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I created The Glass Cloche with Mother’s Day in mind but it could just as easily be for any occasion whether a birthday, Easter or such like.

I used one texture and one vintage background from 2 Lil’ Owls and the bird in the cloche  from The Graphics Fairy.

Take care and keep laughing!

Bodice Ripper

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A new collage using a vintage postcard of mine — yes, the same one as in The Walking Bicycle and The Victorian Fashion Plate — and an abstract green background and bustier from Marcie Sommers of Digital Kiss, not forgetting a little tinkering with the old Photoshop.

I haven’t thought of a name yet.  The title I’ve given to this post is, perhaps, too obvious for the image itself, but if you have any suggestions, post a comment below as I’d love to hear them. Or, if you like ‘Bodice Ripper’, tell me!

Take care and keep laughing!

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The Victorian Fashion Plate

The Victorian Fashion Plate Card by FirstNightDesign

And here’s the second in the series using black & white clip art from The Graphics Fairy. In fact, Karen only added this fashion plate lady to her blog today!

Linking to Brag Monday.

Take care and keep laughing!

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The Walking Bicycle or The Dandy Horse

The Walking Bicycle Cards by FirstNightDesign

I’ll admit it: I’m very taken with this latest piece of mine and you might see a whole series in the next week or so.  The background is that of a vintage postcard from my collection, while the man and his walking bicycle from the 1850s is courtesy of the ever-bountiful Karen Watson of The Graphics Fairy.

The reason I have called this post The Walking Bicycle or The Dandy Horse is because the original clip art is captioned ‘The Dandy Horse’.  You can now tell your friends that you know all about dandy horses.  It’s not a mode of transport, I suspect, that ever went into production.  If you can prove me wrong, let me know at once! It might be a greeting card your father or grandfather would enjoy receiving on Father’s Day but don’t suggest he might remember such a contraption.

One of the reasons I like the design so much is that it’s in black & white.  Sometimes you hanker for a break from colour and need the deep, deep peace of monochrome.  So there you have it.

You will not be surprised to learn that I have a tab open on my browser with a search for all Karen’s black & white clip art.

STOP PRESS: I’m completely wrong!  Click here.  Karen and I may be completely out with the date of the 1850s for Wikipedia mentions the ‘dandy horse being particularly popular in the summer of 1819.  Yer learn summat everyday.

Linking to Brag Monday.

Take care and keep laughing!

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