Leaping Frog Designs

Free PNG Image Itallian Villa From Godey's Lady's Book 1864

2012-03-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

Free Spring Theme Collage Sheet For You From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-03-09T10:00:00.000-08:00

Spring is trying so hard to peep

out here in Eugene Oregon

Yesterday we had sunshine

today we are back to clouds

so I made up a sheet to

keep spring on my mind.

I hope you all are enjoying

your Friday.

Just a little kindness note.

Please do not re-sell this sheet.

It is for your personal crafting use only.

Thanks so much!

And The Winners Of Leaping Frog Designs Giveaway Are

2012-03-05T08:55:00.000-08:00

As you know...Last week I posted

about having a Giveaway.

The plan was to re-post last night

who the winners were.

...Ha...

But Mother Nature

and our transformer

on the corner had somewhat

different plans.

As my hubby and I sat watching

T.V.

Poof

Darkness

Not for too long

Just a few minutes

but long enough for me to turn

off my computer and put

everything away for the night.

Waiting till morning to

finish up.

Here are the winners of the random draw.

Packet #1 Khess136

Packet #2 Miss Peach

Packet #3 Art By Wendy

Now dear ladies it is your

turn to email me with

your address's so

I can get these out in the

mail to you. They are

all packed up and waiting to

go. I can ship this

afternoon.

That was a lot of fun and I so appreciated

each and every one of your comments.

Now...Before you

go away..

I would like to take

a moment to announce another

Giveaway.

But not on this blog.

Next week I will be hosting

a giveaway over on my Free Images blog

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

I found the sweetest vintage

diary keeper

and I am filling it up with

vintage ephemera and cool

clip art.

So be brave..Come over

and become one of my followers

(all of the images On my free

blog are completely different

from images posted here.

No repeats..lol)

And on Sunday sign up

for the Giveaway.

Ok...That's it

I am off to

work.

Thank You all again so

much for participating!!

Have a great Monday!!

Free Images From The Melodee Music Roll Catalog

2012-03-03T20:51:00.000-08:00

Printers Ornaments Free Clip Art From Echoes From The Valley 1884

2012-03-02T19:35:00.000-08:00

I found a most sweet little

book this week.

Published here in my

own home state

Full of lovely poetry

Echoes From The Valley

By Rob Roy McGregor Parrish

1884

Free Vintage Clip Art From A Childs World Bees And Flowers

2012-03-02T05:16:00.000-08:00

This wonderful antique children's book

has the sweetest images

I thougt they would make beautiful

little cards or tags..

Don't forget to drop by

and join my Giveaway

Leave a comment for

a chance to win

one of the three

packs I have made

up for you

http://leapingfrogdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/02/big-thank-you-giveaway-for-you-from.html

A Big Thank You Giveaway For You From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-02-28T10:11:00.001-08:00

Wow...

These last two years have
been

so much fun for me

I have met many new

wonderful artistic women

who have inspired me

to branch out in new

directions

Your blogs are amazing

your support of mine

most kind.

I thought this weekend

as the 93rd follower

joined my site

That it was time

to say

...Thank You...

I am going to have a

Giveaway

Tee hee...No

Not the cake

I am going to give you three things to

choose from.

(Kind of like your fairy godmother)

Tell me which item you would like to have

if you win the Giveaway. Leave me

a comment.

I will leave it open for one week

Next Sunday I will

have the randomizer

(silly word)

Pick a number.

Or-Three if enough people

join the giveaway

So here are the pictures

#1 Embellishment set

Full of beautiful ribbon, crystals, beads,

buttons, vintage coins..

And much more

*Yum*

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Set #2 An Ephemera Pack

Full of copies of vintage images

This one is somewhat themed

to Mother's Day

Children, Motheres, Butterflies, Flowers

Calling cards, backgrounds, Lovely old

paper doily, Vintage Music paper,

German Scrap,

Mica, Lots of varitety to play

with.

Much like the packs I offer in my Etsy store

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Set #3

All Ephemera

Vintage large book of music, Old paper doily,

Vintage Postcards from 1900-1907

A marbled inside book page,

The two sided Color Plate page

of butterflies from a vintage encyclopedia

Full page of German Scrap flowers

Hmmm..Oh some cool small used envelopes.

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Ok...So there they are.

Leave a comment

on which is your favorite.

Pretty easy rules.

It is open until

March 4th

lets say until 9pm

There are 93 of you out there

spread all over the world

Don't worry..

Leave a comment

If you are drawn

No matter where you are

You are eligible

I will ship them anywhere.

Have Fun!!

Thank you all !!!

Sneak Peak At My Big Thank You Giveaway

2012-02-27T14:57:00.000-08:00

Well...Wouldn't

you just know it..

I started today's projects

with almost a 0 battery

in my camera..

I had planned on having my

posting up this afternoon for

The Thank You Giveaway

But...we are just going to

have to be content for the

moment with a sneak peek

This is just one

part of the

Giveaway

The camera is charging

and my fingers are crossed

that by early evening

I will have everything up for

you to see.

