Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Vintage images for modern cards


I've been collecting vintage homecraft magazines for a long time now and recently discovered a new to me title, Good Needlework.  Published in the 1930s, the pages contain many illustrations suitable for use on greetings cards - especially cards for those who like the old fashioned or vintage style.  




I scanned these pretty cover images, manipulated and resized them, then printed and cut them out to fit on my cards.  Of course I had to add a little suitable stamping too. 


I've put some of the images on an A4 sheet so that anyone can use them -  they are long out of copyright.  Right click on the image and then click on 'open in a new tab'.  You can then enlarge and save the page to your computer and either print or use digitally.  If you have any problem downloading let me know and I can email you a PDF.  I'd love to see if anyone does make anything with them. 

6 comments:

  1. How clever of you Ann, the pictures are utterly adorable and I am in envy of your computer skills. I'm sure it's probably easy when you know how - but I don't!
    Kind regards, Ann

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  2. Thank you for posting these charming images! They are a treasure! I love what you've done with them~ especially the last, Happy Birthday set! The background of spoons and rolling pins is fabulous!

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  3. Really pretty. Love how you have done matching tags to the cards. Very kind of you to share with us all too. Hugs Mrs A.

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  4. I love those vintage images. The happy birthdaycard is my favorite. Could you make one for me? I am sure Thom's daughter will LOVE it, her birthday is the end of july....

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  5. Great way to use vintage images. I have a collection of some great ones for decor accessories.

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