Flaming June Blog

Today is the first day of summer time in the Netherlands; the evenings will have more light. April 9 th is the first day of Easter ( we have two, as we have two days of Christmas). The winter was kind, higher temperatures than usual, and the spring flowers are blooming; such a lovely sight. Here is a collection of antique cards celebrating Easter, to help you prepare and decorate. The source of the graphics is  here Just run it through the printer, cut the ovals out, get creative!

Gorgeous set with butterfly girls. I cleaned them up, images in jpg are here. I used one to advertise a sale once.     Here are all as .png format, so you can incorporate them in your digital creation. The source of the images is here.

I cant wait for summer, to see my garden iin bloom! Image sheet with 25x18 mm oval with lush gardens. They were published in 1928. You can print it yourself, use for any project you please; decoupage, junk journal, scrapping. 25x18 mm is a popular size for jewelry making, you can  buy them online . I used to apply  Mod Podge  as an adhesive.

  Frames with Valentine roses. The flowers have some human element to their appearance. This set has 10 cards and there were produced in 1913. All freshened up for you to add your images and messages to. You can add to your scrapping project, webdesign, send them to you friends. The originals had verses. You can find them  here.    

   Collection of 6 swinging dolls. You could print them on cardstock , cut them and put them together.  There are directions on the back of each card, you find the originals  here online. I brushed them up; deleted any text and made the background mostly white. These cards were first published in 1931, and the artist is thought to be P. Pope. There are called: Clown, Columbine, Harlequin, Joking Jock, Jolly Johny, Joyous Jenny. Scans of the set covers were also provided.      

This collage sheet has images sized 25x18 mm with graphic pairs of Art Deco gardens. Perfect for making your own cabochon jewelry! Print on high quality paper, use an adhesive like  Mod Podge  to put them together. These were orginally made in the 1930s. Have fun with these! The source online is  Tuck Postcards

These cards were originally made as Easter greetings. I adjusted the colour saturation and removed the text; so you have only the frames with the spring flower. You can fill them as you wish; text, photo. The original cards are here, so you can compare.  

From circa 2008 to 2018 I had an online bead store. It was called The Beadmixer and my motto was "beads inspired by women and history". I made my own photos, edited with Gimp, as decoration I used elements from the public domain. Here a screenshot from 2010. I had great fun and pride in designs!  I found a way to make the graphics pop from from the frame. The creation of the girl holding the bird cabochons was a masterpiece, I reckon. Even the font was free  Cruickshank . Gimp  is free to download, there are many tutorials to find online! Many of these images come from my Facebook pages; the first one you find is in Dutch, the second is Beadmixer International, that site was in English,  I shipped beads around the globe ;)