Gertrude Kay was one of the many students of American illustration titan Howard Pyle. She was especially adept at painting children, as seen here in this charming image of children bearing pumpkins through the leaves.

INSIDE GREETING: Happy Halloween

Two of the most iconic Halloween images are featured on this c. 1900 postcard – jack-o-lanterns and black cats.

INSIDE GREETING: Happy Halloween

OUTSIDE GREETING: A Merry Halloween

A pretty witch conveys Halloween greetings in this magazine illustration, probably from the 1930′s.

INSIDE GREETING: Happy Halloween

This classic manger scene of the Holy Family standing guard over the sleeping Baby Jesus is from British illustrator Margaret Tarrant.

Our blank notecards are custom printed at our location in Seattle, WA. They come bagged with an envelope. We love illustration art from old children’s books and early, printed ephemera. These cards reflect this interest in bringing delightful art back to life.

OUTSIDE GREETING: The stars in the bright sky, Looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus, Asleep on the hay

Two little girls and their cat gaze out a snowy window in this charming Christmas image, reproduced from a 19th century postcard.

Our blank notecards are custom printed at our location in Seattle, WA. They come bagged with an envelope. We love illustration art from old children’s books and early, printed ephemera. These cards reflect this interest in bringing delightful art back to life.

OUTSIDE GREETING: Best Christmas Wishes

This image of a snowy, tranquil village is from a is a reproduction of a mid-century greeting card.

Our blank notecards are custom printed at our location in Seattle, WA. They come bagged with an envelope. We love illustration art from old children’s books and early, printed ephemera. These cards reflect this interest in bringing delightful art back to life.

OUTSIDE GREETING: Merry Christmas

A young angel rides a baby reindeer in this sweetest of holiday greetings.

Our blank notecards are custom printed at our location in Seattle, WA. They come bagged with an envelope. We love illustration art from old children’s books and early, printed ephemera. These cards reflect this interest in bringing delightful art back to life.

OUTSIDE GREETING: Holiday Greetings

This endearing witch in conversation with a jack-o-lantern is from Vernon Grant, the creator of the Snap! Crackle! and Pop! characters for Kelloggs.

INSIDE GREETING: Halloween Greetings

This adorable kitty bearing the gentlest of Halloween greetings is a reproduction of a mid-century greeting card.

INSIDE GREETING: Have a ghostly time!

OUTSIDE GREETING: Hi! Happy Halloween!

This delightful bear bearing holiday greetings atop skis makes a most cheerful holiday card.

Our blank notecards are custom printed at our location in Seattle, WA. They come bagged with an envelope. We love illustration art from old children’s books and early, printed ephemera. These cards reflect this interest in bringing delightful art back to life.

OUTSIDE GREETING: Christmas Wishes!

This curious dog being surprised by a jack-o-lantern is from comics pioneer Edwina Dumm (1893 – 1990), the first female full time editorial cartoonist in the United States.

INSIDE GREETING: Happy Halloween

This colorful Halloween parade of children in costume bearing lanterns is from a 1920′s magazine cover.

INSIDE GREETING: Happy Halloween

Funny Valentines:

Humor is a favorite Valentine’s Day evasion. Whether because the giver is unsure, or because not all Valentine’s Day cards are given with romantic intentions, many vintage valentines are lighthearted. When it comes to matters of the heart, perhaps laughter is in the end the best strategy. Flowers wilt, chocolates melt, but a silly pun is forever.

For our Vintage Valentines packets, we select 15 different cards from our collection of whimsical vintage valentines. They are all die-cut and come with printed envelopes.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Father’s Day Greetings To My Hubby, Who’s Got What it Takes

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This lighthearted Father’s Day card is a departure from the ‘pipe, slippers and duty’ Father’s Day cards of the mid-century.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Somebody’s Dad is the salt of the earth, Somebody’s Dad shoots square – And when you’re in trouble and need a friend, Somebody’s Dad’s right there; Somebody’s Dad is brave and just, Honest loyal and fine – And golly – it makes me proud to say That Somebody’s Dad is mine…

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In this reproduction of a mid-century greeting card, a heartfelt poem accompanies a lovely landscape.

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OUTSIDE GREETING:A note for You on Father’s Day

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This glorious green typewriter is so visually arresting it is sure to please any father on his special day, even if he isn’t old enough to have used a typewriter.

Funny Valentines:

Humor is a favorite Valentine’s Day evasion. Whether because the giver is unsure, or because not all Valentine’s Day cards are given with romantic intentions, many vintage valentines are lighthearted. When it comes to matters of the heart, perhaps laughter is in the end the best strategy. Flowers wilt, chocolates melt, but a silly pun is forever.