Beautiful Victorian Good Luck Love Birds Scrap PNG And Big Thank You Giveaway Announcement

2012-02-26T20:25:00.000-08:00

First

While I have your

attention

I am going to announce

A Giveaway

Yep!!

A Giveaway!!!

Yippy!!

I just want to say A HUGE

HUGE

THANK YOU

To all my followers

Old and New

So...

Come back tomorrow afternoon

(Please)

for all the details and pictures.

...Now...
Your clip art

This is a real beauty

I love the little lovebirds.

Enjoy!!

Victorian Scrap Sweet Girl In Hat With Blue Feather Free PNG Image

2012-02-26T10:43:00.000-08:00

Earlier this year I stumbled upon

a huge cache of Victorian cards

and scrap...

I am slowly going thru them

scanning and cleaning them up.

The feather on her hat is so

yummy!

Enjoy!!

Vintage Clip Art Woman With Lily's Easter PNG Free Image

2012-02-26T10:36:00.000-08:00

Vintage La Eolia Ad In Three Forms PNG Free Images

2012-02-24T21:53:00.000-08:00

I found this fanastic

lable today while out

antique shopping.

She looks wonderful cut out.

Hope you enjoy!!

Vintage Easter Post Card 1907 Gold And Blue

2012-02-24T17:51:00.000-08:00

Morning Glory Vintage Victorian Clip Art Free Image

2012-02-24T07:47:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!!

Free Clip Art Little Victorian Birds

2012-02-23T10:11:00.000-08:00

Vintage Printers Ornament The Letter A Clip Art

2012-02-23T09:05:00.000-08:00

These are so lovely.

Enjoy!!

Vintage Printers Ornament The word THE Clip Art

2012-02-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

I just found the most fantastic little book

called Intra Muros

full of beautiful

little Victorian images.

Lots of birds...flowers

and divine little ornaments here and there.

I have been busy scanning and editing

Here is the first one I have for you.

The Word

THE

Pretty cool isn't it.

Have a great morning

We have just a little bit of

sun trying to peep thru here.

Don't forget to pop over

to my All Free Images blog

while you are here.

Many many more wonderful

vintage images

just waiting for you!

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com//.

Edwardian Ladies Free PNG Image

2012-02-21T22:35:00.000-08:00

This one took me a little bit

I just love the etchings with color

This is from A Godey's Lady's Book

Enjoy!!

Lovely Edwardian Lady PNG Image Free Clip Art

2012-02-19T23:54:00.000-08:00

Flower Clip Art Free Images Cornflower White Water Lily And Dahlia

2012-02-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!!!

Free Friday Images Frame And Printers Ornament Cherub And Cyclamen Flower Card

2012-02-17T07:20:00.000-08:00

It has been crazy here this week

Seems like I keep running around in circles

like a crazy chicken.

Had some time yesterday to scan

this fantastic book I had lost on my bookshelf

It is full of delightful Victorian images.

(yes I am mucking out the studio again)

Oooo

Out with the old as they say.

I could not believe that I had collected and

stashed about 8 silver chests to refurbish

My sister in law is coming by today

to take those off my hands

Tee hee..now they will be her

problem to store or refurbish.

Also..a huge rubber maid tub full

of vintage crochet and vintage

embroidery. Those are going into my

Etsy store - all in one big destash lot.

Except for some neat star shaped ones

in colors that I think would make fantastic

purses....

Happy Valentines Sweet Little Bird PNG For YOu

2012-02-14T07:09:00.000-08:00

I love this little Blue Bird..

May of left her a little too big..lol

Happy Valentines Day!!!!

Vintage Pansy With Bow PNG Image Free Greeting Card Image

2012-02-13T22:14:00.000-08:00

Yes..Don't get confused I did

post this twice. The first one

was not clean enough.

Enjoy!!

Free Images Swallow And Dove PNG

2012-02-12T21:44:00.000-08:00

I found these two lovlies on some vintage cards

Enjoy!!

Help!! I Need A Translator Do You Read German?

2012-02-06T20:13:00.000-08:00

Today while my son

was at an appointment

I had a chance to do a

little scrounging

in our local St. Vinnie's

I found this amazing book

From far away all I could see was

a book laying on it's side

with the cover off the spine.

I picked it up

and flicked thru it.

Put it down.

It was kind of expensive

and I just did not want to spend

that much.

But....as we all know

That never works

Two steps - turned

right around and picked it up.

Now I am so glad I did.

It is German-I think it has something

to do with cooking

There are color double page

plates of cuts of meat.

Or it may be a butchers guide.

I don't know.

Do any of you speak or read

German?

Can anyone tell me what it says?

Any Help would be appreciated!!

Thank you so much!

Time To Show Off My Valentine Tin From Karla

2012-02-06T15:33:00.000-08:00

Well...It is time to show off!

Last month Wendy at Bliss Angels was so

sweet and kind and hosted another tin swap.

The theme of course is

!! Valentines !!

My swap partner this time

was Karla Jackson

http://sketchbookmailartclub.blogspot.com/

She sent me a sweet tin

full of goodies

and a second mini tin too!

I have to tell you...The chocolates

did not last long....

It was one of those days.

Ooooo lovely tins and Chocolate!!

