Some of the expressions on these cards aren’t heard much these days. An example is the sock saying “‘Darn’ it.” People still say “darn it,” of course, just not in reference to sewing up holes in their socks. I’m sure many of the crafters who visit this site will know what darning is, but how many people actually darn their socks any more? Arcane references like that are part of what makes these cards charming. Also cute is the fact that the people who created these kids valentine cards had no fear of being corny, because the designs were aimed at children. So this is your opportunity to be as corny as you want this Valentine’s Day; just blame it on the art.

Click one of the free vintage kids Valentine cards below to view and download a larger version (enlarged sizes vary):

• Vintage Valentine’s Day clip art
• Vintage Valentine cards with pretty women
• Vintage Valentine’s Day cards with romantic couples
• Vintage Victorian Valentines
• Victorian Valentine cherubs
• Vintage angels and cherubs
• Vintage roses
• Valentine hearts
• Valentine’s Day love coupons
• Free children’s contemporary Valentine’s cards

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I hope you enjoy these vintage New Year cards and that they brighten up your transition to the new year!

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Announcing the Free Clip Art Sourcebook: links to thousands of

When I was a magazine art director about 100 years ago, we didn’t have electronic free clip art. That might seem incomprehensible to younger people, but we had to jump through all kinds of hoops just to get images onto the pages of a magazine. It involved X-Acto knives and sticky wax, which always seemed to be stuck to parts of me, instead of just to the back of the clip art.

I used to design a lot of small ads every month, many of which required some kind of artwork to make them stand out. That was when my love affair with clip art began. Many years later I created Vintage Holiday Crafts and started designing my own clip art because I couldn’t find the quality and type of clip art I wanted unless I paid for it. The same was true for scrapbook papers, which can cost a bundle if you buy them by the sheet at the craft store. I assumed other people had the same issues.

But now I’ve developed a new problem: I have a lot of free contemporary and vintage clip art and scrapbook images. My solution was to compile it into the Free Clip Art Sourcebook, which links to free clip art and scrapbooking image resources squirreled away all over my little online world. The images are categorized alphabetically by subject and located in one document, so everything is easy to find.

The Free Clip Art Sourcebook doesn’t just link to free clip art and scrapbook images; it’s free to download too. So help yourself and have fun! Just click the blue button above.

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]]> http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/free-clip-art/feed/ 97 http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/free-vintage-thanksgiving-clip-art/ http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/free-vintage-thanksgiving-clip-art/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:23:46 +0000 Holiday Crafts http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/free-vintage-thanksgiving-clip-art/ I love Thanksgiving! Not only does the weather finally cool off down here in South Florida, but there’s just a lovely vibe to the holiday. With its focus on family, home and hearth — along with some football and a major parade — it’s a joy. This vintage Thanksgiving clip art reflects that feeling.

Speaking of a parade (how’s that for a segue?), my niece will be performing this Thanksgiving with the South Florida Special Needs Color Guard in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The color guard incorporates an inspiring group of developmentally disabled people of all ages. They usually get standing ovations when they perform because people are so blown away by what they’re able to accomplish. You can read more about them on my contemporary Thanksgiving clip art hub. (Update: The previous text was written in 2008. If you click the link, you can see a video of my niece doing a solo dance in the parade.)

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You might also like our Thanksgiving vintage postcards and Thanksgiving vintage greeting cards.

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You might also enjoy our contemporary fall clip art.