Free PNG Image Cupid With Heart Vintage Valentine Post Card

Sweet cupid from one of my vintage post cards

He/she was climbing into a window

if you are wondering what happened to 

the rest of his foot.

Enjoy!!

Vintage Image To Greet My Love Cupids With Heart Frame PNG Images

If I did this right you should have 4 cupid frames

two of each style.

In both a small and large format.

(Fingers crossed)

This sweet set is from one of my

lovely vintage post cards.

Enjoy!!

Vintage Christmas Gift Tags Free Collage Sheet Art Deco Style

You will have to excuse me.

The holidays have me going a little 

bonkers.  I can not remember if 

I have posted these wonderful

vintage Christmas Gift tags.

So...

I put them all on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet

and put them all on at once.

These beautiful gift tags

all came from the same 

estate find. 

I hope you enjoy them.

More Vintage Frames For Embroidery and Ribbon Work

Three more frames from

my book on lace making.

I love the basket piece on the bottom.

Enjoy!!

Frames From Vintage Lace Making Book Great Patterns

From a recent find

These lovely little frames are

patterns from a vintage pamphlet

on making lace

I thought they would make great

embroidery patterns for little

sachets or pin cushions.

I have several more I will be

posting for you.  

Vintage Christmas Post Card Ornaments

Oh boy...I have been wanting to get started

on my Christmas ornaments and decorations

for months..At last this week I decided

to just jump in and get started.

One of the tutorials I bought earlier this year

was a sweet set from Dawn over at

Sew Many Roses

Here is a link to her

Etsy store

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sewmanyroses?ref=seller_info

I have a huge vintage

Christmas Post Card Collection

and that is what I decided I was going to use

for this project.

Before making the commitment of 

my old cards I thought it would be

best to make a prototype set.

(and just fun)

The set in these pictures are

the prototypes

First I gathered all my supplies

Dawn has provided a large selection

of vintage images from

her collection in her tutorial.  So I started

with them because they are just the right

size and I had purchased them.

Something new I tried this time is using

a spray adhesive.  I chose the Elmers Craft Adhesive.

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and it seems to work great (except if you get it on your hands

and then pet the cat) 

I do advise using a flat box to spray into 

(not your hand

and do not pet the cat )

Wow!! Now I have a new addition to 

my magic craft kit

I love this stuff 

Why haven't I ever used it?

Anyway

I started out by cutting  pieces of 

heavy chipboard

spraying  it with adhesive

and  covered it with a beautiful

Christmas paper.  Father Christmas Berries

from BoBunny

The backs are vintage music paper

Next I used Ranger Distress Ink

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Old Photo to shade  both sides of the base

to give it a vintage feel.

  I cut another piece of chipboard and

applied it to the back of the post cards to raise

them from the base.  Then added grommets so

the holes looked finished.

I decorated the post cards with Stickles

then dusted with a fine glass glitter.

I usually do a prototype set with newer materials

before jumping in with my vintage papers.

The tutorial called for extra fine glitter 

and honestly that is the only thing I would 

change on this project.

The fine glitter is just

not fine enough but it 

is what  I had on hand

So...Extra fine glitter is

on my shopping list for my next

craft store visit.

My next sets will be more

embellished with tiny mercury glass

beads and rhinestones and old buttons.

These have been a real pleasure

to put together and I am already

itching to start the next one's

Vintage Japanese Paper Backgrounds Blossoms Bamboo Birds

These beautiful papers are

made from real wood.  Sliced micro thin

and applied on to a paper back

then painted.

I do not know what the wood is

but it has a lovely sheen

I found them in my late Aunt's hope chest 

along with their envelopes.

They print out really nice

or you can use them as digital

backgrounds.

The Christmas Bag Victorian Christmas Patterns And Instructions

I know...It is only October

but in my book it is never the

wrong time of year to work on

Christmas gifts or projects.

This great two page insert

comes from the Taylor Trotwood

Magazine 1900

There are some really great ideas

here.

I hope you enjoy!!!

Mod Blue Background Free Image From Leaping Frog Designs

Christmas Greeting Vintage Post Card Four Ways

This is such a pretty

vintage post card and it has so many

lovely elements to it.  I have split up for

you.

Enjoy!!

Free PNG Image Victorian Christmas Little Girl In Red Cape

If you are looking for

Christmas images pop on over

to my Vintage Images blog I am adding

about 5 a day

at

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

Also

you can find me on

facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/leapingfrogdesigns?ref=hl

Have a wonderful week!!

Monday Night Football Cookies From Leaping Frog Designs

Well...Here it is football season again

Our t.v. is on all weekend.

College games...pro games.