Can life get much better.

Yep...

Cause She also sent me some

fun clip art

And a beautiful hand made card

The tiny book gave me

an idea..and this year I am going

to write my husband a love letter

I may even use Karla's card.

Thank you Karla..This was a really fun

swap!!

Now..

I would like to share with you

what I sent Karla.

I tried something new this time

Beeswax

Oh my gosh I love it!!

So there they are...

I really enjoyed it once again

The challenge of getting a project done

on time...stretching to learn something

new..making new friends.

It was great.

Vintage Newspaper Snippet Free Clip Art

2012-02-05T19:07:00.000-08:00

A great snippet of old

newsprint

Vintage A Gift For Baby Card Free Clip Art

2012-02-05T18:25:00.000-08:00

Free Vintage Clip Art Oval 3 Frame Strip

2012-02-05T14:39:00.000-08:00

I found this neat frame

on a piece of sheet music

Enjoy!!

Free Image Friday Vintage French Lace PNG Image Lavender

2012-02-02T21:44:00.000-08:00

A couple of years ago

I found this 9 inch strip of

French Lace

It makes a great accent piece.

I have given it a little color.

Happy Friday

Enjoy!!

Vintage Paper With Old Fountain Pen Writing

2012-02-01T07:33:00.000-08:00

I recently acquired a huge lot

of antique post cards and letters

The writing is beautiful..

This other little bit is just

a small piece left over from

a fish tank piece...I thought it

would make a great atc background.

Vintage Image German Childrens Primer Love And The Lion

2012-01-30T23:17:00.000-08:00

I think the lion himself is a little iffy

But I love the letters

and since Valentines is next month

I thought some of you might like this

these

Vintage Valentine Post Card French Forget Me Not From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-29T19:28:00.000-08:00

Some New Items In My Etsy Store This Week

2012-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough

to stumble on three fantastically (is that

a word?) Old Cigar

Boxes...Santa Fe's And Shoe Peg's

Oh the graphics are divine

I have filled them up with

wonderful antique treasures

from my stash and

am listing them in the

store.

Here is the first one.

Old embroidery

a cool antique drawer pull

Ah!! A tiny skeleton key

Silver spoons

I love them decorated with

lovely pictures and glitter

A scattering of beautiful faces

and music paper

Ephemera

A delightful Spencerian Calling Card

Mother of Pearl necklace,

Rhinestone scatter pin

and button

And a little nosegay of

paper flowers wrapped with

a couple of yards of hug snug.

Oh...And I can not forget the

glitter..a sweet antique salt

shaker filled with glass glitter.

As I put these together

I was trying to envision

what I would want to play

with in an inspiration kit.

There are so many

possibilities

of what you can create

Glue book pages

Mixed Media Collage

Valentines Card

Mothers Day

Thanks for stopping by!

Free Vintage Moth PNG Image Phalene For You From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-29T11:25:00.000-08:00

Watercolor Poppy Free PNG Image For You From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-29T00:15:00.000-08:00

Big Fish Free Vintage PNG Image From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-27T21:52:00.000-08:00

Well...It has been so

wet here in the Willamette Valley

I have a swimming pool in my yard

and my flat roof..so I thought I would

add some fish.

Hope you enjoy this little fellow

More to come

he (or is it a she)

comes from an old encyclopedia.

Free Photo Friday Standing The Test Of Time Old Cabinet Cards And Couple

2012-01-27T14:11:00.000-08:00

Some great old photo's for you

today.

Don't forget. Visit

my other blog

leapingfrogdesignsvintagimages.blogspot.com

Yes I know it is an extra extra

long adress but really worth it.

I am adding free images

every day. So stop by

become a follower

so you get updates.

Have a great Friday!!

Beautiful Mexican Butterfly PNG Image Yellow Swallowtail Free Friday Images

2012-01-27T09:26:00.000-08:00

For some reason all these butterflies

I have been working on are making

me think spring!!

Another fantastic Mexican Butterfly

No name given in the encylopedia it came from.

Happy Friday!!!

Free Friday Images Typography The Letter A Printers Ornament

2012-01-26T22:32:00.000-08:00

Yeah!!! It is Friady at last

Enjoy!!!!

Free Collage Sheet For You Vintage Flower Hearts

2012-01-24T09:30:00.000-08:00

Print on to 8 1/2 x 11

Vintage flower postcard

inspired hearts.

A Little Sale In My Etsy Shop This Week

2012-01-23T17:58:00.000-08:00

Yahoo!! Yippee Yeah!!!

I am having a little sale this week in

my Etsy store...

Time to thin off the

shelves

so more can be added

(Tee Hee)

Above--The most fantastic

baby book I have ever seen

By S. Alice Bray

(Yes..This fantastic baby book is on sale!)

Next

Very cool old little box that

is full of old wood thread spools

All the spools have embroidery floss on

them.

Also..

A very beautiful large

Murano mirror

Yep..She is on sale too.

But those flowers are digital

lol...Hiding me taking the

picture

What a great Mother's Day

gift!

And...

A divine Victorian Celluloid Photo Album

Vintage Post cards

from 1900

They are not in the best of

shape so I am selling them

as cutters.

