My Heart is Yours

Love in your heart
wasn't put there to stay.
Love isn't love
'til you give it away.

~ Oscar Hammerstein ~

 

This is a sweet c. 1910's postcard

from my collection.

Here's a printable sheet of tags ~ enjoy!

Happy Valentine's day!
Thank you for stopping by!

A Sentimental Journey

"Winter, a lingering

season, is a time to gather

golden moments, embark

upon a sentimental journey,

and enjoy every idle hour."

~ John Boswell ~

 

This is a c. 1902 postcard that I altered

from black & white to sepia tone and pastels.

I just love her expression.  Below is a printable

sheet of tags or bookmarks for you ~ enjoy!

"By recollecting the

pleasures I have had formerly,

I renew them, I enjoy them

a second time, while I laugh at

the remembrance of troubles

now passed, and which
I no longer feel."

~ Giacomo Casanova ~


Where would a sentimental

journey lead you today?

Thank you for stopping by!

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas...

 "Blessed is the season
which engages the whole world
in a conspiracy of love!"

~ Hamilton Wright Mabie ~

Here's a list of free graphics &
sources used in my artwork:

*TuckDB*
White clematis
Pink phlox
Scalloped border

*The Graphics Fairy*
Pink rose "La France"
Back of old photograph
Torn paper texture

*The Vintage Moth*
Antique ledger

*Free Vintage Digital Stamps*
Polka dot scrapbook paper

*Lost & Taken*
Book cover texture
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Antique Images*
Handwritten journal page

*Just Something I Made*
Handwritten letter, 1908

*Aquastock on DeviantART*
Gold glitter stock photo

*Lucky Palm*
Angel with pink wings

*Vintage Feedsacks*
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Calligraphy frame

*Vintage Images*
Light pink roses
 

Thank you so much

for stopping by!

 
Hope you have a very

Merry Christmas!

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!

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 ~


Thanks for stopping by!

Close in Heart... part 2

Here are a few simple

Valentine's Day ideas using my

Close in Heart round graphic.

Small canning jar gift

Use printable (see below) with 2.5" round graphics.  Print and cut out, then layer between the flat part of the lid and the outer rim piece (see photos).  To give as a gift, fill with Hershey's hugs & kisses.

Pretty glass jar

I save pretty much every glass jar for projects such as this one!  Sand the original paint off the lid with fine grit sandpaper, then spray paint gold.  Depending on the size of the lid, you may need to adjust the size of your graphic.  For my jar, I resized the original 4" graphic down to about 3".  Cut out with decorative scissors.  Use double-sided tape to secure to lid.  Nice touch to cut out a bit of sheet music and place inside jar (it curls to stay in place).  Fill with something sweet & give to someone you love!

Sticker or envelope seal

Use printable with 2" round graphics.  Print and use 1.5" paper punch to cut out.  Use glue or tape to attach to the back of a sealed envelope, or use as sticker.
  

Printable with 2.5" round graphics

Printable with 2" round graphics.

       

"The manner of giving
is worth more than the gift."

~ Pierre Corneille ~


Thanks for stopping by!

You're Sweet...

I made these colorful

conversation heart Valentine's

Day cards for my kids...
and yours!

Here are the free images I used:

Heart
Pure glycerine label

Hope you enjoy these sweet printables!
Thanks for stopping by today!

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 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 postcard (with

exception of a few digital touch-ups),

from my collection. Postmarked

February 13th, 1910.

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!

Many a Feeling Heart

"To know, to esteem,
to love, and then to part,
Makes up life's tale
to many a feeling heart."

~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~

 

Graphic size: 5.5" x 4"

 

Full page (8.5" x 11") printable


These would make

beautiful Valentine's Day

notecards, tags or labels,

don't you think?

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

*Antique Images*
Carnations

*Altered Bits*
Grungy texture

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter

*Just Something I Made*
French postal graphics

"'Tis better to have

loved and lost than never

to have loved at all."

~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson ~

Breathings of your heart...

Fill your paper

with the breathings

of your heart.

~ William Wordsworth ~

I love this antique letter.  It was

written from one elderly sister

to another in the 1880's.  I thought

it was beautiful in combination

with these pink roses...

Tag and lined bookmark

Printable bookmark and tags