Snowy Pine & Berries

These lined and plain printable

graphics are a good size for

writing a note, or maybe a family

recipe. I like displaying this size

on vintage clipboards.

This printable sheet of 4

graphics would be a great size

for teacher notes or labels.

These tags were made using a small

section of the original image. When

layering I like to keep something

simple. Here it's the color palette.

...

He knew at last that he had been a fool,
To think of breaking the forest rule,
And choosing a dress himself to please,
Because he envied the other trees.

But it couldn't be helped, it was now too late,
He must make up his mind to a leafless fate!

So he let himself sink in a slumber deep,
But he moaned and he tossed in his troubled

sleep, Till the morning touched him with joyful

beam, And he woke to find it was all a dream.

For there in his evergreen dress he stood,
A pointed fir in the midst of the wood!

His branches were sweet with the balsam smell,
His needles were green when the white snow

fell. And always contented and happy was he,
The very best kind of a Christmas tree."

- Henry Van Dyke -

Here are the sources & free

graphics used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Snowy pine & berry postcard
 
*Lilac & Lavender*

"Antiqued" lined paper

Postage stamps and cursive

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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 windowsill..."

~ Unknown Author ~

My 9 year old daughter created this

original artwork! I transformed her sketch

into digital images to share

 

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.
Nice 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

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We Bring Roses...

"We bring roses,

beautiful fresh roses,

dewy as the morning, and

coloured like the dawn."

~ Thomas Buchanan Read ~

 Gift tags printable ~ note the intertwining

roses. Printable 8.5" x 11" stationery

with roses and handwriting, below.

I couldn't decide between postcard borders,

so here are both versions. The first postcard

is approx. 5.3" x 3.5" and the second approx. 5.5" x 3.5"

Printable sheet of 4 notepapers or

journal cards, 4" x 5" each.

Printable vintage roses ~ 8.5" x 11" image.

Printable featuring 2.7" x 3.2" notecards and approx. 2" x 3" tags.

Printable sheet of 12 tags, each approx. 2" x 3".

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

*TuckDB*
Bouquet of roses

*Carol Anne's Boutique*
1908 French letter

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
Postcard back
Postcard back, scalloped border


I also created a Facebook cover photo
which you are free to use.  It's available
on Lilac & Lavender's FB page.


Thank you for stopping by!

A Garden of Roses

"A garden of roses is
a fragrant piece of heaven."

~ Matthew A. R. Bassity ~

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


*FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTal STaMPS*
Polka dot scrapbook paper

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper
Rose postcard
Sheet music cover "Because"
Post card with scalloped border
is from my personal collection.


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Fair Perfect Rose

As a flower in the garden
Bending toward the sun,
Unfolds it's tiny petals,
One, by one, by one...
So faith expands it's beauty
Until at last it grows
Into life's lasting flower...
The heart's fair perfect rose.

~ Rebecca Helmann ~

Pink rose and buds ~ 8" x 10"

Printable set of tags or bookmarks above, and
printable cards for notes or journaling, below.



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

*TuckDB*

Pink rose with buds, 1908
Long-stemmed pink rose with buds


"If there were no tribulations,
there would be no rest;
if there were no winter,
there would be no summer."

~ St. John Chrysostom ~


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Eternal Summer ~ Daisies

"There shall be

eternal summer in

the grateful heart."

~ Celia Thaxter ~

Yellow daisy tag

Printable daisy tags, bookmark, journal card

Facebook cover photo

Printable stationery ~ vintage wooden chalkboard frame

Printable journal cards or labels with

vintage wooden chalkboard frame


Thanks to those of you who asked

about me... just took a summer break

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

*TuckDB*
Yellow daisies
Art Deco birthday postcard

*Flickr*
Cracked grunge texture

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper

*dafont.com*
Jugend WF

*Font Squirrel*
CAC Champagne


Note... the wooden frame

is my original scanned image

of a child's chalkboard

Thanks so much for stopping by!

An Irish Prayer

May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,

And a blessing in each trial.

For every problem life sends,

A faithful friend to share,

For every sigh a sweet song,

And an answer for each prayer.

~ Irish Prayer ~

Shamrock note card ~ 4 x 5 inches

Shamrock note cards ~ printable 

Irish prayer ~ cover photo

Here are the free graphics
sources used in my artwork:

*TuckDB*
Postcard with shamrocks

*Flickr*
Cracked grunge texture

*The Graphics Fairy*
French floral postcard

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper
Dark grungy texture


May good luck attend you,
and joy befriend you!

Heavenly Blue...

Forget-me-nots

and violets heavenly

blue, spring, glittering

with the cheerful

drops like dew.

~ N. Mueller ~

3 forget-me-not journal cards ~

3x4 inches:

Printable with 6 cards and poem:

Here are the free graphics 

sources used in my artwork:

*Little Birdie Blessings*

Forget-me-nots and ivy

*Lost and Taken*

Diamond pattern texture

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

*Lilac & Lavender*

Oval frame

"Starred forget-me-nots

smile sweetly. Ring, blue-bells,

ring! Winning eye and heart

completely, Sing, robin, sing!"

~ Sarah F. Davis ~

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Rewards of the simple life...

"To find the universal elements

enough; to find the air and the

water exhilarating; to be refreshed by

a morning walk or an evening saunter;

to be thrilled by the stars at night;

to be elated over a bird’s nest or

a wildflower in spring: these are some

of the rewards of the simple life." 

~ John Burroughs ~

Journal card ~ approx. 3 x 3 inches

Printable ~ journal cards & 2.5" round graphics

Journal card ~ approx. 4 x 5 inches

 

Journal card ~ approx. 3 x 5 inches

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

*TuckDB postcards*
English cottage scene
Catherine Klein roses

*The Sum of All Crafts*
Delicate rectangular frame

*The Graphics Fairy*
Round apothecary label

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper


Thanks for stopping by!