There will be several packets of these.

So...If you feel like doing a little shopping

this week please come on by.

Have a cup of tea and poke around a

bit.

Thanks so much!!!

Castle Entry Vintage Photo 1912 The American Architect

2012-01-22T23:09:00.000-08:00

I have no idea if this is a castle entry

or not..But I liked the way it sounded.

This was used as a scrapbook page

The other side has pictures glued to it.

The Scrapbook album is from 1913

and seems to be a photography

student's collection.

Watch for more beautiful

pictures from this fascinating

scrapbook. It is full of

children and lovely women.

Free Collage Sheet For You Red Hearts

2012-01-21T21:10:00.000-08:00

A sheet full of lovely red hearts

for you. This is an old end paper

and I thought it looked so

Van Gogh like.

Print on to 8 1/2 x 11 paper

Enjoy!!

Typography German Upper Case Alphabet Vintage 1887 Childrens Primer

2012-01-21T12:37:00.000-08:00

Lovey old page

from a childrens primer

Dated 1887

Vintage Violet Wishing Well Post Card

2012-01-20T10:58:00.000-08:00

When I trim my post cards

for posting usually I leave

an edge around the card.

When using a copy in

my own projects my goal

is to make the post card

or cabinet card look

like it has traveled thru life

just like the original would of.

So having a little room around

the image to work with is

nice.

I use a good quality paper,

then fold my edges and

tear gently giving

the card or photo a soft

edge. Next I use

one of Tim Holtz Distress Inks

to color the edges and parts

of the image.

It gives a piece a more

authentic vintage feeling

and blends into your

projects seamlessly.

New Treasures In My Etsy Store This Week

2012-01-20T06:58:00.000-08:00

It has been a busy week

Getting my swap tin done

adding several new items

to my Etsy and Ebay stores.

Here is a little peek

at what I have been up

Above

Le Cirque Inspiration pack

You all may remember

I used to put these together when I was

Jill's Partner over at Junkin Gypsies

My inspiration packs are full of

really cool images from

my own collection

as well as other images I have

found for you.

I try to put 70 pieces

in them. lol..but they keep

growing.

This one is my Sophie Pack

Isn't she beautiful.

This pack is full of flowers and butterflies

music paper and lots of

embellishments

Part of my own inspiration for these

packs have been my glue book journal classes

All of my packs have vintage ephemera

as well as copies of images

I think fit well with the theme.

No two packs are ever the same.

I love opening a packet

spreading it onto my work table

and having so many pieces to

create with.

I have a fantastic antique encyclopedia

this week too.

Kind of a gruesome

Cut out but it is sooo

cool

A spaghetti Poodle

(they always make me smile)

A cool old Kodak storage box

And a vintage enamel stamp

box for your desk.

Come visit-do a little shopping.

I am offering a 20% discount

to all of my blog friends. So all

you have to do is let me know

at check out that you

came over from my blog

and I will apply it.

Have a fantastic Friday.

Don't forget to come back later

for more of my free images!

Enjoy!!

Free Photo Friday Maple Leaf In The Rain And Iris Raindrops

2012-01-19T23:20:00.000-08:00

Close up photography has

become one of my

passions these last few years.

Here are a couple of favorites

from my collection.

Free Image Friday Emily May Everyday Dress PNG

2012-01-19T22:47:00.000-08:00

Wonderful Everyday dress

By Emily May

1888

Happy Friday!!

Free Image Friday Instructions And Image For Lamp Mat From Petersons Magzine 1888

2012-01-19T21:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!!!

Don't forget to stop

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

Today for many

more free images.

Vintage Clip Art Little Pink Southern Belle PNG Image

2012-01-18T21:14:00.000-08:00

Perfect little embellishment for

cards or tags

the original is about 1 inch tall

from a Mother's Day Card

I hope you enjoy her.

There are 7 more little

gals in this set and I will

be adding them

as they are finished.

Enjoy

Vintage Clip Art Honey Bee Advertisement From Deliniator Magazine

2012-01-16T08:35:00.000-08:00

A great little bee ad from

my Deliniator sheets.

This little guy is about 1 1/2 inches tall

Next I have it for you in PNG

format.

Think it is a great Honey bee for

layering onto another image

or project.

Over the weekend I added

about 20 new images

to my new Vintage Images blog

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

Stop on by and give it a look.

Leave a comment if you like what you see

and pick up my button.

Thanks so much!

Enjoy!!

Vintage Clip Art Lily And Snow Bells PNG Image

2012-01-14T20:07:00.000-08:00

A very pretty image

You can find the complete

vintage post card

and another lily on my

Vintage Images

blog..Just click the button

and it will take you right there.

Enjoy!!

The Story Behind My New Blog's Button

2012-01-13T13:03:00.000-08:00

After going to all the work of making

the new blog button for my newest

adventure

Leaping Frog Designs

Vintage Images

I thought I would give

you some history on the picture

I have picked. I know

she is not the most beautiful woman in

the world.

In fact in our family

we consider her a little bit hmm

(odd)

This is my Great Auntie Mi

As A child my father

could not say her name.

