Found a great chalkboard

texture graphic at Knick of Time,

and used it several ways.

Thank you, Angie!

~ Small tags printable ~

~ Blank oval labels printable ~

~ Rectangular graphic or tag ~

~ 2 French advert labels ~

~ 2 Gift card or money envelopes ~

~ 2 Oval labels in PNG format ~

~ Blank & French lavender tags printable ~

I have one more printable
(and one more Christmas

graphic, with snowflakes) on 

Lilac & Lavender's facebook page


Here are the sources and 

free graphics used in my artwork:

*Knick of Time*
Chalkboard texture graphic

*The Graphics Fairy*

Eau de Lavande label
Round label
French chocolate advert
French fabric advert

*Lilac & Lavender*
Letter & postmark stationery

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Free Trinkets and Treasures*
Christmas typography

*Ma Maison Landliv*
Border Fresh Tomatoes label

*Old Design Shop*
French postcard back

*The Feathered Nest*
Twilight Dreams

*Vintage Feedsacks*
Ornate oval frame

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Christmas gift card envelopes

 "The best

of all gifts around

any Christmas tree...

the presence of a happy

family all wrapped up

in each other."

~ Burton Hillis ~

The first 5 envelopes are

for your vintage Christmas,

gift-giving pleasure.  The last

envelope is a PNG file... the

center is actually transparent, so

you can drop in other images

behind it, to personalize!

To print, I first open Canva,

create a new image - 8.5" x 11", and

add up to 2 per page. Cut, fold,

and glue - glue stick worked well. 

Place a piece of

cardboard from a cereal box,

about the size of a gift card,

inside the envelope - then glue.

This prevents the inside of the

envelope from sticking together,

and ensures it's not too tight to

fit a gift card in when finished.

Here are the free graphics

used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Back of an old photograph

Round frame

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*The Graphic Addict*

Little girl with sled

*Wordplay*

Winter cottage

Baby Jesus, Mary and angel

*TuckDB Postcards*

Holly with red tartan bow

Robin with holly

Thank you so much

for stopping by!