For our Vintage Valentines packets, we select 15 different cards from our collection of whimsical vintage valentines. They are all die-cut and come with printed envelopes.

Funny Valentines:

Humor is a favorite Valentine’s Day evasion. Whether because the giver is unsure, or because not all Valentine’s Day cards are given with romantic intentions, many vintage valentines are lighthearted. When it comes to matters of the heart, perhaps laughter is in the end the best strategy. Flowers wilt, chocolates melt, but a silly pun is forever.

For our Vintage Valentines packets, we select 15 different cards from our collection of whimsical vintage valentines. They are all die-cut and come with printed envelopes.

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This book illustration by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale shows a Knight carrying his child; a lovely statement about fatherhood.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Best Wishes on Mother’s Day

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This glorious butterfly is from a Victorian "scrap," die-cut, frequently embossed images used for decoupage, homemade greeting cards, scrap books, and other paper projects. They are often very beautiful and well worth collecting.

Halloween parties are an opportunity to show off innovative costumes, elaborate decorations and whimsical food and beverages, and the wise host or hostess will want to honor this outpouring of creativity with a beautiful invitation. While email is convenient, a proper party invitation summons your guests with a dash of ceremony along with the relevant information. Our party invitations packet features a charming illustration from the 1930′s and is suitable for children or adults.

Sending a thank you in written form for gifts received is a good habit for all ages. Our family assortment of fifteen different thank you cards will make fulfilling this obligation easy. The images – from our collection of vintage Christmas cards – range from elegant to whimsical and many are suitable for the youngest etiquette enthusiast.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Happy Mother’s Day

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A perfect potted plant for Mother’s Day.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Give me skies of sunniest blue, For my mother, Give me blooms of rarest Hue, For my Mother, Aye, the fairest stars above, And the very deepest love, All that joy is fashioned of, For my Mother!

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This reproduction of a mid-century greeting card offers a tasteful option on Mother’s Day.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Happy Mother’s Day

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We plucked these images from our rich collection of greeting cards; most are from the 1950′s. While this era’s design sensibilities are not often celebrated, this offering of stuffed animals, adorable puppies, smiling elephants and more has a naive charm that is very appealing. Here a calico cat and a gingham dog offer lighthearted Mother’s Day greetings.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Happy Mother’s Day

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A perfect blooming pink rose for Mother’s Day.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Happy Mother’s Day

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This bouquet for Mother’s Day was inspired by the Victorian tradition of the language of flowers.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Easter Greetings

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Easter was no exception. In this beautiful card three rabbits in their finest Easter clothes frolic in a grassy meadow.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Happy Eastertide

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Easter was no exception. Here a parade of rabbits conveys eggs in baskets, on a background of beautiful lilies.

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Two icons of Easter, a rabbit and a chick – make music together in this charming Easter image from an unknown artist.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Greetings

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This image of the Easter Rabbit, wearing baby blue overalls and painting his eggs, comes from a greeting card of the mid twentieth century. The happy bright colors speak of spring flowers.

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This beautiful painting of a spectacled Easter Rabbit concentrating on painting his eggs, surrounded by chicks, comes from an unknown artist. The somber colors make this an unusual, but lovely, Easter greeting card.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Easter Greetings

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Easter was no exception. Here the rabbits are hard at work painting eggs to be delivered Easter morning.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: ‘A Little Bit of Heaven’, ‘Tis the Shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day that bring back memories dear and gay’

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. This particular postcard features a boy clad in green gazing fondly at a map of Ireland.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: With Best Wishes!

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. This particular postcard features children bearing four-leaf clovers.

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This jolly dancing red-headed boy is from a greeting card of the mid-century. This straightforward manifestation of St. Patrick’s Day spirits will make a delightful addition to any Irish themed event.

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This cheerful family from the 1950′s speaks to a bygone era of big cars, cheap gas, and no thought of seatbelts or booster seats for the children.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Hi Pop! Happy Father’s Day

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This reproduction of a mid-century greeting card has a certain rugged masculine chic, and will certainly appeal to any philatelist fathers on their special day.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Hurrah for the Fourth of July

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Independence Day was no exception. This particular postcard features Uncle Sam holding a glorious array of fireworks.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: July 4th Greetings

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Independence Day was no exception. This particular postcard features a little girl reviewing a parade of boy soldiers carrying the stars and stripes.

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OUTSIDE GREETING: Hurrah for the Fourth of July

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This image hails from the golden age of the picture postcard, the early 20th century, when as many as a billion postcards were mailed per year. Postcard printers competed to produce cards for every holiday, and Independence Day was no exception. This particular postcard features Uncle Sam and a small boy enjoying 4th of July fireworks.