Free Five Friday

April showers bring may flowers. That was what my mother and grandmother always said when I was growing up. Hence, the theme for April is rain . I began this blog a year ago on the 12th as a way to share files with people in lockdown that could not find resources elsewhere since so many businesses were closed during that time. To celebrate a year, I am putting all my digitals on sale 50% off for the month of April. Please see this  link  to my store and use the *coupon, or see the post in Penny's new group: Junk Journal with Penny's Boutique . I hope you all enjoy this month's theme! Happy crafting! ☂☔🌂☔⛆⛈🌦🌧  * code:    1YRfree5friday (must be entered exactly as it is written)

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! 💛🍵🥤⛾🌿

Today's post wraps up the requests from January. I hope these have been fun for everyone! Some things are harder to find in the public domain than others, but hopefully I can find the requests that were elusive while I am searching out other subject matter. Happy crafting!! 💝✂📕📖📜📝

Flamingos and botanical was on the request list for this week. I had never looked for flamingos before, so I was not sure what I would find. Two of these files would make great bird-themed faux stamps!! The last file would make a great bookmark or long tag. I hope you enjoy these vintage treasures! Happy crafting! 💗🦩🌸🌹🍊

I'm doubling up on today's post to try and get all the requests out asap. Bees and valentines make for a good mix, and hopefully just in time to be used in a valentine project. 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. 😉😴💰☃⛄✄🍩