create your own

Free Vintage Cute Kids Easter Cards

76
rate or flag this page

By WordPlay


Easter is a time for cuteness: cute bunnies, cute baby chicks, cute colored Easter eggs, and in the world of vintage art, it heralds the arrival of the cute kids. These vintage Easter cards feature some great examples of how kids were prominent as subjects in holiday art.

Some of the best examples of cute kid art -- for any holiday, not just Easter -- were created by Ellen Clapsaddle. Ellen was an amazingly talented artist and was also the most prolific greeting card painter ever. You can see three examples of her cards below (the little boy with the pink egg on his back, the little girl in the pink dress with the two Easter baskets and the Easter bunny, and the two little kids playing in the flowerpots). You can also find many more of Ellen Clapsaddle's card designs for all the major holidays in my collection of free vintage art. I've become quite an admirer of hers as my collection has grown and I've seen her incredible repertoire.

Personally, I love to make handmade cards out of these images. But I know people use them for a lot of other reasons. If you'd like to share how you plan to use them, please scroll down and look in the right column to vote in my vintage Easter cards poll. Also, be sure to read the instructions below to download the best versions of the cards.


Vertical Vintage Cute Kids Easter Cards

Click thumbnail to view full-size
Vintage cute kid Easter card: little boy with pink egg and flowers
Vintage cute kid Easter card: little boy with pink egg and flowers

Horizontal Vintage Cute Kids Easter Cards

Click thumbnail to view full-size
Two vintage cute kids with a large floral Easter egg covered with flowers
Two vintage cute kids with a large floral Easter egg covered with flowers

Instructions for Downloading the Vintage Cute Kids Easter Cards

Choose a thumbnail of any of the vertical or horizontal vintage cute kids Easter cards above the large images to the right or below this text. When you click on one of the images, it will appear larger.

IMPORTANT: Once you've chosen an image and see it larger, double-click on the larger image, which will make the best version of the art appear. Sorry for the extra step, but this will give you the highest quality art.

If you have a PC, just right-click and save the final version of the artwork to your hard drive. If you're a Mac user, control-click the image until you get a pop-up menu that will give you an option to save the file on your hard drive.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~

About These Vintage Easter Cards

These cards came to me in varying states of readiness to be printed and used. That meant some of them needed cropping and straightening. I was able to do that quickly in Picasa, a free image management program. To learn more about how you can use it for your photos and other images, read my Picasa review.

~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~

Make sure to vote in the poll below...


Vintage Cute Kids Easter Cards Poll

How do you plan on using these vintage cards?

  • As greeting cards
  • In a scrapbook
  • In a craft project
  • On a Web site or blog
  • In a combination of two or more of the above
  • Other
See results without voting
Please click the image above to see a clearer version
Please click the image above to see a clearer version

Easter in the News

  • Nor'easter adds to Virginia charities' woesThe Virginian-Pilot20 hours ago

    NEWPORT NEWS The nor'easter that blew through Hampton Roads is gone, but charities are still feeling the effects. Coming at the start of the holiday giving season, the storm forced the Salvation Army to pull its kettles and bell ringers off the streets until it passed.

  • Halloween, Easter: Either Way There are TreatsGenomeWeb News17 hours ago

    Halloween got Keith Robison thinking about other candy-laden US holidays, such as Easter, which in turn made him think about Easter Eggs, those hidden finds inserted into computer applications and games.

  • HFNL forced to scrap Easter matchThe Standard20 hours ago

    AN Easter match has been scrapped by the Hampden Football Netball League after South Warrnambool backed out of the early season opener.

  • Nor'easter adds to Va charities' woesWRIC 8 News Richmond21 hours ago

    Associated Press - November 26, 2009 12:15 PM ET NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - The nor'easter that blew through Hampton Roads is gone, but charities are still feeling the effects.

  • Nor'easter caused $3M damage to Ortley Beach, local officials sayAsbury Park Press35 hours ago

    TOMS RIVER — In the aftermath of a nor'easter that devastated beaches in shore towns throughout the state, township officials are estimating damage of nearly $3 million in the Ortley Beach section.

  • Hampton Roads charities finances hit harder by nor'easterDaily Press36 hours ago

    Two weeks ago as the nor'easter rolled into the Peninsula, Salvation Army kettles didn't catch much but water.

  • Federal loans available to help nor'easter recoveryThe Virginian-Pilot2 days ago

    Homeowners, renters and business operators in Hampton Roads who suffered property damage when a nor’easter swept through the region earlier this month are eligible for low-interest federal loans to help their recovery, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced today.

  • Sea Bright beaches hard hit by nor'easterThe Hub35 hours ago

    Sea Bright officials are estimating that damage from the recent nor'easter, which caused major beach erosion, leveled sand dunes and destroyed beach grass, amounts to several million dollars. "We're hoping for federal funding. The damages are in the millions.

Comments

RSS for comments on this Hub

Miss Behaving profile image

Miss Behaving  says:
8 months ago

thanks for all the great tips! I collect vintage epherma, and one day I will figure out what to do with all the old wallpaper caltalogues, gift wrap, scrapbooks and cards I have amassed over the years...:)

shirley  says:
8 months ago

Love your site. Thanks so much for all your help.

WordPlay profile image

WordPlay  says:
8 months ago

You're welcome, Shirley. Thanks for stopping by.

Submit a Comment

Members and Guests

Sign in or sign up and post using a hubpages account.


optional


  • No HTML is allowed in comments, but URLs will be hyperlinked
  • Comments are not for promoting your hubs or other sites

Website content management by B2B Content Solutions

working