Blanch

so he gave her the name

that truly stuck with her

her whole life.

Auntie Mi

She was an amazing woman..

In fact her whole family

was

and as time goes on I will

be posting pictures of

them.

Auntie Mi wanted to be

an actress.

And her love for the

dramatic is in all the

photo's we have of her.

This photo was made into a post card

when I was young and sold

all over the country

by a local company.

Here is another for you.

Relatives from a long lost era.

If you are looking for

vintage images for

your projects

check out my newest

blog

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

I know it is a long

address but

it will be worth

the visit.

Free Image Friday Vintage Easter Post Card Birds On Nest

2012-01-12T21:18:00.000-08:00

Easter is still a bit away

but these little birds are just so

sweet I know everyone

can find many uses for them.

Next...

I am so happy to announce

Something New

I have started a second blog

for just free vintage clip art.

You can use my button on the side

to navigate to it.

Or follow this link.

http://leapingfrogdesignsvintageimages.blogspot.com/

Please come by for a visit

and follow me if you like what

you see.

Thanks so much

Have a wonderful Friday!

Enjoy!!

Free Vintage Clip Art To My Valentine Greeting Card And PNG Image From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-12T07:57:00.000-08:00

Last year at an estate sale

I found a whole box full of

Valentine's and Anniversary

cards

from a husband to his wife.

Decades of them.

It was so sweet how she

had kept every one with

love in a special box.

As the years went by..

his hand started strong

and in the end..his daughters signed

his cards to his wife for him

because his hand so trembled

I thought it was so very much

what true love is all about.

From beginning to the end with

each other.

I hope you enjoy them

as much as I have.

Vintage Clip Art Baby Birds In Nest From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-11T06:52:00.000-08:00

When I scanned this

image it did not register

just how packed these

little one's are in

their nest.

Wow.

I had to try my hand at coloring

just to give it a little variety.

Enjoy!

Vintage Clip Art Oriel One More Time From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

If you managed to grab this Oriel

before I took it off a bit ago

try this one instead.

The last one was just not

clean enough for me.

Here he is in his original form

This was a sheet that fell out of

another book.

Love the colors.

Next...With everything cut out

Thank you for stopping by

Enjoy!!!

Vintage Valentine Post Card 1904 Big Pink Heart And Wild Roses

2012-01-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

Just added this lovely to

my collection.

With the heart moved off the

original post card nice

white background.

Next

Background completely removed

I think this png is really

clean..Lol..It took

most of the morning.

I would love to

hear what

you think.

Learned some new tricks

in the process.

I love the

roses cascading

from the heart.

Enjoy!!

Vintage Clip Art Valintine Post Card And PNG Image

2012-01-07T20:15:00.000-08:00

Another Beautiful Post Card

From my collection.

The second image

has a clear background.

Enjoy!

Free Image Friday Lovely Lady From Deliniator Magazine 1800's

2012-01-06T06:42:00.000-08:00

Last fall I was being silly

and bought a huge box of

loose paper sheets from

a lovely seller on eBay.

I have always wanted a

Delinator

but boy howdy they are

expensive.

So anyway...

This lot was 5 pounds

of loose pages from

Godey, Peterson, Delinator

Inspiration Magazine...

All sorts of fantastic stuff

I only ended up with about 9

Delinator single sheets but they

are

divine.

This lovely lady is one of them.

Love those mutton

sleeves.

Enjoy Your Friday!!!

Free Image Friday Printers Ornament From 1890

2012-01-05T22:10:00.000-08:00

Lovely Printers Ornament

Top Border

Happy Friday

Enjoy!!

New Antique Books In My Etsy Store Today

2012-01-05T20:53:00.000-08:00

I want to share with you

what I listed

in my Etsy store

today...

This is such a gem

Yes I know..lots of pictures

but oh my my...look at them

This is a fantastic volume

and I am so happy to of

had an extra copy to share

with others.

Published in

1892

408 pages

9 x 12

Every other page is

a full page

illustration.

From F to M

This is Vol 2

If you love it

you can find it in my

Etsy shop tonight.

Also

Mothers Day is coming up fast

This lovely old treasure

is perfect for inspiration

or deconstruct and use as tags

or in your art.

And it just happens to be on Sale.

Come back tomorrow for Free Image Friday

I will have some new beautiful free

Images for you.

Vintage Valentines Post Card Free Image From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

Lining up my Valentines images to

start posting for you.

Here is the first one.

Isn't he just so sweet.

There are many elements you can

use on this beauty.

Enjoy!!

New Items In My Etsy Store Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-04T08:54:00.000-08:00

Well...The New Year has started

My son is back in school and the hubby is

off traveling again for work.

So after the holiday clean up

I decided it was time to get back to

being busy in the studio.

Here is one of my first projects for my store.

The above picture is my Sophie Inspiration

Ephemera Pack

I have been making these for the last year

and listing them in one of my other

on line ventures.

With the new year came some new changes

and I can now offer them in my own

Etsy store

http://leapingfrogdesigns.com/

I have spent the last couple of weeks

taking Mary Green's

Gluebook class and

her Collage Basics

You can find her here http://greenpaper.typepad.com/green/

and have found these sets I have been making for

the last year are purrrfect (can you tell I have cats?)

for them.

