Archives for March 2008

Free: Little Pigs

Free: Little Pigs

Just around the bend are Three Little Pigs cards, oh boy! The back of each card features a line drawing, but there were some choice images that just didn’t make it into print. So here are a few—please download them and use them like crazy.


Free: A Solemn Warning to Dancers

Free: A Solemn Warning to Dancers

I found this graphic in a Methodist tract on the evils of dancing. It looks something like an Edward Gorey illustration. I wanted to clean it up and use it for something, but unfortunately the scan is just too poor. Perhaps someone will be able to use it for something?


Welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to Bluebird Cards, a joint venture by Austin and Laura, in which we track classic illustrations, dust them off, and make them new. We offer vintage greeting cards, as well as a growing image library (quite free). Please pop in for a look around!


Free: Victorian Roses

Free: Victorian Roses

We haven’t done anything with a “Victorian” feel yet, but we stumbled across a few fun images in a book called Little Pet’s Chatterbox from 1885. There’s a free one at the end of this post!


Fairytales

Fairytales

illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith