Saturday Image Bonus 86

So we are up to Manicstamper in the request list from my 75th SAB. Manicstamper requested vintage garden images. These images are from a John Lewis Childs seed catalogue from 1895. All the images are copyrighted 1893. I guess once they had a good drawing they used it year after year. They were based in Floral Park, NY. The catalogue is filled with amazing drawings of vegetables and plants. All of these images are vegetables but they are works of art. As always please feel free to copy these images for your own personal use and artwork. Please do not sell the images as part of a collage sheet or digital download. If you use one of the images please link it to this site and post it in the comments section of this post so that we can all enjoy your artwork.

Memorial Day Bonus 5

Today is Memorial Day. I hope you enjoy the day. My daughter is in a parade. I love Memorial Day parades. We have a large one and all the town cheers when our soldiers go by. Take time today to make something creative to remember our soldiers.

Flea Market Finds

So I went to two flea markets yesterday. I found a lot of great ephemera. I must have bought 40 magazines from the early 1900's, a dozen cabinet card photos, eight children's soft cover books and a really neat french children's book. The french children's book is about 2 ft long, hard cover and shaped like a doll. The pictures inside are amazing. There is no date on the book but it looks like early 1920's. I will be very busy scanning all of my finds.

Memorial Day Bonus 4

Here are three more vintage soldier postcards. I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend.

A Beautiful Inspiration

Sharon from Shardon Exclusives was kind enough to share this beautiful box she made using several vintage images. It really is an inspiration to see what she has designed with vintage images. Sharon made this box with a watch box that had been given to her husband. She sanded it down so the paper would hold to the plastic. On the outside she put this lovely red lady from Clearly Vintage then on the side added a collage of different clips. The white flower is from a bush in her yard. I have included the image that Sharon used again in this post so you don't have to search the my site to find it. Please stop by Sharon's blog. She is very talented and there are many amazing projects to see there.

Memorial Day Bonus 3

Here are three more vintage postcards honoring our soldiers from WWI.

The Sparrow

Dana at Paper Daydream was kind enough to share another beautiful card she made using a few of the stamps from the Clearly Vintage set Motif. I love how she created the background for this beautiful card using several Motif stamps. Dana's has the most amazing talent. She has an excellant eye for color and balance. Check out her blog to see more of her beautiful cards and projects.

Memorial Day Bonus 2

Here are three more postcards circa 1918. I guess the feelings of when a love one goes away to war have not changed that much in a hundred years. They show pride, sadness, loneliness,love and so many emotions in one small card. It gives you something to think on this memorial day weekend. I am so thankful for all the sacrifices our soldiers and their families make for our country.

Remember to please share any artwork you make with these images so we can all enjoy it.

Memorial Day Bonus Day 1

So today through Sunday, I will be posting Memorial Day images. It is Memorial Day in the USA on May 25. According to Wikapedia, Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May 25 in 2009). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the civil war), it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

These postcards are originals from WWI. I have tried to touch them up but a few are quite damaged. Be sure to share any projects you make with these images.

Just Because

Dana at Paper Daydream was kind enough to share this beautiful card she made using one of the stamps from the Clearly Vintage set Motif. I love the color combination and the ribbon accent. It really have a vintage feeling. The stamp almost looks like real lace. Thank you Dana for sharing!

Blog Candy Winner

So my daughter Michaela has drawn randomly the winner of the blog candy from my followers list and the winner is........lorhen82 (Lori). Congratulations Lori! I hope you enjoy all the cool stuff.

What is a Twinchie

Well, I posted Ali's twinchie below and I received a question. What is a Twinchie? A twinchie is 2"x2"piece of artwork. Here is a challenge site that has lots of great examples.

Sweet Tag

Here is a tag I made the other day using a few of the Clearly Vintage stamp sets and my Slice cutting machine. I used images from the Motif, Sweet Peas and from Little Peas 1 set.