Full of flowers, vintage images, butterflies, insects,

vintage papers, music, post cards, calling cards.

architecture elements, German scrap, buttons

Oh my gosh...They have been so fun to make

I will include pictures of my projects

later on.

Puppies or Kittens...

Help Me decide....

they have sweet pink hats with little

yellow flowers and real

fur (ears?)

From California Creations by Bradley

I just could not resist putting them in the store

Too sweet tucked onto a shelf or on the dresser.

The Baby's Journal is a rare and special

find.

Published In 1895 a lovely Victorian

baby book

It has not been used at all so

except for a little age wear it is in wonderful

condition. Beautiful gold and sepia illustrations

the text is a divine blue. What a very special

treasure. Maybe a gift for that sweet couple

you know who are expecting soon.

The shelf lamp is vintage and

even tho the shade is kind of iffy

(I just put it together because the original

was missing)

The lamp itself is just lovely.

So come by...do a little shopping

http://leapingfrogdesigns.com/

Don't forget Valentines is

coming up soon and Oh Boy

Mothers Day.

I will have new things going

in daily.

Have a great day!!!

Thanks for stopping by

Vintage Clip Art Printers Ornament Quill Pen Feather From Leaping Frog Designs

2012-01-01T12:48:00.000-08:00

If I did this right the second

image should be a png so you

can just paste it right onto your project

Happy New Year!!!

Free Image Friday Vintage Moth Begging Puppy And Romantic Castle From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-29T21:01:00.000-08:00

Three fantastic images for you today

A beautiful Moth

Sweet little dog from a

Victorian children's book

And a castle under a full moon.

romantic

Happy Friday

Enjoy!!

Secret Places And Dreams By Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-28T10:03:00.000-08:00

Earlier this week I saw this

lovely sentiment on Kim Dellow's blog

You can find her here

http://www.kimdellow.co.uk/2011/12/friday-before-christmas-and-all-through.html

It comes from the Sentimental Stamp Set

put out by Wendy Vecchi Studio 490

I don't know too much about this set because

it is in the UK but looks delightful.

The photo was taken on our family farm

late this fall on a walk with my sister.

A very special and beautiful

spot by the river

Vintage Clip Art Western Union Telegram Form For You From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

New Years Eve is just around the

corner...Send a Telegram to say

Hello!

Hope you enjoy this lovely

old form.

Happy New Year Vintage Post Card For You On Boxing Day From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-26T08:10:00.000-08:00

Here is a great lush vintage

New Year Post card for you

This beauty is in awful shape

but a little bit of photo shop

fixed her right up.

Print it out and use some gold paint

for sassing her up and you have

a great New Years Card

Today is Boxing Day

so my family and I are

off on a hike later

if we don't get rained out.

Enjoy!!

Free Image Friday A Joyous Chrismtas Vintage Post Card From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-23T09:28:00.000-08:00

Another beautiful vintage post card from

my collection.

Violets have a special place in my

heart. I have them planted

all over in my yard

In memory of my Grandmother

her name was Fern Violet

Now..I am off to my

kitchen. Tomorrow guests

arrive and there is still so

much to do.

Have a wonderful Friday!

Vintage A Joyful Christmas Post Card 1917 Free Clip Art For you

2011-12-21T10:11:00.000-08:00

Another beautiful vintage post card for you

This one is from 1917

I have done a little bit

of repair work on this one.

It had some travel spots.

Enjoy!!

Christmas Trivia Question Winners

2011-12-19T09:08:00.000-08:00

Well goodness!

That was an easy one.

Ok..

I had three answers

and all three are right.

Sooo.

I am not going to draw straws

or numbers.

Ladies...If you would please

forward me your addresses

thru Email (my link is on the side)

or you can reach me

leapingfrogdesigns@gmail.com

I will send each one of you

one of my Ephemera packs.

Thank You for participating!!!

Don't forget to email me!!

Vintage Christmas Clip Art Madonna Post Card From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-18T23:41:00.000-08:00

Another beautiful Christmas

Post Card from

my collection.

Enjoy!!

Christmas Clip Art Flower Children Holly And Pointsettia By Elizabeth Gordon 1910

2011-12-17T19:59:00.000-08:00

A new lovely treasure just

added to my collection

Flower Children by Elizabeth Gordon

I hope you enjoy

these two sweet

Christmas images

Christmas Trivia Question And Fun Giveaway From Leaping Frog Designs

2011-12-17T13:48:00.000-08:00

Over lunch this afternoon

my husband and I happened to be

going thru some fun

Christmas Trivia questions

and out of the blue he says

You should post some of these

on your blog..They are fun

I swear..No matter how

many times this man drives me

round the bend...just as many times

he has these flashes of brilliance.

I am going to post a question

and do a giveaway at the same time

I know several of you will get the

question right...

So..For the ones who get the

right answer

I will put all of you into a

Christmas hat

and draw out the winner.

Now..

What is the prize

I bet you are asking...

Well..