Monday Night Football

Thursday Night Football

Football Stats

Football hats

Don't get me wrong

I love football

We live right here in Eugene Oregon

Home of the University of Oregon
Ducks

I even got my husband the

ESPN package this year so

we could catch all the Pac 12 games.

And...The NFL package

Lots of football in our house

this fall.

This last Monday I made

a batch of one of our

favorite cookies.

I had them done in time for

the game...

I thought I would share the recipe

with you since they are so

popular in our house.

Monday Night Football Cookies

(These are a chewy toll house type cookie)

2 sticks butter

2 1/4 c flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 c sugar

1 1/4 c brown sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk (yep..just the yolk)

2 tbs milk

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 c oats (do not use instant)

1 c raisins(or more if you love them)

1 bag Kraft Caramel Bits

If you can not find the Kraft Caramel Bits

just cut up the wrapped

 caramel squares into small pieces

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the butter, add sugars and mix til creamy

Add egg, yolk, milk and vanilla extract mix till

combined. Slowly incorporate the flour, salt, baking

soda and mix till combined.  Stir in oats,

raisins and Caramel bits.

I do not chill this dough although you can

Use a number 20 scoop (the big one)

I put about 5 on a pan

Smoosh them just a little

Bake 375 till golden brown

The caramel bits will want to stick

to your pan. I use parchment paper.

Then I can slide them off to cool a bit

before I pull them off.

These are wonderful with chocolate chips in

them also..I just can not eat much

chocolate so I usually make them without.

My hubby loves them.

Here is a picture..I did not set them

up to be very pretty..The guys

started attacking as soon as they came

out of the oven.

They end up being quite large

about 4 inches.

Yummy!!!

Happy Football Season!!!



Antique Djer Kiss Fairy Compact A Maxfield Parrish Design

I had to share my newest treasure find

with you.

A scrumptious Djer Kiss Fairy Compact

I found out that Maxfield Parrish

was the designer for this piece.

You can find this beautiful

compact in my Etsy store

https://www.etsy.com/listing/110739255/fairy-compact-silver-djer-kiss-maxfield



Free PNG Image Angel From Leaping Frog Designs

Beautiful angel that I have

taken the background from for

you.

This is one of my favorite angels.

Enjoy!!

Free Vintage Image Perfume Label Lazell's Perfumes NY

This is really a lovely old

perfume box that I own.

I scanned the top.

Just beautiful.

Enjoy!!

Best Christmas WIshes Vintage Post Card Free Friday Image From Leaping Frog Designs

A bit soiled and tattered but

still with so many beautiful

elements.

Enjoy

A Merry Christmas Vintage Christmas Post Card From Leaping Frog Designs

A little tired and worn

but still very beautiful.

Enjoy!!

Background Collage Sheet For Your Personal Use From Leaping Frog Designs

This should print out on to an

8 1/2 x 11 sheet

These are three antique papers from

my collection.

I thought that you may

like some backgrounds a bit

larger than the ATC's I have been posting.

Marbled Paper Background Free Vintage Image

I seem to of started collecting

antique marbled papers.

This is a beautiful one from

an 1895 book

Lovely browns with some red

and blue

Antique Book Cover Frame Free PNG Image

I posted this fantastic old

book board and frame yesterday

on my other Vintage Images blog

and thought It would be a

great idea to share it with

those of you who have not

made it over there yet

to pick it up.

Enjoy!

Vintage Calling Card Art Lotta Coffman Free Clip Art

This sweet little calling card is from

one of my

  mother's family photo scrapbooks

A Vintage Playing Card Collage Sheet For You

Wow it feels as if it has been

months since I have added any free images

for all of you. 

Here is a fun collage sheet I made for

you with my blue  vintage playing cards.

I hope you enjoy!!

Vintage Printers Ornament Free PNG Image

Vintage Dragonfly Illustration Free Clip Art Image

Sweet Pea Vintage Free PNG Image

Pretty Sweet Peas from

an old old post card

Next image is with

the color cleaned up

Free Background Summer Sunset From Leaping Frog Designs

I love the summer sunsets

This is a 8 1/2 x 11 inch

background piece

for you.

I made it using Tim Holtz inks

and watercolor paper.

Enjoy!!

Pansy Bouquet Free PNG Image

Tea Time Vintage Annette Wynne Image

My goodness it has been a few days

since I have posted...Been so busy

with summer going full swing here in

the Willamette Valley.

Jelly making..Garden planting.

Playing in the river

Love summer

Last week I found the sweetest

old book by Annette Wynne

Poor thing is pretty beat up

and torn but there are a few

pages that are still intact.

Here is a very cute little girl

having tea with her dolly.

I bet these would make sweet tags.

Enjoy!!

Free Moth PNG Image Three Ways Happy Saturday!!

I found this lovely moth

a few days ago.  Then I added

some other colors.

Hope you enjoy!!