Blog Candy

So here is the photo I promised of the blog candy I am giving away for my 20,000 hits to my blog Clearly Vintage. Unfortunately, it is a little overcast here so it is not the brightest photo but you get the idea. There is lots of great stuff including a limited edition stamp set of Greetings by Clearly Vintage. Except the stamps, all the items are from my stash of antique items that I use for my artwork.

All you have to do to get a chance to win is join my followers list in the sidebar and I will randomly pick one winner on Sunday night from the list. If you are already a follower of my blog you do not need to sign up again. You already qualify. Thank you all for stopping by each week. It really is a kick for me to share the vintage images with all of you. Remember to stop by on Monday to see who won!

Ali's Twinchie

Ali has made a Twinchie using one of the images below. It is so adorable. I love this small format. The lace accent makes this image look so special. To see more of Ali's work go to her blog Ali's Space. Thanks for sharing Ali.

Saturday Image Bonus 85

In honor of Tughillatrist I am posting some images of children I found at the flea market. They are all cabinet cards from the late 1800's, early 1900's. I especially love the one of the two children dressed in bridal clothes for communion. The girl's name is Tresa. She is from Collinsville, CT according to the writing on the back.

As always feel free to use any of these images in your personal artwork. Please do not put them in collage sheets or the web to sell. If you do create something with one of the images please link it back to this post so we all can enjoy it.

Don't forget to sign up as a follower to qualify for the blog candy in honor of 20,000 hits at Clearly Vintage.

Also there is just one more day of the 30% off stamp sale. Read more below.

20,000 Hits on my site - Blog Candy

Soon I will have 20,000 hits on my site. Thank you all so much for stopping by. I love posting all the images and it is great to know they are appreciated. In honor of 20,000 I will be giving away blog candy to one lucky person. I will be giving away a Harper's Bazar from May 12, 1900, antique lace and some antique buttons. I will try to photograph the lot tomorrow.
All you have to do is join my followers list in the sidebar and I will randomly pick a winner on Sunday night from the list. If you are already a follower of my blog you do not need to sign up again. You already qualify.

P.S. Do not forget my Mother's Day 30% off sale will be over Sunday.

Mother's Day Sale on Clearly Vintage Stamps

30% OFF SALE

In honor of Mother's Day I will be having a 30% off sale on all of my Clearly Vintage stamps until May 17, 2009. In order to get this discount you must email me at coraharkins@sbcglobal.net with what you would like to order, your name, address and I will send you a paypal invoice for the stamps plus shipping. Please do not order through my Etsy site for this sale. I will be sending out all orders first class mail unless you prefer another method.

This sale includes my clear photopolymer Clearly Vintage 2009 and 2008 releases. My supplies are limited so don't wait. The prices are as follows...

$24.00 sets -now $16.80

$18.00 sets - now $12.6o

$14.00 set - now $9.80

Happy Mother's Day!

Masculine

This is for Theme Thurday masculine theme. I alway think who would let this young boy smoke a cigar. The background stamp is rubber cottage. The leaf is by Oxford Impressions.

Alice images for Sunday Postcard

Well last time I went to the flea market I happened to pick up an old copy of Alice in Wonderland. I thought I would share a few of the images so everyone can play Sunday Postcard Art this week. I have made them black and white so you can use them like a digital stamp.

Saturday Image Bonus 84

So I am back from my business trip. Beth S. requested images from the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's or 70's. I had a lot to chose from but I decided on the 50's.. Here are 9 pictures from a McCall's August 1954. I tried to pick a few that might work as Mother's Day cards since it is Mother' Day here in the USA this Sunday. I just love the one of the woman cleaning her toilet in her pearls. Too funny!!! Things were just so elegant in the 50's. As always please feel free to copy these images for your own personal use and artwork. Please do not sell the images as part of a collage sheet or digital download. If you use one of the images please post it in the comments section of this post so that we can all enjoy your artwork.

In honor of Mother's Day I will be having a 30% off sale on all my stamps. See the post above.