Free Vintage Christmas Ephemera

If you need some images for Christmas tags, cards, place cards, etc., here are some post card and card images from my personal collection. Please have fun using them for your personal projects!

the original, cleaned up a bit

with sentiment on white background

blank to write in what you want

original cleaned up and background made white

without the sentiment

cropped

The following were created after 1923 and may or may not be covered by copyright. I offer them here for your enjoyment and inspiration.

To see the images from last year, please CLICK HERE!

In case you don't know how to get these images onto your computer: 

Windows OS users: left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users: hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file. (I believe you can also just drag the image to where you want it to go but my Mac died a couple years ago and I can't be sure.)

ENJOY!!

Free Vintage Ephemera for Halloween: Spooky Ancestors

I scanned some vintage photos I have in my collection. I chose ones that had wear to them because I thought that would add to the eerie quality for Halloween crafts. I did a little bit of "clean up" to the faces and some of the backgrounds. OK, not a whole lot to the backgrounds. There's quite a bit of wear/damage on the baby photo but I kind of like it for Halloween. (Also, you can cut out the person and incorporate it that way into your art.)

A fun thing you can do is play around with them at PicMonkey. This is an online free photo editing program. (They also have a pay version that gives you added features and no ads.) You can use it to enhance your photos with exposure and color controls, for example. They also have overlays you can add to your photos such as text, hearts, stars, labels, and banners to name just a few.  And if that wasn't enough, they have really fun holiday overlays. I took the above photos and played with them a bit at PicMonkey. The following are the results.

Even though most of them used the Halloweenish options (Vampires, Witches, Demons, etc.), I also dipped into the Valentine and regular overlays as well. Be sure to use the erase feature if you only want to use part of the design (e.g., the bones in the babies hands are actually part of a skull and crossbones motif).

Go play and have fun!!!

In case you don't know how to get these images onto your computer: 

Windows OS users: left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users: hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file. (I believe you can also just drag the image to where you want it to go but my Mac died a couple years ago and I can't be sure.)

Free Halloween Printable: Poison Labels

Here a two printables that you can use for Halloween crafts or decorations. If you click on the picture, it will take you to Google Drive where you can either print or download the PDF. (You don't have to create an account or do any type of sign up process.) 

Have fun!!

Free Ephemera: Lily of the Valley

I love lily of the valley! It's my favorite flower. The scent is so wonderful and they are so pretty as well. Yes, they are invasive and can be annoying in that aspect but I'll put up with that for the week or two when they bloom and I can fill my house with their scent. (And don't get me started with the "...but they only bloom for such a short time" whiny reproach.)

Here are a couple of images from my vintage post card collection in honor of this beloved flower:

They are both pre-1923 and, therefore, in public domain. Please have fun using them for your personal projects!

In case you don't know how to get these images onto your computer: 

Windows OS users: left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users: hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file. (I believe you can also just drag the image to where you want it to go but my Mac died a couple years ago and I can't be sure.)

Free Vintage Mother's Day Ephemera

While I'm posting this for possible Mother's Day cards and projects, the Edwardian post cards can be used for other things as well. I hope you have fun using them for your personal projects. 

Enjoy!

While the above post cards are in the public domain, the following two vintage cards are mid-20th century and may or may not be still under copyright. I'm posting them for enjoyment and inspiration.

If you don't know how to get these images onto your computer: 

Windows OS users: left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users: hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file.

Free Vintage Spring Flower Ephemera

In honor of Earth Day, I thought I'd share some vintage post cards from my collection that feature spring flowers. Have fun using them for your personal projects!

I did some variations with this next one:

If you don't know how to get these images on your computer: 

Windows OS users left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file.

Enjoy and be kind to our home, planet Earth.

Free Vintage Easter Ephemera!

Here are some images from my personal collection for you to use. They all predate 1923 so they are in public domain. 

These little duckies were done after 1923 so copyright may or may not be in effect but they are so cute, I thought I'd share them for reference and inspiration.

I hope you enjoy these images and can use them for your own personal projects. If you happen to make something with them, I'd love to see it so please drop me a line!

For more images, please take a look at last year's offerings of free vintage Easter images!

Free Vintage Valentine Ephemera

Here are some scans from my collection of stuff for your own personal use to play with.

(The translation via Google is: Your heart is my property; I offer mine. My take on this literal translation is: Your heart belongs to me; I offer mine. It means the same but sounds nicer.)

Please note that the first three are in public domain whereas the last three may or may not be. I am offering them here for personal use and inspiration.

If you don't know how to get these images on your computer: 

Windows OS users left click on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change the file name to something that makes sense to you and then save it your chosen file saving place.

Apple OS users hold the Control key while clicking on the image and choose "Save image as ...", change file name and save to chosen file.

Enjoy and have fun!