One of my Leaping Frog Designs

Inspiration packs.

Filled with ephemera and cool

images for your designing pleasure.

Here is the question:

What Christmas bribe does

Ralph give his teacher in

The Christmas Story?

I am going to leave this open until Sunday evening

around 6 I think.

So leave your comments

Or your answer...

Leave me your email address also

or if you don't want to do that

email me with it..I have a link

on my sidebar.

Ok...

Let the fun begin!!!

Free Photo Friday Miss Betty

2011-12-16T08:20:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday !!!!

Friday Freebies Christmas Vintage Clip Art Victorian Angels And Post Card

2011-12-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

Two more fantastic images from Bells In The Snow

and a sweet Christmas

Post Card from my collection

Have a Wonderful Friday!!

Free Vintage Christmas Card Clip Art Holiday Wishes Merry Christmas

2011-12-14T09:08:00.000-08:00

Two wonderful vintage

Christmas cards.

I came across them in my

stack of cards we have

recieved from friends and family

over the years. These two

are from my grandmother.

I hope you enjoy them!

Free Vintage Clip Art Bells Across The Snow 1882 Christmas

2011-12-13T08:34:00.000-08:00

Beautiful etchings from

Bells Across The Snow

By Frances Ridley Havergal

Published in 1882

I can not find who the illustrator is

The angels are fantastic!

Enjoy!!

Free Vintage Clip Art Christmas Post Cards And Vintage Cut Outs

2011-12-12T08:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday Everyone..

I have kind of an announcement

today..A more formal one will

be coming out after Christmas...

But after much soul searching...Jill and I have

decided to end our partnership

in Junkin Gypsies.

Our store and our blog are are no

longer joint efforts.

Jill will maintain Junkin Gypsies

and the blog.

I still have my own Etsy store

Leaping Frog Designs

and it will remain open and full

of wonderful vintage treasures for

you , I will also be branching

out after the first of the year

by offering collage pages and

images in my Etsy store.

Thanks so much!!

I hope you enjoy these free images

I have posted for you today!!!

Such Wonderful Things Come In The Mail

2011-12-11T00:20:00.000-08:00

What a delight to find in the mail

yesterday.

The tin from my swap partner

Wendy Bearden

I know my mail delivery person was

curious about the sweet bell

he could hear jingle

as he handed me the box

Wow...

I knew I was in for a treat

Wendy had decorated the outside Kraft wrapping

with lots of holiday cheer.

My fingers tingled with anticipation

What a sweet tin..I love it!!

She looks perfect on my shelf with

the Putz collection..My tin can

hang also.

Inside...More sweet surprises

A coupon!

I pick Cupcakes!!!

Cute lollipop decoration and

candy cane

And three of Wendy's own fantastic cards

(Love love love them)

Thank You Wendy!!!

I will cherish your tin for years to com

If you would like to see more of Wendy's fantastic

creations her blog is http://candydelane.typepad.com/curiosities/

Peace On Earth Free Vintage Christmas Postcard Clip Art

2011-12-10T08:45:00.000-08:00

Hope eveyone is haveing

a great weekend!

Here is another post card

from my collection.

Enjoy!!

Free Vintage Christmas Post Cards ATC Sheet For You

2011-12-07T16:44:00.000-08:00

Fun sheet of small post cards

from my collection

These are around ATC size..

A couple are a smidgen bigger

These are great for Christmas tags

Have Any Of You Noticed I Can't Seem To Make Up My Mind

2011-12-07T07:45:00.000-08:00

Yes..lol

As you can tell I have been

playing with my blog this week.

Many of you know that in the

beginning of my blog my friend Jill

designed my header and page.

This year has been so fun

and full of growth for me

Now I feel the time has come

to design my own headers and page...

Or at least try..lol

So keep bearing with me as I

experiment and play and try

to find my own style.

Eventually it will look the way

I keep seeing in my minds eye.

(Now there might be a scary sight!)

This funny image above is from Bianca at

Magic Moonlight Free Images

She has so many beautiful images of

women and children.

Coloring pictures has become

my new evening pass time.

Have a great Week!!!

Vintage Clip Art Christmas Post Cards Best Wishes And Paris Opera House

2011-12-05T14:37:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone is having a great

Monday!!

I love this Paris Post Card that my

sister-in-law Jodie and I found

at the flea market a few weeks ago.

Enjoy!!

Tart Tin Christmas Ornaments And The Christmas Altoid Tin Swap

2011-12-04T11:43:00.000-08:00

These are the ornaments I made

for my mom's Christmas tree

this year.

Below is the tin that I made

for Wendy's Christmas Tin Swap

It was a lot of fun

These never turn out as planned

but still..I am pretty happy with

it.

I even managed to get it out on

time....lol

This afternoon we are off

to get our Christmas Tree

(at last)

I feel like a little girl

full of excitement.

Can not wait to decorate it!!

Have a lovely day!!!

Freebie Friday Vintage Christmas Post Cards Clip Art

2011-12-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

The red Colmbine post card

is a hand painted card

Enjoy your Friday!!!

Free Vintage Clip Art Children With Dove From Cyr Reader

2011-12-01T07:55:00.000-08:00

This Cyr reader continues to facinate me

The etchings are beautiful

Little glimpses into the past. I have found

several images in this beautiful old reader

that we just do not find elsewhere.

I hope you enjoy them as much

as I am.

Free Vintage Clip Art Christmas Post Cards And Santa Claus

2011-11-30T23:47:00.000-08:00

Ok..Santa is not a post card

he is from one of my old books

Enjoy!!!

Vintage Clip Art Cyr Reader Alphabet Page

2011-11-28T21:45:00.000-08:00

A beautiful old book came

in the mail today

A Cyr Reader

First Year

It has the most divine

etchings

I think this little girl

would make a lovely

angel.

Enjoy!!

Free Friday Vintage Clip Art Post Card ATC Sheet

2011-11-25T09:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a sheet of ATC sized Christmas

post cards for you..

For personal use only please.

I have been teaching myself photo shop

so be patient with me. I love sharing with you

what I have learned to make.

Just save them to your computer

and print.

Hope you all have a fantastic fun Black Friday

We plan on stopping by our local Farmers Market

and Saturday Market today. Shopping Local

Enjoy!!!

Vintage Christmas Post Card Free Clip Art

2011-11-21T16:30:00.000-08:00

Three favorites from my

Post Card Collection

I hope you enjoy them.

Christmas Ornaments For My Mother

2011-11-19T12:22:00.000-08:00

I can not believe Christmas is right around the

corner

Again...

This year has passed so quickly...

seems like school just started for my son

and here it is almost winter break

Talking about Christmas before

Thanksgiving seems kind of pushing it

for many of you I know...

Oh well...I don't care

I need Christmas this year.

Not the gift giving...

That I could really do without

But the gathering in...

Bringing family and friends close.

In my mind I see us all being gently held in

beautiful soft angel wings.

That is my goal this season

To keep my heart and mind open

Making sure those I hold dear know

I love them and cherish them

Not just now in this moment.

But always.

This has been an interesting year

of changes for my family.

My mother who is 77 fell early in the

year hurting her knee.

It has kept her off her feet most

of this year. My dad who is 80 has

had to pick up much of mom's household

chores..My sister and I help too

and do some cooking for them.

Now with the holiday's approaching

we find ourselves at a new spot.

How do we do Thanksgiving and Christmas?

My Mother has always been the Holidays.

Lol...Does that make no sense?

My parents home is where the whole family

gathers on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

All of us from 5 families.

And any friends who need family too.

So this year is a change.

I find myself looking forward to it.

Part of my folks projects this last fall

has been cleaning out.

They have been going thru their garage

and finding treasures to pass on to my sister and I

Mom has also been cleaning out her baking supplies

When she gave me some vintage tart tins

it got me to thinking.

And...These are what

I came up with

These are the larger

tart tins

I painted them with Martha Stewart Paints

(Sorry Martha but I do not like your paints)

added lots of glitter

Used some of my stash of small mercury

glass garland balls..

I made a collage sheet of the images

that I wanted to use.

(You can find

that in a previous post for free)

Mom loves the Frances Brundage children

and this whole set of ornaments is for her. I

Used vintage chandelier crystals on a couple

and rhinestones..

some of the fantastic

ribbon that Jill and I sell in our Junking Gypsies store.

I love the way they turned out.

Mom does too..She made laugh

Yesterday we pulled out her books of vintage wallpapers

(You see I come by very naturally)

She is going to make pretty fans to go with them

on her tree.

Sorry this is so long...

I think it is time to finish this and get

to my Saturday chores

So I can play in my studio later

Happy Saturday to you all!!

Freebie Friday Vintage Christmas Post Cards

2011-11-18T07:34:00.000-08:00

Wishing you all a Happy Friday!!!

Enjoy!!!

Free Collage Page For You Victorian Girls Leaping Frog Designs

2011-11-17T06:31:00.000-08:00

Good Thursday Morning to you all

Been a bit busy here...Just finished up

my first batch of tart tin ornaments

and wanted to share with you

the sheet I made up.

Later today I will add

a picture of the ornaments

My mom loves the old Victorian

Christmas images

so I made these with her in mind

(since the ornaments are for her tree)

Here you go.

Please remember I am posting

these for your personal use only

On 8 1/2 x 11 paper

2.5 inch circles (or they should be)

Vintage Clip Art Free The Letter A Marie Antonette Fichue Godey's 1864

2011-11-13T11:51:00.000-08:00

I have some new images for you

from The Godey's Lady's Book

from 1864

This last week I have at

last delved into the Photo shop program

and have had fun coloring images

So much to learn

like...remember to double save your

original images.

I did not..so I do not have an un-color

images to offer you on the

sweet girl with the hair net.

Also...learning the correct size to save

so we can use it.

I love it tho. I thought it would

be difficult to learn but what you

need is lots of time...Pretty hard

to eek out most days..but so

worth it.

Enjoy!!

Freebie Friday's Vintage Christmas Post Cards

2011-11-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

Some "New" Vintage Post Cards

in my collection.

Happy Friday!!!

Enjoy!!