Free Five Friday

July comes in with a bang. Independence Day. The day we of the USA celebrate our freedom as a nation. This is a day that should never be forgotten or be taken lightly. Also in July: school's out, it's hot, and it's time for vacations. Trips to the beach, baking in the sun. Going to the mountains, camping, staying out late and catching fireflies. 

I enjoyed sharing a winter theme last week, so I am doing it again with an emphasis on skating. (Except the last photo. It is titled 'Storks in the Snow' and I liked it, so I put it in! 😉 ) I just love these vintage images, and I hope everyone can find a use for some of them in your journals or ephemera. Remember to join The Repository to get more free images!! Happy crafting! 💞💝✂✏📎📏📖📜

This blog post is running late!! Today has been a busy day. (Actually, the whole week has been!) But, there is the old cliche` Better late than never! Today's offering are two advertising goodies from a magazine, dated in the 1800's. Two gorgeous men's hat adverts, in the original blue and a sepia version. Also an ad for household art, in a whole page and just the images. Also remember to visit/join The Repository for more free goodies every week. Happy crafting!!   

For those of you that like Asian themes and illustrations, this post is for you! These particular illustrations come from vintage ship menus and hotel brochures. They are perfect for tags, journaling cards, pages, and a host of other ephemera. Please visit The Repository to get more goodies. (Please answer all required questions to join.) Have fun!! 📋📌📎📏📖🔖✂✏  

Hello fellow crafters! This week I thought I would change things up a little. In my search to find five files to share, I happened across this woman in orange playing a trombone. And, with the the name of the song, all I could think of was the Wizard of Oz. So, I have curated all the sheet music, plus made a duplicate cover in a sepia wash. I will be starting a new free-file give away in my group The Repository  beginning next week, and I will be calling it The Stamp Stockroom. This will be a random collection of illustrations that I share as digital stamps with a transparent background, so keep a lookout for the album. New files will be added Monday through Wednesday each week. Stop by and have a look! 🌻🌹🍓🍒🐓📖✂

I have been diving headfirst into gorgeous vintage illustrations and images, and thoroughly enjoying all that I am finding. I found these great covers from sheet music, showing dancing scenes that are perfect for using in all your paper crafts. You should be dancing, yeah, all the way to the printer!