Free Five Friday

What would summer be without a few wildlife adventures while out camping or hiking. Seeing an animal in the wild can be the highlight of a summer trip. Here is a small selection of critters that would be great in a nature or animal themed journal. Happy crafting! 🐦🐻🐺🐾✂📚

There is nothing quite so satisfying as an afternoon cup of hot tea when the weather is cool. And there is also nothing quite like a tall glass of ice cold tea on a hot day. Either way, tea illustrations add another dimension to our journaling ephemera. Enjoy, ladies, and happy crafting! 💛🍵🥤⛾🌿

With a new month, and the beginning of the spring season, where everything is new , I have decided to do monthly themes. So, the month of March is going to be time . So, here are five catalog pages with advertisements for time-related businesses. Have a great time with these, and happy crafting!!! ❤✂⌚⌛⏰⏳✏

Antique cars, Mardi Gras, paper dolls and the roaring 20's. That's the subject matter for this extra long post to make up for the last two weeks while I was gone to the mountains. This post will put everything back on track. Plus, I am still going down the list of requests, so keep a watch over the next few weeks for some great content! Happy crafting! ❤✂✉✏📎📏📕

I'm not really a fan of owls, but in my search I found a few that I liked. Especially the two illustrations with the peacock. And I love the two banner illustrations! What unique tags they would make! Tune in next week for some fun requests and see what else I find. 👀😎🐧🕑📨📪🔎

My very first request was for squirrels! Not much out there in the way of the fluffy-tailed rodents! But it did bring back a lot of fond memories! When I was growing up, my dad was a logger, and my cousin ended up with a baby squirrel he named Squeaky. He fed it with a dropper, and it grew into a hefty little critter, riding around on his shoulder. He would bring the squirrel to our house during the winter when we were all snowed in, and my family would sit up all night playing Monopoly. My mother would make homemade yeast doughnuts, and we'd sit by the fire all cozy and warm. Squeaky would curl up in my dad's furry winter hat and sleep while we passed Go and collected $200. 😉😴💰☃⛄✄🍩

With a new year beginning, I thought about calendars. Then I went on a search to see what I could find, not expecting too much. But, I found these beautiful pansies and forget-me-nots that would make pretty journaling cards or other ephemera. Happy crafting!! 📕📝⏰✂✏

Another year has come and gone. And like most people, I am glad to see the end of it, for several reasons! Who else is ready for something new? A new start? Getting rid of the old and bringing on the new? A clean slate? It's about time, isn't it? I hope these simple illustrations bring in a new year full of positive outlook! Happy crafting! 💝📯🎀⏰✂